Zen and the Art of Changing A Tire

I had the lucky chance to get a flat tire while riding my bike to the bank this evening which led to the following three Lightfooted Lessons:   1. See the Forrest for the Trees Before I took off from work, I made a quick mental assessment: I was late for a meeting with my financial advisor.…

3 Lightfooted Lessons: Paddle boarding for the First Time!

I tried stand-up paddle boarding for the first time on the weekend and fell completely in love. This was after several summers scoffing as paddlers in beachwear became a common feature dotting the shoreline, disregarding it as neither exercise nor sport nor transportation. The weekend was the first camping trip of the summer up at Alice…

3 Lightfooted Lessons: Running a Race When You Haven’t Trained

The 2014 BMO Vancouver half-marathon snuck up on me like a final exam sneaks up on a truant student. I hadn’t run more than once or twice a week in the previous months, and those were just social runs, ways to catch up with friends and enjoy the beauty of the UBC trails at the same time. I hadn’t created…