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From Sweden With Love
I like to think of myself as having a creative streak. Sometimes the creativity leads to success. Sometimes it leads to comic hijinks and misadventure. For this Valentine’s however, I think I did alright. These cookies are a traditional Swedish dessert that are essentially flaky discs of pastry filled with frosting. Sounds darn good to […]
Why do runners love each other so much?
I am home now. Snuggled on to my couch while a Valentine’s edition of City Line plays on TV. It was -30C this morning and after running a half marathon my toque literally froze to my head! Thankfully it’s nice and warm inside and I’m starting my weekend early – part of the joys of being […]
To My Father on Valentine’s Day
I stood by marker 815. Black ink hand scrawled onto a little orange flag. The stick that hoisted the flag buried deep within the season’s snow that blanketed the graves underfoot. After journeying 33 kilometres, it was as close as I could come. Dad is in plot 812 but as all the other flags were […]
Valentine’s Run for Heart & Stroke Completed
Details to come. Thank you everyone for your support. And at 43.36 km’s I’m counting this as my 2nd ultra marathon 🙂
Repurposing Something Old
It once symbolized something that meant the world to me. The heart symbolizes love. The hands symbolize friendship. The crown symbolizes loyalty. And the ring itself once symbolized my engagement to someone that I am blessed to still count as a wonderful friend. I fondly remember the conversations. I remember the excitement of our relationship. […]
Some People Climb The Walls. Some People Paint Them.
With just 10 days to go until my Valentine’s Marathon, I’m well into taper time. Which means I go through the usual climbing the walls from the pent up energy. Well with my new-found artistic urges I’ve channeled some of that energy toward painting my walls. What my dining room looked like last night. Pen […]
Old Lessons Still Hold True
Flashback. May 1981. The Canadian Fitness Award. The event: 50 metre dash. Our teacher, Mrs. Yeomans, admonished each of us to run passed where she stood to mark the finish of the sprint so that we wouldn’t slow down and we would get the best time possible. The lesson: Stay focused. No shortcuts. And give […]
A Valentine’s Run For Heart and Stroke, The Follow-Up
Last Friday I posted about my intention to celebrate my 42.2nd birthday by running a charity marathon in honour of my father. A Valentine’s Run for The Heart & Stroke Foundation Today I heard back from the Heart and Stroke Foundation and they’ve set up a donation page for me. I’ve spent the bulk of my […]
My Life As an Ultra Marathon Runner 
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