Annual Alfie Shrubb Race (8k & 5K): June 5, 2011 (Bowmanville, ON)
www.alfieshrubb.ca
After posting Talent is Overrated a common sentiment was offered from several observers. There must be a case for natural talent, where genetics have played a critical role in the success of the athlete. So here is the flipside, the case of Alfie Shrubb, the […]

You can’t ask for better race conditions in the middle of February.   The previous day, the winds were whipping around at 60 km/h, and tonight, we’re expecting heavy snow, so today’s race was sandwiched between two nasty winter weather days.
The race taking place at RIM Park in Waterloo was welcomed with sunny skies, dry roads and […]

We are in full-fledged winter mode right now, with lots of snow on the ground, likely some icy patches too, and some frigid temperatures. So who is crazy enough to run in conditions like this? Me, and I know a lot of others too (although in my area I didn’t see many other suckers braving […]

I decided to post my race report from last October’s Niagara Falls Half Marathon (even though it was nearly 4 months ago).  I wasn’t part of  TRF back then, but I have been accepted for 2011 as an “abroad” member (from the distant region of Niagara!).  This race was my first half, so I don’t […]

Salomon Advanced Skin Pack
The day before I was going away for a 4 day trail running trip in the Canadian Rockies I was lucky to receive the Salomon Advanced Skin trail running pack.
The first thing I noticed about the pack is the look. It looks almost “vest-like”. The second […]

BOOK REVIEW
Title: Talent Is Overrated
Author: Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor at Large, Fortune Magazine
Talent Is Overrated caught my eye while my daughter was looking for some magazines for her flight. As much as the book relates to the business world, it is about achieving exceptional performance in any endeavor, running included. So, do you need a […]

On Saturday Jan 22nd,  I ran my first Race of the year, the Frosty Trail Run.
This was a low frills race of 3 and 6 hours on a looping trail.
This was the first time this event was run. And it all started last October as we finished up a 6hr Trail Run, on a 2.5k […]