WRNY Run to the Over Floe icebergs at Mel Lastman Square I don't like to run in the summer because heat really affects me but I do it anyway because consistency is key. You don't get to choose the weather for your race day so you need to be ready to run in any weather. …
Tag: summer running
Summer nights
Last night, Lisa and I had to do 14k so we did 2 loops of the People's Church route with Tracey and Benny. Ravi also found us toward the end of our first loop. For the most part, we ran together and chatted most of the way. It's great to have so many people running …
Just survive
Wednesday night's run was held in a sauna. "Just survive" was the motto of the day. Thankfully, Jim had mercy on us and let us run intervals at Bayview park which is mostly shaded and has a splash pad for us to cool off. Unfortunately, the water fountain wasn't working so those who didn't bring …
Running in Huntsville
On Labour Day, I woke up and decided to go for an 8km run outside because 1) I can, 2) it was on our training plan, and 3) I knew that some of the ninjas were going to be running an 8km in Toronto so I channeled their energy and got myself out of bed, …
So hot!
We ran intervals at the park today again. It was super hot (33C feels like 37C!) so my medium and fast intervals were pretty much the same speed as my recovery pace. 😂 Toward the end of the intervals, there was a kid screaming in pain crouched over on a bench. He was with his …
Running in a sauna
Hello Week 15 of my 20 week training plan! Yesterday was probably the hottest and 'humid-est' I've ever run in. I feel the heat really affects me so I guess it's good training for TSFM in case it gets really hot toward the end of the race. Since I needed 14km, I did a 7km …
I met this guy online…
Well, not that kind of guy! 😄 I'm part of a FB group affiliated with The San Francisco Marathon called The Run Experience. A guy from the group posted that he's coming to Toronto and was looking for recommendations on where to do his 16 mile run. So I invited him to join the Ninjas …
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 …
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 …
Feeling hot hot hot
Tonight's run was HOT. We did pyramid intervals again. This time, it was 200m-400m-600m-400m-200m. At the end, while we were waiting for the rest of the group to come back, Jim made us do another 200m. When everyone came back, he told us to do the last 600m fast-slow-fast. Of course, whatever he tells us …
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