The weather forecast had originally called for rain, but we were in luck: it was warm clear skies for the better part of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Even if it had rained all weekend, with 50 participants out to cheer and run with Team CIM this year, the event…
When I ask Rebecca the rather routine question of how old she was when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I get a rather non-routine response: “March 7th, 1990. It was a Wednesday,” she says matter-of-factly as we speak over the phone one evening, “It was right before March…
When she’s not in school for landscape design, you’ll probably find Steph Brodie out and active. A fitness instructor at Goodlife Fitness, where she leads spinning classes and strength conditioning classes, Steph confesses two of her favourite reasons for being at the gym: the awesome people there, and the workouts…
“It’s not a very dramatic story, but it’s mine,” Jill once said when I asked her about her diagnosis story. Diagnosed 13 years ago this summer, she recounted how the hot weather meant that drinking water en masse seemed nothing out of the usual, until she got what appeared to…
Since we’re gearing up for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend with Team CIM, we’re taking this month to look at running, training, and competition with diabetes. Last week we asked what people what exercises they did in addition to running. To review those responses, click here! This week’s Monday in…
Since we’re gearing up for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend with Team CIM, we’re taking this month to look at running, training, and competition with diabetes. Last week we asked what people found to be the biggest hurdles in keeping up with training. To review those responses, click here! This…
Since we’re gearing up for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend with Team CIM, we’re taking this month to look at running, training, and competition with diabetes. Last week we asked how competition/race day affects their blood glucose levels. To review those responses, click here! This week’s Monday in Motion Q:…
Since we’re gearing up for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend with Team CIM, we’re taking this month to look at running, training, and competition with diabetes. Last week we asked about people’s favourite training tools for running. To review those responses, click here! This week’s Monday in Motion Q: Do…
The Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend event is fast approaching, so we thought we’d take this month to ask questions about training, running, and competition… This week’s Monday in Motion Q: What training plans or tools have you found most helpful when getting started running? Responses: Rebecca responded by saying, “I
This week’s question: What’s your goal for keeping active for this new year? Responses: People talked about their exercise goals for the year. Some had specific targets to reach for the year: Mark is training for a 21k in March, and hoping to do more depending on how that run…
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