Soccer vs Marathon
When I decided to coach my son’s soccer team, I looked at the dates carefully as coaching is a 14 week commitment and it’s twice […]
Chasing My Dreams
Race Report: Canada Day 5K
My last minute registration for the vrPro Canada Day 5K sums up my whole year: busy! I forced myself to take a break from running […]
Running from Asthma
One day, while having a conversation with a gentleman, he questioned, “You run in the winter? Don’t your lungs freeze?” I shook my head and […]
Wacky Wednesday: Toilet Tales
On Friday morning, one of my co-workers told me, “Cynthia, you are the most accident-prone person I know.” Actually, I’m not accident prone at […]
Becoming Better Than You Were Before
During the past week, I have had time to reflect on my past year – the good and the bad – and think about running […]
Race Report: Eggnog Jog 10.8K
The Eggnog Jog is a popular race which runs out of the Terra Cotta Conservation Area, just north west of Toronto. It is 10.8K, is unusual distance […]
Now for Something a Little Different: Remembering.
Did you run today? I didn’t. In fact, I didn’t even wear running shoes to work, and I am always in my running shoes. Today, […]
Race Recap: The Chicago Marathon
One of my greatest fears is sleeping through the alarm on the morning of a race. The night before Chicago, I requested a wake-up call […]
Travelling to the Start Line
Two weeks later, I am finally ready to write about the Chicago Marathon. It was not my best race and it has taken me some […]
Timing Isn’t Everything
The past few months of training for Chicago has been a personal journey. It hasn’t been about gaining bragging rights for finishing one of the world’s biggest marathons, nor has […]