Tag: sunday runday

  • vision, start line

    vision, start line

    Since my modest and cautious update on my knee injury a couple weeks ago, I’ve actually been making some measurable progress in both healing and beginning my re-training. Then a few days later I went to a tour showing of the Banff Film Festival. I’m not clever enough to make a proper film, but I

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  • Suburban Ski Day

    Suburban Ski Day

    A sunny Sunday afternoon in January was the perfect day to go check out a few kilometers of trails through a local green (winter white) space in the Edmonton suburbs.

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  • Race Report: Blackfoot

    Race Report: Blackfoot

    Sunday Runday, and I’m moving gingerly around the house this morning in recovery mode after a long, tough race yesterday. After a two and a half year wait, and two covid-postponments, the Blackfoot Ultra finally crossed the start line on Saturday. A good proportion of the racers never showed up, obviously fallen out of training

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  • Little Lives

    Little Lives

    Sunday Runday, and my morning run (though short) was a fast, local race. Too often I discount and downplay the value of lacing up for a cause that isn’t just another tick on the tally of my own personal achievements. Yet a five kilometer fundraiser race, as far removed as it is from the epic

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  • Running into Spring

    Sunday Runday, the first day of spring, and yet when we stepped out into the last few hours of winter air this morning it was blowing and cold as if winter was reminding us that we all lived on the Canadian prairies and we don’t get to simply up and decide that the chill has

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