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13 minutes slower than my personal best time, and if you’re a runner… you know. 🫠🫠 I didn’t have the training season I wanted because, life. And that’s okay. I still showed up. I see a race, and my pink socks and I want in.
We’re constantly chasing a number. What if we chased our personal bests a little differently.
Maybe this was one of my best races yet, just for a different reason. I ran with heart. I ran alongside my club @pda.rc, had my sister giggling with me @lexi_kniz, my family cheering me on @dmelam @soxix @clmelam, and my hubby @pmvberg15 shouting, “Go Kiki Go!”
I’m proud of my sister and her 1:46 personal best and humbled by our running community that shows up to remind us why we do this.
I’ll be racing till the wheels come off!!! 🏃🏼‍♀️🎀 Wahahahah!!

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A few months ago, I didn’t think I’d get to experience the Waterfront Marathon.

Yesterday, I wasn’t racing, but I still got to be part of it. I was cheering. For good friends. For strangers giving everything they had. And most of all, for @pda.rc and @croissantcrewrun

Two run clubs. Different ages. Different backgrounds. Different lives. And somehow, the people who showed up for me when I needed it most.

When my immigration situation felt impossible, they didn’t just offer sympathy or say “I’ll see what I can do.” They picked up the phone. They connected me with lawyers, consultants, and people who gave me opportunities to continue building a life in this city.

Community isn’t just about running together. It’s about refusing to let each other carry the hard things alone.

Toronto is home now. And a big reason is the people I met on early mornings and long runs.

So yesterday, I wasn’t just celebrating finish times. I was celebrating the courage to start, the people who keep showing up, and the communities that remind us we never have to navigate life’s harder seasons by ourselves.

To everyone who raced: congrats. To everyone who’s ever shown up for someone else’s hard season: thank you. ❤️‍🔥

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@towaterfront42k today what a joy to get to run with my leggies 21.1 km and see my family along the route ! ❤️‍🔥 Set a major PB today for this distance. I started running around 23 years ago. I wanted to be skinny, so I ran. My goals have of course changed + that girl who wanted to fit in to size 25 jeans doesn't exist anymore. I'm a 40 year old mom who wants to crush past PRs & show my kids we can DO HARD THINGS ! For a CrossFit girly who loves to lift heavy, do some gymnastics and be fast im proud of today's accomplishment ! @pda.rc HUGE props to this community of peeps I joined up with a year ago with no intention of any races --- but I would not be at today's finish line without PDA !! ❤️‍🔥
🚀 This race was SO much fun I have too many highlights to list but swipe slides to see and read captions !

3km marker seeing my kids and hubby and Me and @meepsees coming out the gates hot❤️‍🔥🔥😅

Jumping for joy and then off we were!

@hannamarshhh @efmcunningham @rkoffman @meepsees In our sparkles and bows and bedazzled shoes ready to rock ! 🚀🚀🚀🚀

That finish medal!!!! @meepsees

Ready to take off I guess ! Yonge Dundas was crazy

In our corral hunting down pacers 😅

At the 10km mark. Still felt solid here

13km things were getting spicy in the legs 🥴 pain cave began

It was so gorgeous out today!! That sun on the Lakeshore was chefs kiss

Getting my medal and @hannamarshhh pops up !

Girlies doing girly things✨🎀 @hannamarshhh @efmcunningham @meepsees @rkoffman

Freezing but still high in life

Medal ! 🏅

@dmelam @soxix and uncle Clive at the 18km I couldn't wait to see them!!!!! Needed that boost badly

Cheer squad 🎊

😘💋

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42.2 kilometres. By choice. On a Sunday.

As psychologists, we spend a lot of time helping people navigate the hard things life throws at them. The uncertainty, setbacks, losses, and moments that challenge everything we thought we knew about ourselves.

But there’s something fascinating about the hard things we choose to do.

When we voluntarily take on a challenge, we give ourselves an opportunity to discover something important: that discomfort doesn’t always mean defeat, that our perceived limits aren’t always our actual limits, and that we’re often capable of more than we believe.

