Arriving on Parliament Hill yesterday was a personal highlight that held a fair degree of significance. Once I hit the Canal, memories flooded back of the races I’ve done in Ottawa over the years. My friend Laura joined me for a bit and then I met up with my best friend Dave. We had a […]
The last couple of days have been full of energetic students who are loving this warm weather! Yesterday I drove to Deep River to visit with students at T.W Morison School. The connections were interesting… Anne is a mother whose kids attend the school and found out about our project through my friend Sarah who […]
EMC Events – Being a kid growing up today is much different than in past generations. Most of us remember playing outside all day long when we were children and not coming home until the street lights came on. Today’s children and youth are spending much more time indoors in front of screens. The 2011 […]
Over the past few months I’ve gotten to know a couple of Public Health Nurses who work out of the Health Unit for the Brockville surrounding area. I met Diana Steadman at a conference last fall and she has been a constant supporter of this project. She works with Nicole Tobias Last Friday, she went […]
Today has turned into one of the more beautiful days yet. I’m hoping I can continue to say the in the coming weeks! This morning, I visited Manor Park Public School and had a great time with about 500 students. As the weather turns warmer, you can just feel the energy of students wanting to […]
I was my mother’s first of three children. How her first experience of childbirth led her to have two more, I’m not sure! I was a breech baby, coming out bum first. But that was only the start. I wasn’t breathing properly when I came out and there were some tense moments at the local […]
Yesterday morning, I ran 41 km and ended up about 35 km east of Ottawa. My body was tired after 5 straight days of running, so Sarah picked me up and we drove into Ottawa. At some point this coming week, I will go back to that spot and run the remainder into Ottawa, finishing […]
Highlights from the last 36 hours… 1. Early yesterday morning, I ran into Ontario! It felt incredible and I was smiling ear to ear. 2. Sarah picked me up shortly after and we drove to Long Sault, just west of Cornwall to visit Long Sault Public School. 3. The day was amazing… we had an […]
There are moments where unexpected events lead to great joy and today entailed a couple such moments for me. We started the day early and I got about 18 km in before Sarah picked me up and we drove to Rigaud, which is about 30 west towards Ottawa. Mary-Kate Jackson is an English teacher at […]
Today, simply some pictures of my run through Montreal. Thanks to my friend Lilith who came out to run about 7 k with me and show me some landmarks along Sherbrook! Best weather running day in three and a half months…