Today I participated in Terry’s Cause on Campus, a nation-wide event held at post-secondary institutions across the country. Terry Fox was a first-year kinesiology student at Simon Fraser University when he was diagnosed with bone cancer. It was during his final year at SFU that he ran the Marathon of Hope, so it is only fitting that university students and staff take some time to honour his legacy and continue to raise money.. Read More
Day 21 – Maui Race Day
Happy Sunday run day for anyone out training today! This is my day off so I had a lovely sleep in and am attempting to slowly ingest enough caffeine to be productive today. I just wanted to send a huge shout-out to all of the UofC Marathoners who are running the Maui Marathon today! It’s currently 8:30 a.m. in Maui (about 12:30 p.m. here) and our runners will have been on the course.. Read More
Choosing where to run my first marathon
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been terrible at making decisions. It’s a widely known fact among my family and friends that I WILL be the last person to put down the menu when we’re out for dinner. I can change my mind three times before getting to the counter at Tim Horton’s; debate for weeks over whether to buy the black running watch or the purple; and spend 10 minutes.. Read More
Half-marathons and heartbreak
It’s funny how at any point during the year, you can look back on your New Year’s celebration and know despite any plans or expectations you held about what the next 365 days might bring, you never really knew what the next year had in store for you. Sometimes the trials life throws at you are amazing and other times they’re heartbreaking. As I quietly rang in 2015 at home with my boyfriend.. Read More
Running the Banff Jasper Highway
Two weeks ago I participated in the Banff Jasper Relay (BJR) with a group of my coworkers from the University of Calgary. The 258 kilometre race is a fundraiser for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada and is dubbed “The Most Beautiful Relay in the World” which is a claim I wouldn’t dispute. If you’ve never driven the incredible winding stretch of road between Banff and Jasper then it should be on the.. Read More