Couch to Kenyan
By her own admission Rebecca Gardiner is a very average runner, committed to proving you don’t have to be serious to go seriously fast - maybe. Will she ever make it out of the back of the pack? This blog-for-the-everyman is packed with death-defying feats of endurance, record-breaking attempts -- and occasionally some actual running.
Email: rebeccav@cogeco.ca
Rebecca's Blog Posts
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Jul 22 2010The Rumpire Strikes Back
My butt is so tired of being kicked, it’s firing back. In a draining week, the quarrel has, quite literally, ehem, spilled into the streets.
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Jul 15 2010Wait, is that a Sherpa?
I’m thinking about getting a boot print tattooed on my butt — it will make it easier for my running group leader when he kicks it.
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Jul 07 2010Hot pants
A heat wave that has smothered Southern Ontario for the past week has snuffed my running Mojo too.
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Jun 30 2010
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Jun 23 2010WIDEped disappointment (plus get a pair of free shoes)
This week Evil Orthotics Man dealt me another blow. He took one look at my black toes and gently suggested it’s time I move onto a “wide” sneaker.
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Jun 15 2010Operation brother smother
The reality of a mere 37-minute-loss to a guy who even farts athletically has finally dawned on me.
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Jun 07 2010Post almost-mortem (and moving on)
It’s time to move on. I’ve rolled back the stone, risen from the dead and I’m ready for my next challenge.
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May 31 20104:28:08
That’s my time. For the numerically dyslexic, that’s eight minutes and eight seconds over my goal.
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May 27 2010
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May 21 2010Win my aspirational pants and other giveaways
Stop by and say hi at the Ottawa Marathon Race Expo and you could win… big time. And oh, the Ottawa Marathon play list is here!
