This was my first attempt at racing a 1/2 marathon. My goal was really no goal – I just wanted to run a hard race and see how I felt. (Getting as far into the race as possible – without having my inner “negative nancy” yapping in my ear).  - sorry for any Nancy’s who are […]

Ran the Chilly Half on Sunday morning as my first race with Team RF Barrie.Previous course record 1:50:26, PB 1:47:44. Goal was to beat the course record and maybe the PB.
This is the third time I’ve run this race but they changed the start and some of the course […]

 
Last Sunday I ran the very first race this season in Burlington: Chilly Half Marathon and Frosty 5K. The weather was incredibly warm and sunny. It was a beautiful morning in one of the  beautiful down towns in southern Ontario.
Unlike the 1/2 marathon which had more than 3000 runners, the 5K race had only about […]

Training for Solidarity – Haiti Fundraiser
Date: Saturday January 30
Location: Palais Royale (1601 Lake Shore Boulevard West)
Distance: 10km or 20km
Running Free had planned on hosting its annual 10km run in Haiti in January but after the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010; a decision was made to re-group efforts and organize a training […]

17th Tim Horton’s Grimsby 1/2 Marathon
Grimsby, ON
Sunday, February 28, 2010
www.instride.ca
Well, there’s no doubt that this has been a great winter for run training. This was also a good weekend to race with only moderate 15-20kph winds. Let’s face it, for this time of the year that’s not too bad.
This was a really good race to […]

Event:       Grimsby Half Marathon
Date:         Sunday February 28, 2010
Website:   http://www.instride.ca/
 
2010 is the first year I really sought out the Half Marathon distance races of the Greater Toronto Area.  Having been a weaker runner when it came to this particular distance, it took a lot of convincing to go with the half marathon per […]

Summary: 1:28:05 on the chip | Even Splits | 2/20 in M25-29

I think they used to call this race the “Hypothermic Half Marathon”

Perhaps recent weather trends are responsible for the name change… and in any case, I’m not complaining.

There was nothing hypothermic about this race yesterday, and conditions were perfect aside from a strong headwind […]

A presentation on our Patagonian Expedition Race experiences will be held at the Milton Running Free Saturday April 10th at 4:30pm.  If interested in attending please RSVP to milton@runningfree.com.

Name of Race: Patagonian Expedition Race
Website: http://www.patagonianexpeditionrace.com/
Date of Race: February 9-17, 2010
Location of Race: Southern Patagonia, Chile
Type of Event: Adventure Racing
Distance/Length of Event: 7-9 Days
For […]

Winterlude Triathlon - Feb 6, 2010.  8k skate - 5k ski - 5k run.
For most endurance athletes in Canada, winter is a time of indoor treadmills and bike trainers.  If you’re like me, cabin fever is a by product of these vitamin D deficient days which is why the Winterlude Triathlon has become the annual […]

Santa Shuffle 5kmDate: Saturday December 5, 2009Location: Sunnybrook ParkEvent: 19th Annual Santa ShuffleDistance: 5km (without time chips)This has to be by far one of my favourite recreational races.The money raised goes towards the Salvation Army (a total of $400,000 was raised across 35 cities).It’s one of the most relaxed ones out there with the fun […]

So on December 17th, I had the great honour of being part of the 12,000 people selected to carry the Olympic Torch throughout Canada. On this date, the Torch had made its way to the GTA and in the morning, the event started out in Markham.
Markham, ON has always been a special place to me; […]

Saturday December 26th,Hamilton,On.
89th Annual Harold Webster Boxing Day 10 miler
www.boxingdayrun.ca
For the 6th year in a row I signed up for this annual right of Christmas passage.What better way to govern the food and goodies intake on Christmas Day than a 10 mile race,and a tough one at that,on Boxing Day.
The day dawned on a wet […]

September 27, 2009
Marathon, Half-marathon and 5km Races
www.waterfrontmarathon.com
 
Well, my race schedule for 2009 has included all races run in the rain so you can guess how this race went from a weather perspective. It was also very humid so as flat as the course is, I was glad I was instead of the full marathon.
I got […]

Race - Egg Nog Jog 10.8k Run
Location - Terra Cotta, Ontario 
Date - 12/13/09 
Website - www.georgetownrunners.ca
As I was driving up to Terra Cotta to take part in the 2009 Egg Nog Jog, I asked myself, “Do I really want to run in this rainy, winter weather?” For some reason the answer was yes so I continued to […]

The Southern Ontario Amazing Race is a hidden gem of a race that is spread out over two days.   This race exists to raise money for the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington.  This is based on the television show and adheres to the formula of traveling, socializing, and running around.  The […]

Legacy 5km runI think this is a great run for those who are not too serious, but want a bit of a fun run!  The course is almost perfectly flat, so no worry for those who fear hills!    The distance isn’t too long, although I know for those of us that want to go fast, […]

This was my first time attempting anything longer than an Olympic length race, and was not sure what to expect in terms of how I would feel over that distance, nor the pace to go at. 
I started the swim off in the purple category (a little faster than I thought I would want to […]

This was my 19th half-marathon and possibly the best I’ve ever run in terms of organization and the course itself.
Starting weeks before, the RD contacted registered runners with e-mails about the details of race day. The information was great and helped me feel really “pumped” for the event. Race day was superb - kit […]

Logs Rocks and Steel
Logs Rocks and Steel took place on this year’s Labour Day weekend.  I was pretty pumped as this was going to be one of my only Adventure Race type race this year as being a new father has limited my ability to travel, and the Quest for a Cure’ […]

I am the first to admit that I am not a runner by trade, but I won an entry into any of the 5 Peaks trail running series through the Team Running Free lottery.  I was very excited about this opportunity as I was thinking of doing it anyway and this just […]