Well 2024 is already in full swing. Better get your backpacks out and join the party! This year is jam packed with a series of trips already lined up. Trail races, camping, micro adventures, back country exploration, ultra marathons. You name it, we got it. Looking forward to a year of new challenges, new experiences, and new adventures. Getting into the back country with the … Continue reading Welcome to Adventureland
You know that thing when you have a big idea, like a big one? Not a “should I get a new haircut”, or “should I try yoga”. But like a “Hey, should I commit 6 months of training for a single race?”. Ya, one of those. Sooooo…… I’m doing that one! Coming off of last year’s self designed Ultra marathon in Oregon, and my largest … Continue reading Some BIG Ideas 💡
So after coming home from our epic 70+km Oregon run, I am in a bit of a running hangover. Tired, but not really, just kind of in the void. Stuck with not a lot of motivation. Needing to put more fuel in the tank, I have been relying heavily on jumping out with local running groups out in Richmond, something to keep the legs moving, … Continue reading Running Hangover?
The reality: It feels like something that we all need to do. Find new things, new outlets, new routine, new whatever. Break the monotony. We get so routined in our day to day life. Monday to Friday. 9-5. Walk the dog, pay the bills. Blah blah blah. Our routines are good. They keep us moving, but they do get a little too “routine” don’t they? … Continue reading Find New Things
It starts with a commitment. Visualizing a goal, setting up a path for yourself to navigate, and keeping yourself honest about the work that goes into achieving that goal. Rolling into 2023, I hadn’t really set in stone any “must do’s”. Truthfully I was so busy trying to complete my last running project I hadn’t really given myself the time to reflect on the year … Continue reading On the Horizon
Well well well. We’ve made it to the end. That was something. An exhausting finish to the project would be an understatement. Lack of daylight running after work meant exciting activities like headlamp half marathons, or jamming as much into my weekends to catch daylight. But done is done! Total km this year: 1250km Total Half Marathons: 12 What is the take away? Am I … Continue reading The Running Project (part 6)
Well… The temperature is changing, the autumn has got it’s grip and pulled swiftly on summers extended stay. I guess welcome to wet running season! Total km so far: 1045 Total half marathons: 10 Hydrate hydrate hydrate This was not a concern over the summer. The hot weather made it pretty convincing to follow suite. However as the temperature is changing I always seem to … Continue reading The Running Project (part 5)
Round 3 Go: Sunshine Coast Trail km 95-130 After last Fall, our 50km hike got Candace and I to the half way point of the sunshine coast trail. Tin hut mountain. It was a slog. Skunked on a fire in the cabin, and socked in with weather. The trip ended in a windstorm that had us up all night trying to connect with our shuttle … Continue reading The SCT 3
Well May and June complete. Running season is in full swing. Total distance (YTD): 636km Total half marathons completed: 6 With the 5 peaks trail series more than half way done, I’ll be looking for some additional trail running races to tag on in the second half of the year. There have definitely been some polarizing moments along this journey. I went for a short … Continue reading The Running Project (part 3)
I stop to catch my breath. The morning sun is already warm. A fine change from recent weeks. I’m 7 kms in to my morning run and the sweat is beginning to sting my eyes. Keep moving! I am trying to tie off my monthly running goal by the end of the long weekend so I have a few days to shift gears. Doubtful. We’ll … Continue reading On the edge of everywhere
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