Okay, I still haven’t signed up for an actual 10k for June, but I am training almost consistently lately. And I did manage to sign my husband and myself up for our very first mud/obstacle run this summer! We’re doing the Mud Hero in Red Deer just before we go away on vacation. Perfect way to start a relaxing week, right? The thing about mud races like this is that you can’t just train by running, you know? The race itself...

Okay people, I NEED your help. I need you to give up a little bit of your blood. Not much, just a donation bag full or so! You see, I’ve decided to participate in Stride – The Walk for Blood in Edmonton on August 12, 2012, thanks to learning about it from a tweet by Canadian Blood Services. Here’s the thing. This is a race where we are collecting pledges, but unlike many charity races that need you to raise money, I am...

I did it! This weekend I finished my first half-marathon, the Wild Roses Women’s Race in Edmonton.  It was an experience, and I’m already thinking about my next half-marathons, so that’s a good sign, right?!! Let’s start this race report off with some discussion of the weather. I had an outfit planned to wear, but had to add a few items when I realized that June or not, the weather wasn’t going to be all that...

This morning I spent a fair bit of time updating my Race Alberta (formerly Run Alberta) page.  I love thinking about the races I might do this year (so far I’m registered for the Wild Roses Women’s Half in Edmonton, but hopefully will register for a few more in the next couple of months, as long as my training stays on track! There were some fun races that I knew I just had to do a separate blog post about. You can’t help...

I am totally excited that it’s 2012. And I started the year off perfectly by running a 5k race (Resolution Run) with my husband He didn’t want me to share the photo that has him in it though, so you just get me! We also were joined by some friends. They didn’t make it in the pics, they were running behind, but they’re so fast they caught and passed us about 1k before the finish. My finish time was just over 35...

Brand new blog. Same bad habits. I get distracted easily I guess and I don’t post as much as I mean to! Of course, this past month I’ve been far more than simply “distracted”. I was SICK. Yes, sick in all caps, not just “sick”. I did my 10k race on September 11th (race report not yet posted, not surprisingly). I was feeling great, ready for my half-marathon on the 18th. I knew I had trained right and that...