Thinking of running your first 5km or 10km race?
Dreaming of running your first marathon?
Not sure if you've got what it takes?
YOU DO HAVE WHAT IT TAKES!
Let me share my experience and help YOU get ready for YOUR first event!
I have a very simple system and proven-effective approach that will keep you encouraged and show you that YOU CAN DO IT. The program incorporates YOUR strengths, YOUR challenges, and YOUR ultimate goals.
My Personal Testimonial
As a child and young adult, I did not do any running. Not once did I even think of or try out for an elementary, highschool or varsity track or cross-country team. So don't think you have to be a natural-born runner - you certainly don't! I started running much later in life on the suggestion of a friend who obviously loved it herself. I started on a treadmill and felt awkward and clumsy. I didn't have a natural stride or gait whatsoever. I got shin splints and my hip hurt. I almost gave up - but then I thought: Wait a second...I'm not trying to do back flips here! I'm just trying to put one foot in front of the other! That can not be too much to ask of this young body - I was only 28!
Sometimes we humans are just too quick to conclude that ‘we can't.’ Perhaps we forget to be patient with ourselves, to nurture ourselves, to encourage ourselves, to listen to ourselves, to trust ourselves, to believe in ourselves. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF - YOU CAN DO IT!
Imagine starting up a car engine that has not been used for years. It will sputter, stall, make terrible sounds, and perhaps not even start on the first few tries. The human body is quite similar. Suddenly your blood is in great demand and being directed to all these strange places, like your legs and shins, that it is not accustomed to catering to. But don't give up! Give your body a chance! GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE!
The bigggest thing I learned from running is my goodness WE ARE CAPABLE OF SO MUCH MORE THAN WE THINK WE ARE! If I can do this, trust me, you can, too!
My Race History
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2002 |
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Oct. 6 |
CIBC Run For The Cure |
5 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Oct. 26 |
Enbridge CN Tower Climb for Unicef |
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Toronto |
ON |
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2003 |
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Apr. 5 |
Coolmax Spring Run-Off |
8 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Apr. 13 |
1st Annual Adidas Demi-Marathon |
21.1 km |
Montreal |
QC |
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May 4 |
Sporting Life |
10 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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June 7 |
Twelve Mile Creek Half Marathon |
21.1 km |
St. Catharines |
ON |
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July 11 |
Power Bar Rock ‘n’ Roll |
5 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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July 27 |
Nike Run T.O. |
10 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Aug. 10 |
Alpha Laboratories |
10 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Aug. 24 |
Demi-Marathon Des Deux Rives |
21.1 km |
Quebec City |
QC |
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Sept. 28 |
Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon |
42.2 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Oct. 5 |
CIBC Run For The Cure |
5 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Oct. 12 |
Fall Colours Half-Marathon |
21.1 km |
Ottawa |
ON |
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Oct. 13 |
1st Annual Run For Fyre |
5 km |
Whitby |
ON |
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Oct. 19 |
Canadian International Marathon |
DNF’d at 28 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Oct. 25 |
Enbridge CN Tower Climb for Unicef |
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Toronto |
ON |
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Nov. 2 |
Belair Direct Zoo Run |
10 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Dec. 31 |
Resolution Run |
5 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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2004 |
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March 28 |
Around The Bay |
30 km |
Hamilton |
ON |
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April 18 |
2nd Annual Half-Marathon |
21.1 km |
Montreal |
QC |
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April 24 |
WWF CN Tower Climb |
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Toronto |
ON |
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May 2 |
Sporting Life |
10 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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May 16 |
1st Annual Mississauga Half-Marathon |
21.1 km |
Mississauga |
ON |
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June 5 |
Twelve Mile Creek Half-Marathon |
21.1 km |
St. Catharines |
ON |
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July 9 |
Power Bar Rock ‘n’ Roll |
5 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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July 31 / Aug. 1 |
Conquer The Canuck |
92.2 km |
Waterloo |
ON |
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Sept. 26 |
Scotiabank Marathon |
42.2 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Oct. 17 |
Toronto International Marathon |
42.2 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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Oct. 30 |
Horror Hill |
15 km |
Waterloo |
ON |
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2005 |
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Feb. 27 |
Peterborough Half Marathon |
21.1 km |
Peterborough |
ON |
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Mar. 20 |
Around The Bay |
30 km |
Hamilton |
ON |
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Apr. 18 |
The Boston Marathon |
42.2 km |
Boston |
MA |
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Apr. 23 |
WWF CN Tower Climb |
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Toronto |
ON |
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Apr. 30 |
Ganaraska Trail Ultra |
50 km |
Orillia |
ON |
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May 7 |
Toronto Ultra |
100 km |
Toronto |
ON |
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May 28 |
Sulphur Springs Trail Ultra |
DNF’d @ 80 km |
Dundas |
ON |
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July 16 |
Damn Tuff Ruff Bluff Trail Ultra |
50 km |
Owen Sound |
ON |
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July 30 / 31 |
Conquer The Canuck |
92.2 km |
Milton |
ON |
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Aug. 20 |
Iroquoia Trail Test |
32 km |
Kilbride |
ON |
