tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315940492011-09-27T23:52:04.282-04:00Proud Penguin who enjoys running: it's not about speed it's about accomplishing something great 1 mile at a time.... Currently, injured and trying really hard to remain positive and 'ride' her way back to running!Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766375122022031029noreply@blogger.comBlogger2561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31594049.post-76363435858258055922009-07-20T19:56:00.007-04:002009-07-20T20:49:13.469-04:00

THE MONTHLY POST.... I have come to this! One post per month... oh well, better than leaving the blogosphere altogether!! I copied Lisa and ordered the exact same cycling jersey she had bought! I felt like a copycat but her being in New Mexico I knew we wouldn't be seen together wearing them... ;-) She had requested a picture so here it is: I've done 3 races in the last month... keeping myself

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TIME FLIES.... AND I CAN'T KEEP UP...It's been 1 month + since I've checked in here. I feel like I can't keep up reading what others have to say anymore so I feel bad just posting and not replying to my blogger friends. I've been cycling commuting for 2 months now, only missing a few days and I'm totally loving it! I'm doing 100-125 miles a week. The days I had to take the bus/subway were

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BIKE COMMUTING ADVENTURES!Wind of 33 km/h in my face...Wind gusts of 46km/h... Ride of 1h25 instead of 1h...Plastic bag got caught up in my rear wheel!!!so I had to stop and remove chunks of plastic everywhere!BUT looking like a superhero at work...LOVING IT!!!!

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CATCHING UP.... So I've been MIA. The cycling commute is kicking my ass!! I'm doing 25 miles per day on average (40 K for the metric folks). I'm definitely feeling it in my legs on the Friday. I believe most of the time the wind is in my face and when it's not I am FLYING! Rain or shine I am on my bike and not looking back at my time on the bus/subway. And I've lost like 7 lbs so who could

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HIKING IS MY NEW FOUND PASSION! I know it's been 3 weeks since the Easter trip but I just got the pictures my friend took during the week-end! And Andra asked for a trip report =) We were in Willoughby State Forest near Barton (VT) which is pretty small and not touristy at all. It was really peaceful and quiet, in fact we only saw 2 other hikers the whole time... First day: Moose Mountain We did

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OFF TO THE GREEN STATE! Probably white right now though =)Have a fabulous long week-end!

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RECOVERY FROM SURGERYSeems the surgery recovery is a little bit longer than the doctor led me to believe when I first saw him.... 2 WEEKS WHITHOUT RUNNING OR SWIMMNG!!!!!!!!!My mind will go crazy but the foot will appreciate it. My hiking trip next week is not compromised as long as we keep a walking pace and don't push it. I will also be able to start biking after Easter.I'm having my sutures

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RECOVERY WEEKI took Monday off and my legs weren't that sore, it was quite surprising =) Foot is feeling medium so I am going to take advantage of my job insurance (yippee!) and try a new physiotherapist for cold laser on my PF.Tuesday: 1K lane swimming in 21 minsWednesday: 1h25 on the bike 30 mins easy20 mins 30s out of saddle every 2 mins20 mins 30s hard every 2 mins10 mins 30s out of saddle

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AROUND THE BAY 2009 EDITIONThe race that makes me all warm and fuzzy inside =) I am happy to have been able to participate in this event this year. 2007 holds my PB for this distance (3:21 while marathon training!) and 2008 was done while suffering with PF and finishing my thesis (3:40). Although I was in no shape to do the 30K this year, the relay was a great way to participate in my favorite

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MY FIRST HIKE! In preparation for my Easter hiking trip to Vermont, I got invited to hike Mont St-Hilaire with a friend who has done many hiking trips and and his friends. My first mountain at Réserve Naturalle Gault We did the Rocky trail, which was 4.7 K and we were 0.1K away from the top when this picture was taken Took us 1h30 to get to the top. It was an easy hike for Steve but I was working

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BLOG N' MUSIC!I surprised myself, it only took me 20 mins to figure out how to add the playlist to my blog. I'm getting better at this whole nerd computer thing =) I always spend 2-3 h on Katie's blog listening to her playlist so I thought it was about time I did my own. Great week training wise so far for me.Monday: Long strenght trainingTuesday: 2.5 miles run with RockyWednesday: 35 mins on

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MANAGING IT ALLSo........ I haven't posted in 2 weeks? Wow that flew right by!! My job is keeping me really busy and guess what? I got my first paycheque!! I still can't believe that the government is taking almost half of it but eh c'est la vie!I had my longest run of the year yesterday. I wanted to do it outside but it was -StupidCold/-28°C in the morning so I waited... 2h later it was only

