I am not one for setting resolutions at this time year however, I want to use this time to reflect on the past year. As I look back it has been good one, filled many happy memories and personal achievements. It started out to be a lot harder than I expected. Though, as the year progressed everything became more and more sound. The challenges that I faced over the year reminded me of love I have for myself as well as all the things i want to work on. Resonating Moments from this year include:– My hubby and I reaching our one year anniversary. I am really proud of us…
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Running on Vacation
While I was on vacation in Costa Rica I was lucky enough to find the time to a workout and get a couple runs in with my husband. I was on vacation, why would I want to workout? Because I love it. Yep you read that right. I want to run while on my vacation! To me a vacation is about getting time to relax, recenter and find your inner peace. Running is one of the best ways for me to achieve that. (L) Vacations are often busy and filled with activities. Finding the time to get a run/workout in might be hard, but no harder than any other day.…
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Christmas Love
Christmas is by far my favourite holiday! There are many reason why I love it and yet I have been struggling to put it into words why it is so special. The words started to come together on Christmas Eve, there still not perfect but I think you will get the idea. When Jake and I recently went on our vacation to Costa Rica I was worried that we were going to miss out on the Christmas season by being somewhere warm for December. Yes I know that was bit silly but it was how I felt being away from home and snow in December. Once we start our travels…
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Tips for Winter Running
1. Layers! Run with layers. Too warm you can layer down or switch out a layer for another if one gets too sweaty or wet. Having a wind resistant layer keeps the cold bite away. A good base layer will keep the sweat away from your body keeping you warm. 2. Headbands or Hats: Covering your head helps conserve body heat 3. Be Brave Start Cold: Dress for slightly warmer temperature than it is: about 10 degrees warmer. Your body will heat up once it starts moving. * remember to change out of your running clothes as quickly as possible post run. Keeping a warm sweater in your car and stretching at home…
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Hitting the Weights
Well it is officially snowy winter running season out there! As magical and pretty as the snow looked on Friday evening I was not looking forward to running outside. I opted to go the gym with my husband and to focus on strength training. Lifting weights can be intimidating, it helps to keep your focus on yourself and to remind yourself everyone has similar goals and is to busy doing there thing to worry about you are doing. I wanted to focus on my upper body as I find that can easily get neglected with running. Warm up/Cardio: 25 mins of running on the track: 1000 meters…
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Post Race Blues
Anyone find it hard to come back to running after doing a race. Yes directly after the race when your body is still in recovery mode, not quite ready to hit the pavement again, there is nothing by race highs, fantasying about the next race and crushing that PB. Yet, you know can’t really get right into training you have to let your body rest. Once it’s time to start running I find i lack major motivation to get going again. Since completing the Chicago Marathon this thanksgiving I have been feeling huge post race blues. I believe it combination of multiple factors including, this the 1st year I ran…
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Books Books Books
I have always enjoyed reading, however it often takes a back seat to all other aspects in my life. The only time I have ever really shared my opinions on books is in English class. That being said I love discussing books so I figured I might as start. One book I can easily talk about outside the classroom is Harry Potter. Harry Potter is the series that I grew up with and have re read multiple times. I will get more into series in a later post I promise. Two other books which I feel have influence my life and stayed with me as I have grown up are…
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That One Thing
Love. We all seek it; we look for it in every aspect of our lives. I have based so many of my life decisions on love; good or bad it almost always comes down to love. For a long time love was at the basis of my insecurities, over the years it has grown to be the base of my strength. I firmly, truly believe love begins with oneself and not another person or object. This of course much more simply said than it is applied to one’s life. It has taken me along time to begin to understand how important that statement is and how to love myself. The other thing…
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Why I Run
I’ll start by saying that I love to run, yet how I got into it was not simply because I loved to run. Running was activity that I grew into and I grew into mainly out of necessity. One of the biggest reasons was once I reached university I no longer was on a competitive sports team. There was a void within me where sports had previously been. This is feeling I am sure many of us have felt as we transition from competitive sports to active lifestyles.The second reason I started running was to combat the emotional and physical stress throughout university. In my second year of university I…