“Oh shit – I’m going to land on my face!”   That was probably the most terrifying millisecond of my life when that thought crossed my mind last week. At the point that thought was happening, I was in the … Read more

Body “What!? Why? Is that the alarm? What the hell time is it?” Brain “You don’t want to know. Seriously. But this is for you.” Body “How is this for me?” Brain “You gotta digest some food before we do … Read more

It’s been seven years since my last swimming race. Seven years exactly in fact — my last race was the 2007 Canada Day Challenge (always held on Canada Day, obviously). Since then, I’ve gotten horribly out of shape, started running … Read more

I’m being a bit unusual (but since when is that new for me?) and I’m skipping my Sun Run post to talk about Iron Knee. It feels wrong to me to write about races out of order but it doesn’t … Read more

It’s been a while since my last race report, and it’ll be a while until my next one because I haven’t signed up for anything yet. But race reports are so much fun. So here’s a retro one. This was … Read more

Just beyond the finish line at the Deception Pass 50km, I was sitting on a picnic table texting my friends to let them know I was still alive, when an older runner who had just finished staggered over and sat … Read more

An hour before the race starts I’m sitting in my car in the parking lot. It’s pitch black out — I had to drive into the park with my high-beams on. My water and gels are ready, I’m dressed and … Read more

During my TransRockies build-up, I had this holistic revelation about training recovery. We tend to view runs, swims, gym sessions, whatever sort of training session we’re looking at, as discrete events. But this is so, so wrong. How you hydrate … Read more

I’m thankful for the weather. I’m thankful for the sun as it warms me up, I’m thankful for the rain as it cools me down, I’m thankful for the snow as it turns familiar places into new adventures. I’m thankful … Read more

“Hey Elliot, when are you going to write about TransRockies?” “Fuck. Off. Do you know how tired I am from that shit?” Seriously. It’s been three weeks and I can’t even do a short, easy run at my usual pace. … Read more