I’ve always wondered about this “runner’s high.” I’ve glimpsed euphoria practicing yoga, tasted it snowboarding and gorged upon it surfing, but running? Severe discomfort and fear of passing out always beat euphoria to the finish line for me. But I can tell you that it does exist, because I met Katherine Moore. And Katherine’s [...]
We all like to think that celebrities are freaks of nature who consume tubs of ice cream for breakfast and buckets of fries for dinner but still manage to have smokin’ hot, hard bodies. Chat with Ramona Braganza, which I did for WE, and you’ll surrender the idea that the world’s prettiest people don’t [...]
Name: Emily Ballard Resides: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada Years surfing: 7 Home break: “I love a good longboard sesh, high tide at North Chesterman’s.” How I pay the rent/mortgage: “I manage the Groovy Movie store in Tofino, landscape and grow my own food to cut costs.” Song that’s currently getting me stoked: “Fences” by Phoenix [...]
That’s Kalev, the guy who owns Kalev Personal Fitness in Vancouver. Here’s my story for Know Sweat, my column in the WestEnder, about how I went to his funky studio in Gastown and got my ass kicked by an Aussie trainer and something called a “Tabata Boot Camp:” http://www.wevancouver.com/lifestyle/fitness/140955853.html
I really dig interviewing cool women who are also athletes. Here’s a conversation with ski cross Olympic gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor—a second contribution to Chatelaine’s March 2012 issue:
Major perk of my job: meeting intriguing people. To condense Heather Cameron into the few words you’ll read here seems almost an insult (though the beautiful pic with her daughter, Lily, almost makes up for it). Heather may be making yummy organic jams in South Surrey right now, but she’ll evolve again. Probably even [...]
In the same inexplicable and deeply personal way that some people think the texture of tomatoes is disgusting and others find dolls creepy, I have an aversion to cycling outfits. The garish graphics on shiny fabric, the way the padded, clingy shorts make the wearer appear knock-kneed, the obnoxious click of the footwear when [...]
Name: Leah Oke Resides: In Cambutal, Panama for the winter. Home town is Port Renfrew, B.C., Canada Years surfing: about 20 How I Pay the Rent/Mortgage: Server/Bartender Home break: Chickens Song getting me stoked to paddle out: “This Is My Life” by Edward Maya Sponsors: Rip Curl, Sitka, Electric and Nixon Suggest you check out: www.coastalbc.com About This [...]
One of the highlights of 2011 was definitely a trip to Silver Star Mountain. I’d mountain biked there in the summer of 2010 (and had a bruise to prove it for several months after), but last December was my first time visiting the colourful village under a blanket of snow, and Silver Star totally put [...]
I went to L.A. positive I would be underwhelmed. Instead, I developed a major crush on the City of Angels. This story for WestJet’s in-flight magazine, Up!, is about a shopping district that offers a glimpse into the world that Angelenos call home.
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