My 8 year-old daughter and I went to see the Donovan Bailey Invitational track meet in Edmonton on June 16. Some of my friends were there, so they offered to look after the girl while I checked if they needed another runner for the Devil’s 5,000 meter race. Turns out I was in, just like […]
A cold morning, but perfect for running! It was plus 1 degree Celsius at 5:30 in the morning. It wasn’t so cold once we got running, however. I ran the Jugo Juice 10 km, and I placed as 1st Masters runner, and 7th overall with the time 34:36. That’s a pretty slow time for me, […]
Today I ran the 8 km cross country race for Masters in Guelph, Ontario. Great fun! I’m the 2nd guy in this picture. Doesn’t it look like we are enjoying these conditions? I think I did pretty good in my first attempt at Nationals. I placed 6th overall with the time 27:07. That is a […]
The race went quite well. I finished in 1:14:55, which gave me the Masters title and $300 for the effort. I think this was my fastest half marathon in about 10 years, so I am definitely happy with this race. I ran the first 10 km in 35:20 and I didn’t feel like I had […]
The inaugural race Oles’ Spring Run Off was a success! As for myself, I placed first on the 8 km race, with the time of 27:19. I was sore all week from the Vancouver half-marathon, but once I started the race, I felt better than I thought I would. Brendan Lunty took it out at […]