Where To Begin

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...

Olympic curling medallist Cheryl Bernard to run marathon for World Vision

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...