Category Archives: Running Inspiration

I Ran a Half Marathon!! My Toronto Womens Half Marathon Recap

Hi Everyone! Some of you may remember that on January 1st, 2011 I woke up with a very bad case of resolutionitis – I resolved that THIS would be THE year that I returned to running.  Not just the casual “I feel like going for a jog”, kind of running – but the all out,…

Back on the run!

Well sort of… I ran today – first time in 9 days. Ick – I hate taking a break… I turn UGLY!  The poor kids have been having to deal with me.  So I ran – but I totally wasn’t well enough to be running yet.  Think snot… Lots of snot.  I hate being sick….

Harry’s Spring Run-Off Race Report

For me, like other Toronto area runner’s, Spring just wouldn’t be the same without the Harry’s Spring Run-Off 8k and 5k.  I ran it today, and I can now officially say it’s Spring and the 2011 running season has begun! How did I do? Well you’ll just have to go visit my other blogging gig…

Caught On The Way Out

As I wrote on Sunday, I’m trying to run more – in fact I’m “training” to run a half marathon on May 29th. I say “training” because this time my goal is just to finish it – no hill work, no speed work, and I’ll probably walk like 1/2 of it. For once I’m not…

Back On The Run!

SO my site is about being a mom, and about running… But the last time I checked, I hadn’t written about my running in eons!!! Today I RAN!  Sure it wasn’t stellar super fast, or even super far for that matter… BUT I RAN!! And it was awesome!  (Cold but awesome) I wasn’t planning on…

Thank You for Your Votes!!

Thank you everyone for your votes in the Top 50 Most Inspirational Healthy Tweeps. I really appreciate all of your help and I’m happy to report that with your votes I came in 6th!! Thanks again everyone!

Interval Running Workouts for Beginners

This week’s Guest Post is from: Yuri Elkaim who is one of the world’s leading fitness and sports conditioning experts. You can take his Treadmill Trainer interval training running programs for a free test spin by visiting myTreadmillTrainer.com and learn more about the best running workouts to get you fitter and running faster than ever…

Choose You Healthy Challenge Participants – Here is the Week #3 Log Form

Hey everyone! How did week #2 of the Choose You Healthy Challenge go?  I saw that quite a few of you were able to find 30 minutes to Choose you and be active!  That’s awesome!  Your body and your mind definitely thank you!  I found that the challenge really helped me – I was finally able…