Cameron Cruisers Club

Nine Cruisers met at Cameron Centre Monday including Larry and Rod who made cameo appearances only, RA Edie for a walk with her dogs April and Bella, Bobtheoldehap who ran only 22 minutes, while the remaining five, Shiraz to IGA and back, Tracy, Val, Carla, and Adele ran to Joe’s Trail, up North Road and through the trails to Lougheed Mall path and back to the centre, time about an hour.  The nine enjoyed warm …

Eight Cruisers including Jeff May ran the April Fool’s Annual Half Marathon Sunday, with some glory laud and honour abounding.   The day was the best day of the year, with temperatures in the teens, lots of sun, providing perfect weather for the run.  The route was similar to that of last year although the start was from the Gibsons Community and Recreation Centre.  The route abounds in hills.  The finish was at the Davis …

Five Cruisers  met at the Centre  Wednesday at 6.30 pm.  Larry and Tracy, plus Chris, long-distance runner and friend of Tracy, now home from Australia, were the only ones planning for a run.  The trio ran to Como Lake, and return, did two laps of the lake, time out 58 minutes, on a cool and showery evening.  RA Edie, Rod and Bobtheolderchap convened at T. Horton’s for a strategy session to BS about the upcoming …

Four Cruisers  met at the Centre for a run to Como Lake, circumnavigated it and returned to the Centre under showery skies and cold temperature.  The fearless foursome were Adele,  RA Edie, Rod and Bobtheolderchap.  Time out, 58.50, distance 8 km.  The slim and trim Rod led a good pace, even though he played field hockey Sunday, winning the season’s last game, 4 to 1.      Hyde Creek Classic Triathlon, Sunday, statistics:    Debra …

Nine Cruisers were active on the weekend in various activities or competitions.  On Saturday morning Carla, Larry and Tracy snowshoed at Cypress for three hours until noon under cloudy and snowy conditions.  The trail surfaces were hard-packed snow making the trio work harder than the last time up the hill.  Rod and Bobtheolderchap ran from the Centre to the IGA corner and return, time out, 1.06, distance 9.56 km;  Norman and Laurie Hilborn, plus her …

Seven Cruisers:    Adele, back from her spring break in Jamaica, joined  Contre-Amiral Edie, Tracy, Val, Larry, Rod and Bobtheolderchap on a dry, relatively warm Wednesday evening at the Centre for hill repeats.  Adele overcame her long-lasting cough while in Jamaica, ran from her home in Forest Grove to the Centre.  From the Centre the seven ran to Underhill and Broadway; Val and Edie ran Adele back to her home  and continued back to Cameron …

Four Cruisers:       Contre-Amiral Edie, Libby, Rod  and Bobtheolderchap ran from the Centre on a cold, rainy, dark night, C-A Edie to Underhill and Broadway only since she had not run in Paris, the other three to IGA and return, their time 1.11.  Rod ran well, having fuelled his body at home before he ran.      Excuse me, you go away for 10 days and they forget you ran all the way …

Would you believe today is the second day of spring, 2009? Outside temperature at 8.00 am, 0C.  It’s been fine weather for ducks as they have found a pond at Cameron.  Maybe we should take up swimming instead of running. With wet suits to keep us warm.Three Cruisers: Larry, Rod and Bobtheolderchap joined and welcomed Len Soet of the Telus runners at Cameron Centre for a 16 km run to the Kensington Ice Rink and …

Runners enjoying the beautiful grounds of Versaille; they don’t sell these runners at the Runners’ Den, do they?  And Tim Horton’s has nothing on les lardballs au Francais!

Next run: Saturday Mar 21, 8:00 am, Cameron Centre. For the half marathoners, 15 km start of taper, shorter run for others. Four Cruisers: Larry, Rod, Queen of Zinnie Tracy and Bobtheolderchap met for hill repeats, 3x, on Underhill, completing the hillwork by running east on Forest Grove Drive to the Gaglardi overpass and you know the rest. Time out, 1.06. The foursome experienced overcast skies, cold temperature, but no precip. Re: RA Edie: from …