INTRO On Saturday September 7, 2019, I officially became an ULTRA-MARATHONER. An “Ultra-Marathon” is any race that is longer than a standard marathon distance. Meaning anything further than 42.2KM or 26.2Miles. I set out on a goal this year to complete the 50K Trail Race in beautiful Haliburton Forest. I’ve been working up to this…
INTRO This event marks my 1-year anniversary of Triathlon. And it will forever hold a special place in my heart. I pushed myself into very new uncomfortable, and to be honest quite terrifying zones. You may recall my first ever experience with open-water swimming (OWS) at TTF Sprint last year. And how I bought and…
INTRO On Sunday July 7, 2019 I “finished” by first crack at the half-ironman distance in Muskoka, but there’s a DNF twist based on a technicality. I’ll get to that by the end of this report. Not to be concerned, this isn’t a sulking review. I’m in good spirits, I indeed receive my Finishers Medal,…
Howdy! Well today was an interesting experience at the Subaru sprint triathlon in Milton, ON. Long story (it will come later) short, I finished alive in one piece. This was my second Sprint. However, Milton was slightly longer than usual as it is a 750m swim, 30km, and 7k run. The Swim I improved a bit…
Here we go. It’s been a week since the Toronto Marathon and I’ve had good time to reflect. This was the second crack at the full marathon 42.2KM or 26.2miles. If you remember, my first one at STWM last year did not go exactly as planned. Yes, I finished, I became a marathoner, but without…
Absolutely loved the atmosphere at #RunforSouthlake this morning! Inspiring community and fun race! Finished strong with a new official 5K PR of 23:27! Additionally new PRs for 1 mile (7:19) and 1K (4:27) woot woot ?????! Thank you to all the volunteers, spectators, @southlakefndn /@southlakerhcorganizers, and sponsors @naturescanada ?! The @nike#vaporfly 4% were a dream…
