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March 16, 2017 by 2 Comments

The other day one of my crazy, fit friends sent me this text … My immediate reaction was to respond with, “No! Are you crazy? I hate running … Yes, ok, when and where do I sign up?” Do not fear, an epic commitment to spend half of my life running over the next few years […]

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How To Combat A Severe Case Of Some Day-itis

February 18, 2017 by 2 Comments
Canmore February

There is always tomorrow to do things, right?  Sure … If you are anything like me and 99.985824% of people in the world, you have a ‘Some Day List’. The items on this list are the things that you will accomplish one of these days, when you have the time and life affords you the luxury of […]

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Less Chaos, More Kick Ass

January 11, 2017 by 2 Comments

Bienvenido to January; the month for diets, resolutions and gym memberships … … better known as the month which is severely annoying to work out in when you live in the subarctic. The gym is full of resolutioners which makes me just want to bike, run stairs and ski outside, but outside currently has the potential to kill […]

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Let’s talk about regret, baby …

October 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be … let’s talk about regret … If you’re my age, plus or minus 5 years, the Salt n Pepa song is rolling though your head. You’re welcome. For the last seven weeks I have been experiencing what it means to be ‘semi-retired‘ at the age […]

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Queen of the Capsize

August 30, 2016 by 1 Comment

Boats and I don’t get along. Or more aptly put, they make me squeal like a little girl and void the effectiveness of my deodorant in mere moments. Kayak, canoe, ship, skid, ski boat, raft …. you name it, I probably don’t like it. The last time I was in a boat, I hung onto […]

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Showing Up and Sacrifice … Not Sexy, But Effective

June 5, 2016 by 4 Comments

Life is not a spectator sport. To win at life, you have to suit up and get in the game, train hard, show up and keep standing up up when you get knocked down. Life is meant to be lived, grabbed onto, savored and enjoyed. Photo I often have this conversation, which I hate …. […]

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Fear Less

March 20, 2016 by 4 Comments

Every completely fearless person has one thing in common – they are all dead. If you want have great memories when your body doesn’t work the way it used to, build deep, meaningful and lasting relationships with the people you love and accomplish those things you must do, you are going to experience a whole lot […]

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Why Didn’t You Bring Ice Skates? {Half Marathon Musings}

February 7, 2016 by 1 Comment

Today was the Hypothermic Half Marathon up here in the subarctic. The name of the event is slightly ironic this year since it was a balmy -3 when I started out; have I mentioned how much I adore El Niño? Instead of dressing like an eskimo, I had on a few light layers and didn’t […]

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