Location Location Location
Recently, I went back to my hometown of Red Deer for a visit. While there I took advantage of the City’s trail system for a quick 5k. The run was…
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Messing with Success
Over the past few weeks, I have relied on treadmill running at the gym. This made sense as I had been limiting my runs to 15 or 20 minutes. Throwing…
The Complete Package
It has become more and more apparent in the last couple weeks that training for this race is going to involve a lot more than just hitting the trails. Following…
Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Physio
When I decided to train for an ultra, I went through a list of potential hurdles I might face. Addressing these thoughts up front was a way to set realistic…
Why?
Why do I want to do an ultra trail run? I ran cross country in high school, but university classes and other activities eventually crept in and the running just…
When the Going Gets Tough…
Well, I have come across my first bumpy week… Sh*t Happens Getting sick mid-week combined with a holiday long weekend spelled utter disaster for the old training schedule. I tried…
It Takes a Village
I always viewed running as a solo sport. In fact, I trained for my first half marathon totally on my own. Looking back, I now have the wisdom to see…
Night Owl and Runner?
I have always been a night owl. Staying up until 2am on a weekend is pretty much my default setting. And honestly, I have been perfectly happy with this situation.…
#goals
I have decided to sign up for a 50 km ultra trail run in summer 2024. There, I said it! Now time to actually make it happen… I have researched…
