Maybe I’m not actually in it to win it
Have you ever believed a thing about yourself, just fervently believed and adamantly defended it, and then one day you’ve woken up and realized that perhaps what you’ve believed and defended has…...
View ArticleSam Tries Orange Theory Fitness
It’s January. It’s cold and grey and I’ve been feeling in a bit of a fitness rut. Besides the campus gym I haven’t really stepped out into the fitness world in Guelph. But my options are limited here....
View ArticleZoom ergo time!
The saga behind the arrival of our pandemic erg is here. It has since arrived, been set up, and even used. The new erg, Soul on the TV, and Sam with increasingly long, curly, grey hair It continues...
View ArticleRowing, Multitasking, and Positive Side Effects.
After years of planning to buy a rowing machine, I finally got one a couple of months back and I am thoroughly enjoying using it. I love that I don’t have to put much thought into the how and the...
View ArticleA Pearl in the Storm, #CurrentlyReading
In a Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean Tori Murden McClure tells the story of rowing across the Atlantic ocean, solo, with no motor and no sail. I loved her story and...
View ArticleThe joy of synchronous movement
I’ve been thinking lately about what I miss most about working out with other people. I mean there’s the obvious social interaction and pleasure in seeing friendly familiar faces. Working out has also...
View ArticleWe’re interviewing Tori Murden McClure: Send us your questions!
Awhile back I posted about an amazing book I was reading A Pearl in the Storm. It’s a memoir (the subtitle is “How I found my heart in the middle of an ocean”) and an adventure story about rowing solo...
View ArticleBlog Interview with Tori Murden McClure (author, athlete, adventurer, and...
Tori Murden McClure is an amazing woman. She was the first woman and the first American to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, which she did in 1999. She was also the first woman and first American to...
View ArticleRow, Row, Row My Machine…
Gently in the basement. Merrily, merrily, merrily…something that rhymes with basement. In one of my recent Go Team! posts ‘Make some tweaks‘ I said that I was planning to move my rowing machine up to...
View ArticleWhat sports do you pair?
For Catherine, it’s cycling and kayaking. I’m also a fan of this combo. In general, I think a number of us on the blog are fans of water based sports. When I first started the fittest-by-fifty...
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