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Cruisers were busy Sunday and Monday.     Ryan – training run Sunday:    Missing the Cruiser runs lately with conferences/homework, but yesterday ran from home to UBC down Lougheed/Broadway, 27km in 2hrs 33mins (hard on the legs with all the stops/starts). Joy  – 10 km run Sunday in the Fraser Valley:   Here is my official time during the Run for Water yesterday in Abbotsford. It was a success and I heard that they raised $80,000+ …

Seven Cruisers  met at the Burnaby Lake parking lot  at 8.00 Saturday on a cloudless morning, destined to be a hot one.  Ros Muir ran from the parking lot with the other six along the new trail from the old Sperling Road to Douglas Road, then veered north solo to Goring Avenue, then east on the Lougheed Highway using the bike path and returned to the parking lot, 50 minutes, and beat the heat.  The …

Seven Cruisers  met at the Burnaby North Secondary School  track Wednesday 6.30ish on a very warm evening.  Al and Lynn walked 5.2 and 5.6 km respectively, time 57 minutes for Lynn, a bit less for Al.  Runners Rod, Larry, Gina, Stormin’ Norman and Bobtoc did some speed work.  Rod did 28 laps, the others less since Rod arrived on the scene at 6.00 pm and got right to the task at hand.  Time for Rod, …

Six  Cruisers  met at the Centre Monday on a warm muggy evening and ran or walked to Joe’s trail to North Road.  Carla, Edie, Shiraz and Bob returned via the same route, timr 58.25.  Lynn and Al returned from North Road and Joe’s trail via North Road north to Cameron Centre, time, 51.58, distance 5.83 km.  The Fields can move!  

 Ten Cruisers  met at Rocky Point Saturday on a salubrious morning around 8.15, some having carpooled from the Centre.  Six runners: RA Edie, Gina, Larry, Rod, Shiraz and Bobtock  ran 14.2 km from the Point to the turnoff to White Pine Beach of Sasamat Lake, time 1.58.  Four Cruisers: Lynn and Al, Leanne Dalton and Ros Muir walked or ran- walked from the Point to the north side to the Old Orchard Beach and return, …

 Twelve Cruisers  met at the Centre Wednesday evening for hill repeats on North Road.  Walkers Lynn and Al did 3x, covered 6.44 km including the walk to North Road and back, taking with them runners Edie, Joy , Roz Muir and Edie, who also did a number of hill repeats.  Val and Tracy ran some SFU trails, did some hill repeats, then joined Rod, Larry, who did 6x, Bob and Libby who did 4x, also …

Leanne Dalton and Bobtoc welcomed Lynn and Al Field, “graduate” walkers from the Cameron Centre Sun Run Clinic to Burnaby Lake Monday on a rainy evening. The four apparently missed Edie by a heartbeat, having started off before she saw the foursome.  Our loss, Edie.  The four ran or walked to Deer Lake via Sprott, Norland, into the Deer Lake park area, then circumvented anti-clockwise the trail around the lake, utilizing the newer trail on …

Seven Cruisers:  Edie, Laurie, Ryan, Sharon and Bobtoc ran 17.9 km, and Joy Borgonia and Leanne Dalton ran well for one hour, half hour out and half hour return.  The seven ran from the Centre to the north trail of Burnaby Lake Park, Joy and Leanne turning back well west of the Nature House for their hour, and the other five ran to the old Sperling Road to the new trail which ends at Douglas …

Six Cruisers:  Tracy, Gina and Larry led the way for RA Edie, Libby and Bobtoc on a hilly route, starting from the Centre west and north via Beaverbrook up and over  the Gaglardi pedestrian overpass to Forest Grove Drive, up that hill to Underhill to Shellmont, down Shellmont into the Forest Hills subdivision to Greystone, Broadway and return.  Time out, 1 hour, distance, 9 km.  The six enjoyed relatively warm weather, clouds and sun, the …

On Monday  May 11 four Cruisers turned up at the Centre.  Carla, Gina, Rod and Bobtec ran to Joe’s trail, continued through to Hume Park, hen along the road up the hill past the dog run area and the lacrosse box; distance 9.3 km, time out, 1.06.  The four also enjoyed perfect weather; warm, breeze from the west, partially cloudy skies, best night of the year.