In his recent Globe and Mail Jockology column, Alex Hutchinson@sweatscience (author of the book Endure) shared surprising new insight on the value of 'polarizing' your training routine. Run the harder workouts harder; run the easier workouts easier. Elite athletes have shown a consistent pattern of...
Although it still seems surreal, on my 24th birthday, I accomplished a goal months in the making – I ran my first marathon! Back in the fall of 2017, I ran the Clarkston Backwoods Half Marathon in Michigan after training through a very busy time, including...
[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...