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SHOUT OUT TO THE BEST VIRTUAL RACE DIRECTOR!I ran 3 miles with my Dad yesterday, it was pretty slow (his knee is bugging him) but we got it done for you! 41:40 at 13:53 min/mile. I love the company too much to complain about the speed of the run! LOLA friend and I are going to the Bicycle Show on Friday, I really hope they have the saddle I want to buy there! It's the first time I am going to

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SO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT SO LITTLE TIME TO DO IT!I'm beat, the new job+commute is kicking my ass!! No time/motivation for anything computer related once I come back home on week nights and week-ends concist of trying to prepare all the meals, laundry etc. for the week to come.The new job is great so far. I'm enjoying the projects I've been assigned to. Since there is no lab work involved I do not

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WORKING LADY!Yep that's me! Survived my first week of work (well it was only 3 days but that was a good thing). Commuting is insane... I never hated more living in the 'suburb' more than now. Think big snowstorm on my first day and 2h45 commute to get back home (should take 1h15!) The job is very interesting so far. I'm working on a project that is getting lots of media attention and that's quite

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STUPID WINTERAlmost twisted my ankle at the end of my LSD today.... trying to avoid a stupid jerk driving his car way too close to me.Ankle is now bruised...Knee hurts A LOT...Icing both.... stupid stupid winter. Pity party line: WHY ME?!ETA: My Dad ran his 2nd race yesterday, the tropical 5K in Miami. He had a PB with a time of 41:05, a little faster than in Montreal and considering he had a

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TRAINING WITH A STUPID FOOT ~ WEEK 4~ I went back to the Doc today. I went shopping with my Mom on Friday (for 9h!!!) and my foot was really sore at the end of the day. I thought this was a very bad sign and wanted to get it checked before I start the new job (Date is set! January 28 is my first day at my REAL job!).Anyhow, I have no pain where the PF usually was. I can now stand on my heels and

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TAG, I HAVE IT!One of my favorite blogger peep, Laurel, tagged me the other day.4 favorite memories from 20081. Quebec City Half-marathon2. Miami Half-marathon3. Trip to Aruba with my Dad4. Finishing my Ph.D.4 favorite movies watched in 20081. Borderline (Quebec movie)2. Spirit of the Marathon3. James Bond Quantum4. 27 dresses4 of my favorite foods in 20081. Chips (Doritos and Miss Vickies)2. Big

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50/50 DRAW, who is going to be next?I got it mid-December from Marci in Whitby Ontario, so the book came from the province next mine (Québec). I just finished it and it's time for me to pass it on and let it travel some more miles. This awesome idea was piloted by Ted, and has a few simple rules:1. Respond to my post in order to be the next in line to read the book.2. I will mail the book to you

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TRAINING WITH A STUPID FOOT ~ WEEK 3~Training is going well but I've been asked if my foot hurts... no it does not hurt BUT it doesn't feel quite right... sigh... is that a BIG problem?? It is really tight and it goes up my calf too, so I am stretching a lot and massaging too... Otherwise it's been a great week. Nutrition is back to a normal level and I lost a couple of pounds this week.Here's

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AROUND THE BAY HERE I COME!I started my new training schedule 2 weeks ago. I'm hoping the amount of cross training will keep me away from more injuries....Everything is going well so far. The runs are great but my foot/ankle is sore the day after I run. I am doing tons of stretching exercices and using Icy/Hot to massage it. So far so good. I don't think I could up the runs to 3 times a week

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AU REVOIR, GOODBYE, AUF WIEDERSEHEN 2008Very happy to see this one go.... It has been a very hard year for me both physically & mentally.I was hyper stressed from January to April working on finishing my Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry. This is my proudest life accomplishment so far and something that was really hard to do. I was very hopeful for a great year after my thesis defense but it only

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A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!I just came back from my first run in 2 months 15 days and 4 hours! It was totally BLISSFUL!!! I would go as far as saying ORGASMIC!! LOLWe had a lot of rain yesterday and there is ice all over Montreal today but it is mainly concentrated on the sidewalks. So my Dad and I went out in a mild and sunny -10°C (14 F). My foot/ankle was feeling rusty but great, I had a stupid grin

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JOYEUX NOËL ~ MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I've been a bad blogger and haven't updated my blog since I came back from Windsor on Sunday. I haven't been doing much exercice wise so I felt I had nothing to report...But I FINALLY fixed my bike trainer (well my Dad fixed it!) so I will be able to hop back on tomorrow! I will be doing one of Leana short speed training from her coach's training schedule as she

