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Category: Reviews
June 26, 2014
Improved Smile: Philips Zoom DayWhite Review
This is a product review of a non-running product, but I thought it would be fun to share. This is my review of the Philips Zoom DayWhite teeth whitening product. Full disclosure: I paid for this whitening; this blog post isn’t a paid endorsement. I received a discount on this product, but the vendor did not know I was going to review it in a blog post. For years, my dental hygienist have been suggesting that I whiten my teeth. I didn’t take it seriously, but tried whitening toothpastes with no improvement. I thought such a product or process was too vain and not for[…continue reading]
May 5, 2014
Mississauga Marathon 5k and Half-Marathon Race Reports
I ran Mississauga Marathon Starbucks Hazel 5k and Recharge With Milk Half-Marathon last weekend. Yes, both. Why?? Because I can! Originally, I planned to only do the 5k because I would then get the whole Mississauga set. Then I decided I was going to fundraise for the Trillium Health Partners Foundation, and the half-marathon got added. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2014/05/03 Mississauga Marathon 5k <27:14.3 27:20.3 28:16.6 2014/05/04 Mississauga Half-Marathon <2:17:39 2:18:21.1 2:21:59.0 The best thing for me in these races is that I exceeded my goal and raised $645 for the Trillium Health[…continue reading]
March 31, 2014
Around The Bay 2014 Race Report
As I mentioned here, I was just planning on running Around The Bay this year for fun. And it was quite fun! I decided this could be a race full of selfies. LOTS OF SELFIES! Picking gear for this year’s race was rather unusual. When I ran on Wednesday, I realized it would be about 20 degrees warmer on race day! That’s kinda ridiculous but a welcome change after the ironically chilly weather at the Chilly Half-Marathon. There were conflicting forecasts between +9 and windchills of -9. I dressed with the -9 in mind. That was a mistake. Running Blogger Selfies[…continue reading]
