Saturday dawned as an ordinary day. Nothing special, not even the predawn rain and drizzle that lingered after sunrise. Grey skies persisted accompanied by light 'miserable precipitation'. Icy patches hid amid the puddles. Regular runners do not wait for 'ideal conditions' (not sure what those...
As I start to put my musings into words I question why. Not why I run, why I write. More so, why would anyone want to read what goes through my head while running? Haruki Murakami captured his musings in a memoir 'What I Talk...
The 37th Annual Rotary Brantford Classic: The 37th Annual Brantford Rotary Classic Run (10k, 5k, 3-mile walk) took place on Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at the W. Ross Macdonald School in Brantford, Ontario. Funds raised go in part to The Lansdowne Children’s Centre and The Boys and Girls...
Sometimes we hear a phrase and it immediately grabs us. It may annoy us, anger us, or in this case, light up the air with resounding 'yes, yes, yes'. Yes, I agree. Fun gets done! (If you don't agree then save yourself the time and...
My name is Christine Croteau. I happen to be a person living with Type 1 Insulin Dependent Diabetes. I choose to stay very active and take on athletic challenges to stay fit and maintain an overall sense of well being. [caption id="attachment_17881" align="alignright" width="169"] Christine's Whistle[/caption] Here's...
Like the 2017 Run4Kids 5K, this year's event was yet another ‘morning of family fun, sport, entertainment, and fundraising–all for a good cause'. What was different? It was incredibly hot! None of the cool temps from last year. