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…
Yesterday’s run was a mix of strong winds, rain, sun, humidity – it seemed to change every 10 minutes. I ran to Repentigny, which is on the east side of Montreal. Sarah and I then drove into Montreal last night. We both have friends in town and for the first time in about a month […]
In some ways, it’s hard to believe that Sarah and I stood up on Signal Hill in Newfoundland 100 days ago, ready to begin this project. The details are so vivid in my mind that it can seem like yesterday. And in other ways, it feels like these 100 days that have passed could be […]
Today after lunch near Pointe-au-Lac, I took a break to share some thoughts about the Active Healthy Kids Canada report card that came out today… a great running day as well… the temperature was ideal! I can almost see Montreal down the St. Lawrence!!!
Happy Easter Sunday! My parents were ministers as I was growing up so a lot of my time surrounding this weekend was spent in church. I had a unique ability to tune out sermons from both my mom and dad. As a twelve year old in Winnipeg, I even distracted others from their message… I […]