Category Archives: daily life

Climbing out of the dark hole

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

I just wanted to write about my experience. Partly for others, partly for myself if I find myself in that unfortunate place again. Over the last few weeks I’ve been quiet, and for good reason. I’ve been trying to climb … Continue reading →

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Debuts all around!

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Looks like some of you were right! It was in fact the 10,000m on the track where I made my debut in last weekend! I’m not quite sure exactly where the idea came from, but as I created my racing … Continue reading →

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Mississauga 10k Recap

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Life stress. It’s an important factor in racing performance that is often overlooked. Since December I have been working on my application for physiotherapy school which included having to retake a course because mine didn’t “count.” After a few stressful … Continue reading →

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The Story of T

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Where does resilience come from? Is it a part of who we are at birth? Is it something we learn that is shaped by our experiences in life? It’s hard to say for certain, but here’s a short story of … Continue reading →

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Be Present

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

In my last blog I spoke about my learnings from Peak Performance, more specifically about living with purpose. I wanted to come back to another important aspect of life that I’ve been inspired to work on (because of that book … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of One’s Purpose

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Have you ever stopped to think truly about your purpose in life? Why are you doing the things you are doing? What gets you up in the morning? If you haven’t tried to define it, you likely feel lost or … Continue reading →

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Chilly Half VLOG Recap

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Hey everyone! I had so much fun the first time filming my first vlog I decided to film another! In this VLOG I recap my Chilly Half result/race and this week’s training! Big thank you to race directors Kelly Arnott and … Continue reading →

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VLOG- Day in the Life Video

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Hey Everyone! Here’s something new! a VLOG about my day to day!   This year’s build by the numbers: Post scotia: Oct. 17-23: 3.6k in sunny punta cana Oct. 24-30: 23km Oct 31- Nov 6: 46K Nov 7-13: 69km Nov … Continue reading →

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