Name of Race: Sarawak International Triathlon
Website for the Race: http://www.triathlonmalaysia.com
Date of Race: June 21, 2008
Location of Race: Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Type of Race: Sprint Triathlon
Distance or duration of Race: 750km Swim, 20km Bike, 5k run
Description of Race:
With big names such as Muhammad Razani Husain, Kimberly Yap, Wong Ah Thiam, the Miri triathlon was […]

I tried the Adrenaline GTS 7 in August because I have had some time off serious training and figured I should get back to some shoes with some medial support as I start to increase my mileage again, since I really enjoyed them, I decided the next pair will be the GT8. Although the […]

I will try not to repeat information from the previous articles on the CWX tights already posted but these articles were excellent and comprehensive.
I was very surprised when I first ran with these tights. Everyone who owned a pair was raving about how they reduced muscle soreness and made them feel great during a run. […]

The Nathan Elite 1 is a hydration belt. This Belt has one water battle pocket and a small, other pocket good for energy gels, keys, a cell phone, swiping chip… depending on your purpose. I found this belt to be quite comfortable especially  compared to other hydration belts. The water bottle pocket fits tight to the bottle its, […]

Before I became a member of Team Running Free I wasn’t really in-tune with the wild world of race gels. But after 3 years and countless races, I have become a bit of a gel geek and my absolute favourite gel is the Chocolate Outrage gel by Team RF sponsor GU.
 The Science:
Gu’s trademark 3-pronged approach to […]

I have to admit the Flyroc’s were a bit of an impulse buy. Before the Inov-8 rep. gave his presentation at the RF Kick-Off meeting, I knew very little about the shoe but after he was finished I could not wait to get my hands on a pair of these shoes and get them dirty…..and get […]

Run for the Toad
25km trail race
 Pine Thirst Lake Conservation Area, Cambridge
October 4, 2008
www.runforthetoad.com
Before Race
I came to this race planning to use it as a good training race for my school cross-country season. My coach told me not to do the 25km but to stop once I did the first loop. I wanted to complete a strong 12.5km loop, […]

The Dirty Duathlon Adventure Race
Sir Sandford Fleming College
Saturday November 8th 2008
www.runnerslife.ca
This was the second year that I entered the Runners Life Dirty Duathlon race with it being the last official race on my schedule for 2008. There are actually 2 races and last year I just raced the “long” course so this year I decided […]

Storm the 10 Adventure Race
Saturday Sept. 20th 2008
Kelso Conservation Area
www.stormthetrent.com
The Lead-In 
Have any of you ever raced against Kalon Sparks? Well, if you have, you know why I was pretty psyched to team up with him to race the Storm the 10 relay this year. After we battled each other lap after lap last year when […]

Albion Hills
Five Peaks Trail Running Series
7.1km trail race
Albion Hills Conservation Area, Caledon Hills
September 13, 2008
www.5peaks.com
Day of Race
I had a full day planned race day and was very lucky that I could even make it to the race. I had a hockey tournament in Mississauga and three games scheduled that day. I had one game right before […]

 Inov-8 Mudclaw 270
I was looking for a trail shoe with  performance qualities for racing short distance trail races and high-school cross-country. However, as I log higher mileage than most short distance racers, I needed a shoe with durability. The Inov-8 Mudclaw’s lightweight (270g) and extremely flexible properties were great for speed. My first run with them highlighted […]

Seattle Half Marathon
November 30, 2008
Seattle, WA
Half and Full Marathon Distances
http://www.seattlemarathon.org/Home.htm
Well this race was initially going to be a full marathon for me but do my significant lack of training I thought it would be better to opt out and do the half.  I had been training a group of people from my husbands work to […]

Okay, it is almost one month after this race, and I have written about half of my report.  I wanted to make sure I post something now so the team is aware of this hidden gem.  This race was hosted in Roanoke, Virginia, and yes on Dec. 13, 2008.  Crazy time of year if you […]

I have been doing this coaching thing for a few years now. Read the different philosophies, the books. Talked to different coaches of all levels of athletes and I am starting to draw some conclusions. The following ideas, you may disagree with, but from my experiences seem too be true when it […]

 On a chilly blustery Sunday morning at Lake Ontario Park was the one race that brought the Eastern and Southern Ontario series together. This is the race where those who don’t normaly race together get to of course race together. The usuall looped type course that is the staple of Cyclocross though with some changes due […]