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I'm happy everyone is as a-moosed as I am about my double encounter :D Had about 45 minutes free because baby cakes went down for her nap for once, put in 10 and still had a couple of minutes to be quizzed by my 3 year old about Shopkins (spoiler: if your answers to everything aren't "The cake shopkin" you are wrong af).…
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So as I'm running out of town to trail this morning I turn a corner and for the SECOND *kitten* TIME THIS WEEK I was suddenly two inches from slamming full force into a moose. She gives me this epic look that screams, "Eat *kitten* and die." before she flops down in the snow of our neighbour's lawn. I figured she was chill…
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I'm so sorry about your lay off @skippygirlsmom :( . We've been there more than once where the oilfield is mercurial at best. Thinking good thoughts for you and Skip <3 November 1- 18+8 November 2- 22 November 3- 20 November 4- 42 November 5- 20 November 6- 18 November 7- 18 November 8- 19 November 9- 18 November 10- 28+6…
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@cameronheel way to kick *kitten* and take names! Awesome race! @sarahthes babe have you seen my feet? Hold onto your socks because that is your future ;) Great run today, so much ice to be run <3 . A rather gentlemanly buck made his presence known to me unlike the moose the other day. May or may not have yelled out to…
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@MNLittleFinn yikes haha! I've had close calls with more than a few black bears. Only one with a Grizz (who thank Jesus didn't realize I was there). Moose, caribou, deer, coyotes are common sights and part of the territory running in this area of the province. Thankfully I have never had any run ins with cougars out this…
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@_nikkiwolf_ I agree that even though there are days we have to drag ourselves out I can't say there has ever been a run I've regretted getting out there and doing. Registration for the Frozen A** 50K opened last night! Seems fitting I will be celebrating my birthday this year running a good old fashioned snow dog trail…
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Come on @juliet3455 ! We've got to race together eventually, we live too close not to! Unbeknownst to me at the time I have already raced the same venue as @sarahthes after all ;) . I will be racing Eddie's half again this year if you were looking for halves in the middle of redneck nowhere :D . I really want to make a…
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From your current edit on the OP it sounds like she is referencing her TDEE which isn't wild at all. My TDEE runs 3500+ a day because of the training load I run, so I could cut on 3000. Obviously no one is burning 3000 calories outside of their BMR through regular intentional exercise and a walk.
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Sorry to hear you are benched @garygse :( . Hang in there! Good run today, only -20 with the wind! Got home and made the mistake of taking off my socks in front of Ben. Will he leave me over my gross feet? Stayed tuned :D ! November 1- 18+8 November 2- 22 November 3- 20 November 4- 42 November 5- 20 November 6- 18 November…
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Shhhhh! I would rather do my taxes than attempt most strength training :D
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@katharmonic height buddies! Race photos next to other women make me look like Brienne of Tarth for real :D @RunsOnEspresso I am with @girlinahat and @MNLittleFinn a burpee box jump sounds like so much no....like I'd happily run 8 hours before I would do one haha! @sarahthes my current balaclava situation is driving me…
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Yes like @Stoshew71 suggests she is following Fitzgerald on that one. The calculator gives me the same number she did (124lbs) and my best times on 42.2 were actually run when I weighed 125 rather than 130 so I think she is probably correct. I think I'm just going to get it done even though it sucks to realize I can still…
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Hugs to you @Teresa502 - what a poignant race for you all <3 @BruinsGal_91 that chart is bananas. All that gear for -6 :D @MNLittleFinn me, OCD about my running? Whatchu talking bout Willis :p Took yesterday off on the advice of coaching. Was suggested to me today I could cut down to ideal race weight and maintain there…
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Dammit at 5 net now I have to have it :D
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Yeah echoing everybody on your tracker being buggy. If it's a Fit bit call their tech support people, they are good about replacing if it's a hardware issue! For reference on the day of my 50 mile ultramarathon I ran at a decent enough clip to place, walked several kilometers waiting for the awards ceremony to kick up…
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Way to kill it on minimal speed work @lporter229 ! And damn that donut to hell @katharmonic ;) !!! Congrats on your first HM @shrcpr ! Long run was cut short by a certain teething girl needing me to come home and cuddle her. I had hoped to get out again at night but no such luck was to be had :/ . Was just reading one of…
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@Ryokat I sleep for 3 or 4 hours then I get up and run, come home and mom, rinse, repeat. @MNLittleFinn I HATE when I misread things! And I feel you on the footing- we are at the awkward snow stage in the year where there are still thin areas (and those are populated by roots because the trail gods can be dicks) and my…
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Ben is sick, the kids went down fast so I did laundry and a teeny amount of speed work. Fast times over at the McBride house this Friday night. Long run at 3, night all! November 1- 18+8 November 2- 22 November 3- 20 November 4- 42 November 5- 20 November 6- 18 November 7- 18 November 8- 19 November 9- 18 November 10- 28+6…
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Alright team you heard the man, clearly I need to get on growing a beard a la Gary Robbins :D
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@seanevan10 you are so sweet <3 . If you are ever in Alberta and want to suffer for several hours drop me a line- I'll find a way to rope @juliet3455 into it ;) Lol I mean it's still short of what my distance spread was in September :D . I was hoping to be at 255 by the 10th so I'm behind in reality (I worked out that if I…
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@7lenny7 love your transformation too! Do you find your hunting ventures more successful/easier now? Asking for a husband ;) haha @girlinahat and @katharmonic I think a lot of people (especially that I know irl) are under that impression. I once had one of the women in my trail group say upon meeting me, "Oh you don't look…
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So tonight I dodged out to walk a couple of km to the grocery store to pick up gingerale for Ben. On my way back I grabbed our mail and there was a huge package in there. When I got in I opened it and it was full of awesome stuff and a note. I currently have even more feelz than usual (and as a hippy trail running Canadian…
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@Teresa502 welcome! I wouldn't sweat not "looking like a traditional runner". You are doing the thing so *kitten* anyone who assumes you can't just because of this weird image they have of what running is "supposed to look like". I would wager the majority of us didn't when we were newer to the sport- I sure as hell…
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Always willing to go all in for something epic, refuse to acknowledge the possibility of "something happening" because I have a problem :D
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So I placed at Eddie's 6 day after running Banff Marathon @PastorVincent and ran a decent enough time on 100k of tech two weeks after placing at Whistler that if it had been a race I could have held my own. So I sort of declare fake news on the hard and fast beliefs surrounding recovery and taper- if they were absolutes I…
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Preach!
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Me and @juliet3455 run trail in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Mountain running is fun, if you have a group you could try it out with you might fall in love. I take no responsibility if you do :D
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@juliet3455 no word of a lie I had three of the men in our trail group send me that (one included that he wasn't convinced the headlamp friend wasn't me :D ). What does this say about me? lol @7lenny7 I would just enjoy the hunting trip! Hopefully you have better luck than Ben did on the weekend- tracked deer for something…
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Sorry you are having a rough go @RespectTheKitty :( . Do you do find you have SAD features? My OCD always gets out of hand this time of year and my dose climbs to match basically. Just a thought <3 Shout out to my clingy, teething 2 year old for doing her best to help me get A1 sleep deprivation training in :# . Got maybe…
