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A tale of two runs...
Crossing the finish line of my marathon last weekend was officially the start of my taper for Run for Water. The big day is only 12 days away (eek!) and the next two weeks will be all about resting...
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Do you want to be RAD this summer too?
In the past couple months I've been lucky to host several giveaways from running companies who donated products to help out with my fundraising campaign for Run for Water. It has been such a treat...
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35 things to do before I turn 36...
One of my favourite online-to-real-life friends Cori did something really cool for her birthday last year. She posted a list of 36 Resolutions, one for every year of her birthday and I just loved the...
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Crying at crossfit...
Yup, its true. I cried today at my very first real crossfit class. How's that for tough, eh?After finishing our on ramp introduction earlier this week Krista and I planned to go to our first real...
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Here's who gets to be rad this summer!
Thanks to everyone for entering my giveaway for the Color Me Rad race entries. It was such a fun race here in Vancouver last year, I sure hope you guys enjoy whichever races you pick to be part of!I...
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Follow my blog with BloglovinRecently signed my blog up with Bloglovin so this post is just to embed some code for following and statistics. If you use Bloglovin, you can use the link below to follow...
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What to pack for your first ultra marathon...
As I've been working on this post I've had a song in my head that goes a little something like this:I'm going to an ultra marathon and in my suitcase I will pack: an apple,some bandaids, a can of...
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RaceDay Books: Always remember why you race
Run for Water is just days away and tapering for my first ultra marathon has been quite the experience. My training is done, not much more I can do but rest at this point. But I'm feeling antsy, like...
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Scenes from the day before my first ultra marathon...
So what's there to really say the day before your first ultra marathon? Other than the "I am's":I'm incredibly excitedI'm kinda scaredI'm nervousI'm curiousThe "I hope's":I hope I trained enoughI hope...
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Why every runner should fundraise for a charity run...
I am still somewhat at a loss for words about the amazing weekend I just had. The Run for Water ultra itself was so much beyond just the running of an ultra marathon - it was inspiration, it was...
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Continuing the kindness with Kindrunner...
I posted yesterday about how much my Run for Water fundraising experience had impacted me and how amazing it was to see my running become so much meaningful than just putting one foot in front of the...
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2 Winners and a Wannabe Winner...
I'm excited to write this little post about a few lucky winners...First off, the winner of my RaceDay Book Giveaway:A big congratulations goes to Jillian Walker who earned her entry by donating to Run...
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How NOT to recover from an ultra marathon...
Please tell me I am not the only one who does this.After months of being so disciplined my tummy is very full tonight, my legs feel soft and I've barely lifted a finger all week. It's gotten me to...
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Race Report: Envision Run for Water Ultra Marathon (Part 1)
I always enjoy writing race reports because it gives me a chance to reflect on the event and through all the photos I get the chance to relive every moment - both good and bad. But sometimes an event...
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Race Report: Envision Run for Water Ultra Marathon (Part 2)
In case you missed it, I started my recap of this amazing day with this post yesterday, covering about the first 30km of the race. The first half of the race was great - easy pace, feeling good,...
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Let the kindness begin!
Last week I posted here about how I was excited to be joining the great folks at Kindrunner.com as one of their Kindrunner Program Ambassadors. Given all my recent experiences with Run for Water and...
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What's new for June (and beyond...)
Phew, now that Run for Water is behind me (what an incredible day) I feel like it's time to catch my breath and regroup a little for everything ahead. The ultra may have been my longest run for the...
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Race picture photobombs...
I was standing in the kitchen tonight staring at one of my favorite race pictures I keep taped to my fridge...And my eyes couldn't help but be drawn to well, that butt! That poor woman happened to...
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Confessions of a first-time trail runner...
2013 is turning out to be a year of firsts for me including both my first full marathon and first ultra marathon. And now, MY FIRST TRAIL RACE too! Gulp!The 5 Peaks Trail Series Alice Lake race is...
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Race Report: 5 Peaks Alice Lake Trail Race, Enduro Course (11km)
You may have read my post called Confessions of a First Time Trail Runner and if you did, you'll know that I was terribly nervous about doing this race. I've never seen myself as anything but a slow...
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