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May 30, 2009

New Race Goals

I've been feeling antsy. Despite taking up two new sports--golf and tennis--I feel as if something is missing from my life. It took me a while to come to terms with the fact that I was missing running. I had literally stopped running since the Goofy Challenge in January, touting the need to start running for fun rather than to be race-ready, to regain my core passion for the sport. The sad thing was that I was not running for fun as I thought I would; I would not consider running 5K once or twice within four months a commitment to running for pleasure.

I am now seeing a sports nutritionist to get my eating on track for racing in the Scotiabank Half Marathon in September of this year. My goal is to surpass my last personal best by 11 minutes. Today is day three on my nutritional plan; so far, so good.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Cassandra!

    Great blog post. Good luck with the Scotiabank Half Marathon in September. I know you will do great. I really enjoyed reading your blog and learning about Ankylosing Spondyltis. With your positive outlook on life, I feel that your blog would be a great addition to Wellsphere's HealthBlogger Network (HBN). The HBN has over 2,600 bloggers that share a common goal to share their knowledge with others, which enables Wellsphere to provide information that is personal and relevant to over 6 million visitors a month.

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Racing Accomplishments

  • 2002 Nov--Run For Life 10K
  • 2002 Oct--Canadian International Marathon 5K
  • 2002 Sept--Community Power Challenge 5K
  • 2003 Oct--Canadian International Marathon 21.1K
  • 2003 Sept--Longboat Toronto Island 10K
  • 2004 May--Ottawa National Capital Race 21.1K
  • 2004 Oct--Toronto International Marathon 21.1K
  • 2004 Sept--Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon 21.1K
  • 2006 April--London Spring Run Off 10K
  • 2006 Aug--Midsummer's Night Run 15K
  • 2006 Dec--Honolulu Marathon 42.2K
  • 2006 July--5 Peaks Durham Regional Forest 5K
  • 2006 June--Race the Lake 10K
  • 2006 Oct--Vulture Bait Ultra Trail 10K
  • 2006 Sept--Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon 21.1K
  • 2007 March--Around the Bay 30K
  • 2007 April--Harry's Spring Run Off 8K
  • 2007 May--SportingLife 10K
  • 2007 Oct--Toronto International Marathon 21.1K
  • 2008 May--Ottawa National Capital Race 21.1K
  • 2008 Aug--Iroquois Trail Test 32K
  • 2008 Sept--Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon 21.1K
  • 2008 Oct--Run for the Toad 50K
  • 2008 Oct--Toronto Zoo Run 10K