Action
Activism
Today I woke up at 4 a.m. and drove to St. Catherines to meet the relay racers of the Blaze race. The gang had been running stages nonstop since Tuesday and seemed pretty fatigued, but the mood was optimistic with only a couple legs to go. I met organizer Simon Donato at the end of one of his legs.
Ultimately they finished the Bruce Trail in just under 4 days [3 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes], averaging 9-10 km/hour day in and day out. One runner, Patrick, said he ran some sections at a 4 minute/km pace. Which is, ahem, approximately my road marathon pace. Remarkable. Congratulations Adventure Science atheletes. I have renewed inspiration to get back on the trail.
Next it was off to a reporting assignment in Honeywood, where a group of investors has quietly amassed 6,000 acres of prime agricultural land adjacent to the Niagara Escarpment. The Highlands Group, as they are known, has been buzy bulldozing houses and barns, drilling wells and clearing forest – and is also trying to purchase the nearby railway to Owen Sound. Hmm. The group finally admitted this week that they intend to dig a gravel pit. Concerned citizens met today.
I took a moment to relive last year's run. Same spot, different season.