Psychologists call part of this self-efficacy: the belief in our ability to meet challenges. And it’s built through experience, not simply positive thinking.

But here’s what we find equally powerful.

Communities like The Croissant Crew and PDA bring together people of different ages, backgrounds, professions, and life experiences. People who might never otherwise have crossed paths, finding common ground through shared effort, mutual encouragement, and a willingness to show up for one another!

Because resilience isn’t just about what we can endure alone. It’s also about what becomes possible when we feel connected to others.

These experiences remind us that the strength of a community can extend far beyond its members, creating conversations, awareness, and support around mental health.

So today, we’re celebrating more than an extraordinary physical accomplishment.

We’re celebrating the courage to challenge ourselves, the psychology of discovering what we’re capable of, and the communities that remind us we don’t have to navigate life’s harder moments alone.

To @croissantcrewrun , @pda.rc and everyone who took on Toronto today…enormous admiration from two psychologists who understand the psychology of grit, and are thrilled to cheer you on from the sidelines. ❤️

The Croissant Crew | PDA l @towaterfront42k | @camhfoundation

#ThePsychologyOfDoingHardThings #MentalHealthMatters #Resilience #SelfEfficacy #CommunityMatters #CAMH #TorontoRunningCommunity #TPWG

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New snakes 🐍 peeking 1 week out from @towaterfront42k

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Hyrox Toronto 26, Pro Solo 1:10 ✅
Age Group 5th 👴🏻

@metricfunctionalfitness @hyroxca @pda.rc

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Running is a spiritual journey. Take me deeper than my feet would ever wander. ☝🏽

First ultra. A day full of grit. Proof of how much the mind and body can carry when the spirit refuses to quit.

I signed up for this race last April, in Montréal with the Budds. Things were uncertain then. I thought I wouldn’t be here to run it, that I’d be back in the Philippines by now. But I’ve been carried further than I planned. Thank you @mrjbudd

I’m still here. Still running. Still fighting for the dreams and the people I’ve been given. ❤️‍🔥

Last Saturday was hard. And step by step, we were held. We kept going. WE WILL KEEP GOING. 🚀

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Six weeks of that quiet magic with PDA’s next generation of runners and leaders.

To Ben, who started the PDA Jr Cheetahs simply so his daughter would have people to run with each week. To all the parents who showed up in full support, on and off the track. To the @pda.rc crew for being the kind of community every kid deserves.

Truly grateful for the experience, and what a privilege it is to run alongside such inspiring young athletes.

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Huge thank you to everyone who laced up and joined us for the Eye Run Fun Run! We had the perfect day, the best community, and the ultimate view of the finish line.

Shoutout to the incredible teams at @eyestudio.ca and @oakleymeta @oakley for bringing the energy, the innovation, and the community together. 🕶️✨

Special thanks to @runlikethewind.a for organizing this event ❤️

📽️ @loudattimes @sleightofhandfilms

Extra special thanks to:
@xactnutrition
@wakewaterca
@flourstudio
@migzpink
@kenmelhuish
@turtle_run_club
@scarbororuns
@pda.rc
@croissantcrewrun
@meversusmementality
@boobood187

Comment below if you spotted yourself in the recap! 👇

#EyeRunFunRun #5KFunRun #EyeStudio #OakleyMeta #RunCommunity

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Running the @sportinglifeca 10k with my @garmin Venu 4 and @oakleymeta HSTN glasses!
Big shout out to @eyestudio.ca for the sponsorship 😂
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#sportinglife10k #running #garmin #eyestudio #oakley

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Happy Mother's Day!
Super proud of my boy for crushing the @sportinglifeca 10k this morning and getting a massive PB!
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#running #runningislife #runningcommunity #torontorunning #mothersday

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Race day ready!
See you in the am @sportinglifeca
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#running #runningislife #runningcommunity #torontorunning #raceday

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