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I'M SO EXCITED!1- I was able to embed a video here!! YIPPEE!!!2- I'm going back to Windsor on Monday, it is my best friend 30th Birthday and I want to be there to celebrate with her!3- Season 7 of 24 is coming up real soon, oh Jack I love you!! ;-)

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YOU & ME GIRLFRIEND!!I actually feel like I have something in common with Oprah now... and it is not her fortune or kick ass marathon time!!p-s I don't know how to add a video properly so this is my lame attempt! (FIXED!!!)I went on the trainer today, a big 20 mins, it feels weird. The chain is weird. I dunno if I set it up right. It seems very hard to pedal and mechanical... hard to explain. I

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I'M ALIVE .... Survived the whole stomach bug, now feeling like a cold is coming my way. One day I will train again, I swear ;-)I went to my local bike shop to get my bike tube fixes, now I know the proper way and will not let my Dad touch that again! I still have no clue how to clean my chain though... but I will go on the trainer this week-end, clean chain or not! A while ago, I had a post

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SICK SICK SICK.........Urgh... my niece was sick over the week-end (stomach bug). We came back yesterday from Ste-Luce and I didn't feel super great in the evening. Turns out I was sick all night and I'm the only one of the family who caught the bug... yeah my immune system sucks!!My Dad will bring my tire to the local bike shop this afternoon but I do not think I am going to do anything today.

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TRAINER SET-UP ADVENTURES......We suck at this!!!!!!!!! We are not able to remove my chain to clean it, even though I know where the master thingy is. My Dad replaced the tire with an old one but we can't inflate the tube because he pierced it. GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Nothing is working, this bike thing is so freakin' complicated!Running = pair of shoes, good bra and go!!!My bad mood was set

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INTENSITY... I miss the intensity that running has. I miss running as fast as you can and stopping out of breath. I miss coming back from a long run in the cold with ice on my hat. I miss training for marathons. I miss the runner's high.I've been doing a lot of cross training but it does nothing for me. I am becoming faster in the pool but still don't feel like it is a big deal. I bought a new

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GREY CUP IN MONTREAL!And I predict my favorite team will win too!! ;-) If you're not Canadian than you have no idea what I am talking about! The CFL is the same as the NFL but A LOT smaller. The Grey Cup is our Super Bowl.GO! ALS! GO!

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The =( and the =)=( No running for another 2 months...... ='( well I can try 10-15 mins once a week near the end of the 2 months to see how i feel... f'ing hell!!! It can take 6-9 months to get a bone scan appointment and since I don't have insurance I can't go to a private clinic as it would cost 600$+ ...STUPID FOOT!=)The doctor thinks it is healing properly and just needs time. She doesn't

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ANOTHER ONE WITH THE PHOTO TAGGING GAME....What can I say, I'm a follower.... =)The game is to go to the fourth folder on your computer and pick the fourth picture. Here's mine:The folder it is coming from has 12 pictures with each month's name as the title for a Christmas gift I am preparing for my Dad.... so hopefully he's not reading this post and has no clue I am giving him a personalised

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LIFE WITHOUT RUNNING....I'm repeating myself but I MISS RUNNING!!!!!! A WHOLE F'ING LOT!!!!So, it has been a month since I got my 2nd cortisone injection. The radiologist told me that I could start running after a month of down time but my foot does not feel fine =( At all..... and instead of pushing through the pain (like I used to do...) I will wait to run and go see the doctor at the clinic

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CALL ME FELLOW!!! Forget that job interview... it wasn'T a job that interested me..... BUT BUTI GOT A FELLOWSHIP AT ENVIRONMENT CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!I are moving to Ottawa in 2009!!!The start date will be February or April. I'm super excited!!!!!!!!!!!! FYI Fellowship = a job that is paid a lot less than a real job ;-) But it is my first step in the government and I will take it!!I swear I will do a

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WISH ME LUCK! I have a JOB INTERVIEW TOMORROW MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And I've also got some interest from 2 other parties... things are moving in the right direction for me... finally =)Hopefully, it goes as well as for this woman.... LOL Rule 1: no cleavage showing...

