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This Week in Tweets: November 20, 2009

November 20, 2009
This Week in Tweets: November 20, 2009

After sitting all day, deep gluteal (butt) wkout: 30min of squats, deadlifts & ham extensions followed by 10min of Erging (rowing). Yeah! # Sitting on my butt, working on a study design protocol since 10am. Seriously in need of a 30min gym session before heading home. # Don’t we know it! RT @gatesfoundation“Nothing is as important to [...]

Dyed hair & gratitude: lessons in half-marathons.

November 14, 2009
Dyed hair & gratitude: lessons in half-marathons.

With the New Balance Fall Classic Half-marathon tomorrow, I thought I would share some of my insights into race-day preparation, beyond what you could find in the standard Race Event email (i.e. as in the Fall Classic “Important Race Information” email below): To have a great experience, follow these tips: Days before race Check the [...]

This Week in Tweets: November 13, 2009

November 13, 2009
This Week in Tweets: November 13, 2009

This week I was going through a media withdrawal, as school is demanding most of my time & energy these days. I’m realizing how important it is to keep on exercising, especially when it seems like I’m ‘too busy’ to re-direct any of my time to anything but working, or stressing about working. Exercising is what [...]

1 Month, 2 Halfs

October 9, 2009
1 Month, 2 Halfs

That’s what I’m calling my new training program – 1 Month, 2 Halfs – as I have two half-marathons a month apart (October 11th - BMO Okanagan Half; November 15th - Vancouver Fall Classic) and I’m interested in how much I can improve in such a short period of time. A great jumping-off point to custom-create a run program [...]

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