…That is the question! I have had some inquiries lately about the effectiveness of kinesiology tape.  So I figured it would be easiest to write a blog on it! So here it goes… K tape became increasingly popular after the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul.  It was invented by Dr. Kenzo Kase in Japan in … More To tape or not to tape…

Please refer to my previous blogs on goal setting for my specific tips relating to ‘SMART’ and ‘ACT’ acronyms in regards to goal setting and how to most effectively set them.  You can view those blogs here:  https://torunningchiro.com/2014/12/31/goal-setting-hints-and-tips/ and https://torunningchiro.com/2015/01/12/outcome-vs-step-goals/   First thing is first as I discussed in my last blog post I think … More Goal Setting 2016 Edition

What a year 2015 has been!!!  So many exciting things have taken place in running and life in general.   I hope you have spent some time to reflect on the successes and lack of successes that 2015 has brought to you.  Note how I did not say failures.  I think that knocking things down … More 2015 A Year in Review

It is often a hard transition once your goal race is done.  You spent countless hours preparing for it and then like that it is done and you are left with no training to do to keep yourself sane.  Of course the first few days of this are nice and the recovery is needed but … More My goal race is done… now what?!?

I accomplished and grew a lot as a (marathon) runner this training cycle, I think. I ran more than I ever had reaching a peak of 140km in one week and having 5 solid weeks at 130+km and 13 weeks over 100k.  Including 9 long runs over 30k, with the longest being 37.2k.  As with … More Fall season in review

  Did I really just run a marathon yesterday?  I feel remarkable good considering which only makes me wonder if I could have ran faster.  But I also made sure to walk and do active isolated stretching post race, which helps a TON! Running a race in late November seemed like a good idea in … More Goal race in review: Philly Marathon Nov 22, 2015

Well I have been on quite the hiatus from my blog in the last few months.  But I am back at it!  I thought I would start off with an update on my training and goals for the fall race season. After the long drawn out spring season I was definitely in need of some … More Back at it…

This blog is about my experience as a volunteer on the medical team at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am games.  And I realize it is far past due but I still thought it was worth sharing my experience. The process started early in 2014 applying for the position.  Once this opportunity was made public I … More Pan AMAZING experience

This blog is possibly a little late as everyone has likely started training for their fall goal races but I thought I would post it anyways.  There are two parts to this blog the first being recovery at the end of a training cycle the next being recovery within the training cycle. Part 1:  REST… … More Rest & Recovery

The further I am away from this past weekend the more it seems like it was a dream… Did I actually fly to Calgary for 48hrs and run the national half marathon championships?  Yep… crazy! People always say to me ‘oh it’s only a half marathon that must be easy for you’ but the truth … More Race Review: Calgary half marathon May 31, 2015