Winter Running Update #2
Another successful week of running is in the books! I’ve actually been enjoying this year’s version of winter running. I am not a fan of the -20C and below temperatures and this winter has had...
View ArticleNew GoodLife in Stittsville!
Fun Fact – I had only been to Stittsville (a suburb of Ottawa) once prior to moving to the area in November. When I moved, I had no idea what was in Stittsville so we went for a drive to find out what...
View ArticleWinter Training Update #3
Happy Tuesday!! Today is the last day of semester one. An exam this morning and then I’m back at the school board to get my online course ready to go. I will be continuing my “go to two schools a day”...
View ArticleWinter Running Update #5
Another two weeks in the books – and a pretty successful if you ask me! Training from February 6 – February 19th Monday – 3K on the Treadmill at 5:56 Pace Wednesday – 3K on the Treadmill at 5:45 with...
View ArticleGrimsby 10K Race Recap
Sometimes it is fun to sign up for a race at the last moment. The way the next few weekends are shaping up, I really wanted to race a 5K or 10K, but all the races that were available were on weekends I...
View ArticleWinter Training Update #7 – Seriously. Stop.
*tap tap* is this thing on? Apparently I have not updated in about two weeks. No real excuse other than being busy. When I’m not working, I’m running and when I’m not doing either of those things I’m...
View Article2017 St Patrick’s Day 5K Ottawa
Another race in 2017 complete! On Saturday, I ran the 5K race at the 2017 St Patrick’s Day race in downtown Ottawa. I’ve run this race before and knew what to expect – a very familiar route along the...
View ArticleLess than 50 days to Go – Time to Get Serious
Like many runner-bloggers who have kids and jobs, I’ve been slacking in the blog department for the past couple of weeks. There comes a time when one makes a choice – blog all the time with less than...
View ArticleThat week didn’t go as Planned – #runottawa2017
Remind me next year to never do this again…. I had great plans at the beginning of the week to get to 40KM and run a 20KM long run at the end of the week. But, as predicted , track coaching got in...
View ArticleLessons Learned
Last Friday I read an interesting quote on Hal Higdon’s Twitter Page: The days leading up to the half marathon, I was feeling very nervous. The last time I felt this nervous for a race was probably the...
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