RACE REPORT: Laura Secord Memorial Trail Race 2015
In the 2015 followup to a tough inaugural Laura Secord Memorial ultra trail race last year, Diane Chesla, the super lovely Race Director, made some big changes to the race. […]
Tag Archives: trailrunning
How to Improve Your Running by Tuning Out
Give yourself a break from all the tech and run for a week without your iPod or iPhone. The benefits are endless! Who’s up for a challenge?
Why I Run
I’m writing this following an emotionally and mentally straining day that was interrupted by a little voice inside my head suggesting, “You should go for a run.” Without much hesitation, […]
Ultimate Direction Signature Series Scott Jurek Ultra Vest Review
I finally got my hands on one of the 3 “Signature Series” hydration packs that Ultimate Direction released late in 2012. They have been in high demand, and seemed even […]
Arc’teryx Incendo Hooded Jacket
I love spring. I am hyper-conscious of this fact right now as we depart from (what seemed like) a long, cold winter in Ontario. I love the green, the fresh, […]
Mountain Hardwear Effusion Hooded Jacket
Sometimes I am truly blessed with good luck. I had a new Mountain Hardwear Effusion Hooded Jacket hanging in my closet, a 20km trail run planned and it was pouring […]
Injinji Performance 2.0 Toe Socks
A few months ago I posted a review of the first generation Injinji performance socks where I admitted my initial disdain at the thought of running in “toesocks” and then […]
Time for another 50k…
I wanted another chance in 2012 to have a go at the 50km distance, and luckily I found an ideal race. The Mendon Trail 50K is this weekend (Nov.3) near […]
50K Race Training Week #12
It was finally upon me – my last full week of training before my longest race ever. I reached the point where I used to always get before exams in […]
50K Race Training Week #11
This was the training week that wasn’t. Midway through Monday morning my stomach started feeling very unsettled. I ended up leaving work, and basically spending the next day and a […]
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