The RBC Run for the Kids™, sponsored by Sunnybrook Hospital One day, a little more than a year and a half ago, while doing the crossword puzzle over breakfast, my mom proclaimed (to no one in particular) that she was “going for a walk”. Thirty minutes later she came back. Two days later, again, seemingly out of nowhere she proclaimed “I am going for a walk” out loud (again, to no one in particular) and again thirty minutes later, she returned. This went on for about a month before the … [Read more...]
TRAIN DIRTY!
Training for a Mud/Obstacle Race It seems as if EVERYONE is doing it – Mud Runs. Spartan Race, Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder, MudRun – it’s the most popular “new” intense fitness craze, and now you, too, want to TRAIN INSANE AND TRAIN DIRTY! (?) In honesty, these types of challenges have been around for closer to 10-15 years – the Spartan Death Race was started in 2004 by 8 athletes, 2 of who were ex-Royal Marines; The Spartan Race (Reebok) came together in 2010. For comparison, as it’s own … [Read more...]