Hi Gang! First up, congratulations to everyone who ran the virtual Tannenbaum 10K. It was so nice to see so many people supporting an industry which we enjoy during good times, AND as an added bonus, supporting a charity for a local community centre which relies on all of us. Thank-you!!! People […]
Hi Everyone! Just a quick note on some thoughts I’ve been having this week. Some of us are doing the Tannenbaum 10K virtual race this week. Traditionally our crew has capped off our season with this race and celebrated together. This year will be different, as it is with most things. I do […]
Hi Everyone! Yay winter! It is actually beautiful out there right now. I saw lots of runners out on the boardwalk early this am, enjoying the first snowfall. Just don’t forget your lights everyone! I just realized that today is Giving Tuesday which lines up well with my thoughts for this week. It’s […]
Hi Everyone! Well, here we are in lock-down mode again. Remember, this is a mental game and luckily as endurance athletes we are well equipped to handle it. I loved Alex Hutchinson’s article about how living through this pandemic is like running a marathon with an ever shifting finish line. Basically, humans (and most […]
Hey Gang! What I’ve been thinking about this week is what running means to me and what I want to get out of it this winter. Sometimes it’s great to have a task master to keep you on track – we all know when we need that. But that’s not always the role we […]
Hi Everyone! I think I’m not alone in feeling a renewed sense of hope and optimism for the world after the weekend’s US new president and vice-president announcement. Hope and optimism are very strong forces and motivators. Let’s use them. On that note, I was listening to a podcast on motivation and habits. […]
Hey Gang! I guess yesterday we had a little reminder of what running in the winter is like. And we managed! We’ll be able to do this. Here’s something that I was thinking about and inspired me this week. I was chatting with a friend who is a very accomplished runner. She has […]
Hi Everyone! Apologies for the late email today. I’ve been away from my computer all morning – yay! On that note, my thoughts this week revolve around getting ourselves set up with what we’ll need to keep us going for the winter ahead. I don’t want to be pessimistic, but I think I’m […]
Hey Gang! First up huge congrats to Amy Hayes, Zoë Webster and Samantha Farrell who ran half marathon and 30K virtual races respectively this past weekend! Amy and Zoë both ran their “A” goals solo on a windy day. And Sam just decided to “jump in” to a 30K (virtual Around the Bay) race […]
I heard somewhere that older people tend to be more drawn to and appreciative of flowers than younger people are, because they have experienced and witnessed more of the world’s ugliness. Over time, that will happen. Children like flowers, sure, but they run past them without much thought. If you’ve experienced hardships, grief, illness, tragedy, […]