Like many, this year has made me throw all my plans out the window. When I ran the Chicago Marathon last year I was so heartbroken by my result that I thought I would never run another road marathon again. 2020 was supposed to be the year I returned to focusing primarily on the trails. … Continue reading
What can I say about Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend (TORW)? Wow. I am completely blown away by how wonderful it was. If you read my recap on the Ottawa Marathon in 2016 (aka, the hardest race I’ve ever run in my entire life), you may be wondering what made me come back. Why would I … Continue reading
This is the third part of my very long recap of Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront half Marathon (STWM) race weekend. You can read part one here (torch relay, JP’s marathons one and two, and the race expo) and part two here (JP’s marathons three and four). This post will cover race day (yay!) and the final two … Continue reading
This is the second part of my 2017 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront half Marathon (STWM) race recap. Check out part one here. Saturday – #6intheSIX continues Marathon #3 Dan and I started Saturday morning bright and early at around 4 a.m. Dan had been talking to somebody about weddings, which made him think of our wedding … Continue reading
I already know that this will be a really long post, so I’m splitting it into multiple posts. The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) is one of my favourite races. The 2013 STWM was my first full marathon. Since then, I’ve run the half in 2014 and the full two more times in 2015 (my PB) … Continue reading
My attitude towards birthdays has changed a lot in the past few years. When I turned 30 a few years ago I was happy and ready. While others lamented the end of their twenties, I embraced my thirties as a time to explore my newfound love for running and capitalize on being (hopefully) wiser. I … Continue reading
I reached a very important running milestone in May when I ran my tenth half marathon! As I was getting ready to run the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Half Marathon, I reflected on my first nine halfs. Even though my training hadn’t been as diligent in the weeks leading up to Goodlife, I still had high … Continue reading
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
On Sunday I’ll reach a new milestone in my running life when I run my tenth half marathon! In honour of my tenth half I wanted to take a look back at the nine that came before. 1. Disney World Half Marathon – January 2012 Kristen and I both ran our first half marathon together … Continue reading
Plain Can Be Lovely 