Yesterday I did a 5k walking race for “Pace Kids” at South Glenmore Park in Calgary. The day was perfect – we’d had a couple of good storms the day before, and so it was cool, fresh, and a little damp, but sunny. The course itself was through the woods so it was absolutely lovely. Now I can do a 5k without breaking a sweat, any time of the...

I’m still looking for sponsors for my walk on the 5th of June – can you help? Just click the badge and you’ll go right to my page. Countdown To Race Day (5 km) Thanks so much!  Both I and the kids benefitting from your donations greatly appreciate your generosity! So I’ve completed my first week of “The Lord’s Table” and...

I’ve been overweight the whole of my adult life. Never hugely obese, but always struggling with that extra 30-40 pounds that need to come off! Even at the height of marathon training, walking 70+ kilometers a week didn’t change that fact. I’ve done the yo-yo thing, the “change your lifestyle” thing, and even created something that...

Hello all! As some of you may – or may not know – I walked my first marathon last October. I took a ridiculously short amount of time to train, and while I succeeded, it nearly did me in! I want to do another marathon, but take loooooots of time this time to do it well. I decided to start right back at the beginning. For the past two months I’ve...