Life After Marathon
While I was training for the marathon, I postponed a lot of things. I thought to myself: I’ll focus on that after the marathon. I’ll have so much time after the marathon. So much for… View Full Post
Race recap: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2013
Relief. Relief and a tremendous sense of accomplishment. That’s how I feel after my first full marathon. After a pretty rough taper week, I was nervous for race day. I think I cried more in… View Full Post
The final countdown: race weekend speaker series
This is it. A few short days till the big day. I basically fluctuate between feeling like superwoman and bursting into tears. This tapering is tough. But one way or another, this is happening. Even… View Full Post
Avoiding taper madness
After Monday’s final long run, the anxiety set it. I knew it would. I was feeling pretty confident with my training up till that point, but as soon as that final long run was over,… View Full Post
Celebrating 30 years with 30K
Monday was my 30th birthday. To celebrate, I decided it would be fun to mark the occasion by running 30K – one for every year of my life. I took the day off and woke… View Full Post