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Tag: Monthly Reviews
November 13, 2015
October Review
This report is a little late, but an important milestone in the year, nonetheless. This one last month to prove to myself that I was a marathoner. This month was highlighted by some gruelingly long runs: 25km, 27km, then a half-marathon. I know other marathoners usually swear by having one or two twenty-milers in their season, but having lost several weeks to a foot injury, I had to back off a bit this season. I wrote a review of how much I enjoyed using myfitnesspal. I will probably continue to use it. And of course, I ran the New[…continue reading]
October 3, 2015
September Review
Back to reality and buckling down after a rough August. I’ve been executing the action plan pretty aggressively. There are several things I quite enjoyed this month. The most was the cooler temperatures! But I didn’t really like how sunset is getting earlier and earlier. I have also discovered that my favourite thing is sleep. Definitely sleep. 9 hours of sleep in a night is the most amazing feeling and I will fight like a monster to continue to be able to do that! A highlight of this month was definitely pacing the Oakville Half-Marathon. It was very confidence boosting to[…continue reading]
September 5, 2015
August Review
I said this would be a make or break month. Unfortunately, it became a break month. I started the month with a much needed vacation. Getting away from work and sleeping about 9 hours a day did wonders to restore my mood. Then I hit training hard again. But it seems I hit it too hard the week of August 10 and did something awful to my right foot. I didn’t run at all for the last 2 weeks of August. Disconnecting One of the most marvellous things I enjoyed at the beginning of this month was disconnecting. I[…continue reading]
