This is race #2 in my 2012 season and it didn’t go exactly as planned. Let me preface this report by saying that my wife and kid had been sick all week and I tried to stay germ free, but 4 year olds like to share.
Sunday morning I woke up feeling under the weather […]

Race: Around the Bay, Hamilton
Date: March 25, 2012
30k PB: 2:00:32 (ATB 2010)
Result: 1:59:23
Had I bitten off a bit more than I could chew? Yet again?
Around The Bay is one of those races that tricks you. The first 18k was flat and handled like clockwork, keeping a strong 3:55/k pace with fellow Ajax RF runners Nathan […]

Race: Chilly Half, Burlington
When: March 4, 2012
Half PB: 1:18:26 (Toronto 2010)
Result: 1:22:16 (51st overall, 20th master)
Happy Birthday Predrag! Masters racers of the GTA bid Mr. Mladenovic a hearty welcome to our ranks, and a reluctant “adieu” to any chances of ever securing another master’s category prize for our own. Your birthday could not have been […]

Much has been written about this late winter race. In an attempt to avoid writing a review that is redundant in nature, I’ll focus more on what I feel will aid runners in making the decision to run this event next year.
The 2012 race was my third time running in the event. To start, the […]

Woke up to the alarm at 5:00 am hit snooze a couple of times and finally got up at 5:30.  The plan was to head down around 7:40 am so I had a good couple hours to eat, digest, and take care of any business that may come up.
So we get to Burlington around 8:45am […]

 Race:  Chilly Half Marathon, Burlington, ON
Date: Sunday March 4th, 2012
Distance:  21.1km
Website:  www.vrpro.com
Ok ok, I’ll admit it.  I’m a bit of a sandbagger.  BUT, I’m chalking that up to a huge amount of self doubt fueled by my less than ideal training as of late.  I always do this leading up to the first […]

Going into this race, I had hope of breaking 30 minutes for the 8K if conditions were good. Well, race morning arrived and conditions were far from good. I solid dumping of snow, cold conditions and a stiff wind out of the north put all hopes of going sub 30 […]

Do a race that starts at midnight on New Year?  Really?  Why not!  That’s what I thought when I first hear about it.  I’m not a drinker, so going to a house party was not going to be that exciting.  I managed to talk my friend and fellow team RF’r, Ryan, into doing it as […]

This race, which is in it’s 2nd year, has quickly become one of my favourites.  It’s close to my home, it’s for a good cause (scholarships for the children of military personnel killed in action), and it has a very pleasant course.  When I ran it last year I achieved a new half-marathon pb and had a […]

On Nov 6th I closed out another season of long distance running with the Hamilton Marathon.
This year I completed 10 ultras (including 92.7 miles in a 24hr event) and 7 marathons (including Hamilton). I also managed 40k in another 6hr event (where I was coming down with a bug) and the EndurRun (7 races, 160k, […]

2am, just going over the final checklist, ensuring that everything is ready for what should be a very fun and interesting race.  My new Salomon pack and shoes sit at the door waiting for the sun to rise while my four alarm clocks strategically placed in my bedroom get ready for a most important job.  […]

Date:  Sept 16-18/2011
Location:  Blue Mountain Resort,  Collingwood, On
Website:  centurioncycling.com/canada
Race Distances: Hill Climb, 25 mile, 50 mile, 100 mile, Vertical Hill Challenge, Kids Ride.
This is a full weekend event with something for everyone.  We had gone up on the Friday night & stayed at a friend’s townhouse withing walking distance of the start line.  On Saturday, […]

Website:  http://mudnewton.com
Date:  Sept. 3/11
Location:  Woodnewton, 4849 Concession #6, Uxbridge, On
Time:  9:00am
This was originally a Christmas Tree farm & a cross country ski resort back in the 70’s & 80’s.  This farm is 200 acres & they are revitalizing the tree farm.  They also host mountain bike races here.
This was the first year for this race, […]

Website:  www.Mudrun.ca
 Date:  Sunday, June 5/11 
Time:  9:30am
Location:  Claireville Conservation Area, Toronto, Ontario
This is not a race that I would normally sign up for.  I am not a great trail runner & normally fall on the trails, so I try to avoid them whenever possible.  However, my 2 friends, Cindy & Laura who like to run trail […]

Since the Logs, Rock and Steel race started a couple years ago, I’ve always wanted to do the race.  Unfortunately, the timing has never worked out.  2011 was the first year it fit into the schedule. 
LRS is an adventure race, but doesn’t require navigation.  However, you still have to follow flagging tape through the […]

In July of 2010, my boyfriend and I mutually decided that we wanted to find a hobby we could share. Richard has always been a very athletic and self-determined individual, and me, on the other hand – I’ve always needed that little push to get me going. One day, after hearing about the Running Free […]

Running a 5km race in a full head to toe Santa suit, who would not want to do that???
This was the second year I have ran the Santa Jingle race in Burlington ON. I ran it last year with my husband, mother in-law(65) and friends and had a blast.  This year my 14 year […]

Ironman Lake Placid was my first Ironman. I couldn’t have asked for a better Ironman race. The course was beautiful, and unlike previous years, the day turned out to be dry.  If you decide to do Ironman Lake Placid you’ll have to bring a variety of clothes for your transition bags because you never know […]

I didn’t want to write this race report. I wasn’t going to write this race report. My husband told me I should. Sometimes I listen to him.
I ran my first marathon, the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 16. It was a colossal mess. The main reason I didn’t want to re-live it in a […]

On September 24th, I participated in a unique event, the Sears Great Canadian Run. This was a fundraiser for the Hospital for Sick Children and national initiatives across Canada supporting the research and treatment of kids cancer. Our intrepid team of 6, Team Momentum, ran 131 km that day from Vaughan to Blue Mountain and […]