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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7 reasons why running in the rain doesn’t (have to) suck
It was drizzly all day today and, of course, the rain continued into the evening. However, this didn't stop me and 2 other crazies (pictured below!) from having a good time running in the rain. It was actually quite enjoyable and here are some reasons why: The rain keeps you cool so you won't overheat. …
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Start of Week 3!
The plan for today was similar to last week's tempo run: 3k warm-up, 2k tempo, 3k cool-down. I wanted to do the tempo part slower than last week because I thought last week (5 min/km) was too fast. After the first 500m of tempo, my pace was 5:10 and I thought, I'm still going too …
Channelling Moana
One of my daughter's favourite songs is How Far I'll Go from Disney's Moana. This song describes the excitement I feel about my running journey ahead. In elementary school, we had this 100km club where you would mark every km you ran on a bulletin board. The goal was to run 1km every day and …
Will Run for Pancakes
Today's RunNinja run was long, cold and windy. We ran to Black Creek Community Farm which was having a maple syrup event. #yum At about 10km into the run, I felt a dull pain in my lower back, similar to what I felt in the last 2km of the Chilly Half. The only thing that …
Recovery runs (with friends) are the best!
Today's run was 12k at an EZ pace. It's so crazy to think that just a few months ago, 12k at any pace would not have been a "recovery run" at all, never mind runchatting the whole way! The run was slow and steady ranging between 6:10 to 6:30 min/km and I was reminded of …
Ninja training
I am forever grateful to the North York RunNinjas. Without them, I wouldn't be able to run so consistently and have the courage to train for my first marathon.Each Wednesday, the ninjas do some kind of speed, intervals, or hills training. Tonight's ninja training consisted of 2km warm up, 14 x 300m intervals around the …
Spring is here… But Winter hasn’t left yet!
It's officially the first day of Spring but it still feels like winter. The forecast for the next couple of weeks is hovering around 0C. I never thought I would say this but I'm actually glad that it's staying at this temperature. Other than being slightly cold for the first couple of minutes of the …
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What is a tempo run?
Tempo runs are a new thing for me. According to Runner's World, a tempo run should be "comfortably hard". Huh? So is it comfortable or hard? I have no idea! Let's just say pacing is not my strong suit! 😄 As I start Week 2 of my marathon training, I decided that my tempo run …
10 things I’ve learned from running that don’t have anything to do with running
Since I started running again last year, I've learned a lot about running. But here are some things I've learned that have nothing to do with running: Rest days are just as important as run days Learning what, how, and when to eat and drink is an important part of training Foam rolling shouldn't be …
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