May 11th, 2012 at 7:57 pm | 3 Comments
I’ve been wanting to blog about this for three days (life is busy!). On Tuesday night, I ran for 1hr 21mins straight without stopping. 81 minutes. Non-stop. The Blue Nose Marathon 10K race route. I absolutely don’t know how to feel about this. I am definitely proud of myself for the achievement, no question. But » Read More
May 8th, 2012 at 3:06 pm | 1 Comment
Countdown to race weekend. Five months ago I didn’t see an end to it. And now it’s just around the corner. It’s been a contemplative time for me. Thinking about what I accomplished, what I learned, how I succeeded and certainly how I failed. I also think about the people I’ve met, and made a » Read More
April 23rd, 2012 at 7:27 pm | 1 Comment
Running has been less fun than usual the past couple of weeks. Hips are all jammed up and calves and hamstrings are pretty unhappy as well. It’s been tough and I’ve been feeling a bit discouraged. Things were going so well and I was making quite a lot of progress in my training. So I » Read More
April 17th, 2012 at 9:05 pm | 1 Comment
So, it’s my first run in a week. I took a bit of a break to let my body do some healing. Sore bits here and there, and I know from experience that rest is an equally important part of the equation. It’s hills night, oh joy. We’re also doing a video – not feeling » Read More
March 25th, 2012 at 1:11 pm | 5 Comments
Friday night I had a dream that I was going to have a really good run on Saturday. I didn’t really think too much about it again until part way through my run. Then it hit me. I was having the run that I dreamt about the night before. The 10K group was tasked with » Read More
March 19th, 2012 at 4:11 pm | 2 Comments
We’re about halfway through our training and I experienced my first real setback. Hip flexors gone awry. It’s not a new injury. It’s something that’s come and gone since 2004, when I started running. It shows up without notice, usually after a run, or some wild Cape Breton stepdancing extravaganza, in the form of lower » Read More
March 3rd, 2012 at 4:00 pm | 1 Comment
Rough week. Hit with a cold last weekend and missed a couple of days work plus the Tuesday run. So when I woke up this morning to do our longer Point Pleasant run, I was a bit apprehensive. When I miss any part of my fitness regime, I always fear that I will lose momentum » Read More
February 24th, 2012 at 10:49 pm | No Comments
When I arrived home from Tuesday hills night, my husband took one look at me in my black head-to-toe spandex outfit (not flattering, btw) and told me I looked like a ninja. It gave me a good laugh and I instantly perked up. It occurred to me that ninjas move very quickly, with grace and » Read More
February 24th, 2012 at 10:30 pm | No Comments
I made it through hills night. Devin, our trainer, had the 10K group sprint (yes, I said SPRINT) up the driveway on the north west side of Citadel Hill 20 times. We got to walk down, thank goodness. If I had known the specifics about what we were doing in advance, I might have feigned » Read More
January 21st, 2012 at 7:12 pm | 2 Comments
Well, after one and a half years, I am back at it. It’s not something I was really expecting to return to, but running, once again, is for me. We’ve been running now for three weeks. I mean, the rest of the team has been running for three weeks. I missed a week due to » Read More
It’s always been a goal of mine to be a runner, so about 9 years ago, I started to run as part of my fitness routine, and I loved it. Then after a few years, I didn’t love it anymore and stopped. And then I loved it again. I guess I am an on-again, off-again sort of runner. I’ve been “off” for over a year now and want to be back “on”. In my professional life I work in Communications. One aspect of my job is to get my workplace hosts involved in outreach activities in our community. This time around, however, I wanted to be a part of the activity, along with my co-worker and my friend, Stephanie Domet. So why Team Myles? For me it’s about setting a new fitness goal, learning new things, making new friends and pushing myself in ways I may not normally push myself. Not to mention, helping rid some of the jiggly bits that appeared over the past couple of years. But most of all, to have fun. Chantal.