Monday: Five runners out. Edie, Carla, Alex, Rod and Alice, back from St. John’s N L: We went along Joe’s trail to North Road and back.Time out approx 1h5. Distance 7.75 km. On Wednesday evening Rod, RA Edie, Christina, Alex, Bobtoc, plus Jennel and her daughters Anamaria and Sofia met at the Poco Running Room for the annual 20 minute challenge run. All participants were issued the cap for the year, brilliant fluorescent orange, before …
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Week of July 11th
Our leader, stopping under shelter to tie his shoes. Wet run from Science World to Waterfront. Monday evening’s run: Alex, Edie with her dog April, Larry, Sherian and Bobtoc met 10 month old Damien who brought his mom Valerie for a visit and to loan Sherian his stroller for a few weeks. The group greeted Flora and Ross, now on their pins after their kidney-related procedures at VGH. Flora and Ross did a 30 min …
Week of July 4th
Nine Cruisers: Alex, Carla, Eoin, Laura, Norman, Rene’, Sharon, Shiraz and Bobtoc ran west to the Secondary School from which eight formed a line with the last runner running to the front on a continuous basis. The drill continued to Underhill and return to the Secondary School from which the group returned to the Centre. Time 38 to 41 minutes. Eoin opted to run singly to Broadway and Underhill before returning. The nine got a …
Week of June 27th
Nine runners met Monday at Cameron Centre for their evening run. Cruisers Alice, RA Edie, Rene’, Alex, Iris Hill (back from the far north plus Maui) and Bobtoc welcomed Ian Zhang, a grad from a previous Sun Run Clinic, and Alice’s squeeze Jason. The nine formed three different groups; the first consisting of Alex, Iris and Laura opted to run to the IGA corner and return, time 1:06 and distance 9.5km; the second consisting of …
Week of June 20th
Fourteen Cruisers met at the Centre Monday at 6:30 pm. Walkers Adele, Tracy and Larry headed for the Stoney Creek trail, north on North Road to Gilroy Crescent, then onto Chapman Avenue from which they retraced their steps back to the Centre; time one hour, distance 4.5 km. The eleven runners headed west on our usual route onto Arden and Greystone, some turning back at Meadowood, with the majority turning into the trail at the …
Week of June 13th
Monday: Three met Monday at the Centre where they greeted Prof. Rachel Fouladi who ran from her home, brought us up to date on her trip to Europe, etal. She looks great, and it was wonderful to see her. Flora, Ross and Bobtoc met, with Flora and Bobtoc electing to run short to Underhill along Eastlake then into Lake City Industrial Park for a change in routes, time out, 47 minutes distance approx 5 km. …
Week of June 6th
Wednesday: Four Cruisers: RA Edie, Libby, Rachel and Bobtoc joined Rainy’s Bushtits for a 5+ km run Wednesday 6:30 pm at the Burnaby Lake parking lot. Approximately 20 in all turned out for the run on shady trails south of the lake. The group enjoyed a warm evening, sunny skies. Time approx 40 to 45 minutes. Congratulations! Shiraz is now a Dad! Shiraz’s wife Nabila gave birth to twin boys Wednesday by C section, approx …
Week of May 30th
Our newest mini cruisers make an entrance. Congratulations to the proud parents, Shiraz and Nabila! Ten Cruisers warmly welcomed Alice Miro to the group Monday evening. Alice knows Chris from SFU days who advised her of the Cruisers. The eleven, being Alice, Sayeeda, Sharon, Rod, Larry, Bobtoc, Alex, RA Edie, Flora, Rachel ran and Ross walked the Stoney Creek trail to North Road, with Edie and Flora then retracing their steps to meet Ross, the …
Week of May 23rd
Norman at the Shaughnessy 8k Tanya, Darren, Ruby & Neil at the Half Corked in Oliver Five Cruisers met at Cameron and drove out to Rocky Point Park on a cool, clear Monday morning. Renee and I set off at a fast pace (well, a fast pace for me anyway) on the trail near the water, continued on the road at the trail’s end and out as far as the railroad tracks where the road …
Week of May 16th
Nine Cruisers: Debra, RA Edie, Larry, Lora, Rod, Sayeeda, Sharien, Bobtoc and Iris Hill welcome d newbies Helen Marenghi and Karen Stevens to the Monday evening run. Helen and Karen are nurses at RCH, colleagues of Sayeeda and Stgormin’ Norman. Before the run, Edie was feted by the group celebrating her birthday May 17th with a delicious two-layered chocolate cake from the oven of Sharien plus a BBQ sauce bearing the name of the brew …