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November 6, 2013
On Uniforms
While cheering on runners during the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon events a couple of weekends ago, I noticed a lot of running uniforms featuring club affiliations as well as charity logos. It made me think a lot about the nature of how an individual sport like running can also have a team aspect. I understand and appreciate that elites wear uniforms to display their team and/or national colours for sponsorship purposes. I imagine that the logos on elite runner uniforms are really important for their sponsors. I recognized the Running Room sponsored athletes. I noticed all the Kenyan elites in[…continue reading]
September 26, 2013
Unscheduled Downtime
My mother warned me that I’d probably sick if I ran in the rain. And with all the factors leading into it, I really did get sick after the Oasis Zoo Run. The illness started gradually got worse. At first, I just had sniffles, which wasn’t too different from the overtraining sniffles I had recently. But then I started to feel drained all over my body. Even little activities like going shopping or clmbing a couple flights of stairs exhausts me. I feel cold. That was particularly weird because I feel like I’m always sweating! It’s uncharacteristic for me to[…continue reading]
September 19, 2013
I Need A Bike?
The peer pressure to move into triathlons is tremendous. It’s like there’s supposed to be a natural progression from distance running is to move to distance swim/bike/run. And the thought of completing an Ironman Triathlon is an undeniable life-achievement for the bucket list. My friend Hong Vuong recenty completed his second Ironman Triathlon! His race report is epic and intense! It’s a very detailed, almost graphic description of what the 140.6 feels like. To my comment that the race seems like a nightmare, Hong replied that I should “go sit on a couch and feel good.” Despite the first-hand horror…[…continue reading]
