I had a lot of firsts today: For the first time, I did a pre-run before the MEC Ninja run. Thankfully, Lisa came to run with me before she went biking. We ended up doing 7.5km together in under 45 minutes - great pace! For the first time, I baked a banana bread to share …
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Cherry blossom runchat
Yesterday was a 12k recovery run. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom. More people are joining us now that the weather is nice. There is no excuse. I mostly ran with Dave today and circled back after 1 loop to pick up Lisa for our 2nd loop. Tracey ended up running the 2nd loop …
My inner monologue
The weather has been so weird. It was so hot the day before but yesterday was super cold, I had to wear a long sleeve shirt! It was just Lisa and I so we meandered through the neighborhood to look for cherry blossoms. The very first tree that we saw was the best one. I'm …
Chasing Energizer Bunnies 👯♂️👯♀️
This week is cherry blossom week. We saw a few blossoms on Monday but they weren't in full bloom yet so I didn't take a picture. I hope to see more blooms throughout the week. A couple of new people came out including a mom from the NYM group. It was encouraging to see her …
Jim’s 4×4 killer hills
I will be missing tomorrow's ninja training because of a work event so I decided to do my 8km training today. Lisa graciously agreed to join me and we did Jim's 4x4 killer hills. Thanks Lisa!! It was a really nice day and lots of people were on the trail. I wondered what they were …
Next time, we are slaying the Green Monster
Just to change it up, we did a new route today. We ran a 10km clockwise loop from Bayview station, north to the Finch Trail, down the "Green Monster" (as Dave calls it), south on the Don River trail, past MEC and back to Bayview station. It was fun going down the Green Monster but …
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Just keep running
A tragic incident happened in North York today and ended just outside my work. A van drove on the sidewalk for about 2km killing 10 people and injuring 15. I was having lunch across the street at Kinka Izakaya just 10 minutes before this happened. My prayers go out to those who have been affected …
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 …
Ode to Strava
To celebrate my first 200km month, I wrote an Ode to Strava. 🤣🤣🤣 You have kept track of my journey ever since we met. How did I ever live without you? You show the world how strong I am, you remind me what I've achieved. I'm happy to hear your voice. I'm worried when I …
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