May the Fourth Be With You

Long(ish) Run (click to see stats) 10.29k (52:59) Avg. Heart Rate = 150 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 169 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:09 min/km Best Pace = 4:01 min/km Calories = 982 Temp = 12º I decided to celebrate May 4th in a most typical fashion:  by running.  Hey, what else do I ever [...]

Reflections of a Born-Again Runner

Long Bike (click to see stats) Long (Brick) Run (click to see stats) 70.52k (2:33:19) – 16.75k (1:26:53) Avg. Heart Rate = 130 bpm – 154 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 150 bpm – 165 bpm Avg. Speed/Pace = 27.6/kph – 05:11 min/km Best Speed/Pace = 39.6/kph – 04:16 min/km Calories = 4653 Temp = [...]

Resolution Walk/Run: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

The Good Resolution Run (click to see stats) 5k (49:52) Avg. Heart Rate = 100 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 131 bpm Avg. Pace = 9:27/km Best Pace = 4:54/km Calories = 342 Temp = 4º Last year, I was privileged to participate in this Running Room with another friend for whom it was her [...]

Christmas Run

Long Run(click to see stats) 18.5k (1:45:01) Avg. Heart Rate = 148bpm Max. Heart Rate = 158 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:41/km Best Pace = 4:50 /km Calories = 1753 Temp = 6º SOTD: See below One of my holiday traditions has been to go for a long run early Christmas morning before most people [...]

The Odd Couple

Not everything in my life revolves around swimming, biking and running.  And, no, I don’t mean yoga or plyometrics either…or eating for that matter.  I actually do have some down time periodically; except that after Miso’s passing back in August, that downtime has been rather daunted.  So last month I did something to drastically improve [...]

Jogging Down Memory Lane

Long(ish) Run (click to see stats) 15k (1:18:23) Avg. Heart Rate = 163bpm Max. Heart Rate = 176 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:13/km Best Pace = 3:48 /km Calories = 14291 Temp = 27º SOTD: ‘The Scientist’  by Willie Nelson Truth be told, I haven’t really been enjoying my runs lately, which has posed a bit [...]

The Rainbow Bridge

It’s been a difficult week indeed as I have lost another invaluable member of my team when my best bud, Miso, slipped away peacefully this past Saturday as the result of failed kidneys.  To say I’m devastated would be the understatement of the century.  I know it’s just a stupid cat and all that, but [...]

The Did Well Assessment (Part 2.1)

Alright, now that the back slaps and kudos’ are all over with, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty; namely, what needs to improve before September’s A-race.  It’s now been 11 days since my first Half Iron event and I have exactly 11 weeks left to get my shit together, so to speak, and make damn [...]

The Did Well Assessment (Part 2.0)

The Welland event has now come and passed and I’ve been replaying the race over in my mind for the past three days in order to assess my performance and look for any further opportunities for improvement prior to my next major competition in September.  I don’t want to give you the impression that I [...]

Yoga Music Pick #4

In the fall of 1995, Rheostatics were asked by the National Gallery of Canada to write and perform a 40 minute piece of music honoring the Group of Seven’s 75th anniversary. With Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) joining the band on piano and samples, they conceived the piece over two weeks and performed it at the [...]