Now that I am back to running again, I have started to think about post-injury running goals. A 5k would be a great distance to…
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Running With My New Watch
My rehab runs are going well. Last week, I logged 27k (17 miles). My longest run was 9k and I included walking breaks every 2k…
Cautiously Returning to Running
On Sunday, I ran 2.5 kilometres! Painfree! Without any walking breaks! I could have run longer, but I didn’t want to overdo it. We got…
Is Stand-Up Paddling Boring?
“Oh, but that’s so boring!” my friend Janine said. We were out on our mountain bikes and I had just told her that I was…
Inching Back into Running
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations When injured, I have two strategies…
Foam Rolling my Way Back
Yesterday’s physiotherapy session with Adriano was interesting: he first made me run on the treadmill for 4 minutes and then he gave my left quad…
Non-Techie Runs
When I started on my journey of heart rate zone 2, I noticed that I kept checking my Garmin a million times to make sure…
A Quick Fix For My Running Form
Oddly, since I have started doing slow and easy runs in the heart rate zone 2, I have noticed that it’s harder to keep a…
Embracing Rest Days
The 12th and last week of the Un-Cancelled Project is in the books! This week’s topic was “Life”. Being fit and healthy is an important…
Running With the Heart
It’s week 11 (of 12) of the Un-Cancelled Project and the topic is Perseverance! As runners, we are perseverance professionals. Long runs, half-marathons, marathon, ultras…