I love reading the signs during a race. They provide a good distraction. Most signs are funny and makes me smile. Apparently, smiling makes you run faster. It's true. Here are some of my favourite signs: Toenails are overrated Pain is temporary, Instagram is forever Seems like a lot of work for a free banana …
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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 …
I did it!
I did my longest run before the marathon today! I was planning on doing 32km but ended up doing 33km. Now it's taper time! I started at 5:50am today, the earliest I've ever started. It was hard to wake up but I wanted to meet up with the North York Women's running group who meets …
Green Monster on Repeat
We decided to slay the Green Monster again...3 times! At first, I was like, "What was I thinking? This hill is so long! Whose idea was this?!?!" After one rep, I thought, "Okay, that wasn't too bad. I can do this again." After the second rep, I told myself, "Just one more. You can do …
Running around and around
Last night was intervals around Maureen Parkette. Warm-up run, 7 loops around the Parkette, cool-down run. I brought all my running clothes to work but forgot a hat and sunscreen. Fail again. 😒 I keep on telling myself that I have to push harder on the fast intervals and slower on the recovery to get …
Oops I did it again
Amy organized a post-run potluck BBQ for the Monday night People's Church #findyourfit walk/run group. We started at 6:45pm and had to be back by 7:30pm for the food, so I decided to only do 1 loop at a tempo pace. Priorities! Felt really good to do the tempo pace, especially with Dave chasing me. …
Test driving the Garmin 235
First time using my Garmin 235 yesterday. Took it out for an easy 12k through the cemetery. My pace was slower than I expected (6:27) but I don't know if that was because of the watch or because I was running with Rishi. It seems to take a longer time (vs my phone) for the …
Rainbow run
Today's 3 part run: Pre-run: 5km run to People's Church at tempo pace (5:00 - 5:40 min/km) Beginners run: 4.5km walk/run with Nicole. Week 2 of C25K app: 5 minutes of brisk walk, 90 sec jogging, 2 min walking for 20 minutes. Bonus run: 5km runchat with Lisa. Average pace 5:46 min/km. I needed to …
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 …
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 …
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