Chris Morales

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Running with the Rebels at Reggae Marathon

Love running? Love the beach? Combine the two with the Reggae Rebels at Reggae Marathon this December 2 in Negril, Jamaica.

Through a mutual friend and runner, I was introduced to Bonnie Fowler over 5 years ago. Bonnie is one of those truly selfless people who is more interested in seeing others succeed. She's deeply involved in the running community east of Toronto and promotes and runs numerous events and activities for runners throughout the year. One of the highlights is the Reggae Marathon, a race event she's passionate about...she's been going with a group for over 5 years with a group she calls Reggae Rebels. Bonnie takes care of everything. And I mean everything!

If you love running while enjoying a great beach vacation, here is more information along with how to contact Bonnie: Reggae Rebels at Reggae Marathon

Until next time...
ThatRunninGuy

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Accelerating Change In Car Shopping

The changes in car shopping continue to accelerate. It's driven by technology of course and younger consumers entering their car buying years. 'Millennials' have different transportation needs; it's even been noted that they don't share the same aspiration to vehicle ownership as earlier generations. Different needs combined with technology means the car buying process continues its rapid change. Here's how to keep the pedal to the metal.

Chris M Morales

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Solving the Mystery

My Specialist and I will be solving the mystery today shortly after 4:15 pm. That's when we find out why I've been stuck in 2nd running gear for the past 4 months. It can't happen soon enough!

I'm optimistic. I expect that after all the tests we'll have reached the root cause of the condition that has plagued my running. I want to hear good news, 'Eureka...mystery solved!" I don't want to hear, "We need to do more tests". Nope, I'm not really prepared for that.

One of my running friends thinks this mystery can be solved through diet...that it's a dietary imbalance. I'd love for him to be right. That's an easy fix unless he says absolutely cut out salty snacks! I've moved to popcorn and it would suck if I have to give that up too.

Through it all I've managed to keep running. One adjustment I've made recently has been a move to the track for speed repeats. I've added hill repeats as well. It seems I'm OK to go hard for a minute or so followed by a recovery walk. I'm good with that. The increased intensity does push up my metabolism quite a bit. Hey...maybe I'll become a late sprinter!

Because of all this stop-and-start running since last fall, I didn't buy any new winter running gear. I cobbled together totally uncoordinated fleece tops with brightly coloured wind pants for a totally unattractive look. I know how one looks doesn't help with speed but I feel ugly. Is ugly a feeling?

Yeah, I'm looking forward to solving the running mystery today. Stay tuned...

Until next time...
ThatRunninGuy

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Headlights: The Distinctive Face of New Vehicle Branding

The eyes have it...the last great bastion of new car and truck design.

At the Toronto Auto Show this past February I was struck by the plethora of headlight designs on display. The Designers responsible for the 'eyes' seem to have the most influential jobs in the auto industry today. And with LED lights and high-intensity projector beam lighting technology, they've thrown off the shackles. What a way to brand a vehicle especially now with so many look-a-like designs in Cars, SUV's and even Trucks.

Some are narrow like the slits of a wild jungle cat, others are big and bold like a wide-eyed child on Christmas morning. They are all distinctive and that's the point. I'm partial to two: The new Volvo and the Mustang. Both are aggressive and a little sinister...I love them! I wonder how many new vehicle buyers choose a new vehicle based on it's headlight design?