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I'M LOVING THE INDIAN SUMMER!!!This is my new training plan (since running is out of the schedule still):Mon/Wed/Fri = Bike days (between 30 mins and 1h) Tues/Thur = Swim days Sunday = Strength trainingIt's been totally gorgeous here for the past 3 days! I had to take advantage of it, so I took Bijou out of her hibernation for a ride today, 31 miles in 2h23. A little slower than last August (2h18

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HALLOWEEN!Rocky was a total hit with the kids yesterday! Most of the little kids were more interested in him than candy LOL And we were giving good stuff not crappy halloween candy! ;-) I decided at the last minute to dress as a witch, no big make-up or nothing but Rocky and I were matching. We had decorated and I brought the laptop outside to have some 'hauted house' type music. We had like 100

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NON RUNNING CHRONICLE.... Ok, so only 20 days until I can run again. Every time I see my Dad leaving for a run, my heart ache... ;-) But I am so proud of him that I forget about my own pain =) I totally slacked off on the bike and the swim so tomorrow I am going back to the pool! Foot is going relatively well... no more throbbing pain and I can walk barefoot again without agonising pain... seems

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BACK IN THE HOOD!!I am back in Windsor for a week and it feels like I have never left. Everything is still the same, my old 'Boss', the people at the Institute where I worked, the waterfront and the city in general. I really missed my old Boss! I was so happy to see him and work on this last thing with him. He's one of my favorite people in the world =) One good news, is that there is another

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INJURY UPDATE & GROSSEST PICTURE I had my 2nd cortisone injection yesterday. The radiologist ended up teaching me that heel spur and platar fasciitis are the same issue. I thought they were different. So, he could only inject the cortisone at the same place where they had done it last time.... The pain I have is near the edge of the heel so I was kinda depressed when he told me he couldn't inject

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I'M FEELING THE LOVE (aka I'VE BEEN TAGGED) Two wonderful chickas: Leana and Michelle have given me an "I Heart Your Blog" award! Thanks Girls! This honor also comes with another responsibility: to post another six random facts about myself and "tag" another six bloggers with some blogging love. I've done this a couple times now.... not sure what new I can share but I'll try.1- I'm a couch potato

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STUPID TECHNO...I knew I would struggle to update my blog layout. I should have kept the old boring one!!! I cannot find where blogger said it 'copied' my old template.... So I can't access all the modification I had made previously on the right side.... and that would means typing all my race results and finding the e-mail addresses etc. The same for the people I follow... GRR this sucksETA:

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TECHNO?Me not so much.... It took me awhile to switch to the new blogger version and now there are these "Follower" thing.... what the heck is that? If you follow me and I follow you, who are we following? Who will be our Guru?!Anyway, I've been pretty busy in the last few days on a low intensity training schedule anyway... nothing very exciting except my Dad's fastest mile ever today 11:55 min/

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RUM RUNNERS RELAY REPORT Nova Scotia has to be the best place on earth!! I love it there and the relays they organise are just the most awesome way to spend a Saturday =)Hurricane Kyle was kind enough to wait until Sunday with his strong wind and rain so we had an almost rain free day on Saturday. My leg was at 8:55 AM and about 11.4K long. My foot had been bothering me lately so the goal was

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BUSY MONDAYGiving a week rest to my foot seems to have done some good. I was able to run 1h with my Dad this morning. It was his first time going farther than 5K!! I told him we could just do one 10 mins interval more than he usual does and we ended up with 1h!! He was pretty happy I pushed him to go further and we ended up doing 7.12K.My hair had barely time to dry from the morning shower when I

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PAY BACK IS A BIT*CHI went shopping with my Dad today, found him a pair of fall running pants and a long sleeve tech shirt =) We walked for a few hours and now I'm getting some sharp pain in my foot every 20-30 secs. It is intense and driving me totally crazy. I tried heat.. didn'T work. Tried ice didn't work either... sigh... I will run Rum Runners but I SWEAR ON MY BLOG that is my last 'stupid

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WAKE-UP CALLAbout how bad is the medical system in Quebec (I don't want to generalize by saying Canada but I think so too)I went to the clinic this morning to get my foot checked. It is still constantly hurting, and I had to start taking ibuprofene everyday now. I knew the double header this week-end was not my most fantastic idea but it was what I wanted to do. And with lots of ibuprofene I

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5K OASIS RACE REPORT From my Dad:Thank you everybody for all your kind supporting words, Sonia showed me the post she wrote about my first race. It was a wonderful experience, the rain did not bother me at all, actually, it helped keep the humidity down as it was very humid today. The finish line in the Olympic stadium was an extraordinary experience. It gave me an adrenaline shot and I was able

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TRIATHLON DE MONTRÉAL -RACE REPORTI had a lot of fun today... Isn't what matters in the end? I think so too! =) Swim 750m It was my first open water swim ever and we were doing it in the Olympic bassin the site of the Olympic rowing events during the 1976 Olympic Games. It was very cold and pretty much everybody was wearing a wetsuit... I have yet to purchase one since it is so expensive and was

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AS READY AS ONE CAN BE!! Monday, one of my friend who was a swim coach for many years gave me a private class! She had great little tips to improve my form and my breathing. I already feel like my style is a lot smoother. She that said for someone who never took swim classes and pretty much imitated other's people swim my technique was awesome which made me very happy.Crotchy is back to normal.

