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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All days
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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Second road to Boston.
It’s been a rocky road after the difficult marathon in Montreal. I completed with my worst time and the worst run I did. I am not going to go over it again. It’s in the past. In November, I’ve put…
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Failure on relaunch
The month of November is almost over and I already know I failed at restarting running. I am not proud of it, of course but I have to face the fact full front. At the moment, I feel that I am…
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November Challenge – Run Everyday, except Monday
I’ve been in this low motivation state long enough, I need to shake myself up. The usual way to get my legs in gear is to have a schedule, a plan and have the idea to stick with it. I…
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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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Post Marathon Syndrome
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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