Make-A-Wish®

Because I’m a glutton for punishment, on April 28^th I will be running 10K in the Innovapost Share the Power of a Wish Walk - Run 2013 which supports the Make-A-Wish® foundation of Eastern Ontario.

After my first race in 2012

In addition to crawling and gasping my way through the course, I’ll be fundraising for the wonderful Make-A-Wish® foundation, which grants wishes to children with life threatening illnesses, because, well, doing for others is good for the soul.

If you feel so inclined as to help me along in my karmic journey (NO PRESSURE), secure online donations can be made at the Running Room Giving web site with your credit card. An electronic tax receipt will be sent to you by email, along with a bunch of really good karma.



Thank you for supporting Make-A-Wish® Eastern Ontario, and me and my tired, old muscles.

From Zero to Runner

Well I did it!

Sunglasses - Ray Ban; Top & Pants - Lululemon

After 14 weeks of training, I've gone from zero to runner, and yesterday I took part in my very first organized race, the Ottawa Race Weekend 5K.

I didn't know what I was getting into, so I set my sights low. My goals were to: 1) finish, and 2) try to finish somewhere between 35-40 minutes (but even that wasn't a firm goal - I didn't want to put too much pressure on myself). Imagine my surprise when I crossed the finish line at 35:09, a full four minutes off my best treadmill time.

I couldn't have been be happier.


Big thanks goes out to GirlTalk, who provided me with seamless music to keep me going, and Goodlife for taking my money, giving me a reason to go to the gym.

Up next: running 10k in the the Innovapost 'Share the Power of a Wish' Walk/Run 2012 this September.


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