Entries by RWadmin

June 2, 2020 – Reflections on Racism

Hi Guys,   I’m not sure what to say. I’ve been experiencing feelings of extreme grief and sadness over the past week as I’m sure many of us are over the pain and suffering of our Black fellow humans. I was going to just say I’m going to be quiet and listen. But I think […]

May 26, 2020 – Chop Wood, Carry Water

Hi Everyone!   I was recently reminded of a great Buddhist proverb. A monk worked his whole life to achieve enlightenment. When he finally attained it he was asked how he did it. He replied, “Chop wood, carry water”. Then he was asked what he would do now that he had attained enlightenment. He replied, […]

May 19, 2020 – Bravery

Hi Everyone!   Just a quickie here – huge thanks again to Monica for organizing the LES Virtual Relay 😊 I did promise a beer to the winners, so I will hold true to my word! Will message you guys separately.   What I was thinking about was how few of us really relished running […]

May 12, 2020 – Find Purpose

Hey Everyone!   Well, here we are – week 9-ish of isolation. What I’ve found with running is that I’ve found new routines and rhythms that work for me. I miss the social time, and I miss running with others who push me, and I’ll be honest: I miss having something to train for. But […]

May 5, 2020 – Virtual Races

Hey Guys!   I love continuing to see your smiling faces out running. Something to look forward to on every run – trying to spot a friend!   I’ve been seeing a lot of virtual races out there on social media. Kind of fun for some – maybe stressful for others. I ran a virtual […]

April 28, 2020 – Laughter

Hi Everyone!   Hope you’re all enjoying the ever so gradually warming weather and managing to avoid the midge clouds as well as you can.   What I’ve been thinking about this week is the importance of humour and laughter and being able to keep things light. Not all the time, obviously, but recently I’ve […]

April 21, 2020 – Runners’ Mental Tricks

Hi Everyone!   Hope you’re all doing well. First up a shout-out to those who had trained for Boston which would have been yesterday. It must have been hard to see the day come and go, but must have also felt good to be a part of a unique community making a sacrifice for the […]

April 14, 2020 – I wonder if I could …

Hey Guys!   Wow, I really do miss you all and running with a group. Or with anyone at all! But I’m so glad to remain connected to many of you, whether through chats, waving on the trails as we pass, social media, etc… And what I’ve been seeing really inspires me and makes me […]

April 7, 2020 – Sharing our space

Hi Everyone!   Hope you’re all staying healthy and finding some peace and joy these days. I’ve passed many of you out running and it’s always a happy moment for me when I do!   What I’ve been thinking about this week is how lucky we are as runners that THIS, our THING hasn’t been […]

March 31, 2020 – Changing routines

Hey Guys,   First up, huge congrats to Ingrid Ambus and Steph Bannan who both ran their own versions of Around The Bay this weekend! That was so inspiring and uplifting to see. Honestly – you both put in so much work to get there and then to do it on your own with no […]