Last week I ran the Toronto Yonge St. 10k. It was my third year in a row running this course (I ran TYS10k in 2013 and I ran the same course for the Sporting Life 10k in 2012). Even though the Toronto Yonge St. 10k boasts a fast course (it’s mainly downhill and then flat) … Continue reading
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I defeated the Reaper – Around the Bay 30k, 2014
After getting crushed by Around the Bay last year, I was hungry for redemption. During marathon training I could run 30k one hour faster than I did at Around the Bay. I knew I could do better. Unfortunately things don’t always go according to plan. As I’ve mentioned before, this winter has been brutal, making … Continue reading
The cold never bothered me anyway! – the end of Winter running and notes on Swan Lake
On Sunday I did my last run of the winter because spring is officially here! I can’t even explain how excited I am right now. When I set out on my run the weather was beautiful. It was -22 but there was blue sky, sunshine and no wind. I felt overdressed since I had layered … Continue reading
Screw calm and run! – Zombie Race, 2012
Three weeks after running The Color Run in Montreal, Kristen, Nicola and I ran The Zombie Race in Milton. This was the end of my “three weeks later” stretch (I went to Vegas, three weeks later I ran the Disneyland half, three weeks later I ran the Montreal half, three weeks later I ran The … Continue reading
Rainbow Brutes – The Color Run Montreal, 2012
Three weeks after running the Rock n’ Roll Montreal Half Marathon, I returned to Montreal for The Color Run! Or as I like to call it, The Colour Run! (I am Canadian after all.) Shannon, Leena, Isabel and I formed a team for The Color Run called The Rainbow Brutes! We had a lot of … Continue reading
Regular cappuccino – Rock n’ Roll Montreal Half Marathon Expo (2012)
Three weeks after running the Disneyland Half Marathon I set out to run the Rock n’ Roll Montreal Half Marathon. It was my third half and I felt a little crazy running it so soon after the Disneyland half. Almost everybody who we had run the Disney World Half with (Kristen, Paul, Anna, Eddie) was … Continue reading
Everybody looked like Papa Smurf – Hypothermic Half Marathon
On Sunday we ran the Hypothermic Half Marathon in Sarnia. People have asked me why we chose to do a run in Sarnia. It was partly for the fun snowflake medal, but mostly so we could visit our friends Stephanie and Jamie and their daughter Madison. We hadn’t seen them in about a year, so … Continue reading
Running through the polar vortex
I know I live in Canada and should be used to the cold weather, but it’s definitely been one of the colder winters in recent memory. Sometimes when I go outside and it’s -30 I have a slight flashback to when I lived in Sault Ste. Marie in northern Ontario. I thought one of the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas! – Fairytale of New York
Merry Christmas everyone! When I was in Ireland this past summer, we did a Christmas in July theme at a bar. One of the songs that they kept playing was The Pogues Fairytale of New York. I can’t seem to get that song out of my head so here is Sarah and Gianni (from Walk … Continue reading
At the end of the day, you’ve just got to say it’s alright – St John’s 2013
Since I recently posted about how we spent Labour Day weekend in 2012, I thought I’d write about how we spent Labour Day weekend in 2013 too (this will also help distract me from all of the snow we’ve been getting lately). Once again we found ourselves travelling. This time we were headed to St. … Continue reading
Plain Can Be Lovely 