Hi Gang! Congrats to Jeff and Miguel who ran the UnderArmour 10K, and to Chris who ran the Buttertart Half Marathon! All very solid races and I think the conditions were a little rough with the wind. Way to go All! Tonight we have the Ekiden! 7 pm start at the spit. If you’re not […]
Hi Gang! Huge congrats to our intrepid trail racers – Shauna and Laura who ran a 12-ish K trail race and both came 4th in their age categories! In I think their first ever trail races? Way to explore and dive head first into new things! This week I’ve been thinking about the concept of […]
Hi Everyone! No races this past weekend that I know of. Don’t forget to let me know when you’ve raced so we can all acknowledge you! I might have to give this newsletter a new heading called “Wise words from my friends”. Last week as I met my friend Amanda for an early morning run, […]
Hey Everyone! Huge congrats to Jason who ran the Ottawa marathon and got a BQ! And to Laura, Erin and myself who ran the TO Women’s 5K and came 2nd,1st, and 1st in our age groups respectively. Yay all of us. Well, sort of yay me. If it was not then it was close to […]
Hi Everyone! Huge congrats to Cheryl who ran the Denver half marathon, and paced her friend to a giant PB! I love that. Way to share your energy. In fact, that brings me to what I’ve been thinking about this week: competitiveness vs generosity of spirit. I’ve been watching high school track meets recently, because […]
Hey All! Huge congrats to all the mamas who ran the Sporting Life10K! Madalyn, Steph, Lyndsay, Michelle S and Michelle P (who runs w us virtually). Wohoo!!! Super speedy times out there! This week I’ve been thinking about ageing – and what it means to keep trying hard as I get slower. It’s an interesting […]
Hi Everyone! Huge congrats to all the racers this past weekend! What an inspiring weekend. In Georgina, Leigh Anne ran the marathon (wohoo!) and in the half we had Erin, Lina, Heather and Carol. In Toronto, Ian Gray ran his first ever marathon! And Jen and Colette ran the half! Way to go everyone! I […]
Hey Everyone! What another great weekend of racing! In the Mississauga Half, our very own Kerry K ran 1:40 and came in first in her age group!!! Proving that strength = fitness. Don’t shirk your circuits! And in the Bum Run, Jeff Smith ran 18:44, coming in 1st in his age group! This weekend we […]
Hi Everyone! Huge congrats to everyone who ran the Boston Marathon yesterday!!! Elizabeth, Fran, Annick, Amanda, Lori (PB!), Cindy, Carolyn, Jon, Miguel, Gillian! Way to flippin GOOOOO everyone! I don’t have a ton to say at this point because I just ran a marathon and my brain and thoughts still need to settle. What I […]
Hi Everyone! Huge congrats to Madalyn who ran the Run4Hope 5K and came first woman and third overall! Also so close to cracking the 20 min mark – sub-20 is right around the corner. Coming up, we have the Boston Marathon! From our group we have: Gillian, Fran, Amanda, Annick, Laura, Cindy, Lori, Carolyn, Jon, […]