I know – I’ve been looking forward to tapering for a while now. Especially during freezing cold long runs and icy intervals. However, I like to complain, so here are some things which have me going a bit bonkers in preparation for my upcoming marathon this weekend: Not having a big challenge ahead in my […]
“HURRAY!” I thought to myself last night as the snow started to pile up. Another chance to take advantage of the great benefits of running in the snow. 1. You burn more calories side-stepping and leaping over monster ice water trenches (like the one below) 2. You burn even more calories trying to maintain core […]
One of the things I like about tapering is the letting go of my strict regime of miles and intensity – where every run is planned out and has a distinct purpose, and where there is definitely no running in between formal “run sessions”. I actually remember a time in my “olden days” of training […]
This post is timely for me. NO! I’m not pregnant. But my younger sister and two of my good running friends are. Very. My sister is due in a week (Yay! can’t wait) and my friends are both due end of March/early April (also very excited). And since they are all runners, I thought I’d […]
The other morning as I was in my usual frantic “zone” of getting myself ready for work and my two kids fed, dressed and out the door for school, my five-year-old asked me very matter-of-factly: “Mummy – do you think this is what you look like when you’re asking us not to bug you?” And […]
I guess it was only a matter of time in this freeze/thaw/icy weather while running in the dark. It wasn’t that bad, but of course it happened as soon as I’d taken off my gloves because my hands were too hot (I know… What???) And it was probably karma as I was cutting the corner […]
Nicole Stevenson: Lifetime runner, professional career woman, successful coach, great friend, mentor and role model to many. I wanted to know a little more about how one of our greatest home grown talents got to where she is. For more information check her out at www.nicolestevenson.ca PB’s 5K 15:52 10K 32:29 Half Marathon 1:12:51 Marathon […]
Just a quick update on my long run this a.m. Just realized I only have one more (next week) before I need to start taking it down for the marathon. This one was a bit more about quality than quantity. I was going for 1hr 45 min, with the last 45 min being tempo. As […]
It’s the second week of February – the deepest we can get into the depths of winter, and I find myself uncharacteristically unmotivated to run. At least to run early and long and hard. My last two mornings have been a struggle to wake up at 5, and on one day I actually didn’t and […]
Ok, as per my last post, I realized I needed to get a few of these in, so I got out the door early on Saturday morning to see what ground I could cover in 2 hours (before a 9 a.m. ballet class for Thing 2). It was colder than I’d thought when I shot […]