Journey – Page 2

If I Hold Your Hand, It Doesn’t Mean I Love You

August 10, 2018 by Donloree 2 Comments

Or even like you all that much. Even if I do show you my pink, lacy underwear. Again. Bearded Physio Man – “You really have to stop holding my hand.” Donloree – “I know. It isn’t because I like you. I don’t trust you.” Bearded Physio Man – “How about you help by just holding […]

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All You Own Is The Effort

July 26, 2018 by Donloree Leave a Comment

In the continuing saga of, Donloree Tries to Become A Runner, I decided to go a different route with the professional help. The one thing that is clear with all of this is my need for professional help. After graduating from physio, I continued to hurt while running and even hiking. I have continued to do […]

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I Thought I Might Need New Friends {Havasu Adventures}

June 8, 2018 by Donloree 3 Comments

A few months ago, while the subarctic was still in its annual deep freeze, a conversation about running down to Havasu Falls started up with some of the Speedsters. Don’t ask me how, but I was included in the crazy adventure planning. For a few months I just let the conversation swirl, after all, there […]

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What Girl Doesn’t Want To Walk Like Quasimodo?

May 7, 2018 by Donloree 2 Comments

After having to cancel last week’s physio appointment due to strategic planning sessions at work, I wasn’t very motivated to show up for today’s appointment. Seeing how I am able to clip in and bike 30+ km in a day and even go for a 10 km hike after biking to and from work which is […]

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Flipping The Seasonal Switch {Subarctic Musings}

May 5, 2018 by Donloree Leave a Comment

The days may be long, but the years are short. Somehow the seasonal switch got flipped up here in the subarctic. Just last month I was plugging in my little red jeep and trying to not die in the -20 degree weather. 45 degrees and 3 weeks later, we officially have spring. Every single winter, […]

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My Career As A Showgirl Is Over

April 19, 2018 by Donloree 2 Comments

Or, more accurately, never got started. Hearing that you are most likely not going to be a showgirl while a man is shoving needles into your hips and you’re trying not to scream is not what most women do on a Wednesday afternoon. Apparently I am not most women. I went back to the Bearded […]

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I Am Officially A Running Failure

April 10, 2018 by Donloree 1 Comment

“Wow. These are the tightest calves I think I’ve ever seen,” is not what you want to hear when a man is shoving a needle into your calf and then jiggling it around. Over the last three weeks, I have run a sum total of 2.5 kilometres. And those were over the weekend in Jasper […]

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More Than Just Miles

March 11, 2018 by Donloree 1 Comment

Last March, I decided to be brave and start running with a speedy group of runners. I am not speedy. My genetic potential is comparable to that of a sloth; these people have cheetah running through their veins. Their jog is my race pace. For just over a year, I have spent nearly every Wednesday […]

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