I am a Glycerin kind of girl.  I have worn the 5s, 6s and 7s.  After I had my last baby I decided to try something different and went with a neutral shoe by a manufacturer who shall remain nameless.  These shoes never felt right (like wooden planks strapped to my feet) and I ended […]

On Sunday Oct 17th I ran the Toronto Goodlife Marathon, finishing in 4:03:40.
On Saturday I had run the Vulture Bait 50k in a PR time, but injured myself slightly during a fall. Chest, hand and one foot were hurting, but not too badly. So after I got home Saturday night and getting my gear ready […]

On Saturday Oct 16th I ran the 50k Vulture Bait Trail Race, in which I PR’d by 22.5 minutes and caused myself some minor bodily harm.
The Vulture Bait, was a 25k loop course, which I was running twice. I arrived there about 1.5 hours early. Picked up my kit and chilled with a couple of […]

Many of you have likely come across the same issue that I have faced over the last few years; an increasing number of responsibilities, and an increase in the amount of time demanded of existing responsibilities. 
After being married for 5 years, and now with the addition of our (well, a while ago) 19 month […]

I can recall the emotions of running my last marathon like they were yesterday.  It was September 2009 and I was running the Toronto Waterfront marathon.  I was running along on Queen Street on my way to the finish at the 35K mark.  I kept thinking to myself, 42 kilometres is an incredible distance and […]

A midsummer nights run in the beaches (just east of downtown toronto) was a wonderful event with highly spirited runners. This 30k race runs along the waterfront to the lesley spit area, and then to the beaches.  It reminds me of the distillery run, but with the inclusion of the beaches, is more scenic. Apparently, it […]

The Wasaga Beach Triathlon takes place right at Beach 1 in the city of Wasaga Beach. The atmosphere is wonderful and spectator-friendly with crowds of people cheering you on. This is my first time doing this race. I was somewhat apprehensive as fellow team running free member, Arthur Kwok, complained of the large waves and […]

website:  www.msctriathlon.com
Date:  Saturday, Sept.11/10
Location: Wasaga Beach
Distance:  750m/20k/5k
Swim  750
This is the first year that I have actually done the swim in Georgian Bay.  It was a cold morning & my feet were freezing, so I opted to not do a swim warm up.  I was in the last wave & would have to wait about 15 […]

website:  www.msctriathlon.com
Date:  Saturday, June 26/10
Distance:   750m/30k/7.5k
Swim  750m
This is a nice race if you are afraid of the swim.  It is a time trial start & the race starts with the youngest athlete & the last swimmer to start is the oldest racer.  I started #221 out of 239.  Each swimmer starts at 5 second intervals.  You […]

website:  www.msctriathlon.com
Location:  Binbrook Conservation Area, Binbrook, Ontario
Date:  Sunday, June 13/10
Distance:  750m/27k/6.5k
This is the first year that the race temperature was not sweltering!  In fact it had poured the day before & there were huge puddles everywhere.  It was nice & cool in the morning, which was a great race temperature for me.
Swim  750m
Again, I had […]

Website:  www.msctriathlon.com
Race:  Woodstock Sprint Triathlon
Distance:  600m/20k/4k
Location:  Pittock Lake Conservation Area, Woodstock, Ontario
This was the first year for this venue.  It was a nice drive from Markham about 1:45 to get there.   There were a lot of first timers at this race.  Woodstock had sent alot of newbies from the Woodstock Triathlon Club, & the Goodlife […]

Race:  Whitby Half Marathon
Website:  www.winmarathon.com
Date:  Sunday, May 23/10
I signed up for this race because it would be my first road race in a few years.  I had picked this race because of the course discription of a run downhill from Brooklin that promised to be fast.  I also decided to enrol in the free half […]

This was my last triathlon of the summer and once again, I went into it looking for fun and a respectable finish.  I did however have a modest time goal in the back of my mind of sub 1:30. 
After a summer of hot, humid weather the day started quite cool and pretty windy.  I was […]

On Oct 2/10 I ran the 50k Run for the Toad Trail race.
Short version: I finished in a time of 5:53:51, a PB for 50k by 22.5 min.
Long version: I was going in to this race on rested(?) legs. I had done a marathon (my fastest one so far this year) the Sunday before (not […]

Another Marathon done.
On Sept 27th I ran the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
My mileage was down leading into the race, due to work commitments as well as a small bout of insomnia. It’s almost as if I tapered for a race.
Saturday, I had to work half the day and then I spent 5 ½ hours at […]

Race Report
By Roger Hospedales, Team Running Free
Race:  Run For the Toad 50 km
Date:  Saturday October 2, 2010.
Website: http://www.runfortoad.com
This is an easy race report to write this time around. I showed up, ran two laps (of four) and a bit, then called it a day. The cold rains came late into my second lap […]

Race Review: Running Maniacs Fall Festival Run
Sat. Oct. 2, 2010.
Newcastle, Ontario
8:15am
8 degrees celcius overcast & sun
A 15km run along the quiet countryside of Newcastle proved to be the perfect tonic to start the recovery process from a big urban race. For those who are wondering, I am not referring to the Newcastle located in England, […]