What I’m listening to: Gandalf – Into the Rising Sun

Last fall after a long season struggling with the heptathlon I was flying home from a lovely vacation and browsing through my options on the in-flight entertainment system. The movies and shows …

The physics of resonance

You’re on top of the world. A job well done, certainly with some room for improvement, but you have no doubt that you will do even better next time. You’ve …

Race advice from an astronaut and a toddler

While great advice for any track athlete, “worry about YOUR self” (perhaps interpreted as “run your own race”) is an especially potent strategy for a 400m hurdler. Until the final barrier …

Feeling good about what you eat

There are many guidelines out there on how to eat well, and a great number of them outline in fine detail what to fearfully avoid. It seems everything has it’s …

Steering in Atlanta

Atlanta was a blast! It feels good to have a couple more race experiences under my belt and it was fun competing with some of the top Canadian and American …

A taste of my own medicine…and a new PB!

Come to me with a conundrum, and my advice is simple: “listen to your heart.” It is such easy advice to dole out but, as I learned on Friday, not …