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- Feb 27, 2015
CrossFit Open 15.1 – Preliminary Analysis
The 15.1 is here. You can watch the Week 1 Announcement here. I love snatches. Loooooove them. Can you hear the sarcasm in my voice? In...
- Feb 24, 2015
My First (And Last?) Beer Mile And How I Carried A Grown Man On My Back
This whole beer mile business… I was never convinced. I love running. I love beer. But together? Just because I love both, does not seem...
- Feb 23, 2015
Movie Review - Pencils, Popsicles, And Fifty Shades of Grey
Apparently, it’s my year to watch scandalous movies of questionable quality. Walking into the theatre, the three of us seemed a tad young...
- Feb 22, 2015
Try Harder, And The Occasional Need To Be Blunt
Last week, as I was at my dentist getting a root canal, she did a quick examination of my mouth. “Are you flossing regularly?”, she...
- Feb 21, 2015
The Voice Of The Snatch Spirit And Other Frustrating Things About Olympic Lifting
I throw the bar on the ground. Again. It has measly 65 pounds on it, and I cannot bring it over my head in a squat snatch. I can muscle...
- Feb 20, 2015
Root Canals And Getting Old(er)
One day, while applying eyeshadow, I noticed that the skin on my upper lids was not as firm as it used to be. Bummer. You know when I...
- Feb 15, 2015
#CoffeeFetish Willow Cakes And Pastries @ Niagara-On-The-Lake
Willow Cakes has a very distinctive atmosphere – especially so, on a Saturday morning. Locals acknowledge each other by name, as they...
- Feb 13, 2015
The Long Overdue Love Letter (To My Body)
Dear Body, The day after racing for almost 16 hours, after running down the beach with a bunch of plantains, swimming in a lake, carrying...
- Feb 11, 2015
Back To Winter, And Ok With It
I am back to the Great Canadian North after soaking in the sunshine in Nicaragua for three weeks. And you know what? I am ok. Yes, it’s...
- Feb 10, 2015
Jesus Christ SuperStar, And What Faith Has To Do With Fitness, Waning Motivation And Muscle Gain
I have written about my favourite rock opera, Jesus Christ SuperStar before. Yet, the Gethsemane scene came to mind once again recently,...
- Feb 8, 2015
#MyPerfectDNF You Never Forget Your First
You are asking me how I am doing, how was the race. Understandable, given how long I have been building it up. I could tell you that the...
- Feb 2, 2015
What Does A Racer Look Like?
“Excuse me, are you a racer?”, a pleasant blond woman is asking me as we are starting to approach the shoreline of Ometepe Island. I was...
- Feb 1, 2015
Thug Kitchen (Book Review) And The Art Of Swearing In The Kitchen
Swear words make everything better. Even books. They are kind of like squats that way. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Consider...
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