A while ago, I wrote about FOMO and how we need to take FOMO out of consideration when signing up for races. Today, I’ll be listing other reasons that I won’t be signing up for a race. 1. Price Guys, I have to draw a line somewhere. I’m not made of money! While I can justify … Continue reading »
Disclaimer: I ran the Achilles Canada 5K as an ambassador and thus my race entry was comped The Training As I’ve complained mentioned several times on my blog already, it has been a rough season for me last year. Before Achilles Canada 5K, I had only started running 14 weeks ago (very conservatively) after being banished to cross … Continue reading »
![[BG8] Tips to Selecting Your First Race!](https://carmyy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Selecting-Your-First-Race-290x290.png "[BG8] Tips to Selecting Your First Race!")
So you’ve been running for a while now. Just doing your thing, having fun, losing weight, etc but seeing and hearing the buzz over big races has peaked your interest. However, are you not sure where to start? Well here are some of my tips and tricks to selecting your first race! Pick a Location … Continue reading »
Disclaimer: this race was generously sponsored by Burnbrae Farms The Training It wasn’t easy getting to this day. STWM was my original goal race of 2016 – I had been looking forward to it since last year when I PR-ed 2:00:58, missing my goal by 59 seconds. I had spent all winter base building for … Continue reading »
Honestly, my only thoughts on my upcoming half marathon is fear. Fear and disappointment. I had spent the winter base building and it was pretty difficult for me as winter was killing my ITB. Regardless, I survived the winter and moving onto Spring, I was running around 35k a week – which is where I … Continue reading »
Disclaimer: this race entry (Toronto Women’s Run) was generously sponsored by Burnbrae Farms The Training Going into this race, I was nervous. I had been injured (again) and had just got my non firing glutes to work again. Leading up to the race, my longest continuous post injury was around 8k and I wasn’t feeling too excited about it. … Continue reading »
Disclaimer: this blog post is written as part of my role as an Ambassador for 5 Peaks Run, Albion Hills The Training Going into this race, I was nervous. I had been benched for 2 weeks due to reoccurring ITB/calf/shin pain that came back after 10 days of exhaustion from taking antibiotics. Needless to say, I … Continue reading »
The Training Going into this race, I had just come off an injury. I had just had painfree runs maybe 2-3 weeks ago so going into Nike Women’s 15K Toronto, I was not gunning for a PR. Instead, this run was all about enjoying myself and spending some quality time with my fellow run … Continue reading »
This was the first race I had where I went in with an injury and had decided to run it “for fun” (unlike when I was recovering from an injury in October’s half marathon and I still raced it, trying to hit a PB). I was pretty excited for the TYS10K because the day before, … Continue reading »
Do you have a runner in your life? Do you have friends that want to support you but are not sure where to start? Here’s a quick article you can read or send to someone as a hint! (Ahem, my awesome boyfriend… if you’re reading this then hint hint hint haha) Wanna support me as … Continue reading »