Monthly Archives: March 2018
Ok, Fine… At Least Write BETTER Race Recaps. Here’s How.
I will rant first. Obviously. But, at the end of the day, I want you to get better. For better race recaps, do this: Ditch the chronological format. Every single race starts with you getting there, you parking your car, and you picking up your race packet. For the love of everything that is holy, …
Dear Obstacle Racers… Stop With The Race Recaps
The last time I read a race recap worthwhile reading was sometime in 2013. The only thing less interesting than not doing a race is reading about a race that you have not done. And no Spartan Sprint or Tough Mudder or Warrior Dash or… that has taken place in the last five years needs …
Limberlost Challenge 14k – Trail Race Recap
On a Friday night, when some (clearly more intelligent) people are lining up to enter a nightclub, or ordering their second Negroni, I find myself laying in a small tent on top of two yoga mats, wrapped into two blankets with a couch cushion under my head, intensely staring at a mosquito stuck between the …
2017 Ragnar Relay Niagara – Race Recap
Wanting to take advantage of early registration price, we were registered for Ragnar Relay for many months. This race has been on my radar (and therefore, on my bucket list) for few years, yet I could never make it happen for two reasons: 1. timing – most of my weekends in the summer would have …
Operation Bucket List – Run A Race Barefoot
“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair”. – Kahlil Gibran Why would I want to run a race barefoot? Not sure. But it’s on the bucket list, so that’s good enough for me. I figure there are enough items on there …
XMANRACE Toronto 2016 – Race Recap
I was thrilled to see XMANRACE arrive to Toronto – this race series got nothing but positive reviews from fellow racers in the past, yet all the locations have previously been in Quebec, so I was not able to make it out to one of their events. Until this year! According to the race website: …
Fuego Y Agua Nicaragua 25km-Ish Trail Run – Race Recap (The Gollum Edition)
“Wake up. Wake up. Wake up, sleepies. We must go, yeeees, we must go at once”. Last year I took off shortly after the Survival Run (right after the Beer Mile, to be exact) – I needed some time to decompress, and, while it was the right call at the time, I missed being part …
Spartan Sprint Tahoe 2015 – Race Recap
While the Championship Race on Saturday was the highlight of the weekend, lots was happening on Sunday as well – Ultra Beasters took off nice and early, followed by few more waves of the Beast, and then the Spartan Sprint – including the competitive wave, as well as the charity race, special wave for the …
Spartan Super Toronto 2015 – Race Recap
When in doubt, wear a kilt. I had a much more pleasant day at the Spartan Super on Sunday (compared to Spartan Sprint on Saturday)! Damage control included awesome company, slowing the fuck down, wearing a hat, sunglasses, wet towel on my neck, ice pack in my hydration bladder and enough sunscreen to drown a …
Fork In The Road 5k 2015 – Race Recap
This weekend I took part in Ontario’s newest trail run – Fork In the Road 5k – a trail run with a twist. From the race website: So, this is a 5k race, which could end up being 8k! Fork In the Road 5k is put on by the same organizers as MudNewton – one …