It is no secret that I have always been a bit of an endurance junkie. This started with a daily aerobics class during my university years, but it wasn’t long before one class wasn’t enough so I would do two back-to-back. After graduating, I kept taking aerobics classes and started…
During the pandemic, I found myself with more time at the start of the day, so I started to walk to work. There were many benefits about my more active commute: it got me moving outdoors more; it reduced our fuel consumption (which is also good for the environment); it…
January has been a transition month for me as I have switched from a lifestyle of parenting, teaching and athletics, which admittedly had me feeling like I was always in perpetual motion, to one in which I suddenly owned my time. Like many, though, when I have too much time…
I have seven weeks until Burlington’s Chilly Half Marathon and nine until the New York City Half Marathon. I also have zero base – squat. Covid does that to you. But since my official return to sport, I have had 2 slow runs (8K and 10K) and one 30k ride…
I have been wanting to invest in a good pillow for years. Dave tried to buy one for me last year, but it was too firm for my liking and ended up on my son’s bed instead. Since then, every time I do the laundry and look at his full…
Over the years, some of the skills that I have taught my students are to set goals but revise them as needed, finish what you started, take risks, and believe in yourself. Now, as I look back at the weeks leading up to the holidays, I realize that I modelled…
Last year, I had a Grade 8 student who brought her knitting to school. She would knit during lessons (but put it away when it was time to work) and at lunch. Whenever we were outside, she brought her yarn and needles and sat on the cold ground, happily knitting…
Two weeks ago, I took a week off running. I wasn’t injured and I wasn’t recovering from a race. Instead, I had been gradually been building mileage and was running well, but I was losing motivation. Perhaps it was the end-of-winter fatigue that comes with fighting the cold, the wind,…
Nine weeks ago, I sprained my ankle. My physiotherapist and I thought that I would be running again in a few days but those few days turned into a few weeks, then 6-8 weeks and now….who really knows? In those 9 weeks, my sprain also presented a dislocated talus and…
