The Around the Bay Road Race was much different this year, compared to last year. Last year, it was sunny and clear. Cool, but not cold. This year, it was wet. And a little chilly. It could have been worse. We didn’t get the freezing rain that was forecasted. But my shoes and socks got…
The Around the Bay is only 10 days away. This weekend is my last long run before the big race. How did I do last week? Not as good as I hoped. My toenails were still recovering from my 30km practice run. And it’s hard to fit a long run in with some other activities.…
Just a little over two weeks before the big race. And I haven’t gone for a run yet, this week… But I did a thirty kilometer practice run last Saturday. So, I’m taking it a little easy. I’ll go for a run tomorrow and Sunday. At this point, I’m not going to push the distance…
The race is done. My muscles are sore. And my spirit is happy. It was a beautiful day to run. Crisp cool air and a gorgeous clear sky. I kept reminding myself to run my race. And not get caught up with other people’s enthusiasm. I basked in the awesome day. Every now and then…
It’s the night before the big run. The Around The Bay road race is tomorrow. It’s a 30km route. But this year it got extended to 34 kilometers because it’s at a different venue. What’s an extra 4km when you’re running 30km? For me, it’s a lot. It could be an extra forty minutes of…
The Around the Bay race is only two weeks away! My weekly running got kiboshed because I was expecting to do a run on my treadmill, but the treadmill is not happy. It’s out of commission at the moment. And let’s face it, I’m not following the “Motivation follows action” motto. I should have prepared…
It might shock you, but I didn’t do any running while I was on my trip to BC. I know. Crazy. But then when we got back, I had the sobering realization that the Around the Bay road race was only four weeks away. And I had only run 16km as my longest distance. The…
The other day I was talking about not going too fast with setting goals. Of course, some goals have their own schedules. I am scheduled to run The Around the Bay (ATB) road race in six weeks. March 24. That is a non-negotiable date. So, I’ve got to work around that deadline. I signed up…
Seventeen years ago, I started training to run a marathon. I was turning 40 and I figured that it was time to start working on some things on my bucket list. Running a marathon had been something I wanted to do since I was a kid. I trained and ran the marathon. And then I…
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