Did you know only 10% of Canadian kids get enough exercise? Ten per cent! That number makes my heart hurt. When I was a kid I was extremely lucky to be exposed to all kinds of sports at a young age. My mom was a skating teacher and recreation coordinator at a large rec facility in Calgary. My dad was a college hockey player and a talented ball player. Growing up we were.. Read More
This is going to be a super short post today because I am busy preparing a whole bunch of other great posts for next week. Today we completed our last long run before the marathon! Our three hour, 24.5 km run marked the end of the hard training which means… it’s taper time! As one of our coaches pointed out today, we’ve made it. I have been so focused on the actual race.. Read More
A few weeks ago, following a 3 hour and 40 minute training run, I learned the hard way how important it is to refuel properly after a long run. Our run started at Eau Clair Market downtown and looped in a figure eight both ways along the river. It was warm, the sun was shining and that run was probably the hardest I have physically pushed myself in years. As always during these runs,.. Read More
Hey guys, So today was just one of those days… you know, THOSE days. Where you wake up late, get stuck at the office and in traffic, both ways. One of those days where you come home and try to make dinner and the open the chicken your boyfriend JUST bought and it’s bad. So you go to the store and return it and buy chicken that isn’t going to make you sick… Read More
Status Update I am only one week into my 30-day blog challenge and it’s official, marathon prep has fully taken over my life. The things is, I really don’t mind. That was exactly my intention. You only run your first marathon once and when I look back on this experience I want to do it with no regrets. I don’t want to look back and think I could have written more, trained more.. Read More