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WHY I DIDN’T GET A PB, AND WHY I AM OK WITH IT
I have been training for the Oak Bay Half-Marathon for the past 17 weeks. I put so much pressure on myself to get a Personal Best (PB) at this race. Even though I have been running for a few years now, this past year running has been really hard for me. I was essentially starting […]
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GUEST BLOG #4 – Why do you run?
Hello – Happy Friday! Are you racing this weekend? I don’t know about you, but my Instagram is FULL of folks running races and I am loving seeing goals being smashed. Gives me all the feels. Guest blogger number 4 is the fabulous Charles – check out his Instagram here. What I am loving most […]
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GUEST BLOG #3 – Why do you run?
Hello! Hope you are having a great week so far. Guest blogger number 3 is the fabulous KC. You can find her on Instagram: @gomommy_go, and her blog: Mommy Goes & Goes. Enjoy!
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RACE VOLUNTEERING IS SO MUCH FUN – TC10K
If you follow me on Instagram, you might know that I was volunteering at a local 10K race this past weekend. Since I started running 3 years ago, I have taken part in 9 races, and every single time I passed a volunteer I thanked them. Races wouldn’t be able to go ahead without the […]
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GUEST BLOG #2 – Why do you run?
Hello again. Today’s guest blog is my friend Karen. Last year I coached Karen to run a half-marathon at the Toronto Marathon – coincidentally its almost 1 year ago since Karen raced. I truly loved watching Karen’s confidence in herself grow after each run. Most weekly schedules I gave her, she would be nervous about the […]
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CHASING A UNICORN – BOSTON MARATHON
It was a good job I had today off of work as I was glued to Instagram. My IG feed was 90% Boston Marathon. It was incredible! The weather, oh boy the weather was horrific, I can’t even imagine how difficult running today would have been. But I was so inspired, motivated, and in awe […]
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GUEST BLOG #1 – Why do you run?
Hello! So I’ve decided to mix the blog up, and have guest bloggers once in a while. I always love hearing about other peoples’ experience with running and why they run… so I thought you might too. If you would like to feature as a guest blogger, please drop me an email. So Guest Blog […]
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HOW TO DECIDE ON A RACE GOAL
I was standing at the bus stop on my way to work this morning, and I started thinking about my race goal for the Oak Bay half marathon in May. I’m half way through my training cycle for this race, which has now got me thinking about whether my race goal is realistic. I say […]