My 2nd race of the year was also my 2nd race in 2 weeks so my plan was to treat it as part of a LSD run and not to race it. This was the first time I did the Spring Run-Off in High Park. It's apparently the oldest race in Toronto and kicks off …
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A series of unfortunate events but I still did my first run of this training block!
I was looking forward to starting my training plan today. Unfortunately, the People's Church run was cancelled because the city issued a freezing rain warning. Unfortunately, I was expecting to do an abs class and a spin class after work but those got cancelled too. Unfortunately, a colleague offered to run on the dreadmill with …
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Firsts
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 …
Slaying the green monster
According to my training plan, I had to do 22km today. However, a lot of ninjas did a shorter shakeout run as part of their taper for tomorrow's Toronto Marathon. Fortunately, Lisa agreed to do my long run with me so I was happy. We ran to the end of the Don River Trail and …
Three lessons from today’s run
Each Saturday morning, I run up and down the house to get ready for my long run because my running stuff is usually all over the house. Some stuff is on the drying rack in the basement, some stuff is in my bedroom or closet, other stuff might be in neither place so I spend …
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. …
My obsession with fuel
In general, I'm obsessed with food so naturally, this obsession carries over into my running. Today was my long run and I did 15km. Yay! 😄 My goal for my long runs (in addition to building my distance) is to use them to try out new fueling options. Since I signed up for the marathon, …
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