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Mickey Mouse Marathon - Dopey Challenge Finisher!

Mickey Mouse Marathon – Dopey Challenge Finisher!

I was awake again early. Up at 1:15am and stayed up but all good. I had planned on making my way to catch the bus for 3:45am because there were so many people for the half marathon the day before. I spent some time in our bathroom nook I created having my coffee, breakfast and getting ready so I didn’t wake up Jodi at the insane hour. It also has a night light so it kind of was a perfect spot to…

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Mikey Mouse Marathon - Dopey Challenge

Mikey Mouse Marathon – Dopey Challenge

I was awake again early. Up at 1:15am and stayed up but all good. I had planned on making my way to catch the bus for 3:45am because there were so many people for the half marathon the day before. I spent some time in our bathroom nook I created having my coffee, breakfast and getting ready so I didn’t wake up Jodi at the insane hour. It also has a night light so it kind of was a perfect spot to…

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#nuunlife #dopey challenge #running #Walt Disney World marathon weekend

Donald Duck Half Marathon - Dopey Challenge

Donald Duck Half Marathon – Dopey Challenge

First off I would like to say thank you to all of you who are sharing this experience with me by reading my posts, commenting on my pictures, sending messages of encouragement and more. I appreciate everything you are doing and you are all with me when I run.

I had a better night’s sleep and only woke up once before my alarm actually woke me. I think my mind felt more at ease after getting things…

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#nuunlife #dopey challenge #half-marathon #reunion #running #Walt Disney World marathon weekend

Minnie's 10k - Dopey Challenge

Minnie’s 10k – Dopey Challenge

Another restless night and another way earlier than planned wake up (1:15am). I even grabbed my iPod to listen to in hopes that it would help soothe my mind but no luck so this post is starting pre race. Thoughts whizzing around:

I am enjoying being at Walt Disney World, having this experience and being independent. I may not be experiencing the weather I had imagined for my stay but I am here,…

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#nuunlife #teamnuun #10k #dopey challenge #running #Walt Disney World marathon weekend

Pluto's 5k - Dopey Challenge

Pluto’s 5k – Dopey Challenge

After a rough sleep, my day started at 2:15am, even though my alarm was set for 2:45am. I think I was just excited to run and the unknown of what it was going to be like – besides exciting.

I boarded a bus a few minutes after 4:00am and sat with a guy named Derek, who is from Texas and running the Dopey Challenge for the first time too.

After a short drive to Epcot I got off the bus and made my…

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#stayhydrated #teamlegacy #teamnuun #dopey challenge #Florida #marathon weekend #New Balance #Pluto 5k #running #Walt Disney World

Celebrating my 40th year

I made my way into the world on January 12, 1978 and I have enjoyed celebrating my birthday for as long as I can remember.

One of my favorite parts of my birthday is when my Nan calls me to sing Happy Birthday and then tells me before the end of the call that she can still remember seeing me as a ‘ball of white’ after I was born. She has done this as long as I can remember and it makes me smile.

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#birthday #bucket list #celebrate #memories #wishes

Reflecting on 2017

New Blog Post up! Reflecting on 2017 #change #movingforward #newyear

After I wrote my last blog post it became clear to me that I needed to take some time for myself and do what was best for me. I have been off work now since the end of November and I am finding this time is giving me the ability to slow myself down, work on healing and gain clarity on what I need and want in my life.

I mentioned in my post that I wanted my friends to spend time with the ‘old…

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#2018 #30k lost lake challenge #change #cycling #happy new year #moving forward #reflection #running

Broken, tired and ready for change

New blog post! Heart on my sleeve. Unfiltered feelings. #loss #heartache

Life is like a rollercoaster full of ups and downs. Some of us enjoy the high from the track always twisting and changing but at the end of the ride we are usually ready to get off, or maybe go for one more spin should we really need to. My life for the last 17 months has been a constant wave of highs and lows that have taken their toll. I feel beaten down. I am tired and so ready to get off! I…

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#divorce #heartache #loss #rollercoaster

Running the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Half Marathon with my sister

New blog post: Running with my sister in the GoodLife Victoria Half Marathon #sisters #yyj #frontrunners

