Ever since I met Ravi back in the Spring, he's been trying to get Lisa and I to pay more attention to our heart rate, zones, intervals, blah blah blah... Until now, all this has just gone in one ear and out the other. It's hard to understand it all when I don't care that …
Category: Training
Running is my therapy
I started getting a sore throat yesterday so I took a Nyquil before bed last night. Thankfully, my sore throat is pretty much gone but I was still feeling off the whole day today. When I got to MEC, I was pretty tired. If it wasn't for the Ninjas, I would have just gone home …
The Joys of… SWIMMING?
Lisa and I have been swimming once a week since the end of August. We are swimming at the beautiful Pan Am pool in Scarborough. While we do lengths, my kids and hubby are also there for the free leisure swimming. It's a win-win! Over the past 3 months, I have improved a lot. The …
Four in a row
I've been doing a Nov Fitness Challenge with coworkers this month. The goal is to lose weight by doing cardio, strength training, eating 3 fruits and 4 veggies, and by stretching/relaxation. Here's the chart we are following. I've been pretty good at doing all these things but sadly, I haven't been able to lose weight. …
Three more days!
Today is Thursday and usually we run 10-12km on Thursdays. However, because we are tapering, we didn't run tonight. It feels so weird to not run. I came home, made myself some dinner, sat in front of the TV and watched Wheel of Fortune. If I didn't run, that's what I would be doing every …
Why I stopped drinking
Here's another way running has changed my life. When grocery stores started selling alcohol last year, my wine consumption significantly increased because it was so convenient to pick up a bottle (or two or three) during my weekly grocery trips. The wine section at my local Loblaws is conveniently and prominently located in the middle …
My Race Routine
Each time I do a race, I try to learn from it so I can be more prepared for the next race. Here is what I have learned for #STWM. A few days before: Start carbo loading (but don't go overboard) Drink lots of water Try to get lots of rest Try to be 'regular'... …
Thanksgiving Run
Happy Thanksgiving! 2 weeks to #STWM!! Today, a group of us subwayed downtown to run the second half of the #STWM route. Originally, our training schedule had us running 20k on Saturday and 14k today. It was Lisa's idea to swap the distances so we can run more of the #STWM route. I'm so glad …
Happy runniversary to me
Wow, where did Sept go?? It's already October 1 which means less than 3 weeks to #STWM. We ran our longest long run (32km) on Saturday. We did a pre-run to the Rainbow tunnel and then ran with the Ninjas to the reservoir. We averaged slightly faster than our target marathon pace (6:03/km) so that's …
How I built my marathon training plan
This Saturday will be our last long run before we start tapering for #STWM. I can't believe it's coming up so quickly! Lisa and I only started to train 7 weeks ago which would typically not be enough for marathon training but we had a good (4x/week) base to build from so it's all good. …
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