It's nine weeks out from Boston and training is feeling freakishly good. A little.....too good. So much so in that I'm certain I'm jinxing myself by even daring to write this. I'm trying to remind myself that there are still nine weeks to go and that that other shoe could drop at any moment. I … Continue reading Marathon Monday – No worries
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Marathon Monday – Believe
Here's an embarrassing story for you: When I was in fourth grade, we had a project at school where we were to illustrate our own short story which would be "published" aka, bound and laminated, by our teacher. Drawing and writing was something that came naturally to me and when my little book came together, … Continue reading Marathon Monday – Believe
Marathon Monday – When to say “no” and when to say LFG
I skipped Marathon Monday last week. I've been enjoying the self-imposed accountability of having set a goal (and time limit) to write about marathon training for 45 minutes every Monday but last week, I took a rain check. I had an usually busy Monday which included a 4am wake-up call to travel to the airport, … Continue reading Marathon Monday – When to say “no” and when to say LFG
Marathon Monday – Run slow, stay warm
Deciding what to write about this week was an absolute no-brainer: it's been cold as all hell. After a mild start to the winter in the Canadian Rockies (I wore shorts to the Dirtbags workout the week before Christmas), the first polar vortex of the season settled in over the past week and took over … Continue reading Marathon Monday – Run slow, stay warm
Marathon Monday – Fun & Flexibility
I just wrapped up my biggest training volume week since the summer and I feel fresh, rested and motivated. The mileage or intensity wasn't necessarily anything to write home about, but after a few months of lower mileage weeks (in the 30-50km range), it feels like an achievement to be back up to ~70km a … Continue reading Marathon Monday – Fun & Flexibility
Marathon Monday – Week 1
After an (almost five year) hiatus - I'm pretty excited to be digging up my old blog and sharing a little more about my current running endeavors in a more formal way. I would say that I'm typically known for writing very lengthy, perhaps overly-detailed posts/articles which have always been really fun to write - … Continue reading Marathon Monday – Week 1
*shrug*
"What are you up to for the weekend?" a coworker asks on a Friday afternoon. Whatever the fuck I want, I reaffirm to myself in my head, though I translate that thought into a more socially acceptable response in the realm of "Who knows!". It's true, these days, I don't usually know, and I am … Continue reading *shrug*
The silver lining of being an IPOS
IPOS - injured piece of shit /ˈinjÉ™rd/ /pÄ“s/ /É™v/ /SHit/ noun 1 A (foolish) runner that ignored all the warning signs their body gave them, sustaining an injury, rendering them temporarily incapable of running or doing anything useful with their existence. Origin: @ultrarunningmemes "Liz won't be making it out to Thursday Dirtbag workouts for a … Continue reading The silver lining of being an IPOS
Whoops!
I signed up for Black Canyon 100km the day registration opened for the 2019 event, back in June of 2018. The decision to return to the desert for a weekend in February of 2019 was easy (escape Alberta's deep freeze? Lounge around under palm trees? Enjoy 100km of flowy singlestrack? Twist my rubber arm....). I … Continue reading Whoops!
Second time’s the charm
At the start of September, I ran the Finlayson Arm 100km. So let me give you a "these are the facts" description of this race. Staged just outside of Victoria, BC, the Finlayson Arm 100km is actually 105km, includes 6000m of elevation gain and loss that drags your ass over a healthy mix of terrain. … Continue reading Second time’s the charm
This one time I went running 