Race Recap: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront 5K

Appears courtesy of Gillian’s Active Life. Summary: I ran a good race, but it was not a good race to run. Race Expo The race expo was on the Friday and Saturday before the race. I’ve never been to a race expo that had more than five or six tents, so this was pretty neat [...]

Can You Regain Your Pre-Baby Running Speed?

Article by Guest Contributor

Ladies, let me give you some advice: Do not fear post-baby running. It rocks. Here’s my post of proof. On Saturday, on a course that is known to be a tough one for setting PRs, I ran an awesome race. I ran my fastest 5K ever. Ever. People, my baby is not yet 8 months old. I [...]

Couch to 5K Motivation

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Courtesy of Ashley from Oh, Jones… I never thought that I would be writing a motivational post on training for a 5k. I also never thought that I would run a 5k, but this April I did just that. I had this idea to do the “Couch to 5k” program and spoke about in passing with [...]

United States Marine Core 5k Mud Run

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Appears courtesy of Racing and Saving Mama. I did the USMC 5k Mud Run on June 11 and it was a blast!. I have to say even with looking at last years photos I was still unprepared for today’s race. I thought that I was in pretty good shape but this race kicked my butt. [...]

If You Would Have Told Me a Year Ago:My First 5K

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Appears courtesy of Eclipsed No More. A year ago if you’d told me that I’d purposely run without something or someone chasing me, I’d have told you that you were crazy. I tried running once or twice. The first time I recall was in junior high – back in the days before it was called [...]

Slow and Steady Finishes the Race

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Appears courtesy of Racing and Saving Mama. I did my first 5K of the season this morning. It was a balmy 43 degrees and it threatened to rain the whole time. Luckily it held off until the rewards ceremony. I woke up just about every hour and looked at the clock to see if it [...]

Running in Winter? How About Racing in Winter!

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Appears courtesy of Fit Mom in Training. I’m not gonna lie: Today was not the greatest day to resolve to run outdoors. It was cold and windy. -17C (1F), or -30C (-22F) with the winds, which were blowing quite hard. Way to plan. But as hubby and I put our layers on and got ready [...]