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Tag: Goals
April 29, 2014
Tapering for the Mississauga Half-Marathon and 5k
The final countdown is on to the Mississauga Marathon weekend events. I’m in the full grip of taper now and starting to feel the itches of taper madness. This weekend I’m running the 5 and a half. Not 5.5km, but 5km on Saturday night, then 21.1km on Sunday morning. Originally, I only planned to do the 5k, which would allow me to complete the Mississauga set (I’ve previously run the full in 2011, half in 2012, 10k in 2013). It wasn’t until much later that I saw the hospital on the list of charities that I decided to do the[…continue reading]
April 9, 2014
April Plans
As I mentioned in this post, I’ve felt like the March had unfun winter weather. But it’s a new month, the snow is finally melting, and it’s time for a new start! Around The Bay this year was a fun but humbling experience. I knew going in that I wasn’t properly prepared, but that didn’t prepare me for how much it would hurt! It reminded me of a saying: “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” I feel like I bled during Around The Bay. I intend to sweat a lot in April to bleed less[…continue reading]
April 2, 2014
March Review
I’m happy to keep up these reviews to keep myself honest about my New Year’s Resolutions. January and February were questionable, and March had its own challenges, particularly because of ice. But, a silver lining is that the convenience of my new home gym means I’ve been able to get a lot of workouts on the stationary bike and home gym. Goal: GET PMP Status: YES! That’s SO last month :p Maybe I should take it off this list… Goal: SET A NEW HALF-MARATHON PB (< 2:03:22) Status: I have a shot! I didn’t go for a personal best at Chilly. My next opportunity in[…continue reading]