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CROTCHY PAIN...After reading about all of Marcy's crotchy related problem, I never thought I would be the next target... YES, the bike is evil for me. After Monday's 50K ride, things were sensitive but nothing too too bad.... Then Tuesday was a 2 mile run, Wednesday was a brick workout 30/20 total 12K ride and 2 mile run. But it's really Thursday that killed me.... Our community pool has been

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JOIN ME ON MY BIKE RIDE!! So, I've been a real couch potato these last few days... and I was feeling very fat and blah... so this morning I decided to stop this madness, I've thrown all the chips in the garbage (for real this is my addiction...) and off I went on Bijou.I passed a bridge, Pont Charles de Gaulle, at the beginning of my route. Separating Montreal from the suburbs!I decided to go as

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NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK I AM DOING...This getting out the door to exercice is hard... Since Quebec City half-marathon I am in a coma like state.... I felt really crappy Thursday and Friday, some sort of start of cold and now that it has seem to pass. I just can't motivate myself to go out the door. For the last 3 days I got dressed for a bike ride just to sit on the couch all day... sigh. We'll

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SMART... ME? YEAH NOT SO MUCH....So, I went to Quebec City conviced I would ran the 10K with Lisa but we finally went for the half-marathon.... decision made after having too many beers! Maybe not my smartest decision but time will tell... the good news: I survived. I ran with a good friend and thank god she was there or I would have given up as I was in a lot of pain starting at mile 10. Let's

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MY DAD'S FIRST RACE!!!! All of you know that since I moved back home, I started a 5K program for my Dad and Aunt. Early in the training my Aunt started to have leg problems and had to quit but my Dad was committed and he was/is doing SO WELL. We run together about 2 times a week and he goes once by himself and can now do 5K consistently. He averages 42-43 mins and is improving his time almost

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WHAT DOES YOUR MEDALS MEAN TO YOU?A while ago She who makes Waves ask us about the meaning of medals. And I promised I would do a post about it so here it goes!Since I moved out of my apartment and back in my parent's house my medals have had more glorious days....They spend their time in a little box at the bottom of my closet without getting any exposure. While I was in Windsor they had a prime

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FOR MARCY!!!!That totally reminded me of you and your pregnant pic!!! LOLWhat an amazing performance by Tomescu-Dita in the women's marathon! And the sprint for the silver by Ndereba! WOW! Simply amazing =) Kudos to Radcliffe who had been hurting for a while for finishing. When she stopped to stretch and seem to want to cry, I knew exactly how she was feeling! Well except I've never run a 2h30

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GLUED TO THE TV....I had the option to go out and enjoy a band outside but no came back home to watch the Women's marathon in Bejiing!! My family thinks I am totally insane... Poor Deana Castor out after only 5K... it makes me pretty sad.I biked to my cousin's house today, about 34K in 1h16 for an average speed of 26.6K! That means I can speed up in a race more than what I did last time. Did I

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ABOUT A YEAR AGO........I was so sick I couldn't even move out of bed. Yes, I am celebrating my 1 year anniversary of having caught mononucleosis. I feel a lot better than at first but I still have moment when I am SOOOOOOOOO tired and don't know why. Like yesterday when I ditched my swim workout and replaced it with a 1h30 nap.... I still did 15K bike ride but had no energy left for the swim.

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THE DAY AFTER...Thanks to everyone for their comments on my last post, I feel a lot better today, in a much better spirit about the fiasco race. I was pretty sore when I woke up this morning, surprisingly, not my legs at all but my upper body (shoulders and neck). As expected my foot was pretty sore but nothing that I can't handle. I didn't wrote it yesterday but it did bother me a little in the

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FEW TOUGHTS....Ok, this race was not what I was expecting.... I'm really disappointed because I missed a loop on the bike course... I did 17.21K instead of 20K and that pisses me off beyond belief... It takes away from my sence of achievement of doing a sprint tri. I feel like Icheated and I'm a big loser but I had no idea until the end of the race... and I definitely didn't do it on purpose...

