Saturday March 1st: Six runners/walkers showed up on a cool to cold morning Saturday. Larry and Edie opted to walk, while Alex, Laura, Rick and Bobtoc opted to run to Mundy Park. All six headed east, crossing North Road at Foster Avenue. The runners continued on Foster through to Hillcrest St then returned west on Winslow Avenue to Blue Mountain St, back to Foster Avenue to Robinson St, south to Appian Way, west to Whiting, …
February 2014
Feb 1st: Here is my Strava map of this morning’s run with the Cameron Cruisers at Rocky Point. Len http://www.strava.com/activities/110404965 On Saturday, Rod, René, Alex, Larry, Len, Laura and Rick Davidson ran from Rocky Point along the trail, along Alderside, Ioco Road to the Esso refinery gates (the “Pearly Gates” as we call them), and back to the pier. It was a coolish and cloudy morning, but no rain or snow, so it was a good time for a run. …
January 2014 – Happy New Year!
Seven runnes/walkers emerged from hibernation and showed up Saturday Jan 4 at Cameron Centre on a zero C morning. RA Edie, Larry, Laura and Rick opted to run, while Alex, Rod who suffered with cold/coughs courtesy of his grandchildren plus the almost-stranger Bobtoc, who had not run since Nov 17, opted to walk, albeit with more than a few creaks and groans. Alex turned back to grab an extra jacket and somehow lost the other six. …
December Cruisers
Jennel: Mon./Wed. run reports: On Monday, I ran up & down Parkway Blvd. with a pit-stop at Starbucks. On Wednesday, I ran up & down the Coquitlam Crunch with a pit-stop at Tim Hortons! The pit-stops give me a good reason to run:) FYI…We’re taking our FIRST big family vacation together…destination – Cancun!!! Grandparents are coming too! Should be fun:) December 5th:On Wednesday evening Alex, Larry, Laura, Libby, RA Edith with canine April, Rod, Bobtoc …
November
November 1: Six Cruisers met Wednesday on a damp evening, although the rain eased almost to nil for the duration of the run. Tracy ,on a rare occasion away from her duties at RCH, joined RA Edie, Larry, Libby, Rod and Bobtoc, for a Forest Grove Drive backwards run, i.e., the Beaverbrooks, the pedestrian overpass to Forest Grove Drive, west to Underhill, south to Eastlake, east back to the Centre. Distance 7 km, time 1:03, less for Tracy …
October 2013
Wednesday October 2nd: RA Edie, Larry, Laura, Libby and Bobtoc met at the Centre Wednesday on a beautiful, no precip evening. Edie and Larry walked to Underhill using Eastlake and return. Laura, Libby and Bobtoc’s route was Eastlake, Broadway, Arden to Shellmont, east on Shellmont to Forest Grove Drive, the pedestrian overpass, the Beaverbrooks back to the Centre. time 1:25, distance about 8:5. Saturday October 5th: Six Cruisers showed up and ran from the Burnaby Lake parking lot Saturday …
September 2013
September 1: Cruisers Alex, Edie, Laura, Larry and Bob met at Burnaby Lake but the lightening flashed and the thunder roared and the rain came down so the five went home…. We aren’t used to rain anymore. Laura ran 4 or 5 times around Como Lake on the way home and then she and Edie and April ran 5k at …
August 2013
August 3rd: Five Cruisers met at the Centre Saturday on a cloudy, warm but comfortable-for-running/walking morning. Larry and Alex walked to Como Lake, took one lap before returning, their time and distance 1:45 and 0 km. Laura, Rod and Bobtoc ran to Hillcrest St in Coquitlam alongside Mundy Park. Bobtoc rung Flora’s doorbell to permit her to meet the morning. She emerged amd an aura of rumcokecigarsmoke, her usual Saturday am habit, including honing her credit …
July 2013
Jun. 30th: On Sunday Rod ran as follows: Went out from home today. Up to old IGA, pit stop at Squint Lake Park and home via shellmont. Time out 1h25, distance 11km. Very hot and sticky morning. Rod On Monday July 1st seven Cruisers including one John Saremba who who does not deal at arm’s length with Christina, met at the Burnaby Lake parking lot at 8:00 on a sweltering morning. The seven set out …
June 2013
Monday: Three cruisers, Laura, Road and Rachel (returning after months of absence due to injury recovery and nursing courses) went from Cameron through Joe’s Trail to North Road and back, with Rachel dictating the pace so as not to push it too much. Time out 1h13, distance 7 km. Rod From Coquitlam: Heather & I ran from our homes to the corner of David & Pinetree. From there, we ran around Lafarge Lake twice while …