In these Covid-19 times, outdoor exercise is still OK in many places so walking, biking, and running are welcome activities. However, a new European study shows it is important to avoid each other's slipstream when doing these activities. This info is the result of a study by engineers and aerodynamicists at KU Leuven in Belgium and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. We’ve typically been told that appropriate and effective social distancing is 1 to 2 metres, but that’s really only effective when you are standing still inside or with minimal wind outside. But going for a walk, run, or bike ride you should be more careful. When someone breathes, sneezes, or coughs during a run, those particles remain...
2019 was a difficult year for me as I dealt with multiple injuries and setbacks, one after the other. At times, I felt very overwhelmed and frustrated as I had so much planned, including my first half marathon. As the year is coming to a close, I have learned that I really couldn’t have planned or prevented these setbacks but I can chose to deal with them in a healthy way. With not being able to run for more than two months, I had a lot of time to reflect and came up with a list of things I could do to show my body, mind and spirit some love. Fresh air: A simple 20-minute walk outdoors can make you...
So you’d like to be a brand ambassador? We’re pretty excited that you’re interested in becoming part of the Run Little Monkey team! What does it take to become a brand ambassador? Kiki completes the Hamilton Marathon 10K Ideally, we’re looking for 2 or 3 women in Ontario of any age who are embarking on a new chapter: either taking up running for the first time or starting/restarting your training for the next big race (and by big, we mean anything from 10K to 100K) and are excited to share your journey with others. You don’t have to be an elite athlete (but you can be), we’re looking for women who are ready to test themselves, setting their sights on...
When I started running in my 20s, I mostly ran solo and never trained consistently. There was always one excuse or another: it’s too hot, it’s too cold, I’m too tired, I have work to do, I have no time, etc. . . . When I got back into running in 2017, after six months of running on my own and surviving a 10k race, I mustered the courage to join the North York RunNinjas, a running group that met close to my home. I was nervous at first because I didn’t know if I would be able to keep up with their pace. The first time I ran with them, they did a 15-km point-to-point run. At about 12...
Ever feel like consistency isn’t happening? Feeling overwhelmed by each day’s training plan? Always putting everything ahead of your running? I was feeling that for a very long time even in April 2018 when I was starting my second marathon training cycle. I started off strong in the first week nailing each one of my runs but then I started to slip. Work became more important than my three or four runs a week. My exhaustion started to kick in. I was falling behind — very behind. My solution: turning to Instagram. I was following some incredible runners who had phenomenal stories and had either been training for a world major or had just finished running the Boston Marathon. How...
