Motivation to get back at it.
End of September was my third marathon. I knew it would be hard and that I wasn’t ready to crush it but I gave it my best and made it through. I am ok regarding my performance since I am…
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Hyperactive mind focused on running Marathon and other sets of words to ease one's brain.
End of September was my third marathon. I knew it would be hard and that I wasn’t ready to crush it but I gave it my best and made it through. I am ok regarding my performance since I am…
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I was supposed to go for a run last Sunday; I didn’t go. My body wasn’t feeling so bad, I mean the legs had recovered but the heart just wasn’t into it. I think it was a 21km, I’m not…
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I have been training and running for few years now.. I am no fitness expert so I won’t claim any scientific on the following advice. All I know is that for me, it worked. But in order to get off the…
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I am starting to re-evaluate. Tomorrow, I’m running a half Marathon, I think, with MEC. I haven’t run the whole week, I haven’t prepared, I haven’t gathered my bottles, belt or anything. I wonder if I am taking this running…
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I read in some places about the importance of sleep in the post marathon recovery process. It is probably a myth. I just wonder how people are getting their life done and having enough sleep. I barely get all the…
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It’s been real. I think that would be the right expression for the occasion. I came into the Montreal Marathon expecting a walk in the park. I knew my training had been under par and that I hadn’t done my…
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This is the story of a pair of shorts that seems to find no ending. It all started over ten years ago. After surviving the shock wave of a difficult breakup, my morale was down and I really needed to…
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In less than two weeks, I’ll be standing on the Jacques Cartier bridge waiting for the 26th edition of the Montreal marathon. I am not ready. I really mean it. I could run the half without much concern but once…
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Many runners go through this PMS after a marathon; a Post Marathon Syndrome. After months and weeks of training, after all the excitement and the cheers I’ve experienced before the marathon come the time to show off the medal. This…
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At last! I’ve received my confirmation to the Boston Marathon. I have the Bib number (#32026), and the wave/corral and I am happy. Still a bit nervous as I know the training hasn’t been optimal but as it get real,…
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