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Running up Hoggs Hollow with a chase pack about 2km long following me.

2023 Toronto Marathon Race Report

May 11, 2023 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story, Race Report, Ride Report, Running

Reading Time: 7 minutes An unusual sense of calm set over me as I approached the start line of the 2023 Toronto Marathon. My goal today was simple, set a new Personal Best by running a sub 1:30 half marathon.

I’ve been dreaming of one-thirty since running 1:32 while prepping for a failed sub-forty 10k attempt in 2016. These two times have since become my two biggest bucket list goals, remaining stubbornly elusive and seemingly more and more unattainable with each passing year.

2021 Gravenhurst Tri – Race Report

November 12, 2021 Cory Kawa Cycling, Featured, Race Report, Ride Report, Running

Reading Time: 7 minutes The 2021 Gravenhurst triathlon, the second of three races in the 2021 Multisport Canada calendar of events. As I mentioned in my Barrie Triathlon Race Report from a few weeks[…]

4x4x48 Training – Broken Marathon Attempt 2

January 11, 2021 Cory Kawa Running

Reading Time: 5 minutes At 8 pm on March 5, 2021, I will be starting my first ever ultra-marathon event, running 4 miles, every 4 hours, for 48 hours in support of the Maddie[…]

2020 TTC Challenge Complete

January 5, 2021 Cory Kawa Featured, Running

Reading Time: 4 minutes This past weekend I finished up my version of the 2020 run the TTC Challenge. The TTC Challenge was created by Canada Running Series with the goal of inspiring people[…]

A Broken Marathon – Maddie Project Training Part 1

December 28, 2020 Cory Kawa Running

Reading Time: 4 minutes I recently signed up for my first ultra-marathon type event, a 4x4x48 challenge, where I’ll be running 4 miles, every 4 hours, for 48 hours, from March 5-7, 2021. The[…]

Another Kick at the Can – 5k PB Attempt 2

December 23, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020, Running

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been five days since last week’s debacle of a 5k PB attempt. As I reflect back, two thoughts keep running through my mind. I’m not as far along as[…]

TTC Challenge – Sheppard West to Vaughan Centre

December 20, 2020 Cory Kawa Running

Reading Time: 2 minutes The quest to run the TTC, without riding the TTC, continued today, with a final push from Sheppard West to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and back. After the debacle of a[…]

The Maddie Project – 4 Miles x 4 Hours x 48 Hours

December 15, 2020 Cory Kawa Running

Reading Time: 3 minutes Run 4 miles, every 4 hours, for 48 hours, that’s the essence of the Goggins Challenge, and an amazing event being hosted by The Maddie Project. If you’re not familiar[…]