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When You’re Just Not Feeling 100%

When You’re Just Not Feeling 100%

Before I began a hot yoga practice, even as a Nutrition Educator, I didn’t fully value the role that electrolytes played in my body. The day following a hot and sweaty yoga class, I wouldn’t feel “right”. My muscles ached, I felt slightly nauseous and was generally weakened. It took me a pretty long time…

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Fall Training Plan

Fall Training Plan

Oh my gosh half marathon. I created a training plan for my first half marathon, came in under my goal time, and shared how I prepared for it. Now it’s time to get a new goal and come up with a new plan! Are you sick of me talking about running yet? Just one more…

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Refuel with Homemade Electrolyte Drinks

Refuel with Homemade Electrolyte Drinks

Do you remember the first time you drank Gatorade? I do! I was at a track and field meet. After the race, my coach passed me a bottle of Gatorade and told me to drink it to avoid feeling sick. The neon color should have been enough to raise a red flag, but I drank…

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10km Forzani Mother’s Day Race Recap

10km Forzani Mother’s Day Race Recap

What a race! Minus the rain, it was awesome! I couldn’t believe the sheer amount of people… or, how cold it was.     We waited forever to start, so I played around with my Garmin. Since this was my first 10km, my goal was to keep my pace and finish. I just wanted to…

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Preparing For My First 10k

Preparing For My First 10k

I’ve come to understand the importance of not pushing myself too hard after a race, but I haven’t spent much time learning how to prepare for one. Because there’s just 4 more days until my first 10k, now’s a better time than any to build a plan that will make sure my body + mind…

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5km Tour de Airdrie Race Recap

5km Tour de Airdrie Race Recap

If you would have told me 1 year ago today that I’d be running because I love it, I would have thought you were nuts. And running in a race? I’d think you were on drugs! I had such a great time today. I was so nervous the days leading up to my first race….

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