Race Day!

By On May 5, 2012 · 2 Comments

At tonight’s Team in Training “Inspiration Dinner” we were brought in to the dining hall by cheering staff and coaches in costumes with noise-makers, pom-poms, tu-tus, and so much purple it was hard to look. I had no idea it would be like that and if I wasn’t so confused, I would have been emotional. [...]

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1 Day Left!

By On May 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Yesterday we left Saskatoon with our Prairie Team in Training team. I’ve never done a race with 50 other people, most of them strangers. However, there a few that are quickly becoming friends.

My nutrition plan is to stay as normal as possible. However, last night I went out in search of a vegan restaurant. [...]

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LittleMissGiraffe & Naveen

In Memory

By On May 2, 2012 · 1 Comment

Last week I was asked to send a photo in of the person I was running in honour or memory of. Of course, I am running in honour of all the people that have suffered from Leukemia and Lymphoma, especially MellowJohnny. However, I am also running in memory of a man that I never met [...]

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Countdown: 5 Days!

By On May 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The Vancouver Marathon is coming up in 5 days! After months of training and fundraising, we are almost at our goal. While MellowJohnny and my romantic relationship did not survive this endeavour, our passion for this cause remains and so does our friendship.

I have learned many important things during this journey:
1. Fundraising [...]

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Training hard or hardly training?

By On April 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

My absence on this blog goes through my mind often when I’m biking outside on the highway. Sometimes I will see the deer prancing beside me in a field and I think, “I should blog about that!” By the time I get home, eat, ice my legs, and have a nice shower I have completely [...]

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Day 1

By On February 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

So it is officially Day 1. I have tried really hard not to eat anything with sugar over the past couple of days, but haven’t been too strict about it. Although, I didn’t eat any of the chocolates that were passed around after last night’s bike workout that I was coaching. It was so nice [...]

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Now Sugar Free!

By On January 31, 2012 · 2 Comments

For the month of February, I am taking on a new challenge. An intense challenge. I am giving up sugar. Completely.

A few months ago I started thinking about how much sugar I was ingesting. It was probably after using My Fitness Pal for a while because there is an option to see how much [...]

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Why this? Why now?

By On January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

MellowJohnny really hates it when I talk to people about him having cancer. I can understand that. He’s kind of a private person and he’s shy about this awful disease that took away a big chunk of his childhood.

However, the reason why I’m putting so much time and effort into this cause is not [...]

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The Juggling Act featuring Moi

By On January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I have a little juggling act going these days. We are really pressing forward right now on fundraising because our recommitment date for the marathon is coming up on February 1st (!!!!). We would have liked to be almost done fundraising by this time, but we are far from it. Our upcoming fundraiser will be [...]

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“Vegan Fundraising for Cancer? Uhhh… why?”

By On January 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

This upcoming Friday, MellowJohnny and I are holding a fundraiser for our endeavour to run a marathon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We have had lukewarm reception about it being completely vegan. One co-worker said that her husband would not go “unless there is going to be steak.” [...]

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