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Running up Hoggs Hollow with a chase pack about 2km long following me.

2023 Toronto Marathon Race Report

May 11, 2023 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story, Race Report, Ride Report, Running

Reading Time: 7 minutesAn unusual sense of calm set over me as I approached the start line of the 2023 Toronto Marathon. My goal today was simple, set a new Personal Best by running a sub 1:30 half marathon.

I’ve been dreaming of one-thirty since running 1:32 while prepping for a failed sub-forty 10k attempt in 2016. These two times have since become my two biggest bucket list goals, remaining stubbornly elusive and seemingly more and more unattainable with each passing year.

Insert Picture of Me Here, Dreaming of a Podium in 2023

Challenging for the Podium in 2023

May 2, 2023 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story

Reading Time: 6 minutesI have a big triathlon goal this year, to podium in my age group at a MultiSport Canada Triathlon event at least once in 2023.

2021, A Year in Review

January 7, 2022 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, Month In Review, My story

Reading Time: 7 minutesBOOM! And just like that, the door to 2021 slams shut, and the New Year begins. I want to start by saying that I’m incredibly grateful. These last 18 months[…]

2021 Gravenhurst Tri – Race Report

November 12, 2021 Cory Kawa Cycling, Featured, Race Report, Ride Report, Running

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe 2021 Gravenhurst triathlon, the second of three races in the 2021 Multisport Canada calendar of events. As I mentioned in my Barrie Triathlon Race Report from a few weeks[…]

Race Report – 2021 – 8 Hours of Hurtin’ in Haliburton

September 30, 2021 Cory Kawa Cycling, Featured, Race Report, Ride Report

Reading Time: 7 minutesA few weeks ago had the pleasure of riding some excellent gravel at 8 Hours of Hurtin’ in Haliburton, brought to you by Heather and Marc Sinclair of Valley Works,[…]

Exploring Gravel – Burks Falls Loop East of Hwy 11

August 5, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, Front Page, Ride Report

Reading Time: 8 minutesAnother weekend, another adventure, this time the Burk’s Falls Loop with my good friend Mike from @gravelroadcanada. The Burk’s Falls Loop is a one or two-day backwoods adventure that hit[…]

Exploring Gravel – Hasty Highlander’s Lake Loop

July 26, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, Front Page, Ride Report

Reading Time: 8 minutesI recently had the opportunity to ride the Lake Loop, an 80km extension of the Hasty Highlander bikepacking route by Matthew Kady. The Hasty Highlander comes in two forms, the[…]

Durham Destroyer – The Full Monty – Part 2 – Bobcaygeon to Port Perry

July 16, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, My story, Ride Report

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is the second of two parts about my three-day adventure on the Durham Destroyer Full Monty. If you haven’t already, you can read part 1 here, Durham Destroyer –[…]

Durham Destroyer – The Full Monty – Part 1 – Port Perry to The Hobbit House

July 13, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, Ride Report

Reading Time: 11 minutesThe Durham Destroyer routes have been some of my favourite days on the saddle, so when I heard that a special one-of-a-kind commemorative mug would be available to the first[…]

Packing for a Two Night Bikepacking Trip

July 1, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, Product Review

Reading Time: 5 minutesAs I prepared for my first bikepacking trip, I had two key questions – When packing for bikepacking, what bags? And what goes where? I scoured the Internet far and[…]