April 5, 2018
Marching back to a routine
The Chilly half-marathon last month was very humbling. I can’t remember the last time I felt like such a failure, an impostor. I was ending the race surrounded by old people, who were race-walking faster than I could run! I felt I was unfit to be doing that race. I had not taken proper care of myself. I was wasting time and wasting away. I mean, I did finish, but it’s my slowest chilly half ever! The feeling reminded me of a quote from a TV show I watched a long time ago, “The Legend of Korra.” The quote goes:[…continue reading]
April 1, 2018
Technical Runnerd Merchandise Now On Sale!
As mentioned in my last race report, I’m going to run the Mississauga 5k and Half-Marathon in a Superman costume as a fundraiser for the Trillium Health Partners Foundation. And, let’s be honest, I could use a couple of bucks to pay for races and travel. So, I’ve decided to cash-in ($$$) on my celebrity and start selling Technical Runnerd (trademark pending) merchandise! (And maybe some people mistake me for Paula Radcliffe…) Yes, wouldn’t you like some memorabilia from this website? OF COURSE YOU WOULD! Everyone loves t-shirts. Here’s a great one with my face from a guest review I[…continue reading]
March 22, 2018
Chilly Half-Marathon 2018 Race Report
It has been a LONG time since I posted on this blog. But, I guess it’s a good time to get back into the habit. On Sunday, March 4, I ran the Chilly Half-Marathon in Burlington for the 8th year in a row! Here are my previous race reports from 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (this blog didn’t exist in 2011 so no race report from the first time…) I had a pretty disappointing race in 2017, and this year I’m carrying 5 pounds more fat, so I wasn’t expecting to do much better. I was co-instructing a[…continue reading]
