Category: Life lessons

Happiness: first race after injury

This is what happiness looks like! I ran my first race since October 2017 and since being injured in December with a piriformis injury, aka a pain in the butt.  My running the Bazan Bay 5k was pretty much timed

Posted in Injury, Life lessons, Racing, Running

Halifax Running: Point Pleasant Park

Almost every city in Canada has a great park and I’ve been lost in most of them (possibly not a good claim to fame as a running tour guide, but I’ve also found my way out all the while discovering

Posted in Destination Running, Life lessons, Running, Touring, Tourism, Trails

Labrador Running: Birch Island

In early November 2017, I found myself faced with an unexpected stay in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador for a couple of days due to the Goose Bay Airport runway closure. Rather than get all worked up about this extra stay

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Nanaimo Bars: the story & recipe

Who does not like Nanaimo Bars? Named after the Vancouver Island city of Nanaimo and they are world famous! They were even served at the Trudeau-Obama state dinner earlier this year. Let me tell you more about them, especially those

Posted in Food, Life lessons, Nanaimo Bars

22 Day 22 Push-up Challenge

Well, I did it… I completed 22 push-ups every day for 22 days for PTSD Awareness. This was a challenge where you video yourself (or have someone video you) doing this exercise and post it on your social media platform(s)

Posted in Cross training, Life lessons