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Sep 5

How many shots does it take for your kids to stop moving and look at the camera??? Six and counting…
Big year with both kiddos at same school - one drop off and pick up!! Woo hoo, can’t wait.
Oliver is in for a shock when the kindergarteners aren’t allowed to hang out with all the big kids whenever he wants. I wonder if he will sneak into Charlie’s classroom???
After the fires, Ollie has changed his mind from being a Dad or Jays player to being a fire fighter when he grows up; Charlie is still keen on being an “engener” or Jays player. All great options 👍

Sep 4

Three weeks til the big dance in Berlin! Today we put on the finishing touches of this build before taper time. Did a 37km run along Kal Lake today with progression over 25 Km (3:55 —> 3:22) with majority of work in the 3:30 range. Planned to go a bit longer / faster but with two biggies in my legs still from last two weekends and just coming out a very stressful life event (mass evacuation with wildfire threatening our home/ City), we decided to pull back without digging a hole. This past build has been uncanny in similarity to my Olympic build so I hope it also delivers a race that I am proud of! Almost time to get out the bubble wrap and absorb the stress of last few weeks to get that final spike in fitness. Tomorrow is back to school for kids - always an extra challenge with them around all summer so looking forward to a week “to myself” (😂 but not really because “gradual entry” to kindy is …gradual…) before I get on the plane!

Aug 21

We went out to a celebratory dinner on Thursday night and when we came out, the air was ominous, heavy with smoke and howling with wind. Plumes of smoke filled the sky as the McDougall Creek fire, raging for days in the back country, was rushing towards the urban interface in West Kelowna.
We tucked the kids into bed, assuring them that the massive Lake Okanagan would protect them but that we would pray for people in West Kelowna.
Suddenly, fire crested the ridge and raced towards town in WK (pic 1,2).
It was so so windy and so so hot - the most terrible conditions for a raging fire. I knew I would not sleep but had no idea we would be racing away from the fire in short order.
Then sirens started coming from all directions. I ran out onto the street and my neighbours were also panicky with rumours of embers that had travelled several kilometres over the lake to ignite spot fires around our neighbourhood.
Graham grabbed some stuff and packed our cars; I stood paralyzed on our deck watching the fire trucks race by. He yelled to me “Malindi, grab the kids, let’s go!!”. I ripped them from bed, my oldest saying “you promised me it was safe!”
As we jumped into the car we were absolutely shocked to see, only 500m from our house, that our hillside was on fire (pic 3,4); we fled to friends for the night closer to town.
The next two days were agony as not only our neighbourhood was under siege - the fire was decimating West Kelowna and spreading North through Kelowna and Lake Country. We were surrounded and so so worried about everyone, the people, pets, structures, wild life, infrastructure and long term damage to the City. There were a lot of tears.
We have so much gratitude to the fire crews and RCMP who saved people and homes working tirelessly for 48 hours as the weather worked against them. Our webcams showed heroic efforts saving our homes from encroaching flames (video is chilling). Fire crews from around BC came to our aid, offering their services. Thank you to the heroes who saved so much of our community, and condolences to those who lost their homes.
Crisis has a way of building community as we all look to help each other best we can.

Aug 13

Here we go again! Four marathon builds inside a year - getting used to my Sunday long workout routines!
I believe the key to success is healthy and consistent training layered with solid recovery, some long hard work with sprinklings of speed.
Not every day is “rainbows and unicorns” - some days are grinds - but overall I love the process of dreaming big and working hard.
And always gratitude for all the help and support along the way!
Thanks to @saucony for the best shoes and gear and @grahamthehood for the best coaching and bike support!

Jul 22

Let’s get this weekend started right!
A nice little 36 Km run with 5 Km /15 Km / 5 Km (marathon effort, cruise effort, marathon effort) in the middle to keep things spicy. OMG it’s so hot these days…so much spice. So much sweat!
So awesome to have the one and only @jo_brown1 to be game for whatever this latest training block throws our way. Training with friends is the best way to train ❤️
Now off to join the Canadian pilgrimage to Seattle…who else is joining the sea of blue tomorrow????
#gojays #marathon #training #running #okanagansummer

Jun 7

Running is so great it gets it’s own day!
Love this sport and the people involved.
So many ways to do it on your own terms - fast, slow, far, short, solo, social, competitive, recreational, young, old….everyone can have a place in this running world.
Happy #globalrunningday @saucony
Photo credit Victah Sailor

May 30

Post race vibes. This is what we run for, right?!!

