Patrick Voo
Team Running Free Alumni
Age: 54
Member Since: 2014
Occupation: communications officer
Home: barrie, ontario, canada
About Me: husband, and dad to four princesses. introverted runner, actor, motorcyclist and fashionista.
Sports: running, volleyball, tennis, golf
Athletic Goals: complete first 50 miler in 2015, Boston Marathon 2016, Comrades Marathon 2017
My most catastrophic racing experience was: my exercise-induced asthma story is here: http://rendezvoo.blogspot.ca/2013/09/2013-erie-marathon-at-presque-isle-race.html
My most memorable racing experience was: i was out on an early morning run in a cul-de-sac when i noticed a lady out walking her pets off-leash. as i approached she called her pets (billy and ricky) to come back, saying "we don't see a lot of joggers out here this early". the first one, a little boston terrier dog, came up to me and sniffed my leg up and down, then trotted back to its owner. the second one ambled up to me and in the dim lighting i thought "boy, this dog is fat". then i noticed some strange markings on its face ... and as it came up to also sniff my leg i noticed that it was a raccoon! she claims to have raised it since before its eyes were opened. there's a first for everything ... :)
Favourite Racing Gear: Skechers Performance Division shoes, Fox River socks, Princeton Tec headlamp
Favourite Race: Mississauga Marathon
Favourite Race Food: raisins, bagel with peanut butter & banana
Athlete Website/Blog: http://rendezvoo.blogspot.ca
i used to stretch. having played a number of individual and team sports through my high-school and college days i
with this being the season of many goal races (of various types and distances) i wanted to share some quick
i think that they technically call it cold-induced diuresis. i call it an unexpected annoyance that may have cost me
the caution tape got me again. earlier this spring at the Sulphur Springs 50k i wound up running about an
this year i was again selected as a winner in the team running free lottery, and my prize was a
where’s samwise gamgee when you need him? as much as i was looking forward to tackling this bold new challenge
ah, there’s nothing quite like watching the weather forecasts during race week. some might say that a 50-mile race is
more and more i’m enjoying races for the successes of my friends and training partners. this race was a mixture
if there’s anything that i’ve learned in my limited foray into the world of trail and ultra-running its that the
i think that i could get into this ‘using races as key workouts’ thing. as this week marked my return
i’m barely a runner, never mind an ultra runner – so i need all of the help that i can
while not an avid racer i have always found that it’s training for races that motivates me to run. so
meat loaf was right – two out of three ain’t bad. i’d stated my goals for this race earlier this
i’ve carbo-loaded before. a three-day focus on building up my carbohydrates stores in advance of marathons has worked well for
just when you thought that it was safe to go back out in the water winter … as an all-conditions
it’s been about a little over a year since i was really motivated to try to focus on running by
a little while ago my attention was piqued by the premise of a book called Antifragile. steve magness had alluded
this is a tale of false starts. after i’d completed the Raid The Hammer adventure race with my friends sean
day one of 2015, and first resolution broken. alright, ‘broken’ might be a bit of a harsh description – but
as cheap as i am, sometimes dollar-store quality just doesn’t cut it. this is especially true when it comes to
