And the first event chosen for 2011 was the Tour du Butter Tart. Planned by the same crew that brought us the Dundas Monstercross ride last fall.
The overlord of financing met with the Sith of Training to decide that attendance was mandatory in the 2011 training scheme. Specifically as thie little ride met the most […]

Greetings everyone!
I am very happy to be back as part of Team Running Free 2011.  I am hoping to be more active with the team this year.  Last year my schooling got intense very suddenly and I was not able to participate with the team as much as I had planned to.  This year I […]

How Medical Acupuncture Can Speed Your Recovery and Improve Your Performance
As seen in  ”SPRING 2008 TRIATHLON BC MAGAZINE By: Lisa Regan”
Medical acupuncture is a combination of traditional acupuncture, scientific knowledge, and clinical assessment and treatment skills.  In order to be effective the practitioner must conduct a thorough assessment and have a good understanding of exercise physiology, […]

ART - ACTIVE RELEASE TECHNIQUES -  WHAT is it and WHY it can help you
Last weekend I participated in my second ART course.  I wanted to share this article on what ART is and some pictures of the course where I was sporting my running free gear.
ART or Active Release Technique is a technique that […]

RACE: CHILLY HALF MARATHON
LOCATION: BURLINGTON, ONTDATE: MARCH 6, 2011
The morning started off as a cold one! We woke up to a massive amount of snow and had an interesting drive out to Burlington to start the race. This race was ment to be a long training run for me as I haven`t been running […]

Out of the blue, a test pair of the latest Mizuno Musha 3 race shoes arrived with my name on the box. I am elated to have this opportunity to review and trial them. My thanks to Arnold from Mizuno, title sponsor of the Chilly Half. Sorry Arnold, you are not getting these ones back!
http://www.mizunocda.com/running/products/mizuno-wave-musha-3-racing-shoes
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My Around the Bay 30k bib is available. If interested, enter a comment below and I will be in touch. Note the 30k can also be exchanged for the 5k race if that suits you better.
I write this piece thinking just how fortunate I have been. Over four years between injuries. But here I am, […]

 Race:  Chilly Half Marathon
Date:  March 6th, 2011
Location:  Burlington, ON
So this year, I’ve decided that in honour of my 40th birthday, I was going to attempt another Half Marathon Hat-Trick (3 halfs in one year, which I did previously in 2000), with my final half being an attempt to break my PB of 1:43 by 3 […]

The first race of the Subaru Niagara Running Series was on Sunday February 27, 2011. The main event (based on number of entrants) was the half marathon, and there was also a 3K race. I did a few races in this series last year, and hope to do as many as I can […]