I decided to wear a tutu for my third half marathon. It was one of the best decisions of my life. More on that in a bit. I had a quick breakfast (a bagel) at Second Cup on the morning of the Montreal Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon. We made our way to the metro, … Continue reading
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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
Revenge of the Yellow Jacket – Yorkville 5k 2012
Since I don’t have too many updates while training for my next half marathon (and no travel plans until June), I thought I’d go back to trying to recap my older races. A week after running the Disneyland Half, Dan and I ran the Yorkville 5k in Toronto. We both raised money for a local … Continue reading
Reindeer Games – Santa Shuffle 5k, 2012
Happy Christmas Eve! According to the Santa Tracker, Santa is making his way around the world right now so I thought I’d take this time to recap the Santa Shuffle 5k that we ran last year. It was on Dec. 1 and Dan and I, along with our friend Jen, formed a team called Reindeer … Continue reading
Just let the elf pass you – Tannenbaum 10k
On Dec. 1, I ran my last race in 2013. Dan, who hadn’t run a race since Warrior Dash in July, ran it with me. We chose the Tannenbaum 10k because all proceeds go to the Centre 55 Share a Christmas Program. The race is also held in The Beach, which is pretty close to … Continue reading
A prayer to Lego Buzz Lightyear – Disneyland Half Marathon trip, Part 3 (Race Recap)
We were up bright and early for the Disneyland Half Marathon. It was September 2012 and my second half marathon ever. I’m used to eating oatmeal every morning, so I had packed some instant oatmeal as part of my half marathon breakfast. What I forgot to bring was a spoon, so I ended up having … Continue reading
Running in the dark – Monster Dash 10k
The day after our 5k race (and more importantly a week after our first marathon) Arlene and I ran the Monster Dash 10k in Toronto. As we were getting ready for the race, we both kept saying “Why didn’t I sign up for the 5k?” For some reason I have it in my head that … Continue reading
Marathon mantras
I wore this shirt today for a workout and it reminded me of how that quote became one of my mantras during my marathon. Arlene had gone to the race expo the day before me and found this shirt. She bought it and sent me a picture and I knew I wanted it too. When … Continue reading
Chased by the bunny – Toronto Yonge St. 10k
Dan and I ran the Toronto Yonge St. 10k on April 21, six days after the Boston Marathon bombings. We went to pick up our race kits the day before. Race kit pick up was really well organized and they even set up a mini expo where you could buy running gear, learn about some … Continue reading
Mud, fire and Charlie Brown – Warrior Dash
My friend Nicola ran the first Warrior Dash that was ever held in Ontario (back in July 2011). I was out of town that weekend so I didn’t get to see her in action, but it seemed like fun. For those who don’t know, Warrior Dash is a 5k mud run with obstacles. In Ontario, … Continue reading
Plain Can Be Lovely 