Mallorytown – Colin Harris wants to take your kids away from their video games and get them reconnected with the great outdoors. The 36-year-old Haliburton native is so serious about the obesity epidemic among today’s youth, he is running across Canada to raise awareness about the need for kids to get outside and get active. […]
This morning started with a great visit to St. Francis School in Smiths Falls! The energy of the students was great… and Sarah and I may have met our new favourite VP – Brent! Amazing enthusiasm and a sharp tongue that left us in stitches! I started running late morning from where I had left […]
Pictures can tell the story today of our visits to Stewart School and St. John Elementary School in Perth. Thanks to Nicole and David from the Health Unit for coming out to support the project and to Linda McLennan for welcoming us at Stewart School. Special thanks to the Jeaner for hosting us and feeding […]
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 […]