Well just when I did not think things could get much worse… my bone scan was positive for a stress fracture of my sacrum (bottom of my spine). I had kind of figured it was a stress fracture all along but this solidifies it. But on the bright side of things I have already been … More It’s called a STRESS fracture
Since I will not be toeing the start line of my goal race I feel it has given me a different perspective on the mindset one should have as you head in to your goal race. I know heading to a start line can be intimidating and there is sometimes a lot of fear associated … More To everyone on the start line…
Well the unfortunate has happened and it appears I will not cross the start or finish line of the Chicago marathon 2018. I have re written and added to this blog many times but it is hard to find the correct words… it really just feels like a bad dream. In a way I am … More Stress is stress is stress…
Last weekend I ran the Sporting Life 10k. It is one of my favourite races… it is so fun to fly down Yonge street and then suffer to fort York. It took me until the Wednesday before the race to decide if I would actually race or not. I knew I was not necessarily in … More No expectations…
Forty seven seconds is not that much time, although at the same time it feels like an eternity. I have continued to reflect on my race in Rotterdam and my main consensus is I was not in the zone. Immediately after starting the race I was thinking a lot. When you get in to that … More 47 seconds
Goals: the object of a persons ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. -Google dictionary I am a very goal driven person and I love working towards goals possibly even more than I love to actually go through the act of attaining the goal. It is going to take me some time to reflect … More Rotterdam marathon review
Well for me it is that time of year again—taper time. I have often said tapering is my least favourite part of the training cycle. You are in such a groove with training, and you are rocking it and then— someone takes it away from you!! Seems just so cruel. I get to a point … More Taper Crazies
This is my story about how over this training cycle I have transformed in to what I have coined a ‘fragile butterfly’. Dear marathon training… you are really, really tough… but I think that is why I love you. I have definitely pushed my limits in regards to training this time around. And I think … More Fragile Butterfly
In this blog I am going to focus on the more subjective side of training camp. If you have read my blogs in the past you will know that the mental side of running has always been a struggle for me. So, the other thing I wanted to focus on while away was getting my … More Training camp recap #2
WHAT. A. WEEK. First of all I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to have just spend the past 11 days on a warm weather training camp. It truly was a dream. I must thank work and my husband for allowing me to peace out on them for this period of time. Also … More Training camp recap #1
Toronto Running Chiro 