22 Mar Learn to Run 3: Put Your Best Foot Forward
'If the shoe fits, wear it'...
Author: Linda Jones
16 Mar Fun Saturday 14k Run
Fun Saturday run? Without a doubt. Fun from beginning to end. It started with a leisurely beginning and continued that way throughout the 14k distance. No morning alarm set for getting up early. Slept in and didn't roll out the door until 9 a.m. Decadent for...
15 Mar Learn to Run 2: S.E.T. the Habit
You joined a running group. You set a goal. You started with motivation. Now what? Ever wonder how long that motivation will last? Motivation is one of our most fickle companions. It'll let us down when we need it the most--when it all stops being...
08 Mar Want to Run? Let’s Get Started
How do we learn to run? (That's easy.) By running. Where do we start? (That's easy too.) Join a clinic, today, not tomorrow. Committing to, for example a 10-week program with a group and a goal race, is an ideal 'I'm-doing-this-now' strategy. Immediately you are surrounded...
20 Feb Salmon-Tuna Bites
SALMON-TUNA BITES This is my creative adaptation of Salmon Loaf, Tuna Croquettes, and all-things-easy-from-a-can-type recipe. Salmon-Tuna Bites are easy to make, perfect for a quick breakfast, lunch, supper, or snack. Enjoy. Ingredients: Mix and match ingredients to suite your tastebuds. I have given my best 'guess-timate' measurements to help you...
28 Jan Linda’s Robbie Burns 8km Road Race Report
[caption id="attachment_17968" align="alignright" width="225"] Age Group Award--1st: Diane Marrow 2nd:Christine Dirks 3rd:Linda[/caption] Sunday January 27/2019 was the 40th Annual Robbie Burns 8km Road Race. "Best Winter Running Event" according to Get Out There Magazine. Sunday put the emphasis squarely on 'Winter" and Weather, also 'whether'...
04 Dec Fun on the Run
Up early and dressed. Plan A: Head to nearby hockey arena for a run on the indoor track. A look outside quickly prompted a change to Plan B: Change into warmer gear and head right outside the door. I donned my new wireless Jaybirds and...
30 Oct Fun Gets Done!
Sometimes we hear a phrase and it immediately grabs us. It may annoy us, anger us, or in this case, light up the air with resounding 'yes, yes, yes'. Yes, I agree. Fun gets done! (If you don't agree then save yourself the time and...
19 Oct Linda’s Pinery Classic 10K Race Report
Saturday morning (the day before the race) I was heading out the door for my 'flush-it-out' run. Seeing how I was dressed drew a look of surprise from my husband. 'Don't you always rehearse how you are going to dress for the race?' Well, of...
02 Oct Inadequacy in HD
Look closely at this brilliant array of autumn foliage. See the stunning and unique beauty in each and every leaf. So, which leaf is the best? Hopefully you can't begin to answer that. How could anyone assume that one of these leaves is better, more pleasing,...