A few weeks ago I shared with members that Kinplus is evolving. I want to take a moment to explain why, and what it actually means for the general public or those not currently in the Kinplus orbit.   My goal has always been to give you more than just a great session. I want to give you a path to move better and feel stronger long-term. The honest truth is that showing up consistently is only part of the equation. What happens between sessions, whether you have a plan to foll

Can you spot Kevin? Front row, hand on watch, ready to go. The Chilly Half Marathon kicks off the winter/spring race season today, with Around the Bay and the spring marathons right around the corner. If you've been putting in the work, your fitness is built. What's left is making sure your mind shows up too. Setting the Stage Performance starts before the gun goes off. The goal isn't to psych yourself up, it's to create the conditions where your body and mind can do what the

We just wrapped up the OUA Championships, a natural point of reflection as we plan for the future. The season as a whole was massive: we rewrote the Brock record books in the 600m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, and the 4x800m relay. Seeing 11 personal bests at the final meet was the perfect capstone to a year where our distance squad effectively moved the bar for what’s possible at this school. Looking through my notes this week, I realized that while training plans are complex, the p

I have a confession: I’ve always been a geek. And I'm talking about the kind of geekiness that was around before gaming went mainstream, countless hours lost in the detailed worlds of   Runescape  and the strategic layers of   World of Warcraft . That same fascination with complex systems and how things work didn't stay confined to virtual realms. It gradually shifted into something much more tangible: understanding the human body, Be purposeful A few years back, my obsession

Do you do a long run each and every week, no matter what time of the year or phase of training you are in? This topic has been on my mind recently, especially after reading a great piece in Canadian Running Magazine  titled "Why You Don’t Need to Do a Long Run Every Weekend." It echoed something I wrote about a while back in my own post, "Church of the Long Run: What Are You Scared Of?" The weekly long run is basically running culture at this point. But performance coach Stev

We spend a lot of time talking about heat training. In fact, I wrote a whole guide on how to survive summer running  not too long ago. But recently, I came across some fascinating research that looks at the other end of the thermometer, and it might just change how you view those frozen winter mornings. The research comes from Dr. Dominique Gagnon, a physiologist who has spent over a decade studying how the human body handles the cold. His latest data suggests that while we o

I saw a headline this week that made me stop and smile: "Experts say jumping rope is more effective cardio than running." As a runner, my first instinct was to defend my sport! But then I took a step back. We see these headlines all the time.. the idea that fitness is a contest, and we have to pick the single "winner" to get in shape. But if you want to run faster, feel stronger, and stay injury-free, we shouldn't be picking sides. We should be blending them. I like to think

For a long time, "Starting Monday" was a running joke I told at track meets. Whenever an athlete caught me with a coffee and a cookie, that phrase was my shield. It became such a recurring theme that one of my athletes eventually handed me a Tim Hortons receipt with those words written on it. It was a lighthearted jab, but it hit closer to home than I wanted to admit. The reality was that I had drifted away from my own standards. I started this journey at 195.3 lbs . My metab

If I could pull one phrase out of the vocabulary of my patients, it would be this: “I used to.” “I used to run a half marathon every season” “I used to lift four days a week without fail.” “I used to be able to go 100% on zero sleep.” I hear this constantly from people who are deeply committed to being capable, high-performers, parents, athletes who find themselves stuck in a cycle of injury and frustration 👋 (me too). When I ask a new patient about their activity level, the

At 15, I was all-in. I dropped everything for running because my early success felt like something that had to be protected. I’ve become a firm believer in the "long game" and recent science is beginning to show why a broad foundation is such a powerful competitive advantage. The Power of Unstructured Play My childhood was defined by variety. I played seasonal school sports: volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track. My summers were filled with riding bikes, making forts and

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