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Category: Reviews
November 1, 2013
Niagara Falls Half-Marathon Race Report
Close enough. Those are the words I would to describe my race last weekend at the Niagara Falls Half-Marathon. It’s certainly a different experience from Toronto. As I mentioned in this post, this was to be the penultimate race of this rather lackluster season. I wasn’t feeling 100% so I didn’t set the bar too high. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2013/10/27 Niagara Falls Half-Marathon 2:30:00 2:30:54.3 2:33:18.3 Expo and Pre-Race in Niagara Falls I organized this as a little mini-vacation with mom to Niagara Falls. She enjoys the casino and it’s associated venues. We drove up[…continue reading]
October 21, 2013
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront 5k Race Report
Yesterday I ran the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront 5k and then went out to cheer on the rest of the athletes. It was a day of new experiences and appreciation for the sport I love. This is a rather long post with lots of photos! Before anything else, I want to say a HUGE thank you to the organizers and volunteers that made this event possible. From what I understand there were over 3000 volunteers involved! The scale of this event is enormous, so I appreciate the humongous effort required to pull it off successfully. Alan Brooks and the whole Canadian[…continue reading]
September 30, 2013
Smart For Life Protein Bar Review
A while back I was unhappy to discover that the Protein Bars I was using from Premier Protein contained the artificial sweetner sucralose. I have since finished with that brand of bar and moved onto something much better. I have been using Smart for Life brand Protein Bars for several months now and I’m very happy. The first thing that immediately impressed me was all of the things that they don’t have: No Preservatives No GMO No Trans Fat No Cholestrol No Artificial Sweetners Gluten-Free When I purchased my first box of these at Costco, I wasn’t even thinking about[…continue reading]
