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With every ending comes a beginning

I don’t want to know what it would feel like to not be able to run free, to explore, to […]

Fall fuel, no-cheese lasagna

Whether it’s a training session, rest day, or peak race, proper nutrition is key to getting the most out of […]

The small things matter

It’s the small things I’m looking to and relying on during this training block. This was planned to be the […]

Gratitude goes beyond thankful

How often do we hear about the importance of recognizing what we are grateful for? I think we hear it […]

Mental strength comes out on top

The highs and lows in athletics are familiar to me. As I wrote in last week’s blog, I faced many […]

A little resiliency goes a long way

Resiliency is being able to rebound and return to form after something hasn’t gone according to plan. I’ve always considered […]

Abigail Hoffman plays “Like a Girl”

Abigail Hoffman is a name every Canadian should know. I can’t believe I didn’t until very recently when I read […]

Write it down!

Write it down! This was a piece of advice given to me last year while training for my first competitive […]

Health, health, health

This past week had a theme: health — from our dog, to my mom, to my own well being. It […]

Scrappy marathoners take to the Pan Am track

Gutsy performances have again given me a reason to write about the Pan Am Games. Last week was the women’s marathon […]

Gutsy Pan Am performances

There comes a point in just about every tough training session or race when, for a brief moment, you start to […]

Training race in the books

It’s just past 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, training race day. I have a bowl of oatmeal and banana in […]