It's the week before the race

Less than 7 days until I walk the Seattle Marathon. Yesterday’s last long training walk was a good omen. The clear sky and crisp temperature on Saturday night meant that all the leaves in Oakville left their branches in one mass exodus. Sixteen kilometres...

6am workouts

Alarm sounds at 5:13am. Out of bed at 5:26am. In the car by 5:42am. Ready to work out at 5:52am. Class starts at 6am. Sharp. It does not feel like a great idea at 5:13 – I can tell you that unequivocally. In fact, it doesn’t seem like a good idea at 9pm...