On Labour Day, I woke up and decided to go for an 8km run outside because 1) I can, 2) it was on our training plan, and 3) I knew that some of the ninjas were going to be running an 8km in Toronto so I channeled their energy and got myself out of bed, …
Tag: Marathon training
“Duathlon”
Today, Lisa and I did a 5km pre-run then did a 15km long run with the Ninjas. We ran to Edwards Gardens where there were flowers and an elephant 🐘. I brought an Endurance Tap for the run. It was very sweet but I liked how you can drink little sips at a time because …
This. Is. 41.
I've been celebrating my birthday since last Saturday but yesterday was my actual birthday. Instead of celebrating my birthday with my family, I ran with the ninjas! This is how I know I am addicted to running! As I was running out of my house, an SUV pulls onto my street and I realized it …
Race report: Shakespeare Runs the Night 30k “Race Weekend”
I signed up for this race on a whim a couple of months ago. I really can't remember what happened but Lisa, Tracey, and I seem to all have different versions of the story. The only thing I remember is Lisa and Tracey saying they would sign up for it and then, all of a …
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Back into a routine
I'm finally starting to feel like I'm getting back into a routine again. Last night, we did our Thursday night run to the cemetery. The flowers were in full bloom and so beautiful. The weather was perfect for running. However, toward the end of our run, it started to get dark. It makes me a …
Injuries are the worst!
It's been 3 weeks since The San Francisco Marathon. I haven't blogged since the race report but a lot has happened since then! The pain in my ankle that I briefly felt during and after the race came back the day after the marathon, with a vengeance. I ended up taking 1 week off running …
Last ninja run before TSFM
I almost didn't go running on Wednesday. I still had lots of work to do and I still needed to finish packing. But I tore myself away from my keyboard and rushed to MEC. We did 6x600m intervals. It was hotter than I thought it would be, it felt harder than normal, but I'm glad …
New York City Marathon lottery
Mike joined us for the first time on Thursday. He's training for the New York Marathon in Nov. How exciting! He told us it's a lottery system but as an international runner, you can pay a bit more to a travel agent to secure your entry which is what he did. Turns out "a bit …
5km “swim”
It rained really hard yesterday during the day so I didn't think it was going to rain in the evening during our run. Boy, was I wrong! I was totally unprepared for rain. I didn't wear my waterproof shoes, I didn't wear a visor, and I didn't even think about my new waterproof jacket that …
Destination: Toronto sign
Today we ran downtown to the Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips Square. I've never run downtown before but it wasn't as far as I thought it would be. It took us about 1.5 hours to get there which doesn't seem that long since it would normally take 45min to 1 hour to subway downtown. During …
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