April 11, 2012
The Edge of Injury
I’ve got Lady Gaga’s Edge of Glory stuck in my head. The title seemed appropriate for this post. The last week has been a grind. I had that great 70km week after Around The Bay. Then a similarly hardcore week afterwards, including an 8km race. But I’m hurting everywhere, especially my ankles and calves. I have the trademark over-training symptoms. But it’s almost over and I started my taper officially 2 hours ago when my run ended. Okay, maybe just one little race before the big one. What was I thinking 4 months ago when I signed up for a[…continue reading]
April 4, 2012
Running with Spatulas
Another random-ish post. Last week I entered a photo contest on Ali Mc’s Blog, Running With Spatulas. I didn’t win, but I did win a neat door prize, a fancy new blue Bondi Band. I was pleasantly surprised that Ali has posted all of the contest photos in one place. We’re listed as her Fellow Spatula Runners. There are some awesome pictures on there. I was surprised when I saw my pictures on there. Not only did Ali post it, but she edited my two photos together and added my description. I thought it was really nice and worth sharing again.[…continue reading]
April 3, 2012
Power HoodieZ!
This post has nothing to do with running, but I wanted to share it because I have a new favourite hoodie! When I was in Florida for the Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge, I saw someone wearing a blue and white hoodie. This hoodie had a diamond pattern that looked a lot like the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers costumes from 1993. I was right in their target age group when I was a kid, and it is very nostalgic. I thought it must be a Disney thing because they owned the franchise for a time. I asked the gentleman[…continue reading]
