This past weekend was my final race of 2015…the Banff Winterstart 5 Miler! Pre-Race Rambles This race is a great excuse for a weekend away in Banff. Neil and I drove out to Banff after work on Friday and checked into our favourite hotel, the Fox Hotel and Suites. We decided to try someplace new […]
Tips for Night Races
Last week the writing prompt for Tuesday’s on the Run was to share tips for running nighttime races. I didn’t write up a post in time to participate, but with the Banff Winterstart 5 Miler taking place this weekend I thought it would still be worth a share! If you’ve never run Winterstart before, the race […]
Five Races to Run in 2015
Today I’m linking up with Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC, Cynthia at You Signed Up for What and Mar at Mar on the Run for their Friday Five Link Up! Their topic for this week is on races to run in 2015. I will admit my dance card is not looking as full this year as it has […]
2014 Banff Winterstart 5 Miler Race Report
Pre-Race Rambles in Banff Last weekend Neil and I went to Banff for the Winterstart 5 Miler. This race feels like the perfect excuse for a getaway. Banff is such a beautiful town in the Rockies and I feel lucky we live so close! Neil and I decided to make a weekend out of the […]
2013 Banff Winterstart 5 Miler Race Report
This weekend Neil and I were out Banff for the Winterstart 5 Miler. The last few years that I’ve done this race we’ve lucked out with the weather. This year Winterstart was aptly named! Pre-Race Rambles We drove out to Banff on Friday afternoon and kicked the weekend off with a visit to one of […]
2012 Banff Winterstart 5 Miler Race Report
This past weekend the Hubby and I were out in Banff for another night time race – the Winterstart 5 Miler! I love this race! It has a really relaxed atmosphere as lots of folks find ways to incorporate lights in to their running attire. Banff is also much less crowded than the weekend of […]
2011 Banff Winterstart 5 Miler Race Report
Pre-Race Rambles: This weekend the Husband and I set out to Banff so that I could run the Winterstart 5 Miler on Saturday night. The Husband was right in the middle of working night shifts and he managed to get one night off to come out to the mountains with me. After he finished work […]
Years of racing in review
My racing career started way back in April 2000 at the 10K Vancouver Sun Run. I was between third and fourth year at The University of British Columbia. I signed up for the race, didn’t train because I hated running, and ran my heart out on the day all the time wondering what I was […]
2007 Banff Winterstart 5 Miler Race Report
My third race in a two week period (after the Nike Women’s Half and Tower of Terror 13K), not to mention back to back nighttime races… I think I have learned a few things from these past few weeks! First, and most important point – I’m not sure I like nighttime races! I find the […]
Going through race withdrawal
My next race is not until September 9 (the Ryka Iron Girl – Seattle – 10K) and I’m getting some itchy feet to run a race again. I haven’t been able to find anything that really works well with my training schedule though. The Robert Hamilton Memorial 5 mi and 10 mi road race is […]