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Well, the Around the Bay 30 km race is one week away!I did another highest-mileage-yet week, finishing w/ an easy 37 km run Saturday (averaged a bit less than 4:45/km…I didn’t always stop my watch during breaks), totaling 150 km (I totally felt like I could run longer than 37 km but part of running requires discipline to do less, …

March is quite a busy month. Three out of five in our family have birthdays (Jonathan, Seth and Leah) and it’s a solid training month for me (with 2 races). I’m consistently getting my mileage up and workouts faster. Here’s what I emailed coaches Rick and Nicole this a.m. So, at 5:45 am I ran to the Gretzky indoor track …

I blogged about this in the past but because it’s so important, I’ll do it again. 1. AMP PRO2After all of my hard runs, I wear myAMP PRO2 Recovery gear, which “promotes healing and reduces recovery time. AMP PRO2 utilizes compression technology and a revolutionary responsive fiber that is infused with 13 natural minerals, resulting in improved oxygenated blood flow, …

Here’s a fun picture taken after Sunday’s race. These 3 fellas admitted that they were trying to catch me at the end but I was too strong. That is definitely something you want to hear!Recovery (Emend, stretching, epsom salt baths) has been great since Sunday. For some strange reason, I love training the day after a race. I swam 2 …

So, this weekend was busy. We had hockey Friday night, I was gone all day Saturday for my uncle’s funeral, and Sunday was race day and Leah’s first birthday party. I made my to-do list and got done what I could, when I could! MVP for the weekend was Jonathan, for sure! He had the 3 kids for most of …

What a great day. I had a personal best time of 1:15:42 in the Chilly 1/2 Marathon (and was first female) and my baby girl turned one.Gotta get to bed though so will write again later.

Well, race day is 4 days away. It’ll be busy between now and then; we get the keys to our new house, we have Leah’s birthday party to prepare for, Micah has hockey, and sadly, I will be attending my uncle’s funeral.Last week was a decent training week. I ran 125 km, swam 5 km, and did a bit of …

So, the boys had stomach flu last weekend and the rest of us thought we dodged it. Then, Jonathan felt a bit off Monday so he stayed home from work. My stomach still felt fine but I knew I was close to the limit w/ my running. I was not over-training or ignoring an injury or anything like that, but …

I’m doing a bit of blog updating and thought I would remove my past results so stuck them here just in case I want to refer to them later. It’s kinda neat to look at. Consistency is key, that’s for sure! You can tell when I had my babies too (2006, 2008, 2011)!Past Results (archive)2010May 30 – Canadian Marathon Champion …

Not the most flattering picture of Leah but sometimes we all feel like this! Life has been crazy busy and I am running more than ever (and loving it!). All is well and I know I say it many times, and will say it again, that I am so blessed to have a great husband, 3 wonderful kids, and a …