Sharon walked at Deer Lake on Wednesday – What a beautiful place we live in! Monday: Edie, Laurie and their four legged friends Bella, April and Sadie walked the Forest Grove route. Sharon didn’t have anyone to run with so went to Burnaby North Track and ran the track 24 times without stopping! What a woman! Wednesday: Four Cruisers turned out for Wednesday’s run: Laurie, Libby and Lora and to spoil the alliteration – Edie. …
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Week of January 11th
Burnaby Lake taken by Sharon on January 16th – Sunshine at last! Nine runners and walkers met at the Centre Monday at 6:30 pm. Walkers Adele, RA Edie and Tracy walked west, time 1.10. Walkers and runners welcomed back Chris Morley, absent for over two years, back to the fold. Runners Chris, Emmy Verkade, Lora, Sharon, Tish and Bobtoc ran west to IGA and return, time 1.07, distance 9.5 k. The nine enjoyed a balmy …
Week of January 4th
Nine runners and walkers met at Cameron Centre Monday evening. Walkers were RA Edie and Adele together with Edie’s dogs Bella and April. Runners were Alex, Lora and her friend Emmy Verkade who was welcomed into the group, Rod, Sharon, Tish and Bobtoc. The nine ventured west, the runners to the IGA corner and return, time out 1:07. The walkers went as far as Eastlake and Underhill. The nine enjoyed a mild +6C, no breeze, …
December 21st to January 2
Sung to Libby’s tune (is this what she teaches the children?) We three peons and two princesses of Cameron are Bearing no gifts we traverse afar Beer in fountain, more on mountain Following yonder bar O bar of wonder, bar of nightBar with royal beauty brightWestward leading, still proceeding Guide us to the perfect Bud Light Several Cruisers did their own thing over Christmas with runs at Rocky Point, Minekada, etc. Boxing Day: Lynn and …
Week of December 14th
Sharon poses with a Bud Lime bottle. Worth a fortune! Lots of Bud cans on the route Saturday – everyone was asking if Laurie and I had been partying – sadly no. Monday: Two old shepherds attended at the Centre Monday at 6:30 to watch over the flock. The flock in their wisdom stayed home, displaying more smarts than Rod and Bobtoc. The two gathered up their staffs, cloaks and asses for sustenance at Tim …
Week of December 7th
Walkers Lynn and Al and runners Alex, Osama, Rene, Sayeeda, Val and Bobtoc met at the Centre 6:30 for a frigid walk or run. The eight proceeded west, the destination of the runners being the IGA corner and return with Val joining Lynn and Al at Broadway and Underhill. The seven remaining runners’ time and distance respectively were 1.09 and 9.5 km; that of the the walkers approximately 1.15, distance TBA. The conditions were cool …
Week of November 30th
It doesn’t get any more beautiful than this – Stanley Park in the sunshine.Eight runners and walkers welcomed Osama Atif to the Cruisers Monday evening. Osama is a grade 12 student at Burnaby Mountain Secondary School who wishes at least to run a half marathon before graduating. Lynn and Al walked, although I haven’t received a report from them. Tracy and Adele also walked separate from Lynn and Al for approximately one hour in the …
Week of November 23rd
Six Cruisers met Monday on a balmy, no precip evening. Al and Lynn brought their two friendly dogs for their walk, after the runners, particularly RA Edie, gave the dogs lots of pats. Too bad Christina missed them. The four runners: Alex, Edie, Tish and Bob, together with Al and Lynn, headed west toward the IGA corner. Al and Lynn walked 50 minutes; the runners’ time and distance were 1.08 and 9.5 km. SevenCruisers gathered …
Week of November 16th
Yahoo! Flora is back. Rod watching the river run. We saw blue herons on our run today. Rod presents Bob with a Cameron Cruiser Coffee Mug. He’ll probably use it for BudLime. Wednesday November 18 Run Well, the weather was so good, where was everyone?? Yes my dears, even though it was windy and very rainy, three Cruiser soldiers, Alex, Libby and Larry, braved the unwelcome conditions (or were we just nuts?) and carried on, …
Week of November 9th
Agnes bakes an awesome cake to help Cruisers celebrate the 50th and 75th birthdays of Christina and Bobteoc. Despite the hard run and yucky weather, the Cruisers turned out in force to have lunch at the Cactus Club. Bob & Christina also received Matrimonial Cake and Pumpkin Pie, respectively, to partake of at home. Bob will be proudly sporting his new Bud pants today and – did you think this would ever happen? – Laurie …