GALVANIZD

I’m back in business and with the help of my new Mizuno Wave Nirvana 2′s, I was able to run 10K within 1 hour and 3 minutes, shin splint free!

My run went a little something like this: My heart was pounding, eardrums were thumping to the beat of Justice’s “Phantom Pt. II”. My feet felt so alive, with the rhythm of my breath matched with the cadence of my stride. My lungs filled to capacity and exhaled fully in the crisp -1 degree celsius evening air. I was totally present, “in state” and in the zone. I felt powerful with every stride during my cool down. Read the rest of this entry →

Today was a painful experience. My long run is up to 10K’s, but my shins gave out. The ‘achilles heel’ that led me to pull out after running 5K’s in agony were … my running shoes.

For every runner, the lowest common denominator and most important piece of equipment is a decent pair of technical running shoes. They take brunt and abuse of our running endeavours, so it would only make sense to check out whether your shoes have seen its days. I figure I had about two more months in them for running, but boy was I ever wrong. I had to get shin splints in order to numb the pain and decided to retire my Mizuno Wave Inspires. They’ve served me well, but I digress… Read the rest of this entry →

So I’ve bumped up my long run from 8K last week up to 9K this week. The challenge for this week wasn’t the distance, it was the temperature! I completed my run in about 58 minutes and 24 seconds, which could have been done faster had it not been for the treacherous terrain. Running through unshoveled piles of snow/ice aren’t really that of a concern for me, what really concerned me were the patches of ice while I was going DOWNHILL on Avenue Road. Read the rest of this entry →

After a brief discussion on the phone with my dear friend Beverly, she had told me about this awesome website by the name of mapmyrun.com. With MapMyRun, you’re able to track the distance of your run in both km’s or miles (which is useful for Canadians and measure your progress according to your own regimen. Also you could find a tightly knit community of runners that have various running groups or clubs in this area. Read the rest of this entry →