Well, Edmonton Marathon 2012 turned out to not be the day I had hoped it would be. In several ways. The gist of it is that I did not finish, but let’s step back a bit first. I am getting a reputation for making it to the start line in the last minute. Today was […]
I did my third 4 x 1600 of the season tonight. It was warm, 21 degrees, and minimal wind. I really like this workout. It can be painful and make me want to quite half-way through it, but somehow, I always seem to finish this workout well. Tonight, I had my fastest 4 x 1600 […]
A cold morning, but perfect for running! It was plus 1 degree Celsius at 5:30 in the morning. It wasn’t so cold once we got running, however. I ran the Jugo Juice 10 km, and I placed as 1st Masters runner, and 7th overall with the time 34:36. That’s a pretty slow time for me, […]
Uh oh. Missed the start! I ran the fun run mile first with my 8-year old daughter. Soon thereafter, the open Blue Mile race would start, but I thought I had time to go to the bathroom first. Apparently not! I came out of the porta-potty, ran quick towards the start and hear the gun […]
Last year I won the half marathon in 1:16. This year, I had an even better race, with a 1:14:51. However, it was not enough to win today. Still, I am very happy with the time and the way I ran. The race started with a relaxed 3:38 first kilometer. After that, Chris Stone, Dusty […]
This has been a poor year for running so far for me. I have been so busy with renovations, teaching, etc, plus the weather was really bad here in Alberta this winter. Super cold and lots of snow! I am getting back into it now, albeit slowly. I find that after several weeks of no […]
Today I ran the 8 km cross country race for Masters in Guelph, Ontario. Great fun! I’m the 2nd guy in this picture. Doesn’t it look like we are enjoying these conditions? I think I did pretty good in my first attempt at Nationals. I placed 6th overall with the time 27:07. That is a […]
This is a real nice 8 km road race in Red Deer. I have done this race a few times in the past, but this time, the course was a bit different than last time I ran it. This time, I managed to win the race with the time of 27:21. I drove down to […]
Wait a minute, bonking shouldn’t happen before the marathon, should it? Shouldn’t happen at all of course, if you prepare properly. Well, I learned something this last weekend. Before you run a 2.5 hour run in hilly terrain, you have to fuel up. Like I didn’t know that… but here’s what happened. I went on […]
The inaugural race Oles’ Spring Run Off was a success! As for myself, I placed first on the 8 km race, with the time of 27:19. I was sore all week from the Vancouver half-marathon, but once I started the race, I felt better than I thought I would. Brendan Lunty took it out at […]