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There beneath the blue suburban skies, Penny Lane

Posted on May 7, 2012 | 7 Comments

Canada’s last penny was minted on Friday May 4, 2012. I am old enough to fondly remember buying penny candies. Technically, one-cent piece candies. I was schooled with penny  one-cent piece influenced lessons like a penny saved is a penny earned and take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves, among nuggets of wisdom with a strong British influence like penny wise pound foolish and in for a penny, in for a pound.

By far, the most important penny lesson was see a penny pick it up and all the day you’ll have good luck. Continue reading →

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Off down the distance

Posted on April 23, 2012 | 10 Comments

Yesterday was The Yonge St. 10K, the first of what is now two 10Ks running down the central artery of the city. The 10Ks are popular because they are fast – a net downhill (a couple of small uphills) with only a few turns. I wanted to test my 10K fitness on a certified course, but not necessarily on an aided course that would * my time and generate a PB that I would never be able to replicate, thus setting myself up for future disappoint. I have a tendency to over think races. I ran, but only because I won a free entry at another race.

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My body needs a hero

Posted on April 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

This video captures the spirit of almost every spin class I’ve ever attended*. Cut to the Schmidt. Continue reading →

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Daisy dukes, bikinis on top

Posted on April 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

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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This spirit is home grown

Posted on April 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

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

Posted on April 9, 2012 | 4 Comments

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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I’ve got my orange crush

Posted on April 3, 2012 | 2 Comments

My least popular posts are the ones in which I write about my latest unnecessary running purchase. You’ve been warned. Continue reading →

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We were back on the freeway

Posted on March 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

I left you hanging. If I ever checked my email I’d probably find hundreds of messages asking me if I finally did it. Or just five emails about my newest twitter followers. One or the other. This time I focussed on the west side. The stakes were raised when I saw signs indicating that several of the quiet windy roads are being reclaimed as burial plots. The roads may be disappearing faster than I can run them. Continue reading →

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As they speed through the finish the flags go down

Posted on March 28, 2012 | 6 Comments

I’ve mentioned (too) many times that I started running late in life and I’ve never benefitted from formal training or coaching in my highschool/university years. I’m entirely self-taught. Continue reading →

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Some balls are held for charity

Posted on March 27, 2012 | 12 Comments

I am not a ten year old boy, but I really want to run the 26.4 mile London Sack Race. I want to run the 26.4 mile London Sack Race because … Continue reading →

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I cross the ocean for a heart of gold

Posted on March 26, 2012 | 18 Comments

Well, that went better than expected. Way better than expected. By that I mean Around the Bay 30K, edition 118. This was my 5th time running the race, so I knew what to expect. Except I wasn’t expecting a humidex reading (it is March, where’s the windchill?), or the plague (again!), or another tendonitis flare-up (back on prescription strength anti-inflammatories) … so I also wasn’t expecting a great run. Which I said, publicly.

I wasn’t sandbagging. Really. Really!

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Do it for your muscles it’ll make them hustle

Posted on March 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

A tribute to my revival of the Canada Fitness Test, the “one guarantee of physical fitness”, from one of my favourite shows. Continue reading →

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So I better hold on

Posted on March 19, 2012 | 17 Comments

Does anyone else remember the Canada Fitness Award badges? An annual testament to my lack of athleticism. The standards were tough, with the best of the best receiving the Award of Excellence*. It may have come with a letter from the Prime Minister. I wouldn’t know. Continue reading →

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karma police, arrest this man

Posted on March 18, 2012 | 13 Comments

You know you are a runner when …

a police officer stops you during your run to ask if you’ve seen a suspect involved in an attempted grabbing and Continue reading →

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When I get rubber in all four gears

Posted on March 17, 2012 | 3 Comments

I’m trying to work on my running form. Specifically, I’m trying to break my habit of shuffling. According to Coach I run “like a Porsche”, low to the ground.  Continue reading →

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