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Embrace the Suck – Revisited

“The difference between a good race and a bad race is how you manage the (inevitable) pain” Chris ’Macca’ McCormack on triathlon.

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2015 Vancouver Marathon

Eighteen weeks of training all comes down to one day. For the last two years I have run the Vancouver half marathon with a variety of friends and family.

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Episode 19: Heather Cole: Diabetes, Ultra Marathons and Ironman Oh My!

This episode is a little bit different than the usual business interviews I do. This week I have the privilege of interviewing an inspiring young woman who I

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ISTAR: Nichole’s Journey

In my last post I gave you a brief summary of my experience at the ISTAR (Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research) event. I alluded to one young

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What was hard becomes easy

So here we are less than two weeks away from the most challenging physical thing I have ever done in my life.  In 12 days I will swim 3.8km, bike 180km

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My Half Ironman Experience

So here it is, 32 weeks of training all comes down to one day.  On Sunday July 7, 2013 I raced the Great White North Half Ironman Triathlon and I have to

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Race day: I fought the Suck, and the Suck won!

So today I did my first sprint triathlon.  It was the 2013 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup  and man was it well run.  This was a big

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To be coached, or not to be coached, that is the question

If you look at any of the great performers out there you will find a common thread.... they all have a coach. I’ll admit that I wasn’t sure if I needed a

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Challenge 2013, what was I thinking??

Why would I want to do a race that consists of 3.8km of swimming, 180 km bike ride and then a 42.2 km run? Does this sound like fun? What possessed me to

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I can’t swim!! How am I gonna do a triathlon

One of the first things I recognized I would need to do to reach my goal of completing an iron distance race was to improve (OK maybe ’learn to’ would be more

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It must have been the sea air!

So last week I was in Vancouver for our annual Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals Mortgage Conference. Like a good little athlete I

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OK, I guess it’s time to make it official

Alright, I guess it is time I admit it. I have signed up for Challenge Penticton (formerly Ironman Canada). What exactly does that mean you say? Well, it