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Category: General Running and/or Fitness
June 3, 2013
Back On My Feet
I wasn’t sure what I was going to do tonight. Being the control freak that I am, not having a plan is disconcerting. When I lack a plan I usually wind up wasting time on Facebook or a video game or something. But, true to my word of reclaiming my life through baby steps, I decided I had to do something! Earlier in the day I considered going for a swim. But my membership at the pool has lapsed, and I’d have to dig out all my gear, and it’s chilly. The whole thought process was self-defeating. Then I thought[…continue reading]
May 31, 2013
Baby Steps
It’s been a week since I declared I was jumping back into training. Following Macnic’s advice, I’m taking baby steps. In this post I’ll detail what I’ve accomplished in a week. Weak Week Progress I was a little discouraged when I went for a run on Sunday afternoon. My right leg seems to be back to normal, but my left leg still has the tarsal tunnel symptoms. I was pretty discouraged about that. With the nicer weather I see lots of runners out, and I feel pangs of guilt and jealousy when I see them. My chiropractor put a different[…continue reading]
May 28, 2013
Sporting Life 10k Mess Sparks Runner’s Revolution!
I did not run the Sporting Life 10k this year. However, I have heard A LOT about this race, and it’s almost entirely negative. Unless they finished under 50 minutes, everyone I talked to HATED this race. The biggest problem I’m told was that there were problems at the finish line. But such negatives can be made into positives: Greater Toronto Area (GTA) runners can choose which races they want to support based on past performance, and the local running community is standing up for what they want! Although the race organization seems to have been lacking, I want to[…continue reading]
