Archive | April 2012
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Yes, I’m stubborn…
I was supposed to run today but since I was home with Trey, I didn’t want to take him on a 10km run with me as he can’t maintain my pace. Instead, I went back to the Insanity workout I did a few weeks ago to try it again…the Max Interval Circuit video, AKA 60 […]
Getting stronger…
“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” -Ronald. E. Osborn I need to get stronger still as I want to start doing upper body plyo exercises and I don’t think my upper body’s quite ready for them yet. I went back to my regular workout, without […]
Not running with friends…
So.. my chiropractor (and amazing friend) Julia told me to take some time off since my quad is acting up again. I went and saw her this morning, she worked on it and it felt amazing. It felt so good that, in excitement, she said “Wow, I can’t believe that the things I do actually […]
Spinning basics…
Just as I thought, last night’s spin class was interesting to say the least. I got there at 6:40pm, just in time to figure out that the stereo does not have a way for me to hook up my iPhone to it…so back home I went to grab a stereo and to bring it in. […]
Stubborn quad…
My right quad was not happy after the run yesterday. Even with yoga last night, it was still pretty tight. Unfortunately I’ve got a packed day today so I can’t give it the rest it needs…I’m counting down the days until I see Julia to have her work it out again. At lunch, we went […]
It’s a hill, get over it…
“It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.” -Henry Ward Beecher We woke up early today to go for a run in our favourite rich neighbourhood, Rosedale. My GPS was acting up at first, so I stopped it and re-set it at half a […]
Kick4TheCure…
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” -Christopher Reeve I played in an indoor soccer tournament today to raise money for Canadian Breast Cancer Society. This is the 7th year the Kick4TheCure tournament has run and it gets more successful every year. In the past 6 years, the tournament has raised over $106,000 for charity. This […]
Running stairs…
“A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time – pills or stairs.” – Joan Welsh It was a gorgeous day and I haven’t run in a while so I took Trey and we went to the park. To push myself a little further, I ran every stair on route…and […]
With a little help…
“Success in anything seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don’t quit. They hang on after others have let go.” – Unknown Today was a tough one…my schedule was thrown off as I wasn’t able to workout in the morning and I didn’t have time to go to […]
Look, no thumbs…
I went to the playground a couple of weeks ago and tried to go on the monkey bars…since one of the Tough Mudder challenges is Monkey Bars with butter on them…I was able to do 2 before I fell off, with my hands burning and my spirit totally defeated. I used to be able to […]
Triple workout…
I was planning to go for a light run yesterday but the wind warning in Toronto was a little much and I didn’t feel like risking an obstacle course of broken branches and garbage cans …although that might have been great training for Tough Mudder… So instead, I woke up early today to do a […]
Raising money for Summit for SickKids…
Since we’ve commited to sign up and train for these 5 races this year, our group at work has decided to raise money to support Summit for SickKids, an amazing charity started by one of our teammates, Adam McClair. Summit for SickKids was founded to bring awareness to childhood cancer, while also raising invaluable funds […]
Mercedes Benz 10KM…
I took it easy yesterday, went to the chiropractor and did a yoga class to stretch my legs out so I’d be in prime shape for this morning’s 10KM race. We got into Oakville right on time, found a great parking spot and just had time to take a quick shot of me flexin’ The […]
The 3 minute plank….
Since I asked for new ab workouts to challenge me, CultFit (an amazing blogger that I suggest you start to follow) gave me an ab test to try out yesterday to see where I stack. His instructions: The Test: Hinge, Walk Out to a High Push Up Plank…Feet together, Hinge, Walk your Hands out to […]
Kicking ass…
I was a keener this morning! I’m not sure what got into me but I got up early, went to the gym for the 6:45am spinning class as my warm up for my weights workout. Spinning this morning was an RPM class at Goodlife. The instructor was great, very upbeat and motivating. I usually don’t […]
Top of the hill…
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary What a difference 3 weeks make…or maybe it was the 2 yoga classed that I taught last night that got me all limber. We went on almost the same run this week as the first week we started…and I felt so much better! […]
Core synergistics…
“You can’t keep a good man down — or an over affectionate dog.” -Anonymous My soccer game last night went pretty well, my legs felt good, my cardio was up, I even scored 3 goals, which is the most I’ve scored in one game all season. It was the last game of the indoor league […]
Insanity…
“Insanity is knowing that what you’re doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can’t stop it.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel I’ve decided to take it a bit easier this week and do less pounding on the pavement in preparation for my 10km run on Sunday…I want to make sure that nothing’s tight, pulling or […]
Enjoying the outdoors…
“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” – Doug Larson Friday’s workout was a leisurely jog in the valley with my friend Karen and Trey (my 4 year old shih tzu). Toronto has some beautiful trails, away from the cars and the noise, perfect […]
Visit to the chiropractor…
“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” -Voltaire Today was a pretty crazy day. I took up my friend Julia on her offer to treat me, she’s in her 4th year of study at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto. She told me the first session would […]
