What a great way to kick off the 5 Peaks season. 
For those of you who don’t know about the 5 Peaks trail series, it is a championship points series consisting of 5 trail races from April to October.  Racers can choose from the sport distance of about 6km or the enduro distance of about 12km.  Awards are given […]

Throughout my years of training, I’ve searched for a lightweight running shoe that could be used for tempo run’s or even intervals without using track spikes or my racing flats. After using Mizuno’s Wave Rider 13 i was hooked! At a weight of 8.6 oz the shoe is a flexible and lightweight trainer for runners […]

I wrote this race report back in October, but chose not to post it as it really wasn’t one of my finer moments.  I re-read this again recently and remembered that old quote “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new”.
Have a good laugh on me…
Race:     Niagara Falls Half Marathon
Date:     October […]

by Darren Osborne : Team Running Free Milton
I rounded the last corner of the Boston Marathon expecting to see the finish line about a block ahead. The finish line for the Boston Marathon is permanently painted into Boylston Street and has a giant archway as big as a bridge over it; it says “FINISH” […]

Hello Everyone,
As the title suggests, I have missed a week of posting.  This was due to a hectic exam schedule at school.  The good news is that the exams are over and now I have two weeks off before the madness begins again!  This is where, in the film version of my life, they would […]

I decided that it would be best to give myself a few days to write about this one.
Signing up for the Seaton Trail Ultra-marathon (52k race) was a part of a long-term plan leading up to a spring-season full marathon race in May.
The plan…
Take on something more challenging than the full marathon […]

For those of you who have not heard of this race the following is a brief:
Distance: 250k (5.9 marathons)
Stages: 6 stages over 7 days 21.1k to 82 k
Support: Self supported except for water, about 10 litres/day and a tent
Terrain: Sahara Desert – sand dunes, rocks, steep hills, more stand dunes, more rocks
Weather: Temperatures range […]

I am ecstatic to share with you all that I successfully finished my very first Ironman on March 6th, 2010 in Taupo, New Zealand. It was a typical New Zealand weather day – it was clear, sunny, cloudy, cold, windy, rainy and hot. The race course is stunning.
Swim: I was most anxious about […]

Backs in Motion 10km & 5km
www.cmcc.ca
Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 9am; CMCC Campus, North York, Ont.
Sunny, 8 degrees celcius
Runners and chiropractors in the Toronto area have likely heard of this event, even if it is more by name than by race course. Like most events held within the 416 area code, the route for the Backs in Motion run/walk has either been tweaked or transformed on […]

After a punishing race last weekend called Hell Of The North, I was really looking forward to a smaller yet still challenging race called Paris to Ancaster.  For most competitors, this is a must do race each season as it’s very challenging and is a great amount of fun. 
The race itself (now in it’s 17th […]

The couple of minutes before the first big race of the year is always an uneasy moment.  I can not help but think of all the things that I did leading up to the race to get myself mentally and physically ready.  Add to this, one of my 2010 season  biggest races of the year […]

Race:             Hell of the North
Date:             Sunday April 11, 2010
Location:      Musselmans Lake
Website:        http://www.labicisquadra.com/
“Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company”   - Mark Twain
On Sunday April the 11th my eyes were opened by a single bicycle race.
Over the past few years that I’ve been racing I’ve always been a fairly strong cyclist, placing top ten […]

Event: Don’t Get Lost Giant’s Rib Raid
Location: Milton, Ontario
Date: April 10th, 2010.
URL: www.dontgetlost.ca
This past weekend, fellow team RF’er Kelly Dorey (and superstar navigator) and I kicked off our adventure racing season at the Don’t Get Lost Giant’s Rib Raid.  This race has become a staple on my calendar as it gives me a chance to see […]

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Around the Bay race, it is advertised as “older than Boston”.  Around the Bay is a 30K race all the way around Hamilton Bay and takes you through both Hamilton and Burlington.  It is a great race for those of you who are tired of your […]

Hello everyone,
I said last week that this post would be about nutrition, but I have altered the plan slightly because I have realized that I don’t know enough about nutrition to write a whole post about it.  I have read many articles about what runners should eat, and in what proportions, but I have chosen […]

Around the Bay 2-person relay 
Date: Sun. March 28, 2010.
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Website: www.bayrace.com
Weather: Overcast/light rain 7 degrees c.
Timing method: Championchip
I might have been the only Team Running Free runner to take part in the relay portion. Wait, correction — I might have been the only one who NEEDED to take part in the relay portion.
While my TRF teammates were conquering […]

This is one of my favorite Spinervals DVDs.  This is a compilation of various segments from a number of other DVDs.  The title is right as Coach Troy will have you saying “Have Mercy” after almost 2 hours of sweating and moving.   Coach Troy is fairly motivating and somewhat humorous at times.  […]

This is the 6th time I have purchased this shoe which shows how much  I like it.  It is a fairly inexpensive shoe that has a lot of the technology that is used in much more expensive shoes.  The fit is amazing for me with a snug heal and midfoot and a fairly roomy toebox that […]