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 …
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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 …
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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