[caption id="attachment_17677" align="alignright" width="244"] Goderich Town Square[/caption] The event always starts off with a bang--the 'loud sound' of Jason Moon's Starter's pistol--his traditional Huron County shot gun. Not a chance you'll miss your Start! ...
Insights: The early morning gifted us with good weather. Interval workout here I come! By stressing our capacity we can start to maximize our aerobic power. Hello intervals. Quite straightforward too: push the pace and briefly recover in between. I was on for six 600m repeats...
IF your sole purpose for exercising is to lose weight or to look photoshopped, well, good luck with that. Personally I like to refer to this thinking (hmmm, maybe 'not thinking') trap as a big, deep, dark, bottomless pit--a rabbit hole. It's a 'NO-WIN-ALL-CAPS' scenario....
It was one of those days...
After running for 24 years one can expect the occasional injury. As a new runner I had made all the usual mistakes—running too far, running too fast. The camaraderie of my running peers and the release of endorphins made me feel like a young calf being...
The word spin no longer conjures up the image of a woman sitting at her spinning wheel industriously creating threads for family clothes. Picture this instead: stationary bikes organized around an energetic instructor, up-tempo music filling the room, participants eagerly doing their best to keep up, and...
Running has been my main-stay for exercise and socializing for over twenty years. I have been running with the Longboat Roadrunners since 1996 and have developed many friendships that have brought much joy into my life. I have many fond memories of running, racing and...
Over the years I have found great joy running outside through all seasons of the year. You can often hear me saying there is no such thing as bad weather only the wrong clothing. I still subscribe to that theory with one exception—ice. This winter...
Imagine two people set out to walk across country from coast to coast. (A long trek for sure.) One sets a limit of 20-miles a day. Whether feeling energetic or tired, it was 20 miles a day, no more and no less. The other walker started out at the...
Martin Gibala refers to his Eight Basic Workouts as ‘fun and fast’. They are only suggestions and intended to be adapted by you, to suit you. Perfect for aerobic workouts and resistance training too. Pointing out once again that the benefits of these workouts have been...