Since I already ran 19km on Thursday, I gave myself a break and only did 11km today. It felt good to do a "shorter" distance but it's also crazy to think that 11km is now considered short. We ran up the "Graydon Hall Hill Hell" today for the first time - what an appropriate name! …
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I discovered I actually hate running 😲
At my work, we do "deprivation research" to test new product concepts. Let's say we are launching a new shampoo, we would replace people's current shampoo with the new shampoo for a few weeks, and then give them back their old shampoo, and then ask them how they feel about the new shampoo vs their …
Snow, slush, and puddles oh boy!
Today's weather in Toronto was probably similar to the weather at today's Boston Marathon. Despite the snow, slush, and puddles, Lisa and I still ran, proving once again that we are no longer fairweather runners! Our pace was pretty slow since we were running in the slush and jumping over puddles. Nonetheless, it was good …
Ready for the apocalypse
Ice pellets, meet eyeballs. Eyeballs, meet ice pellets. That was the kind of Spring weather we had today. I kept on thinking that I would be the first person in history to be blinded by ice pellets and wished I had worn my sunglasses despite the lack of sun. I had to do 18km today. …
Spring has sprung…sort of
Last night was shorts and t-shirt weather. The weather was nice and birds were chirping. It finally feels like spring...except a cold front is coming this weekend so there might be freezing rain again. 😮 Lisa and I had an assignment from Jim. We had to track our cadence by counting one leg for 30 …
Running on empty
Today's run was tough. I had an emotionally-draining day at work which was made worse because I didn't have time to drink much water all day and I didn't have time for a pre-run snack. I also had to rush to get to MEC because I had a meeting that didn't end until 5:40pm and …
Why I don’t like to meander
We did a great 10km tempo run yesterday. I tried a new strategy of not telling my run buddies that I was going to do tempo pace for about 4km. After about a 1km warm up, I simply started running faster as Dave and Parm ran with me. Dave was talking the whole time and …
Progress is oh so sweet
Last year, I did the CN Tower Climb in 22:44. For someone who didn't do much training for it, I was pretty impressed with my time (the average person does it in 20-40 minutes). This gave me motivation and kickstarted my journey back to running. Today, almost exactly a year later, I climbed the CN …
It’s April and we are still waiting for spring!
It is April and Old Man Winter still has his grip on us...but I'm not complaining. The forecast was -4C (feels like -9C) today. I had 3 top layers, thick gloves, and earmuffs but I ended up being too hot because the sun was out and there wasn't a lot of wind (unlike Wednesday night). …
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What makes someone a runner?
I used to be uncomfortable with calling myself a runner. I would always say, "I run, but I'm not a runner." Over the past few months of running consistently, I can now proudly declare that I AM A RUNNER! Here is how I would differentiate a runner vs a non-runner: Non-runner: Signs up for races …
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