Well, I did it! I made it through the finish line almost a half hour later than what I did last year (5:17). Meh. Im not all that excited with my time (for either year - 4:50 in 2011), but Im very ex...
With just over 3 weeks to go to the sold out BMO Vancouver Marathon, Ive been a bit worried about how Im going to tackle this race. Now that I know what Im in for, it sort of takes away the surprise ...
Yesterday, was my first long-ish race in a while - The Shamrockn Half Marathon which was two loops around Burnaby Lake. Its also my 9th Half Marathon race in under 2 years. The runners met behind Bur...
After the race. You can faintly see the Golden Ears Bridge in the background.Well, I learned a valuable lesson - dont book back-to-back races. Not because I dont think I could have done it, but becau...
Grouse Mountain SnowshoeingLately, Ive been trying to get my mileage back up but because I ripped off 17 layers of skin from my feet when I did some snowshoeing a few weeks ago, its been pretty painf...
Well the groundhogs didnt see their shadows this year (well, in Canada, anyway). So, I guess that makes for an early spring... and where theres spring, there is an over-abundance of races!Last year I...
Here I am at the start of the Snowshoe Grind. It gets much tougher in a few minutes.Well, its been a busy few weeks! Not busy doing stuff I love but rather the mundane. We had a big dump of snow earl...
With the holiday season officially wrapping up (I dont think I couldve taken my Christmas tree down quickly enough), its time to get back to a normal schedule now. I spent too many days being up late...
Less than a week until Christmas, and Ive already drank my weight in eggnog lattes! Im sure thats why they only bring it out once a year - its pretty easy to O.D. on it. Between the continual dumping...
I woke up yesterday to a very dark, dreary and wet Sunday morning. It was pretty early, too. Like 5:30am early. I started to reconsider whether this run was worth dragging my family downtown for. Aft...
Well, maybe it was morning but it was definitely dark and stormy out, today! When the weather is wet it doesnt usually deter me from running. Its when its windy and cold that makes me think twice abo...
Ever had one of those days? Yknow... the kind where you go to leave your house and you see a thread hanging off your leg, only to realize your pants are inside out? Well, I have. I must have looked r...
Wow, is it ever getting dark early now! Im having to bring a headlamp with me if I dare to run after 3 PM. Its also getting REALLY cold. Time to break out the gloves and toques!Since the Ultra, I hav...
I did it! Woohoo! Here I am struggling to run out the last 200 meters (or so) of the 50 mile/80k race.A week ago yesterday, I had no idea what I was in for. An 80k course that consisted of 4 - 20k la...
Well, I did it! Yep, I signed up for the Whistler 50 coming up on November 5th. Less than 3 weeks away! Im not exactly sure how Im feeling about it yet... except for maybe, "Oh Dear God I hope it...
Poco Trail.Wow! Its been a month since Ive posted?! So what have I been up to... well, running of course! Duh. LOL. :) This month Ive "kicked it up a notch" in my training. On September 25th,...
In Victoria, BC. (Not London. lol). That tiny dot on the front stairs is me. Cant believe its been already 2 weeks since Ive blogged. Must be all that fun Ive been having. Ha. Ha. Ha. Not. With it be...
Relaxing on the top of "Little Goat Mountain". Over the weekend, I wanted to try some back country hiking so we headed up to Grouse with full intentions of making our way to Goat Mountain. Th...
The last kilometer. This is where a few racers wiped out due to the steepness coming down. As I mentioned in my previous post, I was heading up to Whistler for the weekend to take on my very first 5 ...
My beautiful running "war wound". Its been an interesting week. Last Thursday I had the privilege of getting braces. This has been something Ive been waiting to do for two decades, so Im both...
View from the gondola at Grouse, yesterday. Yesterday, I hit the Grind for the 4th time this year. It was a beautiful, cool day for it and I cherish any excuse I can get to sweat outdoors. Generally ...
Well. Well. Well. Look who finally decided to show up. Yes, Im talking about you, summer! So relieved youre finally here! Makes running a lot more pleasant. Especially when its too warm to wear a coa...
Well, August is quickly approaching which only means one thing: 7 weeks until Frostys 50k trail race! Eeeek! I figure one of the better ways to attack the training for this run is to do the Grouse Gr...
Well, Hello Monday! During the last 3 days, Ive spent time entertaining guests at home (aka being a slob and eating junk). So, Im happy to be back at it with my usual routine.As its been a few days, ...
Maybe its the ongoing dreary, wet weather... or the fact that my head still feels like its been stuffed with cotton, but Ive been finding it a challenge to get motivated, lately. So, I decided to ...
Today I tried HOT yoga for the first time! Ive only attempted Yoga on a few occasion so this was really going out of my comfort zone. Ive been wanting to give this a go for a while now. Ive been feel...
As Ive been a slug these last 5 days from this cold/flu, I decided to do a bike ride (20k) before attempting a run. Around the 8k mark, it started to get a little "buggy" on the trail. So, it...
This past week or so Ive been sick, which is pretty much the "norm" when you have a child. You give them life and they give you every virus and flu bug that hits the general population. Tis t...
About ten weeks ago, I completed the BMO Vancouver Marathon. This was probably the most awesome running experience Ive had to date. Ive done a number of 10ks to halfs up until this point and wanted t...
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