Life is tough. But so am I.

I haven’t been posting recently, my workouts are a little behind, and my diet is on a temporary hold (with the blessing of my diet god, Shelby). All because my mom died last Tuesday afternoon. But I’m coping, and have even managed a bit of gym time in the interim. Tomorrow (Sunday) is the visitation [...]

Powerless…

So there I was, pulling into the side street beside the gym, and lo and behold, my parking space from yesterday was vacant! Thinking this was a stroke of luck, I pulled into it, put the car in Park, and – changed my mind. Why? Well, because I’m kind. By parking in this particular spot, [...]

Instability & flexibility. Endings & beginnings. July 28th.

I am not an unusually emotional person. In fact, I’m not usually emotional at all. And yet, last Wednesday, I found myself feeling a little overwhelmed after my workout. I know that it had a lot to do with just how unstable this entire year has been for me – but even still, it was [...]

A Pre-Hockey Workout.

Not that I’m playing hockey, of course. Just that I needed to be out of the gym in time to watch the Canada/U.S.A. showdown for the gold medal. It seems everyone else was home preparing for the game – there were only 2 other people in the gym. We Canadians do revere our hockey, and [...]

Having it… and bringing it. Friday, cardio and core.

For the past couple of weeks, I have been easy on myself in the gym, recognizing that my stress level, my poor sleeping habits and my overall adjustment to life in Canada have taken a toll on me.  But this week, I have been feeling a little better with each passing day, and my workouts [...]

Finding my way home.

As I settle into a Canadian winter, I am also slowly easing into a new daily routine – and adapting to the fact that I will be working out regularly at a different gym. Of all these changes in my life, getting used to my new temporary workout home is proving to be the hardest [...]

The Adventures of… Cranky Girl. Friday January 22 Workout.

After today’s session, I won’t be training with my cohorts for a while. Monday, I head to Canada and while there, my weight training will be done on my own. So I was doubly pleased that Jae made it in for a rare late-week workout – she doesn’t usually make our Friday sessions. My regular [...]

I love testosterone, but… Getting to the core of the problem.

One of the most interesting, not to mention frustrating, things about getting older is witnessing the physical changes. Of course there are the obvious changes in appearance – I don’t need to recount these to anyone who has ever noticed a grey hair or an incipient wrinkle. And then there are the changes in athletic [...]

Muscle Dogs

Thursday was a rest day for me (a New Year’s resolution. We’ll see how long it lasts…) And so, in lieu of my usual workout stats, I decided to post this photo of my training cohorts. A few years ago, I spent a lot of time involved in a different kind of training – dog [...]

Living with a lunatic (that’s a synonym for triathlete…)

Looks like I’m due for another session of  “Thursdays with Mikey” as I missed my usual Wednesday session yesterday. I decided to be a grown-up,  a rather rare occurrence from the gym-rat point of view, and gave my body another day to recuperate (yeah, okay, we won’t talk about the attempted run…). It seems to [...]