Tag Archives: half-marathon

Race Report: Minto Run for Reach 2013

Today was the last of the three warm-up races for May’s Ottawa Marathon.  This time it was the Minto Run for Reach half-marathon, a race that I also did the previous two years as I was training for the marathon. … Continue reading

Posted in Races | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Minto Run for Reach 2013

My next race is coming up this Sunday. For the third year in a row I will be running the Run for Reach half-marathon. I used this race as a tune-up for the Ottawa Marathon the past two years. This year the … Continue reading

Posted in Races | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Saturday Stories

It is time once again for another edition of Saturday Stories, a collection of some of my favourite stories and blog posts from the past week. As always, if you came across anything you feel is worthy of mention here … Continue reading

Posted in Fun, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Run 4 NYC

I was planning to get in a run today while my daughter had her afternoon nap. I hadn’t figured out how far I was going to run or ahead of time. However, while surfing Twitter before I left home I … Continue reading

Posted in Races | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Pacing This Year’s Army Run

For the third year in a row I will be pacing the Army Run in September. For the second year in a row I will be pacing the half-marathon. The first year I paced I ran the 5 km race. … Continue reading

Posted in Training | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday Stories

It is time once again for another edition of Saturday Stories, a collection of some of my favourite stories and blog posts from the past week. As always, if you came across anything you feel is worthy of mention here … Continue reading

Posted in Fun, Nutrition, Training | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Run for Reach Half-Marathon

Today was the second of three races I registered for leading up to the Ottawa Marathon. My plan for this race was to use it as a judge of my fitness ahead of the marathon. Since my BQ is currently … Continue reading

Posted in Races | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Week 10 of Training for the Ottawa Marathon

Week 10 of training is nearly complete following tonight’s easy 10 km run. Another easy 10 km run tomorrow will leave me nearly 60 km for the week. This week was a bit of a transition week coming of my … Continue reading

Posted in Training | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Minto Run for Reach

My next race is coming up in less than a week now. On the 15th I will be running a half-marathon. This is one of the races I did last year as a tune-up for the Ottawa Marathon. This year … Continue reading

Posted in Training | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Plan for the Rest of January

With no races scheduled for this month and my 16 marathon training program only scheduled to start early next month I have been running without a plan so far in January. Essentially my focus for this month has been to … Continue reading

Posted in Training | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments