During the past week, I have had time to reflect on my past year – the good and the bad – and think about running goals for the spring of 2016. I am not setting a resolution as I have never been a big fan of them. But chasing a…
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 but the country roads in the area make a 10K route difficult unless it is an out and back course. Regardless, the race draws over…
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 it been about chasing a BQ. For me, The Chicago Marathon has about mental health, my mental health. When I registered for Chicago, I saw…
This week, I faced what was probably the biggest challenge of my marathon training of the summer: finding time for the long run. My schedule was busy enough with a few overnight shoots while prepping for back to school and keeping the boys busy in the second last week of summer. Throwing marathon training…
Last week was one of the mentally toughest weeks that I have had in a long time. Running in a storm – okay, maybe that was fun. Getting sick on my long run – not fun at all. So when I headed to Whitby for the 10K on Sunday morning,…
My training with Lions Valley Athletics fits in perfectly with my work schedule. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00, which gives me enough time to stay after school to get some solid marking done or head home to make sure the boys’ homework is done. In the summer, though, it’s…
When I registered for the Chicago Marathon, I had forgotten how hard it can be to train through the summer heat. Well, I didn’t entirely forget but I shrugged it off, thinking that this would be a typical summer with empty promises of hot weather. Let’s keep in mind that…