4 Tips For New Runners To Take Their First Steps

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Leave a comment

Was starting to run part of your 2021 goals?

Here are a couple tips for beginners to lace up or ideas for folks getting back into a run routine after a long hiatus. ⬇️

❓Figure out your why? Goals and motivation aren’t enough on their own. Start identifying purpose. Figure out your why and the how will happen.

🕐 Start in minutes, not in km. Don’t jump in to something big that can leave you discouraged or injured. Start small and build 10% each week.

⚡️ Show some self love. Be patient with yourself and over time you’ll build up endurance, and mental strength as your runs get longer and more consistent.

💆🏼‍♀️ Recovery is essential. The best athletes in the world take complete rest and active recovery days. You can only train as hard as your body is able to recover.

Bottom line, just start. One workout will change your day and many, consistent workouts will change your life. 💟

What did I miss? Share some suggestions for new/returning runners in the comments 👇🏼

VIDEO: Tips and Tricks For Rocking Next Weekends Around The Bay Road Race

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019Leave a comment

With the Around the Bay Road Race happening next weekend (March 31st) in Hamilton, I spent Tuesday morning with the team from CH Morning Live chatting and running in prep for the 125th anniversary of the race.

I shared some of my favourite warm up and strength training moves, tips for conquering THAT hill, and how to celebrate post race with my friends at Merit Brewing. ‬‪

Watch it here and read my 4 tips to conquer the hill below.

Four tips to dominate your next hill workout.

1. Keep your chest up and open. The most common advice you might have received is to “lean into the hill”. Unfortunately, this causes many runners to hunch at the waist to lean forward. This constricts your airway and makes it harder to breathe deeply. You do need to lean forward, but make sure you lean at the hips, not the waist.

2. Keep your head and eyes up. Dropping your head leads to a slouch in your form and restricts how much oxygen you can take in. So instead, drive your arms straight forward and back using them like pistons. Keep your elbows bent in a 90-degree angle, and swing them straight back and forth, and not across your body.

3. Drive your knees up off the hill and not into the hill – think of this as your knee drive. Work on landing on the ball of your foot to spring up the hill.

4. Bend your ankle. Think of yourself exploding off your ankle and using that last bit of power to propel you up the hill with minimal energy expenditure. Focusing on plantar flexion can save you a lot of energy and really help you get up the hill faster and with less energy.

What are some tips and tricks you use to power up a hill?

Toronto Run Summit Panel

March 15, 2019Leave a comment

Last week I was invited to take part in the Runners Academy Toronto Run Summit. 70 runners from across the GTA came together for a day of learning connected to the various aspects of being a runner. These included the physical and mental strengths, nutrition, and recovery.

The panel I was invited to take part in was on the topic of “Intersections”. We discussed entrepreneurship, art, design, community and the connectedness we all had between these items and running.⁣ I shared my story of TRIBE and how it was running that helped me find and build this fitness community.

Canadian Running Magazine has released a video of the highlights from the The Runners Academy Toronto Run Summit including segments from the “Intersections” run panel I was on.⁣

It was an honour to be invited to share the story of @tribe_fitness and to take part in such a great event bringing the #runTO community together for learning and a great cause, Team Unbreakable – a group who connect running and mental health in elementary schools.

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