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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People who have contributed to my running journey
Here are some people who have impacted my running journey, whether they know it or not. These moments have been etched into my memory and have made a difference in my life. Deborah Ng (1986-1990) Debbie was my best friend in elementary school. In Grade 7/8, we were part of the cross-country team and she …
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The Unwritten Code of the RunNinjas
Now that I've been part of the RunNinjas for a year, here are a few unwritten rules that I have observed for this group. All are welcome... Except you might get left behind and totally lost if you can't keep up with the pace. Don't worry - you will get better if you continue to …
2km time trial #fail
Yesterday we did a 2km time trial. Sadly, I didn't beat my time from March. I was a bit disappointed but I'm trying to tell myself that it really doesn't matter, so just get over it. Like I've said before: I'm not going to the Olympics. Then today, I saw an IG post of someone …
6 weeks to STWM
We did a 25k run today. I ran to Lisa's house (3k) and then Lisa and I tried to run toward the reservoir but realized we had to head back to MEC for 8:30am before we made it there. We will do it next time! We ran to the Aga Khan Museum and took some …
Track intervals
We did the Kenyan intervals again today: 13 x 1 minute hard followed by 1 minute recovery (I walked). It felt a bit easier today than last time we did it. Maybe because it wasn't as hot. Lisa kept reminding me I'm supposed to be tapering but it's so hard to go slow when I'm …
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 …
Catching up
Since I haven't blogged about Monday's run, I'll blog about both Monday and last night's run here. Monday I did a 4km pre-run and then did 2x5km loops with the People's Church crew. The first loop, we were basically chasing Dave and, importantly, Rishi kept up with us the whole time! Rishi has improved so …
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 …
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