In October 2009 I went to Kelowna, BC to support my sister, Kristen while she ran her first half marathon that was part of the Okanagan International Marathonweekend. For training, Kristen ran on a treadmill a few times and then a 21km run, again on a treadmill, just to make sure she could run the distance and be ready for race day. I remember telling her that she should probably run outside as…

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#teamnuun #BC #Canada #Frontrunners #GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon #running #sisters #Thanksgiving #Victoria

My First Toastmasters Meeting

New blog post- My First Toastmasters Meeting. #outsidemycomfortzone #goldstream

I have been trying for the last year or two to figure out what I want to be and find passion in what I do. I completed the Academic Writing course at Royal Roads University (RRU) a year ago in June but realized during the course that spending hours writing academic papers wasn’t for me. My brain doesn’t work that way so that ruled out working towards obtaining a Bachelors or Masters Degree. In…

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Hood to Coast Relay Recap

The beginning of August I was asked by team ‘Running For Canada’ if I was interested in being their 12th runner for their Hood to Coast Relay team. I was and I am very happy I was able to help them out. By asking they gave me the opportunity of a new experience and to make many memories.

On Wednesday, August 23 I met my team at the Clipper Ferrydowntown and we sailed to Seattle. We then had a van…

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#Frontrunners #Hood to Coast Relay #nuun #Oregon #Portland #Run For Canada #running #team

SeaWheeze Weekend Recap

New blog post up! SeaWheeze weekend recap #earlybird #ontheblog #run #yvr #SeaWheeze

On Saturday, August 12 I ran my first SeaWheeze Half Marathon. I registered for this run back in November and it is a race that sells out within minutes. I had heard great things about it and wanted to experience it for myself.

I went to Vancouver by myself but I was far from alone. On Friday evening I took part in a Sunset Yoga Class and the instructor referred to it as “spa” yoga. I found it…

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#seawheeze #stayhydrated #friends #Frontrunners #Nuun ambassador #party #running #Seawall #Stanley Park #sweat #vancouver #yoga

July. Ahhh-mazing!

July. What an amazing month of firsts, sunshine, friends, adventure and moving forward.

Where to start? First I will begin with clearing up two questions I have been asked and one that friends have been asked to try and get details.

The first question is “Will I be getting a car?” The answer is no. I didn’t have a car when I lived in Nova Scotia and would walk or take the bus where ever I needed…

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#2017 #adventure #biking #friends #hiking #july #running #Salt Spring Island #sooke wilderness trail #summer #true grain bread

A Month of Foundation Building

New Blog Post: A month of Foundation Building #june #ontheblog #stronger

Well, June has come and gone and it was full of successes that have brought out my strengths mentally and physically while discovering more about myself. This is an update to share with you the foundation blocks I built.

The first weekend in June I headed to Whistler with some girlfriends to run in the inaugural 30km Lost Lake Challenge race. The morning of, my nerves were front and center, as…

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#runWhistler #30k lost lake challenge #chili thom #dopey challenge #foundation building #June #running

Building My New Foundation

I have been given various bits of advice over the last few months and they have all fit into this puzzle to get me to where I am today. I have valued everything that people have shared with me and done to support me. As my way of giving back I want to share with you the things I have learned and my journey to this point. 1. Hugs. The extra hugs I have received are wonderful and to me, a hug is…

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#blocks #blogging #building #community #foundation #healing #healthy #running #volunteering

New Motivation

New blog post up! New Motivation. #earlybird #tattoo #freshstart

Most people when they buy something new there is a feeling of excitement and an improved mood that comes along with it. It could be as simple as a new toothbrush, a new shirt for a night out or for a runner, a new pair of sneakers. Regardless, I think most of you know the feeling I am referring to. I found new motivation this weekend while running. I don’t have a new pair of sneakers but I do…

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#early bird #Goldstream Tattoo #Run your run #running #tattoo

Finding and losing some of me.

Earlier this year I wrote about the highs and lows 2016 and then you didn’t hear from me again. Why didn’t you? Well for a few reasons. I was spending the start of 2017 making it about me and not in a conceited way. I had lost myself and love of life and needed to find me again. Beth, my counselor, told me in my first session with her that I was like a bank account and with all of the things that…

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