Colin Harris joked when he got to Clarenville Middle School that the persistent, 43 km/hour wind and the -15 C bite in the air Tuesday morning reminded him of his hometown, Winnipeg, Man. It’s not the kind of weather that would make most people lace up their running shoes and go for a little jog. […]
Kathleen Wilker of Momentum Magazine was kind enough to write a terrific article discussing the TMO project and the importance of getting children outdoors. Please take the time to visit the Momentum website! Colin Harris of Take Me Outside is running across Canada. He’s visiting kids in classrooms and sharing his get outside, get […]
Students at Gander Academy had plenty to ask Colin Harris when he paid them a visit Monday morning, and for good reason. It isn’t often you get to meet somebody who’s running across Canada. Mr. Harris, who’s from Haliburton, Ont., left historic Signal Hill in St. John’s on Jan. 10 to start his run across […]
It’s time for another video blog! After being on the road for over two weeks now and some 300 km under my belt, I wanted to look back and share the first day with you as Sarah and I experienced it! It was a memorable day and one that is sure to always make us […]
We said a tearful goodbye to the Walmart parking lot this morning and made our way to Gander Academy. This is the biggest elementary school east of Montreal. It has over 900 students K-6 with about 7 classes in each grade. This school visit came up last minute and because of their schedule, I had […]
Note to self – don’t get injured too often, because hanging out in the parking lot of Walmart for 36 hours only provides so much entertainment! I’ll admit to having certain opinions about this corporate giant, but I will say this… when it is the place in town that is open the earliest and the […]
Today’s run just didn’t feel right. The outside of my right knee was tender and it’s likely my IT band having issues. So Sarah picked me up and we drove the 40ish kilometers to Gander to take a couple of days off. On one hand it’s disheartening after the amount of training I’ve put in […]
A little video blog entry today. A lot of people have been encouraging me to do these, so you may start to see more of these as time allows. Todays started off as a good day, but went somewhat downhill. Enjoying the town of Glovertown though and the beautiful trails it has to offer! Glovertown […]
Yesterday after running from Port Blandford, we arrived at Terra Nova National Park and settled in ready to enjoy a day off! Terra Nova is the most easterly National Park in Canada. The Park was established in 1957 and protects 402 square kilometres of the unique ecology of the island boreal forest of eastern Newfoundland. […]
Before the ran began, nearly two weeks ago, Bill Roach, one of the hosts of Mainstreet on CBC Radio 1 was kind enough to bring me into the studio to interview me for the upcoming Take Me Outside Run Across Canada. People have been requesting this interview, so we’ve embedded a copy below. We’ve also […]