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• Race Report: Harvest Half Marathon 2013

  

  Package pickup for Harvest Half Marathon was a week in advance so I had to make sure I didn't lose any of my stuff before the race day got here. The shirts... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Things Thursday

  

  1) I was having 90's shoe flashbacks today...my black "winter" flats have developed a squeaky heel and its driving me crazy.  Finally my mind drifted back to th... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Making Sure I Can Still Run...

  

  Me and taper - we have this thing.   First I run the longest run.  Then I pretty much stop running. Start pigging out carb-loading. Then, I usually get an injur... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Goal Talk: 5 Sleeps Til Harvest Half

  OMG where did this summer go?  In the blink of an eye - all of that time between Calgary Marathon and Harvest Half has suddenly flashed by! Do I think my... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Leg Preservation

  

  (also known as the day I learned that Cookies do not a good pre-long run breakfast make.) Today's final long run before Harvest half ended up being a colossal... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Five

  

  I am totally stealing this idea from Solana, mainly because I have felt particularly lacking in the blogger department this week. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Fall Run with the Fall

  

  Katie and I were chatting at work one day a few weeks ago and we decided we'd like to get in a trail run together before winter hit. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Reads: Midsummer Magic by Julia Williams

  

  When engaged couple, Josie and Harry, bring along their best man and chief bridesmaid for a planning weekend at the bride's parents house, little did they know... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Resolution Update: September 18

  

  Time for yet another update on my 36 resolutions for the year. It's getting to the point in the year where I had to write some of them off simply because of lac... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Race Report: Loop Around the Lake Half Marathon

  

  When I decided to take Labour Day weekend off to heal my calf, I knew I was going to have a 20k run to make up before Harvest Half...so, I decided to register... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Race Report: KaleidoSCOPE Colour Run 5k

  

  I was very excited when I stumbled upon this race.  Initially it was going to be my "warm up" for Colour Me Rad and then, when the date was moved and I was no... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Reads: Reckless by Cornelia Funke

  

  Years ago, I fell in love with Funke's Inkheart trilogy but had yet to read any of her other books. When I saw she had started a new series, I dove in right... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Things Thursday

  1)   About that knee pain... So, I've written about my naggy knee a couple of times and now it is fixed. Thank goodness for a supportive chiropractor. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Workout Wednesday: The Fastest, Weirdest Workout Ever

  

  I mentioned the Fast, Weird workout that I am doing for the next 3 weeks after I completed it on Monday this week.   Since I didn't go into a whole lot of... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Run That Wasn't

  

  My knee has been a bit naggy since this weekend's races but not too bad.  Just annoying.   It didn't cause me a smidge of issue in my strength workout yesterday... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Starting Fresh with the Belles

  

  Ok - so it's been a couple of months since I started talking about "starting over". Summer was not kind to me or my resolve. So bad, in fact, that I am now... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Race Report: 2013 Calgary Corporate Challenge 10K

  

  I woke up incredibly stiff after yesterday's Run for Water 10K.  Luckily, Goofy rewired my brain last year with how I look at back to back racing.  I figured I... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Race Report: 2013 Calgary Run for Water 10K

  

  Today was the Calgary Run for Water.   They had two distances you could choose from - 5 & 10k - and after how fun this race was last year, I had once again... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Too Hot For Running

  

  I woke up this morning feeling pretty good about my calf.   The lump was MIA, the pain was gone and I found myself getting kind of excited to test drive it.... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• MOMday: Telling Twins Apart - As Told by Twins

  Since it was a long weekend - I'm delivering the MOMday today ;) I had a funny conversation with my twins in the car this morning. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION