Heart rate and training zones — An article based on experience and hopefully helpful in you understanding your own heart rate training zones better. This is not a scientific article but more relating to experience while coaching a squad of up to 30 athletes, varying in ability from sub 40 minute 10km to 28 minutes […]
The Editor

So, it’s been a while now hasn’t it!?! 5-6 months or so since an update on the website. Lots of ups and downs since then. Here is a brief (hopefully) recap of what’s been happening, culminating with this past Sunday’s Vancouver Sun Run 10k. Back in October I started battling some low iron issues. Then […]

Where have you been hiding? is a post from: Dylan Wykes

Dylan Wykes

The news today is that I’ll be racing at the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon (SVHM) on June 22. I’m excited to race here in Vancouver again. Check out this article by Paul Gains. More on that later, as I also wanted to look back at the Lowertown Brewery (Ottawa) 10k and some other events that […]

My Tour du Ontario is a post from: Dylan Wykes

Dylan Wykes

I raced this past weekend at the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon. It went well, as I was able to get the win, in a time of 1:03:51. A summary of the day’s events with a few photos can be found here. I decided to race here in Vancouver shortly after the Ottawa 10k. Training was going […]

2014 Scotiabank Vancouver Half is a post from: Dylan Wykes

Dylan Wykes

The Commonwealth Games kicked off on Wednesday! I won’t be participating, as I did not obtain a qualifying mark in the required timeline (I haven’t run a marathon since the Olympics). But, I’m still tuning in with a lot of interest. The Athletics events get underway this weekend, starting with my favourite event, the marathon. […]

Commonwealth Games Marathon this Sunday! is a post from: Dylan Wykes

Dylan Wykes

Most of my audience is probably only interested in the ‘Running’ part of this post’s title, so I’ll get that out of the way and then let you carry on with your day. I am back training, at a level that I would call actual training. We did lots of searching for “why” the latest […]

Babies, Moms, and Running is a post from: Dylan Wykes

Dylan Wykes

I’ve already posted the link to the below article on Twitter and Facebook, but I know some of you (my dad!) aren’t privy to those sources of technology. I have signed up to run the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 19th and my wife is expecting just a few days later. As the article […]

Fall Marathons and Fatherhood is a post from: Dylan Wykes

Dylan Wykes

It’s been a roller coaster ride the past month or so, dealing with minor and now major setbacks. Things started to unravel in mid-July. My hamstring started to tighten up during a workout, I got through it without really thinking about it. But, it became worse over the next two days. I then stupidly and […]

Blog update: I am gonna break you down….to tiny tiny parts is a post from: Dylan Wykes

Dylan Wykes

After the Copenhagen Marathon, MrsDuck prepared for a race through the streets of Ystad in the South of Sweden, some 60km from Malmo. The Wallanderloppet, is run over a distance of 6km and finishes at the town square. The race is normally held in July, and on this occasion the year was 2010. This article […]

Racing her first 10k races is a post from: Running Life

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Running Life

In 1984, a certain Steve Jones of Wales, made his debut in Chicago, in one of the most competitive fields assembled after the LA Olympics. Jones went on to set a world record of 2:08:05. The following year he returned to win again in 2:07:13 (missing Carlos Lopes WR of 2:07:12 set in Rotterdam earlier […]

Steve Jones Record is a post from: The Editor

The Editor