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 [...]

Yoga Music Pick #6

Lately, I have been focusing more on my home practice as I’m now a much longer drive to the Yoga by Sarah studio, not to mention that my Ironman training schedule eats up just about every waking hour that I’m not already at my regular ‘9-to-5’ professional job.  While there’s a lot that I miss [...]

Hot Yoga Groove

Today (Saturday) was the kind of day you’d rather be inside sitting by the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate, well, providing you’re legitimately sane anyway.  Me?  Oh, hell no!  Apparently I am the kind of guy that would prefer to strap on a pair of YakTrax , don the Sonclite mittens, sync up [...]

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 [...]

Yurbuds Ironman Inspire

There is one piece of equipment that is essential to my training that I (or anybody else for that matter) seldom ever make reference to.  It doesn’t track calories, pace, route or distance, nor does it monitor my heart rate or bodily performance of any kind.  Yet, it is absolutely integral to any of my [...]

Yoga Music Pick #5

Okay, I get it; ‘waves are coming in’, ‘there is much magnificence near the ocean’, and there is oodles of ‘sheema’ to go around, but I don’t care to hear about it during every yoga session, thanks. Now I don’t want to come off as a total curmudgeon here or anything, but these particular New [...]

When the Lights Go Out

It’s going to happen sooner or later; you’re either going to drop your precious iPod into the pool, tub, sink, or worse (think toilet), or maybe you get caught out in a sudden Hellish rain storm such as I was last week while visiting and running in Louisiana.  Whatever the situation, it sure sucks when your primarily [...]

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 [...]

Dealing with the Jitters

Finally, my triathlon race season begins tomorrow and, at last, I get a chance to let the big dogs run.  The last few weeks have been somewhat tedious as I have begun a slight taper for the Welland Half Iron in another couple weeks at the end of the month.  Therefore, most of my workouts at [...]

Yeah, but can Cavenish do this?

  I know this is a re-post, but it’s one that definitely deserves a revisit on the off chance that some of you may have missed it.  Apart from the cuteness and humor in it, I have drawn so much happiness (which equates to ‘strength’ in my mind) from this video lately.  So, please, enjoy [...]