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Category: Reviews
October 2, 2015
Oakville Half-Marathon Pace Report
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of pacing the Nutrience Oakville Half-Marathon. It was my 3rd time pacing this race, and my slowest pacing assignment yet! I previously I discussed how I “accidentally” registered for this assignment. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2015/09/27 Oakville Half-Marathon 2:45:00 2:44:34.8 2:45:31.1 I felt kind of funny collecting my sunglasses and putting on sunscreen at 5am while it’s pitch black outside, but I would need them later. I wore a pacer shirt I received at a previous race, but had modified it to be sleeveless. I met up with[…continue reading]
July 29, 2015
In Praise of Tai Chi
I’ve been learning Tai Chi for just over a year now and I’m really enjoying it. I’m training at Ji Hong Tai Chi‘s Mississauga location. They have a much larger location in Markham, but the Mississauga location is growing quickly. Tai Chi always seemed to have a mystical mystique to it. It’s something ancient, yet meditative and modern. Yoga has a similar appeal, but are very different in practice. The original Chen-Style was actually a way to teach Wu Shu (Kung Fu) Martial Arts technique. Yang style is a derivative and less combat-application specific, but still considered a martial art by many. There is[…continue reading]
July 24, 2015
Toronto Sprint Spartan Race Report
On Saturday, July 18 I ran SURVIVED my first OCR (obstacle course race), the Toronto Sprint Spartan Race. Like the Colour Run last summer, this was a very new experience which I’m glad to write about it in a “Race Report.” I tried getting as much of this down as possible right after the race to preserve the detail for this report, but I apologize if some details are out of order. So, put your feet up, maybe have a mud bath and enjoy this rather lengthy post. I used to swear I was never going to do a “mud” run. Then I won[…continue reading]
