Blame Sheila!
Do you love the new Sole Sisters 2020 Finishers Medal? If so, blame Sheila! So my friend and recent race/training partner Sheila has unwittingly earned one of my favorite hashtags:…
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10/16/2019
NOVEMBER IS THE BEST even though WINTER IS COMING.
Wasn’t that a great Sole Sisters Race Weekend back in June? We had such a time! And then we promptly took the summer off. But, we did so knowing we…
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10/11/2019
Sole Sisters has a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
We’ll say it right up front – this or any event doesn’t happen without its volunteers and sponsors. Sole Sisters has been extremely lucky to have women and men dedicated…
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06/20/2019
If you are planning your race season you won’t find a more affordable option than Sole Sisters Women’s Race Weekend!
If you are planning your race season you won't find a more affordable option than Sole Sisters Women’s Race Weekend! All of our races registrations begin at $35 and…
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04/02/2019
“As a female, you’re not used to being the most important part of a race, but at Nagoya we were.”
It hasn’t been quite two weeks since Rachel Cliff set the new Canadian Women’s Marathon record but I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s so exciting. Full disclosure, I am…
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03/20/2019
What it means to me to be included in the Top 100 Health Influencers of 2019
On this International Women’s Day, I wanted to share with you the honor that was recently bestowed on me (your Sole Sisters Race Director and Girls Gone Gazelle Run Coach)…
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03/08/2019
Sole Sisters Virtual Race registration is now open!
What is a VIRTUAL race? Simply put a virtual race is a 5K, Quarter Marathon (10.5K) or Half Marathon (21K) race on your own terms. You choose the location, the…
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02/18/2019
Beat the winter blues with a friend – Sole Sisters Friendship Run or Walk
January has hit me harder than I thought it would; the cold, the ice, the wind, the dark evenings. I actually took a week off from running as I just…
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01/29/2019
Team Captains get FREE pom-pom toque
I am still very much on a high from having been on such an empowering, fun and just plain encouraging team of runHERS this past weekend. I was lucky, I…
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10/03/2018
NICE GIRLS. MEAN LEGS.
This weekend I was part of an all-female team at the Rum Runners Relay which is a 10 stage running relay that starts in Halifax and winds along Nova Scotia’s South Shore to Lunenburg. The relay is an annual event, first started in 1985, that occurs on the last Saturday in September with 70 teams enter each year, usually with 10 members per team.
Our team was named “Mountain View RunHERS” and we represented a broad range of runHERS. From teens that have only started to discover their long-term talent to gals running their fastest times ever and finally to those just hanging on after 30 years racing (okay that last part was biased and describes ME). Our team captain made team shirts that said: “Nice Girls. Mean Legs.” And the nice part couldn’t have been truer about my teammates (more on that below).
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09/30/2018