Tag Archives: Half Marathon
Finishing Strong
A collection of some of my favourite finishes…….. 2011 Big Sur Half Marathon 2011 Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon 2012 Bang & Olufsen Yorkville 5K 2013 A Midsummer Night’s Run 30K 2013 Frozen Bonsai Half Marathon 2013 Niagara Ultra 50K 2013 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2013 Around The Bay […]
Just Like On Race Day
With 2 weeks to go until The Around The Bay Road Race my long run is trimmed today to the relatively modest half marathon distance. 21.1 kilometres but armed with hills and winds to test me still as I ease into my taper. Just like on race day this run will not be easy. I […]
Finishing Strong
It wasn’t my longest race nor my fastest. But it was in Central Park New York. A fantastic way to end my racing season.
Greg’s New Personal Best
Above: Pre-Race with Greg He gave me my first race. I would help him to a new PB. Greg has been working hard on his fitness over the last few months and it’s really showing. On the eve of the inaugural Frozen Bonsai Half Marathon in Central Park I re-iterated my offer: If you really […]
Ridiculously Photogenic Guy VS RunRodRun
Remember internet sensation “Ridiculously Photogenic Guy”? He with the seemingly effortless smile in the midst of a 10 km race? I’m challenging him for his crown….at least on my very own blog :p AND I’M RACING IN THE BIG SUR HALF MARATHON in my pic, that’s over twice the distance he ran! What do you […]
Canada Army Run
There’s something patriotic in the solidarity of the Canada Army Run. Maybe it’s the fact that our soldiers are doing a shadow run alongside of us somewhere in a land so war-torn and seemingly far away. Maybe it’s that some of those soldiers are here, running alongside of us. Maybe it’s that some of those […]
Heat, Hills, & Humidity
It’s Friday and as I’m now self-diagnosed as fully recovered from my first ultramarathon I return to my normal training distance of 21.1 km on Friday mornings. This morning though I’m training in the midst of a Toronto heat wave. The temperatures this week have routinely topped 40 degrees Celsius in the height of day […]
How I Got Here
I’ve been a runner now for a little over 3 years, my first race being the 2010 Goodlife Fitness Half Marathon and my most recent race being pretty much 3 years to the date that I started running was the 2013 Niagara Ultra 50K — my very first Ultramarathon. This story was published a couple […]
My Life As an Ultra Marathon Runner 
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