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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Race Report: Toronto Women’s Half Marathon
I ran the Toronto Women's Half Marathon yesterday. The good news: I ran a PB. 😍 The bad news: I missed my sub-2 goal by 6.4 seconds. 😣 If you want to know the details, read on. Warning: Some of the details below may completely gross you out. Read at your own risk. Prologue I …
Some people have buns of steel, I had legs of lead tonight
Had a crappy day at work today so I was looking forward to running with the ninjas tonight. I had a big bowl of ramen at lunch but didn't have a pre-run snack like I usually do. So when I got to MEC and Jim offered me a protein bar sample, I was excited... until …
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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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