And That’s A Wrap

For the past few years, I have been working on not comparing myself to others, mostly through fear of injuring myself while doing more than my body can handle or by trying to stay competitive with younger athletes that this body has no business being competitive with.  My age group, …

IMMT 70.3: The Bike

The half-Ironman ride course at Mont Tremblant is described as hilly: 837 metres of elevation over 90 kilometres.  Knowing that this was where I was going to be spending most of my time on race day, I made sure that I was ready for it.  Since January, I have ridden…

Pushing Boundaries

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…

Challenge Yourself

Not every race will be a good race and my triathlon in mid-June proved that.  I was going into it tired – and I knew that.  There was no taper, no time to rest, and I really didn’t care.  Or did I?  What I wanted out of the morning was…

The Numbers Game

Our society is driven by data – at work, at home, and at play.  For me, a number junkie and data nerd, tracking my fitness stats is a bit of a hobby.  How much further or faster did I go?  How I am comparing to what I did last year? …