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 ...
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 ...
Last week Christine Felstead wrote a guest blog on her yoga for runners classes. I’ve now had a chance to attend several of these classes and figured it’s time that I post about them. I’ve been practicing yoga for about two years. Initially, I was practicing at a wonderful studio in Cabbagetown (
I'm excited to present today's guest blogger Christine Felstead — creatrix of yoga for runners. Those who know me, know that in addition to running, my other love is yoga. I recently had the pleasure of attending one of Christine's yoga for runners classes at the Downward Dog Yoga studio in the ...
[picapp align="left" wrap="true" link="term=gym&iid=77000" src="0073/526f4228-0b02-4315-93d4-3e7e7cde2625.jpg?adImageId=7838539&imageId=77000" width="380" height="253" /] Several weeks ago I started to come to the realization that there might be something missing from my fitness routine. Like the stubborn Aries that I am, I was reluctant to even consider that most dreaded of places, where human hamster wheels line the walls and acid-forming protein ...
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.
