Sunday 12 July 2009 Distance: 20.0 km Time: 2 h 11 m Avg HR: 143 Avg speed: 9.2 km/h Total distance to date: 649 km Distance to go: 236 km Bike shuttled this run by parking at the Clearview subdivision and biking 15 km, 33 minutes (with a brisk tailwind) back to the start. I [...]
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Day 23 – Bayview Escarpment to Bothwell’s Corner (Hwy 26)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Trail news: hiking barefoot and doing the impossible
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Clap for the Wolfmaan I just got a couple of interesting updates from friends in cyberspace. Wolfmaan, six weeks into his barefoot northbound trek, is in the Honeywood area, north of Highway 89, making good progress and enjoying the views. Think about doing the impossible Another ambitious speed attempt is in the works. Brian Culbert [...]
Welcome, Lydia!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Completion of the Bruce Trail has been delayed (happily) until further notice by the arrival, three weeks ago, of a new runner in the family. Baby Lydia is stretching her legs and building her fat reserves. Her father is catching up on work and sleep. Her mother is trying to figure out how to get [...]
Ice Running Gear: La Sportiva A.T. Grip Hobnail Kit
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This winter I got so frustrated running on Toronto’s icy trails that I tried studding an old pair of my running shoes with tiny brass wood screws. The following should have been obvious, but I will say it anyway. The problem with putting screws in your shoes is that it’s easy to get the sharp [...]
How long is the Bruce Trail?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve mentioned before that the Bruce Trail is in constant flux. With some recent long additions (Beaver Valley and Bayview Escarpment extensions), the Bruce Trail has grown quite a bit lately. I figured it must be up over 900 km by now. But not quite, according to the Bruce Trail Conservancy, whose administrator just informed [...]
Day 19 – 7th Line (Blantyre) to Walter’s Falls
Posted in Trail days, Uncategorized on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday 10 January Distance: 12.2 km Time: 3.5 hours Avg speed: 3.5 km/h Total distance to date: 580-ish km Distance to go: 299-ish km The problem with blogging 9 days after a run is that it’s hard to recall what happened. Remember a substance called paper on which you wrote in ink? I should resurrect [...]
Day 18 – Grey Road 40 to 7th Line (Blantyre)
Posted in Trail days, Uncategorized on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Friday 26 December Distance: 8.9 km Time: 4.5 hours Avg speed: 2 km/h Total distance to date: 568-ish km Distance to go: 311-ish km Boxing day we went out for a snowshoe hike: Tory, Ranger and I. Snowshoeing is slower than running, especially when you’re 6 months pregnant. We weren’t in it for the speed. [...]
Running across Africa
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another one. A couple from Victoria who ran 4,200 kilometres aross Africa: See-Them-Run.
Fastfood showdown: Super Burger vs Champ Burger
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In Primrose, Ontario, north of Orangeville, at the meeting of highways 10 and 89, are two independent burger joints: the venerable Super Burger, with its ’50s diner-style wall-to-wall glass and funky old TTC streetcar dining room, and in the opposite corner, Champ Burger, the red brick upstart. Tradition and longer lineups advise to go to [...]
Brrr
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spotted snow in Toronto yesterday while waiting for the streetcar. First flurries of the season. Shortening days. Housecleaning, grocery shopping, winter kayak storage and other projects will keep us in the city this weekend. I am in consultation with Tory to decide the fate of the Bruce Trail Project (I keep typing “Bruce Trial”).
