This morning I was the happiest kid in Canada. I ran the last 7 km to the ferry and felt on top of the world. I’m pretty sure I would have attempted my best Leo imitation on top of that ferry! Oh… that ferry… but of course, there’s more to the story! Last night, the […]
It’s been a full day! Perhaps list form would be good, cause I’m tired! Roger, whose house we parked in front of last night, drove Sarah to the shop this morning to get a new belt and then drove me back east to South Branch where I had stopped running. Him and his […]
Colin Harris is living his childhood dream of running across Canada. Along the way, he’s visiting students in over 60 classrooms from St. John’s to Vancouver and encouraging kids to get outside, get active and reconnect with nature. Harris decided to run 7,300 kilometres because he’s an outdoor educator who was growing discouraged with kids […]
I have a sneaking suspicion that Newfoundland just doesn’t want to let us go! It’s almost humourous…. I’m sure it will be soon! After not being able to run yesterday because of high winds and blowing snow, I took a crack at it today. The TCH wasn’t in great shape, but it was pretty […]
High winds and blowing snow prevented me from running today. So we tried to have a bit of fun in the snow! We’re 98 km from Port-Aux-Basques.
I’ll fill you in on a little secret… walking over 7 hours a day is way harder than running 4 and a half (at least for me!). Today was one of those damp winter days where the cold gets under your skin and leaves you with the chills all day. Snow was consistent throughout much […]
Yesterday was a tough day. There was a sense of anticipation in starting the day… Corner Brook to Port-Aux-Basques was the homestretch. Granted, a long homestretch of over 200 km, but a homestretch nonetheless. By 15 k, the side of my knee was hurting again. By 25 k, I was in more pain than I […]
One glorious warm spring day, Jasper and I had a play date with our friend Tom. We love Tom. He’s a little bit older than Jasper but he still hangs out with us. Some guys are nice that way. To meet up with Tom, Jasper, Anna Sierra and I rode to school on our Bike […]
Last November, our partner organizations KidActive and The Child and Nature Alliance put on a conference in Ottawa called Healthy Children Healthy Spaces. One of the keynote speakers was Tim Gill. He is one of the leading thinkers in the UK on children and has published a book called No Fear: Growing up in a […]
Today was a day that both Sarah and I were looking forward to. It had felt like awhile since we had been in a school, so we were excited to visit J.J. Curling Elementary this afternoon. This school was one of 6 elementary schools in Corner Brook and again, we were amazed at their commitment […]