August - 2015

Operation SuperCoach - Brain In Mah Belly And The Power Of Gut Microbiome

I have been doing some light leisure reading – “Gut feelings: the emerging biology of gut-brain communication” by Mayer, E.A. (2011)....

Operation 100-Mile Diet - Day 10 Progress Report

I miss coffee. That pretty much encapsulates my experience over the last ten days. Mornings were fine for the most part, as my body...

My Friend Stony

This is starting off like a school essay. My friend Stony is tall. He is also strong. He has a big red beard. And he is really nice. For...

5 Race Directors In Obstacle Racing You MUST Check Out

You may be less familiar with these names than you are with the names like Rose Wetzel-Sinnett, or Isaiah Vidal. The celeb athletes are...

Operation Free Hugs For My Birthday

Fact #1: First time I watched the original Free Hugs Campaign, I cried. Not that it takes much. If you have never seen it, you should...

Operation 100-Mile Diet - Kick-Off

The 100-mile diet = consuming only foods made with ingredients that come from within 100 miles of where you live. I am notorious for...

Hand-Mouth - The Binge Eater's Poem

*To me, to you, to my clients, and to every woman and man out there who has ever struggled with binge eating. Warning: Some may find the...

BoxSlut - CrossFit Armoury, Edmonton, Alberta

The question I am often asked is which CrossFit Box I train at. I usually get this question, while at yet another box, and the...

Spartan Beast Vs. Mount Everest - How Much Climbing Is There Really?

Ah, the pre-race gossip. I have heard it all by now. From Ultra Beast 2012 being 50 miles (it wasn’t) to certain world championships...

The Canadian Death Race 2015 - Playlist

The race drop is here. So I will mope. Tear up. I no longer walk funny, and it seems like weeks have passed since that extra long and...