Thank you from a marathoner…

Bluenose recap

On May 19th, I went to bed with dreams of running my first marathon.

On May 20th, I set out to make that dream come true.

It’s hard to write a recap of your first marathon (or at least it is for me). Writing about it brings a closure, [...]

What’s on your list?

I love to race.

There are many reasons why someone will strap on some running shoes, pin a number to their body and step up to a starting line. Some race because they have their eye on a bigger prize and time is of the essence. Some race because the medal [...]

Countdown: 8 days to go…

This is what the Bluenose website says today.

8 days till Race Weekend.

When I opened the gift box containing the paid registration on Christmas last year it seemed like May 2oth was so far away. When I “officially” started training mid January and ran my first of [...]

Right…so that “celebration” post….ummmmm

There won’t be some catchy picture at the beginning of this post. I don’t have much time as I’m about to put on my running gear and take a quick 3 mile run as I taper into the marathon just 9 days away. I’m writing this more for me than for you. I’m [...]

Hitting the (proverbial) nail on the (proverbial) head…

Yesterday I read a blog post by someone I have a lot of respect for.

and by a lot I mean a shit ton.

“The World Won’t Celebrate You if You don’t Celebrate Yourself”

It was in reading the first few paragraphs, that I felt my throat begin to [...]