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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hey Guys! What I’ve been thinking about this week: how grateful I am to still be able to run – in any form. As I’m typing this it’s snowing a wet, rainy snow, and I’m still thinking: “at least I can still get out for a jog”. I read something that resonated with […]