They say time flies when you’re having fun, and if the fact that it’s already September is any indication, I’ve been having a lot of fun! For instance, I had the opportunity to attend a talk by elite Canadian runners Matt Loiselle and Andrew Smith a few weeks back. I love attending ...
The marathon is one month from today (28 days… four weeks, whatever), and I’m finding myself getting pretty nervous. I’m not really worried about the distance or race; right now I’m more concerned with making sure that I actually get to the start line. It was at this point in the training last time that ...
So now it’s August, I’m in the fifth week of my training for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon and I’m just getting around to writing that, yes, I’m actually training for a marathon again. This time around I have some new “rules of engagement” from my sports med doc (Dr. S) that I must obey or ...
I had a really fun night last night. A bit of back story: earlier this year, I signed up for Canadian Running Magazine’s Marathon Quest — a 16-week training program put on by the magazine and sponsored by Brooks. For $100, participants get their entrance into the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, a 16-week training program, ...
After several weeks of inactivity from my injury I was going stir crazy. While training, I incorporated spinning as an “active rest” cross training activity, but found that ...
This is definitely a post I don’t want to write. Framing it in a slightly more positive light, my body has given me a new goal race… one that is four months away. In my last ...
Today's post is by Sylvie Desroches, who blogs at Marathoner in Training. Sylvie, like myself, is currently not running due to injury and shares some ideas she's ...
Now that Ottawa’s back on, and training continues, there is a lot of talk both in my training group and among running friends about the mental training that is required to ...
I’ve been a baaaad blogger lately. Things have been pretty hectic, but there is one thing in particular that has kept me from posting much of anything on here: I’m injured. Yup. I was really hoping that this was just a quick day or two off, but it seems that’s not the case (day 12 and ...
I’m currently reading The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha. Based on his blog 1,000awesomethings.com, the book is self-described as a “high-five for humanity and a big celebration of life’s little moments." In the spirit of the book and the many smiles it’s put on my face ...
Hi there, I'm Matt. I started running after a fairly major lifestyle overhaul (re: eating healthy and getting active). I'm currently training for the 2010 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. My larger running goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon before the next age category (which gives me nine years). For more info, check out my "about" page.
