Category: LesMills
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California International Marathon 2023 – Tenth Marathon

On December 3, 2023, I completed my tenth marathon – California International. The California International Marathon (CIM) takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Nisenan, the Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Miwok, Patwin Wintun, and the Wilton Rancheria. Aside from the Marine Corps Marathon (which had a two and a half year delay due…
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games 2023

The 2023 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games (NSMSG) were held in Millbrook First Nation. The 5K (which is normally the only event that I do) was on a Friday (August 25). While the NSMSG returned in 2022 (in Potlotek First Nation), they were in late-July, and the 5K was the day before a Half Marathon…
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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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Gorilla Mat – Review

While we moved into our new house on January 2018, I didn’t start utilizing our large basement room (the exercise room) until July 2019. It has laminate flooring, which isn’t safe nor great to work-out on. But I was able to practice BODYATTACK™ and BODYPUMP™ on it with either modifications and or lower intensity. Then…
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Fredericton Marathon 2019 – Third Marathon

On May 12, I completed my third marathon. I was scheduled to do this one last year, but I developed sciatica just days beforehand. So I had to withdraw from the race. While I was back to my regular running near the end of Summer 2018, I avoided full marathons for the rest of the…
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LesMills LIVE Amsterdam 2017 and BODYATTACK™ 100

On October 2, Kerri, Erica, and I took a trip to Amsterdam for LesMills LIVE (we met up with Erica’s sister Erin in Iceland). Similar to Stockholm in 2015, this was (to my knowledge) the third time that class filmings were taking place outside of New Zealand. What made the trip extra special was that…