The last time I did a 30k race, I didn't really train for it. I had just run The San Francisco Marathon a month before that and was recovering from a foot injury. I remember going into that race without much of a goal because I wasn't even sure that I was going to be …
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Another week down!
Pretty happy about my training this week. On Sunday, I dragged myself to the pool. It took every ounce of self-discipline to get there because no one else came with me. When I got to the parking lot, it was full. I thought about just driving home. I'm glad I didn't. I swam 60 laps …
2400km…almost there!
It's been a really busy week with family gatherings but it's been so great to be able to run every day. I'm now on a 5 day run streak of 5km or more. Trying to get to 2400km has been both a motivation and an excuse to run. Not that I need a reason to …
Four in a row
I've been doing a Nov Fitness Challenge with coworkers this month. The goal is to lose weight by doing cardio, strength training, eating 3 fruits and 4 veggies, and by stretching/relaxation. Here's the chart we are following. I've been pretty good at doing all these things but sadly, I haven't been able to lose weight. …
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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How I built my marathon training plan
This Saturday will be our last long run before we start tapering for #STWM. I can't believe it's coming up so quickly! Lisa and I only started to train 7 weeks ago which would typically not be enough for marathon training but we had a good (4x/week) base to build from so it's all good. …
“Duathlon”
Today, Lisa and I did a 5km pre-run then did a 15km long run with the Ninjas. We ran to Edwards Gardens where there were flowers and an elephant 🐘. I brought an Endurance Tap for the run. It was very sweet but I liked how you can drink little sips at a time because …
His name is Dashiel
Last week, out of the blue, the other Lisa from the RunNinjas messaged me to ask if I would be interested in buying her road bike because she knew I was starting to train for a triathlon. I know absolutely nothing about bikes and I was definitely not in the market for a bike. But …
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 …
Running math:(300m+200m+100m) x 4 = one tough workout!
Today's interval workout was hard! I thought I was done after 3 sets but then Jim told us to do another set. 😒 I was already dying at the end of the 3rd set so after the 4th set, I was really dead. Then we still had to run back to the store via the …
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