This week is cherry blossom week. We saw a few blossoms on Monday but they weren't in full bloom yet so I didn't take a picture. I hope to see more blooms throughout the week. A couple of new people came out including a mom from the NYM group. It was encouraging to see her …
Tag: Training
Dodging snails, earthworms, and deer
Today was slightly drizzly but warm which I thought was the perfect weather for running. Because of the rain, the snails and earthworms also came out so we were dodging them left, right, and center along the Finch corridor. I'm not sure whether Lisa was dodging them because she didn't want to kill them or …
Jim’s 4×4 killer hills
I will be missing tomorrow's ninja training because of a work event so I decided to do my 8km training today. Lisa graciously agreed to join me and we did Jim's 4x4 killer hills. Thanks Lisa!! It was a really nice day and lots of people were on the trail. I wondered what they were …
Another 200km+ month!
Yesterday was the last day of April and also felt like the first day of summer. The night before, we were watching the #TorontoStrong vigil on TV where people were wearing their winter jackets while we were having hot pot for dinner. It went from winter to summer overnight! I had to do 10km and …
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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RunNinjas running in the rain be like
Tonight was interval training in the rain. After a ~2km warm-up, we did 11 intervals of slow, medium, hard effort ~500m/interval. According to Strava, I went out way too fast the first couple of intervals (4:52) but I was able to maintain a sub-5:30 pace for the rest of the intervals which is great. One …
Ran a “short” 11km today
Since I already ran 19km on Thursday, I gave myself a break and only did 11km today. It felt good to do a "shorter" distance but it's also crazy to think that 11km is now considered short. We ran up the "Graydon Hall Hill Hell" today for the first time - what an appropriate name! …
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 …
Wednesday Night Champion of the World
It's official. I am the inaugural Wednesday Night Champion of the World! More prestigious than the Boston Marathon, more unpredictable than the Barkley Marathons, and more challenging than the Ironman World Championships... I have reached the pinnacle of Ninja success. I never expected to receive this honour. I am truly humbled and it feels like …
Snow, slush, and puddles oh boy!
Today's weather in Toronto was probably similar to the weather at today's Boston Marathon. Despite the snow, slush, and puddles, Lisa and I still ran, proving once again that we are no longer fairweather runners! Our pace was pretty slow since we were running in the slush and jumping over puddles. Nonetheless, it was good …
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