by Cheryl Bernard | Dec 13, 2013 | Blog
Well its been a month since Alicia Pereira (Celebrity Ambassador Program Manage for World Vision) and I came up with the crazy idea to run the June 1st, Scotiabank Marathon in Calgary! And I have spent the month researching marathon training programs, looking at GPS watches, studying up on different style of runners and slogging thru pages of nutritional guides. I have discovered Goodlife and their amazing Iphone app (love apps) with all their group exercise schedules. I have traded emails with Dr Peter Nieman begging for help. I have inundated friends of mine that run for any “special tips’ they can give me and have even read Dean Karnazes – 50 Marathons in 50 days! (that might not have been my best move). I am a planner…..but seems I have scared the hell out of myself before I have even begun to train! But I do feel I have a plan now…albeit maybe not concrete…something I can fit into my crazy travel and speaking schedule staring in 2014. So the plan….. Well I must admit, I haven’t run yet – honestly, I can barely dig my truck out of the garage…and its also -25, so running outdoors isn’t on the top of my list. But in my defense, I have trained 6 days a week for pretty much the last 6-7 years…so I think even though I haven’t run in over 10 years…it will be like…well, riding a bike! There was lots of comments for and against weight training during your 20 week marathon training program – but everyone pretty much said do your weights on your short...
by Cheryl Bernard | Dec 4, 2013 | News & Events
When Cheryl Bernard won curling silver for Canada at the Vancouver Olympics, she and her teammates vowed they would do more with their medals than just “hang them in a case on the wall.” She stayed true to her word. That’s why less than a month after her heartbreaking upset at the curling pre-qualifying event that ended her dreams of a second Olympic appearance, she’s already turned her thoughts to helping others. The 47-year-old Bernard is training for the Calgary Marathon on June 1, where she’ll lead a team of runners raising money and awareness for World Vision. READ...
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