It’s been over a year since I have stopped running races, and running in general. When I completed my ironman distance triathlon at EPIC Dartmouth Triathlon in June 2013, I decided after 8 years of running competitively that I needed a break. I wanted to focus on one activity, instead of three, and seeing that …
What made me decide to take on the 2014 Weihai ITU Long Distance World Championships? I can speak of a few obvious reasons, like the fact that I qualified, which isn’t something that happens everyday. I raced at EPIC Dartmouth’s iron-distance triathlon on June 30, 2013, which was a qualifying event. There are only a …
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The new year brings excitement in setting your health and fitness goals. We start off on our wellness journey with vigor and determination. After about a month or two many of us start sliding down the slippery slop, on our way back to the rut, and soon lose all motivation, excitement, and the downward spiral continues. Is …
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So here I am, in my final week of competitive training…my week that leads into my taper. Wow! In 15 days I’ll be entering Lake Banook in Dartmouth to swim 3.8k, then bike 180k and finish off with a 42.2k run. WHAT? Yes…yes I will! So after this weekend, I start to kick up my …
So much going on! I have been collecting pictures and moments but getting the time to put it together to blog about my training has been a real challenge. At some point, I’ll have to gather it all together and just do a pictorial message but for now, this is going to be quick. Things …
Hard to believe I only have 61 days left. Check it out if you don’t believe me: http://epicdartmouth.com/ In the past several weeks, the length of my workouts has sky-rocketed. This week I’m doing my first 160k ride. Last week I completed a 140k ride. The week before 120k and the week before that 100k. In …
Ironman Race Day Simulation #2 – Much Better. Much! Read More »
No doubt about it, taking on an ultra distance challenge definitely tests many aspects your life – mind, body and soul. This past week I felt incredibly drained. I think my body was like “yup, time for you to take a BIG rest!” Guess what? I did just that…as I really had no choice. I …
Being in my competitive training section of my program, I will have several chances to practice my race day. On my big volume day I swim, bike and run consecutively. This will be a time for me to pretend it’s race day (without the stress and nerves, tremors, fears, panic, and many pre-race washroom trips) …
WOW! Simply blown away by the support of community members and friends for the No Foolin’ Fun-draiser 5k fun run or walk on April Fool’s Sunday morning around Riverport, NS. $800 was raised! I never expected this, and for the number of people that showed up, that’s huge amount of money donated. People were EXTREMELY …
I like the hot weather we had last week and the warm days of the week before. Yes I do! Wow, what a boost of energy I received from that crazy weird hot March sun (I’m sure that’s not normal for Mother Nature but I am not complaining). My average pace automatically went up …
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