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Second 100K+ ride
I started biking two months ago while nursing a peroneal injury from running. Yesterday I completed a 111K round-trip from Barrie to Penetanguishene, 98 per cent of it on the Trans-Canada Trail The good: I survived and burned 6,083 calories during 6:05 hours of actual cycling The bad: Getting lost -- twice The ugly: A…
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Started Couch to 5K on June 19....
...and I just ran my first (non-race) half-marathon this morning in the pouring rain. 22K in 2:28:30. I'm ahead of schedule -- the plan was 5K race this fall, 10K next spring, half-marathon next fall and a full marathon the year after that. New schedule is half-marathon Oct. 20. A 5, 10 and half next spring/summer and a…
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Just finished my first 100K ride
100K, or, No Country For Old Men Wearing Fleece I was up and out the door by 7:30 a.m. I reached Hawkestone and was feeling pretty good -- 30K down, and now I just need to turn around for a nice 60K ride and set a new personal best for total distance. That's when these two older guys -- probably in their 60s -- roll up on…
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Too injured to workout? Freaking out? Good news!
Hi everyone. I started the Couch to 5K program on June 19 and just completed a 15K run this week. Unfortunately, my chronic peroneal tendonitis has flared up again. I seriously messed up my tendon about 20 years ago playing pick-up basketball with my brothers. I went up for a rebound and came down on my brother's foot and…
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Just ran 15K
I started the Couch to 5K program two months ago today. I ran my first 5K last Friday, my first 10K this past Monday and my first 15K today. I still find it hard to believe. It was just two months ago that running for two minutes straight almost killed me. I've found out once you hit 5K, any longer runs are 10 per cent…
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Top 10 Things I've Learned About Running
I started running back on June 19, after a disastrous physical. I used the Couch25K program and finished it almost two weeks early and ran 11K on Monday. Tomorrow I'm gunning for 15K. I've lost 20 pounds, shaved 20 points off my blood pressure and three inches off my waist. So, without further ado, I give you the Top 10…
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Finished my first 5K -- running down depression
Well, I did it. I finished my first 5K run this morning, clocking in at just under 35 minutes. While that's hardly the equivalent of qualifying for the Boston Marathon, if you could have seen me just two months ago, it's pretty much the same thing to me. I was at my lowest point physically, and it sure wasn't helping my…
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On my way -- depression, diet and exercise
Hi everyone. I've just completed my first two weeks of a new exercise and diet regimen. I'm currently off work on long-term disability with major depressive and general anxiety disorders, a condition I've struggled with since I was a child. I had a major breakdown in 2010 which required a short hospital stay. I've been off…