May 30

“I can, I must, I will”.
My kid’s Kung Fu motto came to mind in the finish stretch of yesterday’s @ottawaracewknd marathon.
With high temperatures and a tough and rolling course through Ottawa and Gatineau, I knew the game plan was to run a smart and patient race. And if I executed well, I would reach my goals of a podium finish.
Between 30-40 Km, I moved past two racers and into 3rd. I was feeling strong and thought I would cruise into the finish on the podium, with another solid marathon under my belt. But then, with about 2km to go, Graham shouted I was in “18-19 seconds behind second” and to “go for it”. I thought it was too much time and too little ground left, but focussed on running relaxed but quick to try to reel her in.
I came across the final bridge as she came into view. We had under a Km to go. I questioned if I had it in me to kick her down. Then I thought “you have to at least try”.
I had one move. So I waited as long as I could and then moved onto her shoulder. When I was a step behind, I pounced. I kicked into high gear and channeled my finish kick from track days to sprint as fast as possible. My legs felt like bricks and I willed them to go faster. I came around the corner and to my dismay, the finish gantry was not in sight. I had so much ground to cover and was so tired and hot but I knew she was still behind me trying to fight back and I could not ease up yet. I focused on the blurry finish line, and pumped my arms to pull my legs along. There was no way I was letting her pass me again - a European record holder and world silver medalist - I knew she had wheels. I made it. Exhausted, elated.
It’s my 6th marathon and my 4th “sprint finish”. You would think for a 42.2km race I could just cruise it in and celebrate the day in the finish chute. But you have to at least try to do your best, and then be happy with what transpires.
It was the first time since my first marathon that Oliver was at the finish line. The last time he was 6 months old and I rushed to go nurse him. This time he is almost 5 and he gave me a great big finish line hug.
#marathon #running #canadianrunner
Photo credit Victah Sailer / @run.photo
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May 26

Definitely stealing this gem by way of @_parker_stinson_ penned by @camlevins:
“You don’t train for the race to feel easier, you train to go faster”. LOVE IT!!!
So here’s to all of us training hard so we can run fast when it counts.
And don’t worry if it still hurts, because that’s how you know you are getting to most out of yourself!
Good luck to everyone racing @ottawaracewknd and @calgarymarathon this weekend!!! 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃 💪

May 24

Introducing Charlie Hood’s very first custom designed shoe the “Awesome 100”.
A few years ago Charlie was inspired by Saucony’s Million Reasons Run campaign where children are invited to design shoes to advocate and raise funds for children’s hospitals.
He started designing shoes for fun and this year Andrea the “maker of dreams come true” at Saucony surprised him with his own prototype! How is this not the coolest thing ever?
Watch him unwrap his new shoes and realize it is his very own design! Stick around and watch his design brief from Feb 2021 to learn more about it.
Definitely his newest, fastest and proudest shoes for the collection! Check out my stories for the live reveals.
Thank you @saucony for not just supporting my dreams but my kids dreams too!!!

Apr 30

I literally can’t think of a more beautiful or perfect spot to do a long run than along Kalamalka Lake from Oyama to Vernon. The lake is known as “lake of a thousand colours” and the waters sparkle turquoise, green and blue - and with little development on either side of the lake it is framed by lush mountains.
39 Km of joy today - and just enough sting at the end to know it’s helping me build stronger legs for the end of my marathon next month @ottawaracewknd. As always, my coach-water-gel-camera-driver-chef kept me humoured beside me. It’s a family affair and hard to think of a better way to spend the morning. Chasing big goals and having fun in the process.
#runforgood #marathontraining #marathon #canadianrunner #motherrunners @sauconycanada @saucony @ottawaracewknd

Apr 24

No action shots but some pics while heading home after a 5 day whirlwind trip to Gifu, Japan, where I blown away once again by the beauty and hospitality of the Japanese people.
I love so much about Japan - the kindness of the people, the beautiful countryside and delicious food and the well-organized and competitive races.
After a few races where I have gone out hard, I focussed on being more relaxed and patient in yesterday’s Gifu Half Marathon. This is a strategy that suits me usually, but can me hard for my personality because I also like to get after it! With about 5-6 Km to go I felt better than I ever have before in a half and decided to throw in a surge to breakaway from the pack I was with. I was quickly running down 2nd spot (although I thought she was leading so I was even more pumped!) and was pretty excited about how strong I was feeling in the latter stages of the race. Then I kinda hit a wall with a Km to go and went into survival mode and unfortunately dropped back a spot and lost about 14 seconds, losing grips on sub 70 pretty quickly, but I was thrilled to run a PB by a minute and hold off charges from behind. It gives me great optimism that, at 43, I will have more in the tank and can take a swing at sub 70 on a future (and flatter!) course. Onward to my last five weeks of marathon training before my next big adventure @ottawaracewknd.
My boys are pumped too because I bringing home authentic Pokémon trading cards in Japanese so it’s a win-win! Thanks to race organizers and @gifucanada_hosttown for making it happen!
Arigato! (Thank you!)
Ganbatte! (Do your best!)

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