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THE CURSE OF THE INJURED ATHLETE IS...To not feel ready for any race that you enter... yeah it sucks real bad!! Tomorrow is going to be my first sprint triathlon, after taking care of lots of pain and ache this week, I really don't feel ready for this. I ran 5K with my Dad yesterday, it went well BUT my foot is really sore... at least my back seems to be back to normal but I don't think I'll be

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POST CONTAINING EXPLICIT LANGUAGE... PEOPLE WHO GET OFFENDED EASY SHOULD NOT READ...You were warned!FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!Seriously that felt good to let it out.... so my back is still hurting but a lot less than yesterday so I'm happy about that. I'm doing the heat/rub all day today too so hopefully my back will be all good for

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OUCH! MY BACK!I've been having crazy upper back pain since yesterday afternoon. Not sure what happened but it sucks. I did not sleep well but was up at 7AM for my 1h run.... I ended up not going, my Mom convinced me I was totally insane, and I want to race next week-end so I'm taking time to get rid of this.... I'm being REASONABLE... l0l

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MOSAICI stole this idea from Sarah, I think it looked neat!The way it works1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search.2. Using only the first page of results, pick one image.3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.Here's mine:First name? Sonia Favorite food? Potato chips is food...

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DECISION AND BIKE STORIESOk, so here's the deal, I'm registered for the the Quebec City half which I would love to do.... but I'm definitely not sure it's a good idea!! 1- My foot is screwed up and 2- It's called I haven't done the training for a half, in fact I haven't run over an hour in the last few months! But I really want to do it anyway... Does that make sense?! LoL Last time I pulled a

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WEEK-END IN OTTAWA/GATINEAU & MY FIRST RIDE ON BIJOU!My week-end was just awesome!! Rocky met a new friend, Jake, and he didn't bark or growl at him which is always good! =) He was also the start of the Running mania 3 year Anniversary party. I wasn't sure if I was going to come back with him... after Andy gave him food, he was totally in love with him!I went for a nice LSD on the Canal on Sunday

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HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY TO ME!2 years ago, I started this blog with the intention of recording my first marathon training. I was not sure if I would want to keep writing once the marathon was over but I quickly realised that I love to share my training and get feedback from other runners. Friends you make on the internet are valuable. I haven't stopped blogging since I started. I also had no clue that

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INSPIRED BY IRONMAN FINISHERS....A maniac friend, James, was doing his first Ironman on Sunday in Lake Placid. We tracked him the whole day on our forum and I ended up watching the live feed of the finish line online. While waiting for my friend, I saw Richard Clark a 70 year old man who they said finished MANY IM (13h33) and the oldest woman competing at Lake Placid, and alone in her AG of 65-69

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LONGEST RUN SINCE THE CORTISONE INJECTIONVery happy to have that done, only 4 miles but that was enough for me (and Rocky!) this morning. Close to 34 °C with the humidity, that literally killed us! We were Slow, 52 mins @ 12:58 min/mile, with a capital S but at least we were not sitting on the couch eating crap!! I have put on 25 lbs in the last 8 months, combine the foot issues with finishing a

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I SPLURGED...... BIG TIME!Yep, my friends, you have here the owner of brand new and shiny TRI bike...... Spend a lot more than what I wanted... but I see it as an investment in my health and getting back into shape. I've come to peace with the fact that the foot cannot take too much concrete pounding right now so I had to find some alternative to get back in shape! And I defnitely got the TRI bug

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GUESS WHAT??Little trip to the podiatrist today, where I learned that I have MORE foot problems, this is seriously getting old... It has a huge name too: Neuroma of the calcaneal branch of the posterior tibial nerve. Some sort of cysts on the nerve which is pretty rare according to my podiatrist... they are going to adjust my orthotics to remove pressure from the cysts (putting wholes where the

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MY FIRST TRIATHLON IS HISTORY! I've started thinking about doing a triathlon since I've been injured with plantar fascitiis (8 months ago!!). I am also very inspired by a close friend who is training for her first half IRONMAN and she inspired me to go forward with this sillyness! Lisa, you're the Best. =) Since I got back at my parents' house, I've worked hard on the bike and at the pool to be

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I FINISHED! I'M A TRIATHLETE =)Swim/Bike/Run got done! 1:01:21 and very happy of my day! More to come later, after a nap and this nagging headache is gone!! Thanks for all the support guys!

