-
Spreadsheets & Footfalls
Sunday Runday, and I’ve been hiding in my basement from the brutal cold, focussing on cross-training which is never a replacement for actually getting out on the trails. Not in quality of workout nor in the enjoyment of the effort. I’ve also been reflecting on the last year of pandemic lockdown and realizing that I’ve
-
How should you dress to run in winter?
The saying goes, there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad wardrobe choices. Yet, as I prepare to post these words on this Sunday Runday it is -34 degrees Celsius on the other side of my front door and this morning I’m leaning on the fallacy of that statement: that’s actually pretty bad weather.
-
Snowshoes on a Frozen Suburban Creek
After a bitterly cold week the sun broke through the chill for a few hours on a recent Saturday afternoon. I met with some friends to explore a local creek, frozen and snowy, on a pair of trusty snowshoes. Adventure journal. I live in a winter city. It is cold, bitterly cold, freeze your cheeks
-
My Winter Runs Need to Get a Grip
Sunday Run Day and for the first time in two months I took part in a group run with a small cohort of friends. Our locality has been on pandemic-related lockdown since late November, and all my runs have been solo. But COVID-related hospitalizations have been down. New case numbers have been declining. And the
-
Gear: Garmin Fenix 3
I’ve owned and used my current GPS watch for the better part of four years. But before you read this know that the Fenix 3 is far from the latest model of Garmin’s multisport watch. Also know that I’m not a “latest and greatest” kind of guy, usually sticking with the “tried and true” until
Category: running & adventure
My sport involves feet and trails and moving one quickly across the other.