Rocky Point with Len Soet and Bucky – Check out the Autumn colours. And no, Bob, that’s rain, not fog. Wednesday Oct 14: Eight Cruisers: walkers Adele, Larry and Tracy, and runners Alex, RA Edie, Libby, Rod and Bobtoc walked or ran the same route from the Centre being west to Underhill, north onto Underhill, east on Forest Grove Drive to the Gaglardi overpass and back to the Centre via the Beaverbrooks and Cameron Street. …
Thanksgiving Weekend
Royal Victoria Marathon: Words to describe the event’s organization, routes, the beauty of the city, the weather, can only be superlatives. The weather Friday and Saturday was gorgeous; warm, sunny, +5C at start of the races beginning at 6:30 through to 8:30. The execution of the events was flawless, routes breathtaking as always, and Victoria’s natural beauty is legendary. Good time? Absolutely. Big kudos to Edie for her accommodation organization and to Christina for her …
Week of October 4th
RA Edie, Larry and Laurie joined 10,000 other runners and walks Sunday morning for the 5 k CIBC Run for the Cure, ending at BC Place. The throng enjoyed perfect weather for this important fund raiser to find cures for cancer. Good on you three! Monday: Five Cruisers met for a short run at the Centre 6:30 at the Centre Runners Alex, Carla, Rod, Tish and Bobtoc ran west only to Broadway and Underhill and …
Week of September 29th
Monday: Four Cruisers: Carla, Rod, Tish and Bobtoc did not run due to technical difficulties. The four therefore used alternate Plan T for debriefing, trauma counselling utilizing Timmie’s coffee in various forms depending upon the individual malady, and sustenance in the form of cookies or doughnuts to replace electrolytes. Those who did not experience this episode will find it hard to swallow. It doesn’t get any wetter than this! Wednesday: Six Cruisers: Alex, RA Edie, …
Week of September 21st
Monday: Seven Cruisers: four runners and three walkers met at the Centre Monday at 6:30, destination Como Lake. Walkers Lynn, Al and RA Edie walked as far east as Blue Mountain Road, time and distance 5.5 km, 55 minutes. Runners Norman, Rod, Shiraz and Bobtoc ran to Como Lake, Norman doing 2 loops, the others one, distance for Norman 9.5 km, for the other three, 8.5km, time for all, 1.04. The seven enjoyed perfect weather; …
Week of September 14th
Monday: Ten walkers and runners walked or ran toward Como Lake Wednesday evening. Al and Lynn walked one hour and covered 5.5 km. (how do they do it?) Alex Lau, Carla, Debra, RA Edie, Norman, Rod, Tish and Bobtoc ran to the lake, all did one loop, one or two did two, time 1.05, 8.5 or 9.5 km depending upon number of loops or bobturns. The ten enjoyed undoubtedly the best night of the year; …
Week of September 7th – What a week it was!
Tish stops to admire the view in beautiful Stanley Park on our Saturday run. This beats the Burnaby Lake parking lot, eh? We can’t get any luckier than this with places to run! Monday: Eight Cruisers and two friends of the Cruisers ran Monday morning at 7:30 from the Burnaby Lake parking lot and circumvented the lake, not using the most southern trail. Debra, Edie, Larry, Laurie Brookbank, Rick Davidson, Rod, Val and Bobtoc ran …
Week of August 31st
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 …
Week of August 24th
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 …
Week of August 17th
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 …