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GRANNY HAS WEIGHT ISSUES....She does NOT fit in the car!!! AT ALL!!! I was near a major breakdown when my uncle who has big huge truck came to the rescue (thanks Fernand!!) MAJOR PHEW! I will be on the starting line tomorrow! =)

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BORING DETAILS + STRESS...3 days till my first triathlon and I'm getting pretty nervous about little stupid stuff:-Do I wear my bra under my bathing suit?-Do I swim without a bathing suit and with shorts and a top?-How to I prepare my transition area?-Do I bring a bottle on the bike ride-Should I bother with the garmin? For now, that's pretty much it, I have a friend who answered all the others (

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SCRATCH THAT....I was up around 5AM as my foot started to bother me... put on the strassburg sock again.. I really just want to cry, this is pissing me off. I've seriously had enough of this. I won't be running on it today like I had planned...

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MIXED FEELINGS REGARDING THE "FOOT"...It's been 12 days since I had the cortisone injection and altough I am not in pain anymore and I stopped limping when I get up in the morning. I can feel that the foot is not back to normal. As weird as this sounds, I have to learn to walk properly again! Since, November I had been dealing with the PF and switched my way of walking so that I would not put

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HBC CANADA DAY RACE: VOLUNTEER REPORT I was up at 5AM in order to get to the Old Port by 6:15AM. Made my way to the volunteer tent where I waited for quite a while and finally got my shirt and signed in at 6:35AM as a Road Marshall. There were a lot of volunteers!! When you run a race you often have only a small idea of how many people are needed for things to run smoothly! Me and 5 other people

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QUEEN OF CROSS TRAINING! Well at least today ;-) It might have something to do with the 10 days of prohibited running or with an Event that I will soon participate in!! Missy here will be doing her first Try-a-Tri on July 12th! It will be 300m swim -13.2K bike - 2.5K run.I have no money to invest in this sport at this moment, so a new bike was out of reach but my Mom offered me her 1987 Road bike

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BONNE ST-JEAN!!!! Happy St-Jean-Baptiste Day everyone! This year is very special for me as I have been away for the past 5 years and I can finally celebrate with my family. It is also Quebec's 400th Anniversary! So Happy Birthday Quebec!Moreover, it is my Mom's Birthday, so Bonne Fête Maman! Yesterday, my foot was hurting too much for me to go anywhere but tonight we went to Park Bellerive in the

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I SURVIVED THE CORTISONE INJECTION!!!I went to the radiologist this morning. He took a radiography of my foot and the procedure was done under arthography. I didn't look at the screen or the syringe so i have no idea what it looks like. The doctor started by freezing my foot which hurt a little but when he injected the cortisone it was more intense pain. I tried really hard not to move my foot...

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BIG DAY TOMORROW!I'm finally getting the cortisone injection. Last week, I ran 10K and hobled for about 2 days... I know this can't go on any longer. Even tough I have been doing the LTR with my Dad, it is slow running and only 30 mins of a run:walk combination... I miss running long! I heard the procedure is VERY painful... So, please send me positive vibes for tomorrow and have a tought for me

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THE TAGGING GAMEI was tagged by Ken to play along this game.Here are the rules as explained to me. Copy the rules (or your version of them) and the set of questions onto your blog post, provide your own answers and then tag 5 new people. If tagged, you’ll find your name at the end of this post. To be sure everyone tagged knows they’ve been invited to play, go to their blogs and leave them a

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TIME IS FLYING!!WOW! It's already Mid-June, I've been on vacation/un-employed for more than a month now and it feels like I defended my thesis yesterday... I've been VERY bad at blogging, sorry everybody. I gotta fight for the computer here, things should go back to normal soon as I will invest a big 60$ into a router. I will work on submitting 3 papers to scientific journals all summer... not

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POST OF REPORTS1-JOB REPORT!My interview for Health Canada went really well. I'm very happy. Remember a few weeks ago, Health Canada put the Bisphenol A on the list of dangerous chemicals? I talked about this issue at my interview and that I wanted to work on projects with that sort of impact for Canadians and their health. I think I really impressed one of the interviewer! As the women

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RACE REPORT: 10 on the 10th Better later than never... I've been pretty bad at blogging lately, this is mostly due to sharing a slow computer with my dad here. And the fact that we can't seem to make the router work! When I woke up on Saturday, I was eager to go for a 10K and push the Dr's limit of 5K... In the end, I didn'T think it really mattered as my 5K limit was until today! What is a 5

