February - 2013

Ripping Through Those Pull-Ups

LITERALLY… Made-up fact = it is not an obstacle racing blog, until you post at least one gross picture of some sort of training/racing...

What's Another Three Miles, And How 17-Year Olds Introduce Themselves

… when you are directionally challenged. Yes, a scheduled run yesterday was an 8km tempo, which turned into a 12.7km slog against a...

Sleep Deprivation Blows

Last week was an interesting self-experiment in sleep deprivation. After getting up before 6am for 4 days in a row, I finally crashed on...

To O-Course Or Not To O-Course

The O-Course is a military obstacle training course in Toronto created by the Fit Factory, one of the bootcamps in the city. According to...

Yoga Teachers, Speeding Tickets And Irony

You know what the definition of irony is? A yoga teacher getting a speeding ticket on her way to teach a yoga class. I mean… Right? I...

Love Yourself - The Nu Project

Happy Valentine’s, everyone. Oh, THAT holiday. Love it or hate it, right? My office looks like Cupid threw up. Little glittery hearts,...

Life Is Too Short, And A Week Of Workouts

Have you ever been stuck in traffic, and thought “ugh… life is too short for this”? I started writing this post in my head, during one of...

To Do Or Not To Do, Shakespeare And Suicidal Ideation

“To be, or not to be, that is the question” – the famous opening phrase of Hamlet’s soliloquy [Act 3, Scene 1]. Hamlet ponders whether...

365 Days Of Fitness Challenge - Month Recap

So it has been a month, since I’ve started the 365 days of fitness challenge. Over the course of the last 31 days, the plan was to...