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Yeah, but is it safe?
That’s Kaytlynn Welsch, age 12, center, and her little sister Heather, who is 10, just before they ran a half marathon in Utah last year. Some people wonder how safe it is for kids to run that kind of...
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Real Life Superheroes, Part 7
You’ve probably heard of exteme sports like base-jumping, free-running, and wake-boarding… But have you heard of the greatest adrenaline rush of all? Let me introduce you to…extreme ironing. Let’s face...
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Here’s What Happens After a 100-mile Race
1) You collapse into a vinyl chair beside a campfire. Think: I AM NEVER DOING THAT EVER AGAIN. 2) You attempt to stand up. Discover that you can’t. Wait for your legal guardian to arrive and pull you...
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Who told Tyler Heggie about my book?
Truth is stranger than fiction. Younger too. Recently I wrote a novel about a 13 year-old who runs a 100-mile ultra-marathon. I know what you’re thinking: No WAY could a kid do that! Wrong! An 11...
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What Winning Feels Like
A long time ago, when I was in grade seven, I won a public speaking contest. I wrote and performed a seven minute speech on the subject of…radio. I still remember my shock when the president of Port...
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A Goal is a Dream with a Deadline
48 hours until the Toronto marathon. I’m excited but…is that a hamstring pull I feel? And where’d that hangnail on my left toe come from? Ah yes, the pre-race jitters. Nothing new there. But the...
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The Pain Weenie Apologises
Five days have passed since I ran the Toronto Marathon. The pain is long gone. I’m back to running every day. I’m a bit embarrassed about Sunday’s blog post. The one where I complained about all the...
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A Blur of Inspiration
My new novel, Sight Unseen, isn’t about running. Instead, it’s about mountain biking. White-knuckle trail rides down vertical walls of rock. Stomach-twisting gap jumps and body-crushing endos....
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