That week didn’t go as Planned – #runottawa2017
Remind me next year to never do this again…. I had great plans at the beginning of the week to get to 40KM and run a 20KM long run at the end of the week. But, as predicted ,…
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Tag Archive: half marathon training
Less than 50 days to Go – Time to Get Serious
Like many runner-bloggers who have kids and jobs, I’ve been slacking in the blog department for the past couple of weeks. There comes a time when one makes a choice – blog all the time with less than favorable content or blog…
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2017 St Patrick’s Day 5K Ottawa
Another race in 2017 complete! On Saturday, I ran the 5K race at the 2017 St Patrick’s Day race in downtown Ottawa. I’ve run this race before and knew what to expect – a very familiar route along the Rideau…
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Winter Training Update #7 – Seriously. Stop.
*tap tap* is this thing on? Apparently I have not updated in about two weeks. No real excuse other than being busy. When I’m not working, I’m running and when I’m not doing either of those things I’m probably doing…
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Grimsby 10K Race Recap
Sometimes it is fun to sign up for a race at the last moment. The way the next few weekends are shaping up, I really wanted to race a 5K or 10K, but all the races that were available were on…
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Winter Running Update #5
Another two weeks in the books – and a pretty successful if you ask me! Training from February 6 – February 19th Monday – 3K on the Treadmill at 5:56 Pace Wednesday – 3K on the Treadmill at 5:45 with strength Thursday…
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Winter Training Update #3
Happy Tuesday!! Today is the last day of semester one. An exam this morning and then I’m back at the school board to get my online course ready to go. I will be continuing my “go to two schools a…
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New GoodLife in Stittsville!
Fun Fact – I had only been to Stittsville (a suburb of Ottawa) once prior to moving to the area in November. When I moved, I had no idea what was in Stittsville so we went for a drive to…
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Winter Running Update #2
Another successful week of running is in the books! I’ve actually been enjoying this year’s version of winter running. I am not a fan of the -20C and below temperatures and this winter has had significantly less frigid days than…
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STWM Progress Report #5
Happy Monday!! Finally catching a bit of a break with all the things I have going right now. I have picked out a new-to-me car and should have it as soon as my insurance cheque arrives. We have been searching…
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