Third in one year
2019 is a crazy year. A lot is actually going on. I mean, work is always busy and I’m heading into my 10th aniversary here. On my running scene, I’m training again, sort of. Each and every training cycle seems…
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Author Archive: Nicolas
Road to a Second Montreal Marathon
All right! I guess it is back to training. I am 7 weeks away from Montreal Rock’nRoll Marathon. I started last Sunday to hit the road again. I’ve struggled with the idea of easing the challenge to a Half Marathon…
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Next Marathon: my training miles do not matter
So, It’s been a while and, well, yeah, I’ve been relatively under the weather regarding running since my second run of the Boston Marathon. In clear, I haven’t ran much in the last 2 months and that is about the…
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Another marathon, Another down.
It is no secret if you’ve read my blog that I have a hard time after a big race. Getting back at it is difficult. I train alone, I do things by myself and that part of running is what…
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Maybe my last – Doubts and reflexion
Yeah, I’m thinking about it. Boston marathon is one short weeks away and I am wondering and evaluating. Don’t get me wrong, I like running, in the summer, under the sun and rain, in warmth. This winter training did put…
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Boston minus 21 days
How about a quick status update. I am three weeks away from the Superbowl of marathon and things are looking fairly good. Okay, the Canadian winter has been a pain so far, I ran most of the time inside on…
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Craving for something more
I’ve been listening to Scott’s Ordinary Marathoner podcast for a few weeks now. I really like his show and I strongly recommend as he is genuine, humanly doubting, and he speaks his mind as he feels it. Kind of like…
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Not quite as planned, again
The month of March is my nemesis. Last year, in my training leading into Boston, it failed me 3 times and costed me 3 long runs. I had a molar removed on a Friday; no heavy exercise for 72 hours….
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My experience on grief and grieving.
If my oldest brother is reading this, he’ll probably think that it’s about time but I don’t think I’ll ever get over it. I lost my father in 2000, he never met my daughter. They missed each other by 5…
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First stumble
Today, I had to step down from the treadmill in defeat. It was my first back-to-back-to-back run that I attempted and to make matters worst, the last was my long run. Epic Fail. Friday night, I planned and executed a…
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