It was the most important piece of toast I’ve ever eaten.

The saying is “Nothing new on race day,” and so I knew long before the morning of my first half-marathon arrived that I’d be eating a piece of toasted multigrain bread spread with a little almond butter for breakfast at the early hour of 5:45am, right before heading out the door to catch the shuttle bus to the start line in North York. Just as you never run in …

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We met on Twitter, interest piqued by each other’s profiles, and conversed about our shared passions and interests in 140 characters or less. We eventually did brunch to determine if virtual admiration would lead to in-person friendship. It did, and we continue to meet regularly over coffee and something sweet.

Jodi is a professional editor; Deborah is a chef. We both like to write for public consumption, and we both read — a lot. We find the term “blogger” ill …

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We met on Twitter, interest piqued by each other’s profiles, and conversed about our shared passions and interests in 140 characters or less. We eventually did brunch to determine if virtual admiration would lead to in-person friendship. It did, and we continue to meet regularly over coffee and something sweet.

Jodi is a professional editor; Deborah is a chef. We both like to write for public consumption, and we both read — a lot. We find the term “blogger” ill-fitting …

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