I have just returned from my parents treating me to a nice meal before saying goodbye and driving back to Winnipeg. They were kind enough over the past few days to help me out as I ran west of Winnipeg, but as of tomorrow I am on my own again for awhile. I can’t express […]
“Dad, what would you think about joining me at Thunder Bay?” When your son gives an invitation like that, it’s difficult to refuse. So on August 1 I boarded a bus from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay, and 12 hours later Colin and I enjoyed a pizza together. Thus began a journey that has been unlike […]
I recently had an interview with Breakfast Television in Winnipeg. I’m not able to embed it in our own website, so you’ll need to follow the link in order to check it out! Let me know what you thought in the comments section!
The morning started at the Legislative building in downtown Winnipeg, where CBC came out to cover the story. We left the RV at home, but my mother decided to help be the “driver” today using their car for little breaks along the way – thanks Mom! It was fun running down Portage Avenue, reliving some […]
When I worked at YMCA Wanakita, we ran a program called Sunship Earth. It is an environmental program for grade 6 students that focuses on their science curriculum, but does so outside – hands on. One of the activities out in the woods revolves around the falling of the trees dead leaves in the fall. […]
“It’s the job of parents to sometimes embarrass their kids”. This is the line my dad uttered an hour ago in a restaurant just west of the Manitoba border. It wasn’t uttered sitting at the table with me… no… it was uttered out loud in front of the whole restaurant. Today was a special day. […]
It’s pretty common for songs or parts of songs to infiltrate our minds and without realizing it, we’re humming some tune – good or bad! A few months ago, I tried listening to music while running, but in 17 years of running, I have always just enjoyed the sounds around me. In the last couple […]
We have arrived in Ignace, ON and are about 300 km to the Manitoba border! I asked my father to write a blog and he obliged, so here it is… thanks dad! Each of us likely has a favourite place along the Trans-Canada Highway. One of mine has, for many years, been the Terry Fox […]
Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, figuratively that is, can be difficult. I experienced that yesterday as I ran the last stretch of highway that Terry Fox was able to run before having to stop and be taken to the hospital. He had strong determination. He had unyielding perseverance. He was a fighter. And yet […]
The quick rundown… I finished running east of Nipigon on Friday and proceeded to drive into Thunder Bay to take the weekend off and pick up my dad from the bus station. He is joining me for the next couple of weeks for the stretch to Winnipeg. As I was driving in on Friday, the […]