Beat the Clock: Sunday morning and the clock indicated it was almost time for my usual 5k Recovery Run. Had a look outside. Best way to figure out how to dress for the occasion. I also checked the Government of Canada Weather Radar site. Snow! Yes...
You've been following your training program. Your body is feeling fitter. You run a bit further and a tad longer each time. When this happens you can sometimes forget to 'train the mind' as well. Your body is capable of doing more than your 'brain'...
Fun Saturday run? Without a doubt. Fun from beginning to end. It started with a leisurely beginning and continued that way throughout the 14k distance. No morning alarm set for getting up early. Slept in and didn't roll out the door until 9 a.m. Decadent for...
You joined a running group. You set a goal. You started with motivation. Now what? Ever wonder how long that motivation will last? Motivation is one of our most fickle companions. It'll let us down when we need it the most--when it all stops being...
How do we learn to run? (That's easy.) By running. Where do we start? (That's easy too.) Join a clinic, today, not tomorrow. Committing to, for example a 10-week program with a group and a goal race, is an ideal 'I'm-doing-this-now' strategy. Immediately you are surrounded...
Up early and dressed. Plan A: Head to nearby hockey arena for a run on the indoor track. A look outside quickly prompted a change to Plan B: Change into warmer gear and head right outside the door. I donned my new wireless Jaybirds and...
Saturday morning (the day before the race) I was heading out the door for my 'flush-it-out' run. Seeing how I was dressed drew a look of surprise from my husband. 'Don't you always rehearse how you are going to dress for the race?' Well, of...
IF your sole purpose for exercising is to lose weight or to look photoshopped, well, good luck with that. Personally I like to refer to this thinking (hmmm, maybe 'not thinking') trap as a big, deep, dark, bottomless pit--a rabbit hole. It's a 'NO-WIN-ALL-CAPS' scenario....
The word spin no longer conjures up the image of a woman sitting at her spinning wheel industriously creating threads for family clothes. Picture this instead: stationary bikes organized around an energetic instructor, up-tempo music filling the room, participants eagerly doing their best to keep up, and...
Over the years I have found great joy running outside through all seasons of the year. You can often hear me saying there is no such thing as bad weather only the wrong clothing. I still subscribe to that theory with one exception—ice. This winter...