Updates

Monday: Walkers Lynn and Al started from the Centre at 7:30 pm, walking to Government Road via the trail, then to Production Way to Government St. to Piper Avenue, then east on Lougheed Hwy to the Lake City Skytrain station, north into Lake City, east on a street therein back to Cameron Centre . Time, 1.02, distance, 7.1 km. The twosome enjoyed the cool temperature. Runners Val, RA Edie, Debra, Rod and Edie’s nephew Kyle …

The rewards of running are coffee and freshly baked cinnamon buns or Kona Lava Java ice cream in Paradise Monday:The walkers – Lynn and Al walked through Joe’s Trail, up North Road through to Cameron Centre, estimated time just under 1 hour because they were finished by the time the runners returned from their route. The runners – Shiraz, Carla and Larry, ran along Joe’s Trail and back to Cameron, time out 1 hour, 7.5 …

Left: Beautiful Deer Lake at Sunset; Centre: Rod, Alex and Bob’s legs (and no, I hadn’t had any Budlime (Rod’s new beverage of choice?) before taking the picture, and yes, my eyesight is not what it used to be); Right: The boys with the mountains in the background. I was mesmerized by the pink shorts – what can I tell you? I don’t suppose Gina will be hiring me any time soon so I won’t …

Norman in the “line up” at the Richmond Oval 8k Race. See report below. Monday: Nine Cruisers met at the Centre for run or walk Monday evening which brought slight rain and cooler temperatures, the best night of the year. Lynn and Al, Adele, Rod and Tracy walked 30 minutes out and 30 back, total time 64 minutes, distance 6.35 k. Runners Alex Lau, Carla, Shiraz and Bobtoc ran 1.09, distance 9.5, destination and return …

Cruisers Test New Route! Bob, Larry, Sharon, Shiraz and Edie tried out the new overpass near Burnaby Lake on Saturday, before running on the new route to Rupert Street, and gave both the overpass and the route thumbs up. We can run to Vancouver and take the Sky Train back for longer runs. Beware: the longer the run, the worse the jokes! Monday: Eight runners/walkers met at Monday at Burnaby Lake parking lot sharp at …

The Overpass is open to two-way traffic.

Left – Rocky Point at low tide. Centre Norman at Squamish. Right – Bob & Rod at Rocky Point Monday: Walk Don’t Run! Cheryl, Dee, Rod, Alex, Larry, Adele and Edie walked along Stoney Creek, up through the North Road trail to the map area on the way to Cardiac Hill, back down the trail to North Road and Stoney Creek. We were out for 1:38 for 7.5k. It was very hot, but cooler as …

The Nature House at Burnaby Lake – Cool Down Break Monday July 20: Nine runners and walkers showed up at the Centre on a hot steamy evening. Adele, RA Edie, Bella and April, Larry and Marybeth aka Tracy walked, and Cheryl Conn, friend Dee, Rod, Shiraz and Bobtoc ran from the Centre to North Road via the Stoney Creek trail, hung a left, walked or ran north to the Imperial Oil pumping station, hung another …

Monday: Eleven runners and walkers met at Cameron Centre, destination Joe’s Trail. Al and Lynn were joined by Adele and Tracy. The foursome covered 6 kilometres in 54 minutes. The seven runners, Edie, Gina, Val, Cheryl Conn and her friend Dee, Rod and Bobtoc ran to North Road, some to Hume Park for a water stop, and some returned via the trail north of the shopping plaza to Government Street to the park and the …

Beautiful Vancouver! Eight Cruisers: RA Edie, Laurie, Bobtoc, Stormin’ Norman, Gina and Larry, and walkers Lynn and Al took the Skytrain to Main and Terminal 7.30ish Saturday morning for a run-walk beginning in the False Creek area. Lynn and Al opted to walk out 30 minutes and return, The six runners formed into two pace groups, Edie, Laurie and Bob being the slower group with Norman, Gina and Larry forming the fast group. The eight …