Category: Gratitude
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Zurich Marathon 2026 – Fifteenth Marathon
On April 12, I completed my fifteenth marathon; Zurich. For a while, I’ve been researching marathons outside of North America. I had initially asked Greg about this back on June 15, 2024. After some more investigating, I registered on August 31, exactly a year after I registered for the Jersey City Marathon (JCM). On the…
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Chicago Marathon 2025 – Fourteenth Marathon
On October 12, I completed my fourteenth marathon; Chicago. The Chicago Marathon takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe – the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. When the applications opened, I submitted mine right away and was accepted the next day. While the race was 303 days…
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Jersey City Marathon 2025 – Thirteenth Marathon
On April 13, I completed my thirteenth marathon; the Jersey City Marathon (JCM). The JCM takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Lenape peoples. Looking for my Spring 2025 marathon in 2024, I found several options. Like the 2023 California International Marathon (CIM), it didn’t take much for Meaghan to talk me into the…
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Toronto Marathon 2024 – Eleventh Marathon
On May 5, I completed my eleventh marathon; Toronto. The Toronto Marathon takes place on the lands of the Mississaugas of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Wendat. May 5 is also Red Dress Day, which remembers and honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples (MMIWG2S+). The day is a painful…
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Fredericton Marathon 2023 – Ninth Marathon
On May 14, 2023, I completed my ninth marathon – Fredericton. The Fredericton Marathon takes place on the traditional and unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik. After a great race at the Marine Corps Marathon, I was split re my Spring 2023 marathon; Toronto, Ottawa, or Fredericton. As I was being talked into the California International…
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Winter Blues 2023
For the first time since the 1990s (or pretty much, as far back as I can remember), I can say that I haven’t really had to deal with “Winter Blues.” I was relatively happy this past winter. Like some folks, usually every winter, I go through some sad periods and or bouts with depression. But…
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Marine Corps Marathon 2022 – Eighth Marathon
On October 30, 2022, I completed my eighth Marathon; Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Marathon takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Piscataway and the Nacotchtank. This one was on my mind since 2016. I wanted to do it in honour/memory of my best friend Clint Phillips, who served from 2000 to 2004 (and…
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Boston Marathon 2022 – Seventh Marathon
On April 18, 2022, I completed my seventh marathon; Boston. The Boston Marathon takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Massachusett, the Mashpee Wampanoag, and the Pawtucket people. After qualifying with Blue Nose, I honestly felt like it took all of November to emotionally and mentally recover from the marathon (physically I was good…
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Blue Nose Marathon 2021 – Sixth Marathon
On November 8, I completed my sixth marathon; the Blue Nose. I won’t recap the race route in too much detail (as I already wrote about it in Mary 2017). But rather; will focus on preparation, a few in-race moments, and afterwards. One day after the Fredericton Marathon, I reached out to Erin Poirier of…
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Nova Scotia Marathon 2021 – Fourth Marathon
It was over 800 days since my last marathon. While I did run 42.2 kilometres a few times since the pandemic began, it obviously wasn’t a competitive race, and I’ve only done three 5Ks since March 2020. I’ve also done a ton of regular running, mainly around the block. But I missed racing. Once I…
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