Category Archives: Training Notes

I can easily remember running in a snow storm or a blizzard, but I can’t remember the last time I ran in the rain. And what a rain it was! It hit me about 1/3 of the way into my … Continue reading →

Why, yes we are! I had a good 11 km run today in spite of the strong winds. Let’s see, it’s exactly 15 days after my blood donation and although I had trouble in the runs immediately after the donation, … Continue reading →

I managed to eke out 17 km today but only very slowly since I was still feeling the blood loss and consequent lack of energy and oxygen. I also made two pit stops so that took up a lot of … Continue reading →

I hope you enjoy this inspirational trail running video! There are more like them so feel free to YouTube your way to more of these videos. It’s how I feel when I run, and it is also my favorite type … Continue reading →

I wonder if anyone else has experienced a loss of performance after giving blood? Probably. Last Friday I was really pressed for time so I decided to reduce the distance from 11 km to 5 km and I’m glad I … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I did not run because of the 5Peaks trail race, which was a hill training session if ever there was one so I am counting that as a hill training session. I will post pictures and a breif … Continue reading →

Today’s hill training session consisted of a 2 km warm up followed by 4 hill climbs and of course, 4 downhills and ended with a 2 km cool down for a total of 8 km. The hill was the same … Continue reading →