This video captures the spirit of almost every spin class I’ve ever attended*. Cut to the Schmidt. Continue reading
My Running Shorts
My Running Shorts: short stories about my life on the run.
Daisy dukes, bikinis on top
Signs of summer are all around.
1. I walk home through a series of parks filled with women paying men in fitted camouflage t-shirts to yell lines from Full Metal Jacket at them as they do burpees on the grass.
2. I arrive at home to an ad for a local fitness club for people that make waaaaay more money than me. Continue reading
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Lady luck she was waiting outside the door
I won!
No, not a race. Not the way I’m dragging my sorry chocolate covered almond filled butt around lately. No, not a real award. A blog award. The Liebster Award. Running Farce, a blogger with exceptional talent and good taste, bestowed the honour to My Running Shorts with these moving words: Continue reading
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I live life, might take it slow
I’m in a bit of a funk. A running funk, a life funk, a funky funk. It’s nearly midnight and I’m playing my “new” motivation song on a loop so that I don’t sleep through my alarm tomorrow and skip my “long” run. Continue reading
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This spirit is home grown
In keeping with my habit of late news delivery, April is Run Canada* month.
Run Canada Month is a new initiative launching in April of 2012 with the purpose of promoting running to people of all ages across Canada.
I should probably do something exciting in honour of Run Canada Month, like streak (inspired by this guy) or run my way across the province, but my streak flopped on April 1st and this province is huge.
Instead I’ll blindly follow the latest trend on Pinterest and do this: Continue reading
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They were clouds in my coffee
Once upon a time photos of missing children graced the back of milk cartons. An important message, but a sad start to your day. Now you have something new to consider as you eat your morning candy cereal. Continue reading
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Baby I can’t keep this pace
It’s a long weekend (and a holiday for some folks). I have a sugar hangover and I’m spending my morning watching YouTube videos and trying to motivate myself to go on a long run before sunset. Continue reading
