july 30th, 2012

I checked the distance of the 10k route that we did on last Friday.  I went around the course on my bike and used the bike odometer.  I got 10.51km on the odometer.  So, a little bit over; .51km over. 

A good turn out on Friday.  We had 33 runnters.  Very good.  The weather was beautiful and hot.  We needed water that's for sure.  Thanks to Val and Ried for supplying ice cold water at the Arena parking lot.  Brian Minish also set up a water station about 1/2 way on the 10k route. 

Good job everybody, good to see you'all out.  We'll keep in touch - maybe if anybody would like to set up another run?  Anytime,  we can use the mailing list to keep everybody in the loop.

Have a great August coming up and keep running.  It's fun.

Gk

July 20th, 2012

Hey Runners: 

A week from today is the 2012 Rodeo Run.

Pass the word along and invite anybody to join in.  

Remember, it's  a fun run with no preregistraion or fees.

 Any age.  

Just show up and run for about an hour or less or a tad more.  



5k/10k Rodeo Run, July 27th, 2012, 7a.m., Arena Parking Lot Start

See you there. Have a good one and "keep give'n'er",
gk

July 12th, Thursday

Thursday today.  Everybody very busy.  It's the middle of summer.   Seems like time is running too.

The 27th is coming up - a good mini-goal for us to shoot for.  Everybody welcome to come out and

do the 2012 Rodeo Run.  It will be a good run. 

Keep give'n'er,
gk

The right to write

Reid and Valerie Minish in the Vancouver Scotia Bank 1/2 Marathon.  Both at 1:18:59.  Another Reid - Reid Coolsaet from Hamelton, Ontario finsihed first at 1:03:15.  Reid Collsaet and Eric Gillis both ran in the Vancouver Scotia Bank 1/2 and are both on the Canadain Olympic Marathon Team.  We will see them on TV in London in a couple weeks.   But anyway, congratulations two our two Swan Valleyites who participated along with some 3840 other runners.   There is some up and down on that course (approx. 90 meters over the entire course).  The last hill is a 25 meter grade before going onto the Burrard Street Bridge going into Stanely Park (the finish line). 

The right to write is my thing.  Before I allow myself make up a new post for the blog, I must do a run.   Everytime you read a new post on this blog means that I have done a run previous to posting (usually within 4 hours).  So it's fun, a mind game,  I must run to have the "right to write".  Wierd eh? 

Today's run was a later in the day run for me.  I prefer to run in the mornings.  But....... sometime we have a schedule adjustment.  It was very hot running.  I stayed in town and did laps in the Legion Park.  Nice long shady spots in there and good asphalt footing.  I got really steamed up in the heat and humidity.  Nice.  I drank lots of water before and imediately after and so no dehydration problems.  It feels so good to be hot.  I wore a cotton t-shirt that weighed 4 times it's weight by the end of the run.  Cotton is rotton I know but anyhow that's what I ran in today.   

One of our runners mentioned the heat and humidity too.  Even with a cool post run shower, he was still sweating after he got to work.  That's heat and humidity for you.    But, I like it, it feels good.  I guess because we have so many running days at much colder temps.

Get out there and enjoy.  Run in the heat and soak it up. 

Rodeo Run 2012, July 27th at 7:00a.m. at the Arena Parking Lot. 

Keep give'n'er,
gk