Congrats on your trip to the darkside!

I don't know what area that is!! :oops: ?? I had to look it up as well...according to the Valecraft website "located south of Blackburn Hamlet off Navan Road, backing onto the Mer Bleue Conservation Area." you know you live on the south west end of the city when I've heard of Blackburn Ha...

Bumping this thread up for reference since I'm hoping to get in some more trail running once the snow clears in prep for some of my races this year. Hopefully this'll even be the year that I get to the Gats for a few runs. I'll probably be leaning heavily on the Greenbelt trails between Bruce Pit a...

Bumping this thread up for reference since I'm hoping to get in some more trail running once the snow clears in prep for some of my races this year. Hopefully this'll even be the year that I get to the Gats for a few runs. I'll probably be leaning heavily on the Greenbelt trails between Bruce Pit an...

This one's on my shortlist for potential fall races. Distance TBD, depending on how the summer goes.

RMT worked on it, suggested that I do some stretching. agreed that the weather is crappy and I shouldn't run on it until Tuesday. :) I did a lot of squats at CrossFit yesterday - my knees stay pretty far out, so, I'm not too worried about form during squats. I walked down some stairs pain free toda...

Yeah with a little one at home, it's hard to tack on an extra couple hours to your workout. This is my main reason for my lack of real trail running at the moment. I try to run on the greenbelt "trails"/paths as much as I can outside the winter. Luckily I can run or bike to work using mos...

Miss*Smiles wrote:

abirdd wrote:Duncan and I are running... or perhaps I should say Duncan will be running, I will be chasing

YAY!
We are registered

I registered last night too.

Weights this morning and 5k run at lunch. I think I might have seen an RM buff but I'm not sure. Any female maniacs running by the Marshes Golf Course on Terry Fox Dr in Kanata at lunch today?

Looking through the site a bit more, I saw the section for "Commando kilts" and thought 'aren't all kilts commando kilts' but then I clicked on it and they meant commando differently. Maybe the section should be called camouflage kilts or mil-pat kilts.

If worse comes to worst, you can order a kilt for about $60 from sportkilt.com -- they are intended for running in, and they are comfortable. Just be sure to order at least a month ahead of time. Oh, you can get them for $35 from the race, but I just thought someone might have one that they're not ...

I'm in for the Covered Bridge Half.

Registration is only $25 until Robbie Burns Day (Jan 25th): http://perthkiltrun.blogspot.ca/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I've always wanted to try this one and since it sounds like it might not be an annual event anymore, I'm in for this year. Anyone have a kilt from a previous ye...

Maybe I should tie a helium balloon to me so you guys can see me coming :D Well, this year we will discuss what you are wearing so we can also keep an eye out for you that way. We will aim to be at the same spot as last year, just over the Alexandria Bridge. I will make sure you know where we are g...

I'll be there to cheer you all on :D And, we will probably set up a freezie station again .... just with more freezies since our 100 freezies were done in less than 10 minutes last year. Glad someone is doing the freezie station. My wife and kids did one for years at Pretoria Bridge and I used to b...

Fell behind over the holidays but with getting back into my routine I should catch up quickly. A 30 minute run and weight workout today bring me to 16/100.

Day 1 (Dec 15) - 1hr run Day 2 (Dec 16) - 30 min run Day 3 (Dec 17) - weights Day 4 (Dec 18) - 5.5km run Day 5 (Dec 19) - weights + 6km run Day 6 (Dec 20) - rest Day 7 (Dec 21) - upper body workout Day 8 (Dec 22) - rest Day 9 (Dec 23) - 11k run Day 10 (Dec 24) - weights 9/10 - probably will miss a c...

Day 1 - 1hr run
Day 2 - 30 min run
Day 3 - weights

That’s a mistake distance runners make [not doing heavy lifting]. The best strength gains are made at 5 reps and under. You don’t put size on with those numbers. You put size on with 8 to 12 reps. Running is running – it’s still force application whether it’s sprinting or distance. Watch a miler at...

carm wrote:

MikeM wrote:Does anyone have thoughts on Epic/Iron Dartmouth as a race for a first timer? All the reviews I've read of the first year are positive.

Mike Caldwell posted a detailed review on Trirudy after this year's race. Did your read it?

Yes, that was one of the positive reviews that I saw.

Does anyone have thoughts on Epic/Iron Dartmouth as a race for a first timer? All the reviews I've read of the first year are positive.

Wow, what a day! I wanted to run all afternoon. Kept it to 9.5km though.

Air drumming, I love it! Courage, it couldn't come at a BETTER time. Congrats on an amazing race and BQ.

Jane I saw you after the race and recognized you from last year but you were talking with someone so I didn't want to interrupt.

I had a great time at the race again today. Hopefully I'll be back for 17.5 next year.

It's my first race since May so I'm excited, even though I'm not at all trained for it. Went about as well as I could have hoped for given the circumstances. Couldn't run any of the hills but managed to get through 7.5 in 42:13. Guess there's something to be said for cross training. Great to read a...