If at first you don’t succeed…try…try…and try again By Sheila Dawe In 2010 I completed my first 100 km event in Lethbridge, Alberta at a race called Lost Souls Ultra. I registered in early January and then in mid-March fell on some stairs, tearing a tendon in my knee. I went through physiotherapy and had […]
Category Archives: Finding the Positive
If At First You Don’t Succeed…Try…Try…and Try Again
Every Mile Matters
EVERY MILE MATTERS…. by Harmony Drogosz We all want to achieve our goals with those who mean the most to us. There are many milestones, hardships and victories with each goal completion. Every story encourages another to do their best, to have fun and to be inspired. Running was all of this to me. Why? […]
Every Mile Matters
Every Mile Matters By Laura Lok Hi my name is Laura Lok from Spokane, Washington. I started my adventure with running like many do late in life and for a reason. Mine was for a friend that wanted to join Team In Training to raise money in support of her sister in law that was […]
Every Mile Matters – Know Why It Matters to YOU
Every Mile Matters – Know Why It Matters to YOU By Melissa Oltman I didn’t start running until I was 53 years old – in fact, I made it a point to tell people that I didn’t run, and I had no interest in running. Ever. The truth was, I had been interested a few […]
Every Mile Matters, Especially at the Boston Marathon
Every Mile Matters, Especially at the Boston Marathon By Shirlee Webb Boston Marathon has proven two times now that things can change in a twinkling of an eye. Both times I have run it the weather was forecast a week out to be the perfect weather for a marathon and then within a couple of […]
Every Mile Matters: April Fools Day Edition
Every Mile Matters – Tina Bond I have come to a difficult decision. I think I am going to give up running. The thrill is gone. Pretty, big, shiny medals have lost their lure. Training has become a chore. I don’t enjoy eating all the food. I especially don’t like that my pants don’t fit […]
Remaining Upright
Remaining Upright by Michelle Roberts “What’s the matter, honey?” By the time my father asked me I never even knew the answer. He said when I was a teenager he used to watch as I took on more and more – bigger challenges, harder classes and more after-school activities. He waited on the sidelines for […]
Every Mile Matters
EVERY MILE MATTERS by Perry Newburn When I put my hand up to write this I thought “this should be straight forward,” but the more I thought about it – yes dangerous this thinking lark – the harder it became. So where to start? I’ve written about my battles with addiction in the past but […]
Finding the Positive
Meandering thoughts from the trail: Finding the positive. I knew before I even attempted this event that it was going to be hard. I like to try to have confidence but this race would be a challenge, as it was unlike anything I had ever attempted. I would be attempting the Squamish 50/50 on the […]