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Category: General Running and/or Fitness
June 20, 2013
Feeling Drained
On Tuesday I donated blood at a blood donor clinic at my work. This is my 8th time or so donating blood and I usually donate about twice a year. I see it as something important to do, especially since Canadian Blood Services is advertising their “Blood Signal” right now indicating an increased need for donors. Unfortunately, the process has left me feeling a little drained (pun intended). I guess I don’t fully recall what it felt like the previous times I donated blood. I was warned not to do strenuous exercise the same day as donating, so I[…continue reading]
June 16, 2013
What is this Black Magic?
This was my first “long” run in a very long time. I hazard to call 13km “long,” but it’s much longer than I have done in a long time. But, something really, really weird happened during my run today. I was really struggling for the first 6.5 km. My right foot went numb after a couple of kilometers as has been my chronic injury for months. I was hoping it has improved, but apparently not. I had to stop a lot and walk a lot. There were points where I was really frustrated and sad that running was so painful![…continue reading]
June 15, 2013
Berlin or Bust!
As I promised, I was going to make a firm decision on whether or not to do the Berlin Marathon. After some soul searching and a full-round of medical checkups, I have decided that I will train to run the BWM Berlin Marathon on September 29, 2013. My third “runniversary” or the anniversary of the first day I ran was June 8, and I didn’t mark it with anything special this year. On June 8, 2010, I started as a student at my first half-marathon clinic. I still remember the first day: The 4k run nearly killed me! I’ve come[…continue reading]
