This Tuesday, I start training for a 15km race. I am running the Scotibank Bluenose 15km route in June. It's been a staggered start in my running this year with illness and other issues. I will be glad to start a training plan. Glad, and extremely nervous. I know I can run this distance. I've …
Category: BlueNose Marathon
Not Racing…On Purpose
As most of you know, I am taking this year off from racing. It wasn't an easy decision and I went back and forth with it, until my body finally had enough, and yelled STOP! I am staying away from everything race related this year (well, I'm going to try) because I just need to. …
I’m Deficient
Vitamin D3 deficiency. Never thought I would hear that as a result from my blood work. I didn't have the insomnia issue, quite the opposite in fact. I have been experiencing hair loss, but I have psoriasis on my scalp (and more recently in my ears), so I am used to some hair loss. I …
Winter Running With My Pal, The Yanky!
Winter running. It's cold. It's snowy. It makes your nose run. You have options for the runny nose: either take Kleenex with you, or you use sleeves or gloves. You can blow a snot rocket, but let's face it, how well does THAT turn out? I may have found a solution to this problem. The …
Crappy Sleep, Training, and Yay Team Nuun!
It's been a bit of a go lately This week has been a full one of ups and downs, crappy sleep and some high level anxiety with a dose of blech. One happy thing that happened to me since we last sat around the bloggy campfire: I am now a Nuun Ambassador for 2017!! I …
Races, Brain Melts, and the Return of the FitBit
Okay, So over the holidays I decided that I seriously needed to keep moving this year. Not just for my physical health, but for my mental health. I sat and muddled about a fall half marathon. I wanted something close to home (because I am without my own vehicle, and would need to acquire …
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Looking Back….Looking Ahead
So here we are. 2016 is slowly coming to a close. 2017 is on the doorstep, patiently waiting. I decided a year or so ago that I would not do resolutions. It's just not me. It sets me up to self sabotage my well thought out plans. This month has been hard mentally. Deciding what …
