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 …
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 …
Is It Time to Learn Something New? Learn it, live it, love it! Read More »
“So I stepped outside my door in beautiful Riverport, Nova Scotia and saw the sun knowing I had to go for a run but a chill ran over me and I thought “ugh.” For my own personal health and fitness 2012 goal, the scheduled run was part of my training plan for the July 1st …
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 …
I’m sitting here, by the warm fire, barely able to keep my eyes open and it’s just after 9pm. These days I have to be sure to get 8-9 hours a sleep a night or I’m zonked but I think the real culprit right now is the time change. No worries, in a week or …
Energy Bursts & Slow Motions in My EPIC Dartmouth Journey Read More »
As much as I want to write a training story explaining how FREAKIN INCREDIBLE my training this week has been, I cannot do this right now. However, I will say on Sunday, when I was finishing off my final few steps, the final few minutes of an 18+ hour training week, I had tears of …
WOW, weird weather or what? Do I ever love these hot days in March, temperatures above 20 degrees. Crazy…and lucky as hell! I could not have picked a better time to train for my first ironman-distance triathlon. I’m blessed by Mother Nature and grateful for it. It’s not every day you can wear shorts and …
I’m pretty pooped right now but you deserve an update, so here I go! This past week has been a busy one, pretty typical really. Aren’t we all busy? All training sessions were completed successfully and I had two nice warm sunny days for both my long ride and run outside. What a winter, eh? …
Tri-the-Oval I: A Winter Triathlon in Halifax, NS Read More »
Having slept two nights in a row, uninterrupted, was exactly what I needed to recharge this body. All week I had in the back of my mind today’s training schedule. It was the biggest session to-date on The Plan and I was concerned. First, the last few times I went out on the bike I …
Two days worth of Training Stories…I’m going to keep it short and sweet. It goes something like this: yesterday I was frustrated and felt like I wanted to rip someone’s head off from the time I crawled out of bed in the morning and back in at night. Yup, it was one of those days …
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