The morning of my ninth half marathon started with a plentiful room service breakfast that the Fairmont Southampton kindly arranged for us. Fruit, coffee, bagels, yogurt…I was in heaven. I joked that I’ve learned a lot since my first half marathon, which started with me trying to drink my instant oatmeal out of a paper … Continue reading
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas half marathon was my twelfth half and also the craziest one that I’ve ever run. It rained, we were hit by 20-30 mile per hour winds and we took a 35 minute break to renew our vows on the course. It was crazy, challenging and awesome all at the … Continue reading
There are only two times a year when the roads on and around the Las Vegas strip are closed. One of those times is New Year’s Eve. The other time is for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas half and full marathons. Dan and I love Vegas and given how fun the Rock ‘n’ Roll … Continue reading
I woke up feeling pretty good about how I did at the KPMG Front Street Mile Race the night before. It was a solid first race of the year and vastly different from the first race I ran in 2014. Let’s just say that race didn’t go according to plan. The second part of the Bermuda … Continue reading
I have been beaming since running the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (#STWM) on Sunday. It was my second full marathon. I’ve run #STWM for the past two years. It was my first full in 2013 and last year I did the half. What a difference two years make. Caution: This post is very long…just like … Continue reading
I’ve been meaning to finish my posts about The Bermuda Triangle Challenge, which I ran back in January, for a while now. If you missed part 1 about our arrival and first impressions of Bermuda you can read it here. As I mentioned in part 1, it was our first full day in Bermuda and after … Continue reading
With three weeks to go until marathon day, I’ve been feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness. When I decided to train for this marathon I thought I would feel more confident, since I’ve run one before and know that I can finish. As of a few weeks ago I was still feeling nervous, but … Continue reading
I’ve been pretty delinquent about writing my race recaps this year, so I’ll try to catch up. A few weeks ago I ran the Yorkville 5k. I haven’t run this race for two years but I think it may become one of my annual races. At $100, registration for the race is pricey for a 5k, … Continue reading
I was originally going to try to blog about my training every two weeks, but as you can see that fell apart quickly. I’m now a little over halfway through my training plan for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (aka #STWM), so I decided to recap some highlights. I also have a blog post with race … Continue reading
For the fourth year in a row, Nicola and I conquered Warrior Dash. You can read about our previous Warrior Dash races here: 2012, 2013, 2014. This year our friend Jay joined us as well. Steph (who I ran the Race for Health with) was going to join us too but had to back out … Continue reading
Plain Can Be Lovely 