Colin Harris ended his nine month, cross-Canada odyssey Tuesday by dipping his foot in the ocean at Royal Roads University, but it was just the beginning of the next episode in his quest to bring youth closer to the great outdoors. The 36-year-old had plenty of company in the final metres of his run, which […]
COLWOOD — Colin Harris arrived at Royal Roads University, following a 7,600 kilometre run across Canada. It was part of the “Take Me Outside” initiative designed to get young people active and outdoors. He was met by his proud parents and grade 6 students from Sangster Elementary School. Harris is a RRU student who, since […]
7,600 kilometers. Nine months. Three pairs of runners. One passion. That’s what has been driving Royal Roads University MA in Environmental Education and Communication student Colin Harris across Canada on a run that spans from St. John’s, N.L. to Victoria, B.C. Harris combined a life-long dream to run across the country with his Take Me Outside campaign […]
[blockquote size=”full” align=”left|right” byline=”anonymous”]No matter how long it takes, if you keep moving, one step at a time, you will reach the finish line..[/blockquote] There are so many thoughts, emotions, feelings, ideas and frustrations that I could share today, but let me start with this. Jen, or as most of her friends call her – […]
[blockquote size=”full” align=”left|right” byline=”anonymous”]Run with perseverance the race that is before you.[/blockquote]
Oct. 14, 2011. When Colin Harris learned that children today are likely to face a shorter lifespan than their parents, he knew he had a good reason to run across Canada. Wearing a T-shirt that read, “Tell your teacher to take you outside,” Harris brought that purpose to an assembly at Beattie School of the […]
This morning at Beattie Elementary, I raced with a few students as I’ve done at most schools to give students an idea of how big Canada really is and how far it is to run. It struck me when I let them know how many kilometers I had left to run that I am truly […]
I love hearing about different Thanksgiving traditions. Jen has informed me that we have to wear lumberjack shirts, listen to the Arthur Awards on the Vinyl Café with Stuart Maclean and go for a swim in a lake somewhere. The only one I’m not in for is the latter! Food is of course a big […]
On Wednesday after the run, Jen and I drove down to Invermere for some school presentations on Thursday. Eli Baker, a friend from school had set up these visits and asked me to speak at CBEEN’s (Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network) AGM in the evening. It was a great day with students! First, we went […]
Since running into the mountains, it’s been a busy few days. My deepest thanks to Rob and Chloe Vance for taking me in and helping me to have a good day off! It was just what the doctor ordered. And thanks to John and Erin Krohe… they took Jen in for the day off. I […]