Category Archives: purpose

Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Wow! September is only a few days away – where did the summer go! I’ve been wicked busy this summer filling my time with meaningful experiences.

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Authenticity

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

  What a great weekend! Josh and I went away to Blue Mountain (Collingwood) for a few days while I raced the North Face Summit 700 Challenge. Blue Mountain is so beautiful and only a few hours away so why … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of Memory

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Every Thursday, as I lace up my pink Skechers Go Ultra road2’s to hit another day’s mileage, I also download my favourite podcast to plug in to during my run – Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist history. This season (season 3) Gladwell … Continue reading →

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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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Thank you Krista!

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

History has been made today at the Boston Marathon! I like to think of this as the year where the grinders won! Desi Linden won the Marathon so amazing! She is always the runner-up so it’s great to see her … Continue reading →

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The Grind: How to Get Through Tough Workouts

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Tanis Smith - Road Racer

Whether you are lifting weights in the gym or running hard intervals on the road, you need to be able to focus yourself when things get tough and you start to become tired. I have several tricks that I use to keep myself focused and I try to add to these constantly to improve my mental game. 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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