On November 24th, 2025, at the Holly Jolly Fun Run in Toronto, I ran 5 kilometres in under 20 minutes.

It was a goal I set for myself over a year and a half before I reached it, and truthfully, the process did not go exactly as expected! As I learned so much through the journey, I wanted to share a full recap of the training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset lessons gained along the way!

YOU’LL TAKEAWAY:

✅ Nutrition to prevent GI symptoms and fuelling for a happy gut

✅ Mindset support to see the positives in failed tries & why achieving goals is not linear!

✅ Balancing training to support progress & prevent burnout and injury

✅ What’s next: marathon, sub 19 minute 5K

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👩🏻‍💻 Resources that helped me understand balanced training:

📌 Ben Parkes YouTube

📌 80/20 Running by Matt Fitzgerald

📌 Run Like a Pro (Even If You’re Slow) by Matt Fitzgerald

📌 Chasing PRs Podcast

📌 Strength Running Podcast

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