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Category: General Running and/or Fitness
April 24, 2014
Super Visor!
A little over a week ago, someone at the Running Room said she recognized me from the Mississauga Marathon‘s website because of my visor. Recently, a few others have noted that I almost never run with something covering the top of my head. I guess it’s kinda true that wearing visors have become something of a signature for me. Even when I paced races last year, I cut the ‘pace bunny ears’ off of the hat they provided and stapled them to a visor I bought. As you might imagine, I’ve got quite a collection now. I started with one[…continue reading]
April 20, 2014
Countdown to the Mississauga Marathon Events
Last Saturday, I ran the Mississauga Half-Marathon route in preparation for the Mississauga Half-Marathon! Only two weeks left until I run the Mississauga 5k and Half-Marathon. Our local Running Room was unexpectedly closed for Easter Sunday. So, I decided I’d do my scheduled run on the Saturday instead. And a few friends joined me! It took me a couple of kilometers to warm up, but after I got about 6km into it, I felt a lot better. There’s a section of Outer Rim Road at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga Campus that’s closed for renovation. I had to take[…continue reading]
April 10, 2014
Catching Up
I had a really good run yesterday evening. It was a great moment because the weather was pleasant, I pushed myself, and felt good throughout. Since my clinic ended at the Chilly Half-Marathon, I have been something of a ‘freelance’ runner. But, I continue to be very active in my local Running Room. I am often called-upon to give a clinic talk about the philosophy of heart rate training. And I’ve been filling in as a substitute instructor/group leader for other clinics when their instructors can’t be there. Someone last night called me a Locum. I had to look that[…continue reading]
