Edie, Rachel, Larry, Rene, Libby and Bobtoc ran or walked from Cameron Centre Wednesday, the route being the Forest Grove backwards. Edie and Rachel walked the route to Underhill then return via Eastlake and Beaverbrook, time 1:15. Larry and Rene ran the same route, time 51 minutes; Libby and Bobtoc ran from Underhill and Forest Grove Drive down Shellmont to Greystone, Broadway, Underhill, Eastlake and Beaverbrook back to the Centre, time 1:18, distance about 9.5 …
Week of October 15th
On Saturday, partly due to the weather, only René and Larry showed up at Cameron Centre, but decided the weather just wasn’t up to standard so we called it a day. Larry was in civvies due to a mixup made by him regarding keys to his parents’ place, where most of his stuff is while renovations are being finished at his residence. (One of those things you just have to laugh about! My error resulted in …
Week of October 8th
Mist over the geese at Burnaby Lake On Monday morning five Cruisers, Alex, RA Edie, Sherian, together with canines Bella, April and Sasha, Bob Nadon and Bobtoc met at the Burnaby Lake parking lot under clear skies, a cool temperature wth the customary ground fog over the fields which is part of the Burnaby Lake at this time of the year; ideal weather for a run or walk. The first three opted to walk the perimeter trails with …
Week of October 1st
Monday’s run from Cameron Centre: Larry, Bob Nadon, RA Edie and Bobtoc, leaving Rod behind to walk solo, ran west from the Centre to Underhill via Eastlake to Forest Grove Drive, east to the pedestrian overpass to Beaverbrook past Stoney Creek Elementary, south then east back to the Centre; time for Larry and Bob, 51:14, for Edie and Bobtoc, 58.36. Distance 6.7 km. The four enjoyed the best night of the year (yes, again); mild, no wind, clear skies, a harvest moon; perfect for …
Week of September 24th
Five Cruisers met Monday at the Centre; Rod to say hello, Larry looking for a walk, and Laura, Sherian and Bobtoc who ran. Rod is convalescing from his recent operation according to schedule; Larry went home, and Laura, Sherian and Bobtoc ran to Como Lake using a reverse route, i.e, east on Ebert Ave to Lakeshore, a lap round the lake, and returned west on Cottonwood then Smith to North Road, crossing at Cameron Street, …
Week of September 17th
Six Cruisers met at and ran from the Centre Monday in glorious summer-like weather. Alex, RA Edie, Laura, Norman, Sherian and Bobtoc’s route was south on Erickson Drive to the underpass, a slight east onto Cardston, south and west onto Government St to Production Way, north to Eastlake to return to the Centre; time out 49 minutes, distance circa 6.5 km. Seven Cruisers ran or walked from the Centre Wednesday evening using the Stoney Creek …
Week of September 10th
On Monday, Laura and Edie were joined by Bob, a new runner to our area. We ran along Stony Creek to North Road, along Chapman and Robinson to Ebert and then back to Cameron Street TO CROSS AT THE LIGHT. The construction has made us law abiding runners, no longer able to jaywalk on North Road. The night was cooler than we’ve experienced in quite a while, so perfect for running. Bob and Laura did …
Week of September 3rd
René, Larry and Libby took advantage of the beautiful evening and went for a run to Joe’s trail, but about 1/4 km into the trail came up against a big fence blocking off the rest of the trail (I guess they’re still building those condos in there, who knows), so we turned around and went the other way, to the Burnaby Lake nature house, then returned to Cameron Centre. It was a little bit humid …
Week of August 26th
Monday: Laura, Eoin and Edie walked to the end of Stony Creek trail and back. Jennel: Heather & I both ran from our homes and met at the corner of David & Pinetree. From there, we ran the perimeter of Lafarge Lake twice, then both headed back to our homes. Total Run: 1.5 hrs. Wednesday: Larry and Laura ran from the Burnaby Lake parking lot along the trail to the nature house, then up Piper to Winston, westward along Winston, …
Week of August 19th
On Monday, courtesy of Rod: Two runners, Alex and Rod did Forest Grove backwards, Shellmont to Meadowwood and back to Cameron. Time 61 minutes, Distance 8.25 km.Special announcement from Valerie Roy and husband Richard: We are putting our townhouse beside Cameron Park up for sale this week. We bought a house in the Glenayre neighborhood and will move there by the end of October. Our townhouse should be on MLS this Wednesday (142-3288 Noel Drive). If …