Why “Strong is the New Skinny” needs to die
If you’ve looked at anything about health & fitness lately, you’ve probably heard about “fitspiration” or fitspo, and you may have seen its motto: “strong is the new skinny”. This may seem like a way of empowering women to be healthier, and to focus on fitness more than weight. It might have even started out that way. But that’s certainly not how it is now. Now, fitspo is just another way of telling women they’re not good … [Read the Rest...]
Why I don’t have a scale (and I’m not getting one anytime soon)
(This is NOT me, obviously. I picked it because it's a ridiculous "fitspo" image. Who runs in these clothes, anyway?) If you haven't already, you need to read these two articles: the first one is a Jezebel post about why being weight-obsessed is bullshit, and the second … [Read More...]
“Sex and the Runners”
Finding a good pair of running shoes is a bit like dating (stay with me here). You spend a lot of time looking, you find a pair that seems to be a perfect fit, and then one of two things happen. You find out that you don't mesh as well as you thought and have to search all … [Read More...]
BMO Vancouver Marathon: PR, baby!
Pretty nice, huh? I ran this last Sunday, and I thought I would share with you how it went. Because I'm going to break it down by area, I thought you'd like to follow along. But first the highlights that aren't on the map, for those that don't want the long … [Read More...]
