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 …
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Next time, we are slaying the Green Monster
Just to change it up, we did a new route today. We ran a 10km clockwise loop from Bayview station, north to the Finch Trail, down the "Green Monster" (as Dave calls it), south on the Don River trail, past MEC and back to Bayview station. It was fun going down the Green Monster but …
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I discovered I actually hate running 😲
At my work, we do "deprivation research" to test new product concepts. Let's say we are launching a new shampoo, we would replace people's current shampoo with the new shampoo for a few weeks, and then give them back their old shampoo, and then ask them how they feel about the new shampoo vs their …
Spring has sprung…sort of
Last night was shorts and t-shirt weather. The weather was nice and birds were chirping. It finally feels like spring...except a cold front is coming this weekend so there might be freezing rain again. 😮 Lisa and I had an assignment from Jim. We had to track our cadence by counting one leg for 30 …
It’s April and we are still waiting for spring!
It is April and Old Man Winter still has his grip on us...but I'm not complaining. The forecast was -4C (feels like -9C) today. I had 3 top layers, thick gloves, and earmuffs but I ended up being too hot because the sun was out and there wasn't a lot of wind (unlike Wednesday night). …
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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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Week 4 starts with an Easter Monday Tempo run through the cemetery… and deer 🦌 🦌
Today's run was 10k. We did a tempo run through York Cemetery, imagining we were being chased by zombies (not really). Thanks to Parm, I ran faster than I expected (~5:10 min/km) and was able to maintain that pace for ~4km. We were so focused on our tempo pace that we completely missed the deer …
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There is no joy in chafing
Yay, I'm at the end of Week 3! Per my training plan, I did 17km today and felt really great throughout the run. I did it at a slow, steady, conversational pace. At the end, I ran to Ikea to join my family for breakfast. I had planned ahead and packed a change of clothes …
Ode to Strava
To celebrate my first 200km month, I wrote an Ode to Strava. 🤣🤣🤣 You have kept track of my journey ever since we met. How did I ever live without you? You show the world how strong I am, you remind me what I've achieved. I'm happy to hear your voice. I'm worried when I …
How did I do on my 2nd 2km time trial?
The first time I did a 2km time trial was 3.5 months ago. I remember pushing myself really hard and I was pretty happy with my 5:03 min/km pace. Fast forward to today, we did another 2km time trial. I was aiming for a sub 5-min/km pace and I did it! I got 4:45 min/km! …
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