I experienced a major growth spurt when I was ten and I feel like I’ve been hungry ever since. Because of this, pre-race food is very important to me, otherwise I get dizzy and lethargic. We had Tim Hortons breakfast sandwiches before the Harbour Passage 5k (race #2 of the Port City Challenge in Saint … Continue reading
After a three year hiatus, the “crush it” gang (as I affectionately call us) reunited at the Port City Challenge, Marathon by the Sea race weekend in Saint John, New Brunswick. We had previously travelled to Disney World and Montreal with this group of friends where I ran my first and third half marathons respectively. It … 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
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
“You’re a marathon runner so you should be fine.” That was always the first reaction that I got whenever I told people that I was going to hike the Inca Trail. To be honest, I wasn’t as convinced that being a runner would help. The conditions were just so different from my regular running conditions. … Continue reading
May was an incredibly busy month. First, due to timing I had about a week to wrap things up at my old job. It was bittersweet given that I had been there for 4.5 years but I was also excited for the challenge of my new job. After finishing up at work I then spent … Continue reading
In January, Dan and I had a mini break from the cold winter weather. Just as things started to get really cold in Toronto we spent an extra long weekend in beautiful Bermuda. It was low season in Bermuda, which is located further north than the rest of the Caribbean and is in the same … Continue reading
Happy New Year’s Eve! This will be my last recap on my favourite new year’s memories for now. I have more that I will share with you next year. Dan and I had originally planned to spend New Year’s Eve in 2012 in Taiwan but the hotel rooms didn’t work out. Instead, we rang in the … Continue reading
Plain Can Be Lovely 