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RUNNING IN QUEBEC...So, people on the cycling lanes are not too friendly with runners here. I almost died due to a motorcyclist who was in the bicycling lane!! Seriously?! Then, two bicycles passed me so close that Rocky got afraid and almost attacked them to protect me.One thing that really surprised me is that other runners are not saying the casual "hello, morning, etc."... I smile and say "

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NEW ROUTINESlowly settling into my new routine, what day of the week are we again?! Yeah, vacation is THAT good! lol Well it would be a little better if the Montreal Canadiens could win a game but since they stopped doing that I might as well cheer for Ken's team.... Last Thursday, I waited 5h at the clinic to see a doctor and resolve my foot issues. After taking X-rays of my foot and learning

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TURNING THE PAGE...As happy as I am to be done my Ph.D. leaving Windsor is a really emotional and hard time. I am leaving behind a lot of people I truly enjoy working with (my boss was truly the BEST) and friends who are like family (Flashy and her BF were a support system for me here....).It was my last day at work today, lots of tears were shed by me and others friends. It’s hard to see you

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Dr. SONIA!!!Sorry for the delay, no need to worry, I did successfully defend my thesis on Tuesday morning!!! I am now officially Dr. Sonia!!! YAY!! So happy but still SO BUSY!!! I have some revisions to do and I'm leaving Windsor on Tuesday morning, so I've been working very hard on making sure the thesis is ready to be submitted before I move out! My whole family came for the defense, it was

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SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON....So when am I running this third marathon????????? That's how good it was, I want to start training and get that feeling again!Spirit of the marathon was so AWESOME!! I have a soft spot for the 71 years old marathoner who ran his first marathon when he was 65 and was running this one with his daughter. I also really liked Lori, she's a grad student like myself, and

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MIRACLE RACE 5KIt was a beautiful day in Windsor and altough I wasn't feeling like racing all that much when I woke up, the excitement of the race ramped up as when we watched the kids run the "Dash" and "1K". Some of these kids were so cute!! I was running this to pace my best friend, Flashy, on a very challenging course, think hills, hills and then more hills!! It's good we did a practice run

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WHAT ABOUT 3 RACES IN 3 WEEKS??So, I'm leaving Windsor in 3 weeks and to celebrate this and the fact that my best friend has followed in my runner's steps (she likes to call it "Run it forward"), we decided to run as many races as possible until I leave! Now, what a plan, right? We started with Around the Bay last week, 30K for me and 5K for her. Tomorrow, we will be running The Miracle 5K race

Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766375122022031029noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31594049.post-66909752316595055402008-03-31T09:55:00.005-04:002008-03-31T10:18:53.586-04:00

AROUND THE BAY 2008When I ran this race last year, I was at the top of my game... I knew this year would be a totally different story...I'm not going to make this LSD-race report long. I had the chance to run with 2 friends, one for the first 15K, then 10K by myself (but still talking to strangers lol) and the last 4-5 K or so with another maniac friend. I took 2 Anacin during the race so that my

Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766375122022031029noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31594049.post-60574213124523767952008-03-26T19:15:00.004-04:002008-03-26T19:37:30.902-04:00

SORENESS!Today is the first day that I'm finally not sore. Wow that hadn't happen to me since last marathon training... maybe I'm pushing it a little! ;-)Tuesday 3.1 miles @ 11:57 min/mile (with Flashy)Wednesday 3.1 miles @ 10:52 min/mile (with Rocky)I wasn't suppose to run today since I'm tapering but it was so gorgeous: 10°C and sunny that I didn't want to let this go. Also, a friend from

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A BAD LSD...I guess these things happen but when you're about to run 30K you'd prefer they would all be great!! Truthfully, I'm a little depressed.... so when I ran 13 miles last week @ 11:48 min/mile, it was hard but there was no way I wasn't finishing it. Today was suppose to be 15-16 miles or 3h whichever would come first. I could feel I wasn't into it as soon as I started... bad news. I kept

Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766375122022031029noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31594049.post-6568180472977714482008-03-15T13:56:00.003-04:002008-03-15T15:19:59.534-04:00

OUCH IT HURTS!!So...... I ran 13 miles today!! The birds were singing, the sun was shining, the snow was melting, yadi yadi yada until mile 9! Cardio was holding on but the legs were tired and heavy + my knee started to act up. But I finished in 2h33 @ 11:48 min/mile. Glad to be done but it looks like this 30K (18.64 miles!!) race coming up will be hard on my body! At least I'm running it with a

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