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Abandon all Hope…
Y’all know I write for Life As A Human, right? Here’s an excerpt of the latest of mine to be published there: Hope is six years old. “I hope I’ll get an ice cream cone today. I hope grandma doesn’t … Continue reading
My second job
Did I simply forget how tiring it is to train for a full marathon? Or could it be the extra weekly run and two extra boot camp sessions per week that have me begging for mercy? Take a little from … Continue reading
Posted in Running
Tagged fatigue, LinkedIn, marathon, motivation, passion, Running, strength training, tired, training
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Johnnycake wisdom: nice guy meets crazy girl
So, why was your evening weird?” asks Shae over Saturday morning johnnycakes and eggs benny at a downtown Caribbean restaurant. I tell him all about it: the impromptu meet-up, the delicious antipasto, the vibrant conversation, the incredible chemistry, the kiss … Continue reading
Coming clean
{I made this post sticky for a couple of days because it is featured in Schmutzie’s Five Star Friday for May 7} I lay sobbing in my bath tonight. I had just returned home from a business trip, running on … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged bath, bathing, friends with benefits, fun, passion, Relationships, single, tired
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Seen on my run
Suits, heels on downtown city streets, tired faces dodged. A former colleague from the Ministry. A smile hello. Long steps down to the seawall from the new convention centre. Float planes and large yachts. Bejewelled harbour; I feel glittered in … Continue reading
Beginning the ascent
Several times in the past three weeks my mouse has hovered over the “submit” button for another fall marathon. Each time, a little voice in my head says: “Wait until after your Half Marathon in May. Don’t you want to … Continue reading
Posted in Running
Tagged British Columbia, Climbing, Half Marathon, hiking, LinkedIn, marathon, motivation, Mystic Beach, passion, Vancouver Island
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Running with the wind and the driving rain
At 5:30 this morning it was pouring rain and windy in Victoria. Why would that stop me from running? They don’t postpone races until the weather is better, so why postpone a training run because the weather’s bad? It was … Continue reading
Funky goal-setting
Happy New Year, and happy first birthday to my blog. A year ago I started this blog as a way of journaling progress on my New Year Resolutions for 2009: to run a marathon or half marathon, to rediscover my … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged debt, focused, goal setting, injury, motivation, nyr, passion, Relationships, should, success, writing
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Letters from the Foxhole
by: muse Letters from the Foxhole is a series of reminiscences, lessons learned, promises made and broken, embarrassments and heartbreaks endured, in flashes of insight so compelling they cannot not be ignored. They are missives from Tori’s past written by … Continue reading
Tagged passion, Relationships
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Things I want to do before I die, including things I've done already
Running a marathon is on my list of Things to Do Before I Die. As I approach race day, although I am focused on that goal, I’m also thinking of the other things I want to do in my life. … Continue reading
Posted in Running
Tagged Climbing, love, marathon, motivation, passion, Relationships, Rockies, Running, single, training
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