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Half Way

So I may never be Reid or Crazy-Haruki, and I may never weigh 130lbs, but in the world of Becky Gardiner – I’m kicking some serious butt.

Near Death Experience

After coming to grips with the fact that Crazy-Haruki may never consider me a “serious runner” I turned to very “serious runner” Reid Coolsaet to see if I could manage one of his workouts.

The Real Deal

I’m almost half way through my training and not even close to half way with my mileage goal.

Picture it

I just got back from a ski-vacation. And… I didn’t run once. But I choose to think of this week as cross training – not a guilt-laden cross to bear.

Smarty Pants

We’ve all heard that running makes you smarter and I’m proof positive it’s true.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butt(er)

Today I went back to the future at the gym (which is curiously close to a clock-tower) doing sprint work in a 15-pound weight-vest.

If you could see me now

Are there so many runners that people are domestically blind to us?

In search of the one per cent

Thomas Edison once said ““Genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration,” and today I’m after that one per cent.

Couch to Kenyan: Good News Day

Despite four days of sleep deprivation, my sneakers welcomed the feet of a changed woman yesterday.

Couch to Kenyan: Moments that matter

You’ve heard the expression; ‘life is a marathon, not a sprint’? Well, now I think about it, life is way more like a steeplechase than a marathon

Weighty issues

There’s an elephant in the room and it’s wearing sneakers.

Cue the violins

The stomach flu purged its way through our household this weekend, enforcing an unavoidable mid-program rest period – and a late blog entry!