In a rare video blog post, I talk about my experience with intermittent fasting. How it affected my brain,my routine and my workouts. It’s been quite the revelation for me, with more energy, clearer thought process and some weight loss…. Read More
If you’ve been reading my blog, you know I’ve been obsessed wih fat recently, but not for the reasons you think. I’m solidly (and slowly but surely) becoming a fat burning machine. I’m all about using fat as a… Read More
Another great week, another Friday! Funny how that works… Check out this cool picture/diagram up top about the effects of exercise on the body. It’s a bit technical but it showcases what the body does to keep up…. Read More
So I have a big race coming up next month, a multi-day kind of thing. It should be fun but it will be much more funner if I’m a tad lighter. So I’m trying to drop some weight… Read More
I’m not a recipe guy and this isn’t a recipe blog but I get a lot of questions about them and they seemed to be quite popular so here are two more for you folks. I’ll start with… Read More
As some of you know, I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to researching some of my favourite subjects such as biomechanics, training principles and nutrition. So when I heard about a book that would explain… Read More
I am motivated by many of the obvious things: other running friends, watching the weight go down and talking to like minded people. Sometimes motivation comes from unexpected places, too. There is this woman I see from time to… Read More
Running has taught me more things than I could have ever imagined. A year ago I was 40 lbs overweight, a single mom to three, and had been weaning myself slowly off antidepressants that I had been on… Read More
It’s not what you think! As you’re probably aware if you follow this blog, I’m a big fan of Timothy Ferriss . It all started with his first book, the 4 Hour Workweek . It really spoke to me as a business person… Read More
Folks, So you heard about my day at Esprit , now it’s time to really dive into the details. Isn’t that what the people are interested in? For the first time in a long time (maybe my last Ironman races), I was… Read More
I had some good response to my last video blog post about the power of words so I thought I would share the feedback with you folks. Someone sent me an email saying that they know they have to sign up for an… Read More
I’ve just had my best week of training in recent memory. It’s funny what a bit of focus and some hard work will do! Like I was mentioning on Facebook and Twitter , this is the lightest I’ve been since my last… Read More
It`s funny, I`ve been hanging out with some friends from university who remember me as a 300lbs football player. They always ask me how I became a runner. I tell them it was something that didn`t really happen… Read More
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you’re not on the Facebook, you’ve probably heard of the BodyByVi 90 day challenge. What is it? Why should I care? Here are my top 5 reasons why I think the challenge… Read More
Folks, Sorry for the delay but here is part four of my goal setting series. Today I’m chatting about writing goals down and making them visible to make them real. Enjoy! And as always, feedback is appreciated! (And… Read More
If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else. -Yogi Berra Great quote by one of most quotable sports figures of all time. I find goal setting has really helped me, in my personal life,… Read More
It never ceases to me amaze me. People are funny! It seems everyone wants it all AND they expect to have it fall on their lap whenever they simply wish for it. I’ll be honest, I’m guilty of this mindset… Read More
I’m a few minutes away from the wonderful town of Brockville, making my way back to Ottawa from Windsor via Via Rail. Another wonderful experience on the train, and they now have free wi-fi on all the trains…. Read More
I was pondering that very question this morning while drinking my second (or was it my third) cup of coffee? Regardless of what I come up for reasons (and you’ll see my rationale soon), I’m glad I did!… Read More
Isn’t that what makes life so wonderful? I don’t know what it is (am I getting old? Sentimental?) these days but I’m really about the small things in life. This morning was all about walking to the grocery… Read More
So it’s official, I will be in Halifax on a ChiRunning mission from Thursday March 10 to Sunday March 13! It looks like I was be doing a talk at Lululemon on Thursday night (details to be confirmed),… Read More
These are the weekends that recharge the batteries and get you pumped for your day-to-day. Aren’t 3-day weekends the best?!? I had the pleasure of taking off early on Friday to go visit one of my favourite families… Read More
It’s funny how small things make a big difference sometimes… I was running with a client yesterday and when he saw me yesterday, he asked me that lovely question: “Have you lost weight?”. I hadn’t worked with him for… Read More
