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Pandemic or Chrysalis?
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In the late spring, summer, and early fall, basically as soon as the snow is gone and until the snow flies, I cram my laptop, dress, high heels, and lunch into a backpack, put on padded shorts, clip into my pedals, and cycle-commute to work. Bicycle helmet hair is officially my spring to fall ...
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Apparently, We Need Another Hero
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The text message came out of nowhere. Hey! Want to run on an S3 as a team? S3 Race = three of the seven legs of Sinister 7 but run in the fall; a new race this year since Sinister 7 wasn’t able to happen due to COVID-19. AKA, an epic mountain race in Crowsnest Pass. […]
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Impermanence
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All we ever have is now. And the now is ever-changing. In Canada, most of our normal, everyday things have shut down or been changed by the existence of COVID-19. The whole Alberta economy is at risk. I might not be able to work, I might have to work from home, if I had kids, […]
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Packing Light for Life
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The longer I live, the quicker life goes. Somehow, in the blink of an eye, I turned 40. In fact, I kind of forgot that I am getting old. In the last decade, I feel like I have reverse-aged and become younger than I was when I was 30. It helps to have made some […]
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Doing It Right {Mountain Musings}
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Over Canada Day weekend, we took advantage of the fact that the holiday was a Monday and planned a mountain adventure with friends. The plan was rather simple – everyone converge in Radium and spend Sunday hiking Kindersley-Sinclair, a top rated hike in the Rockies. This particular hike req...
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Planning Faux Pas Or Fabulous Fashion Sense?
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Some mornings start out perfect. Wednesday was the perfect morning. Up at 5:30 am, drinking french press coffee, writing, and then cycling to the office on a beautiful, summer morning. As I was enjoying the view, my biking nemesis pedalled by. The daily chase of the man on the red bike was on. Wh...
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Cycle Chic {On Riding}
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Most mornings, April to October, I can be found clipped into my bike pedalling towards work. My hair, sometimes still damp, is flying out behind me and my small, packed to the hilt backpack is crammed full of high heels, a dress, dangly earrings, and some sort of lunch. Let’s just say I have come...
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If You Let It
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Auntie! Build a castle to the sky with us! The call of her sweet innocent voice from behind a pair of pleading brown eyes framed in windblown hair lured me away from the waves and back up to the beach. It is hard to turn down one of the cutest little girls on the planet. […]
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Running for Rape Prevention
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Running away from reality for weeks on end is something I think everyone should do now and again. Some people call this vacation; I call it keeping my sanity. Now my style of vacationing is not for everyone. I like to run around and explore things, climb mountains, walk for 20 kilometers one day ...
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Sucker For Punishment
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Earlier this winter, while attempting to be sporty I fell hard on the ice in a dark corner of the river valley. Lying on the ice underneath Edmonton’s newest attempt at upgrading our city, I stared up at the funicular, wondering if I was going to pass out or throw up from the pain and [R...
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My Happiness Secret
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2018 has nearly come and gone, which means my 39th year on the earth has nearly come and gone. Being born two weeks before the end of the year means, at least for me, that planning, goal setting, and dreaming of accomplishment starts early for the upcoming year. The planning is always a bit ridic...
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If I Hold Your Hand, It Doesn’t Mean I Love You
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Or even like you all that much. Even if I do show you my pink, lacy underwear. Again. Bearded Physio Man – “You really have to stop holding my hand.” Donloree – “I know. It isn’t because I like you. I don’t trust you.” Bearded Physio Man – ...
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All You Own Is The Effort
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In the continuing saga of, Donloree Tries to Become A Runner, I decided to go a different route with the professional help. The one thing that is clear with all of this is my need for professional help. After graduating from physio, I continued to hurt while running and even hiking. I have contin...
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I Thought I Might Need New Friends {Havasu Adventures}
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A few months ago, while the subarctic was still in its annual deep freeze, a conversation about running down to Havasu Falls started up with some of the Speedsters. Don’t ask me how, but I was included in the crazy adventure planning. For a few months I just let the conversation swirl, after all,...
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What Girl Doesn’t Want To Walk Like Quasimodo?
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After having to cancel last week’s physio appointment due to strategic planning sessions at work, I wasn’t very motivated to show up for today’s appointment. Seeing how I am able to clip in and bike 30+ km in a day and even go for a 10 km hike after biking to and from work which...
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