When I first laid eyes on the Musha 3, I knew I had to try them out. Thanks to Arnold (Mizuno), I was given the opportunity of doing so and all I can say is wow! The Musha 3 is a stability racing shoe and once you put them on, you won’t want to take […]

This was my first running race of the year. I signed up on a whim, a week before. My intent was to run it to try out my pacing for the Mississauga half marathon three weeks later. It’s been a bit of a rough month in my household. We’ve had some bad strep infections and […]

Race               TriStar Mallorca 111/55.5
Date                April 17, 2011
Website          www.star-events.cc/site/trstmanews
Needing an escape from a long Moscow winter and needing to get my cycling back in shape for a trip to the Pyrenees in June I headed off to Mallorca for a two week cycling vacation with a bit of swimming and running thrown in.

We were staying […]

Race:  Good Friday 10 Miler
Date: Friday April 22, 2011

Website:  www.burlingtonrunners.com
The Easter Miracle
 
The Good Friday 10 Miler. Proof that Miracles Do Happen!
After the week I’ve had, I seriously didn’t have high hopes for this race. I’ve been super stressed for the last 3 days. To top it all off,  Mother Nature decided to give […]

Yes, you read the title correctly, this is the world’s lightest racing flat at a mere 3.6-3.8 ounces depending on who weighs it. You have to believe this next statement when I say that when you remove the pair of shoes from the shoe box, and hold the shoes in one hand and the box in […]

Race: Jordan 5k
Where: Jordan, ON
When: Saturday April 9, 2011
Part of the Subaru of Hamilton Niagara Running Series http://www.instride.ca
Such great race conditions! Prairies flatness, little wind, and about 7C at the start with sun shining. Could it get any better? The Jordan 5k has built a reputation as a flat fast race, attracting ever faster customers. […]

In my report on the Ronin 2 last year, I mentioned how fast (or wicked fast) that this shoe was and how it was the perfect neutral flat. Well leave it to Mizuno to find a way to make it better (or ‘more perfect’).

First of all, they managed to remove 0.4 ounces from the shoe (7.4 […]

On Saturday I ran the 52k Seaton Trail Race.
This race is put on by the local group, the Seaton Trail Mud Puppies.
Very appropriate as the trails today were a sea of mud.
Last year I ran this race as my first ultra, in a conservative time of just over 7 hours.
Today I was hoping to break […]

Before the cold weather finally(hopefully) leaves us,I thought it prudent to write about my newest addition to my cold weather clothing arsenal.
Most running tops if not all  promote the idea  of wicking away moisture to keep the body warm.The Breath Thermo is the first that I’ve worn,and I have a lot of various brands,that really […]

Event: Seaton Trail Test (29km)
Date: April 16th, 2011
Location: Pickering, Ontario
I did this race in 2009 and got a big rude awakening.  Who knew Pickering had so many hills?  The race kicked my butt good and I vowed I’d go back one day exact my revenge.  By the time I tried to sign up last year, […]

Event: Don’t Get Lost’s Raid the Rib
Date: April 9th, 2011
Location: Palgrave, Ontario
For lots of Ontario adventure racers, Don’t Get Lost’s Raid the Rib is a season kick-off.  I’ve been doing this event for 6 or 7 years and I always find it to be a great orienteering / navigation tune-up as well as a gauge of my fitness […]

2011 Around the Bay 30K Race
March 27, 2011
I went into this race with a fair bit of trepidation.  Over the past few months I had a lot going on that shifted my focus from training to other more important things.  We moved at the beginning of March which capped a long process of cleaning, packing, […]

The Around the Bay road race takes place in Hamilton, Ontario.   It starts and finishes at Copps Coliseum, after runners do a complete loop of Hamilton harbour.
Once again, the weather for the day was going to be sunny, but very cold (for the end of March).   It was around -10 overnight, and highs for the […]

Harry’s Spring Run Off
Date:  Saturday April 2nd, 2011
Location:  High Park, Toronto, ON
Website:  www.canadarunningseries.com
Much Like A Fine Wine….
I am getting better with age.
I didn’t really prove that little theory of mine until this Saturday when I ran the Harry’s Spring Run Off 8km. The last time I ran that race it was […]