Tag: Positivity
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Squamish 50K Recap – Front row seat
For the past two weeks, I had two main concerns: Not starting. Not finishing. I just did both. & had the most fun I’ve ever managed to do when racing on the trails. Here is my recap of the Squamish 50K – including my front row seat to the battle for first in the women’s…
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Tips for running on technical terrain
Technical trail running is my favourite style of all. I’ve thrown myself into the wolves with some of the most technical races I can find, and the bulk of my training is spent on some of the most technical trails around. I hope that these tips can help you to become a confident technical trail…
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The art of patience in trail and ultra running
It comes from knowing your body. Knowing your strengths. Playing to those strengths at exactly the right moment. It comes from remaining silent when others have chosen to be loud. It comes from hot-doggin’ it when you feel good in the early miles, so that you can fire up the grill later on. In trail…
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Quebec Mega Trail 50K Recap – We all fall down
QMT 50K this year was a rough one. Raining all morning – the course was as slippery as can be, especially in the already incredibly difficult Mestachibo.
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The life lessons I learned from grade 5-6’s this year
Firsts are always magical. They don’t always go to plan. For that matter, it’s hard to have a fully fleshed out plan. You’ve never done it before! But the experience is always memorable. I think that’s part of the reason why this SPARK program has been one of the unequivocal highlights of my time with…
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The same coin
There’s always two sides to the same coin. There’s always two ways of looking at any situation. Any equation. Often times, even more than two.
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Small wins
Life is topsy-turvy right now. It’s certainly not ideal. It’s not the way I imagined. But I’m trying to find solace in the small wins.
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Living past your page✌️
I think it’s so important to have the courage to turn pages. But I’m learning that it’s incredibly difficult to turn a page when all you want to do is continue reading. If you’re not turning the page by choice, it’s difficult to accept the next steps of where you need to go in life.…
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Phases of the moon
“I thought I saw my future, but it turns out that the crystal ball was cracked.” – Katie Pruitt, Phases of the Moon A few months ago, I wrote an article called The year of opportunity. In the article, I described one of my greatest problems. I’m always thinking about the future. I’m always thinking…
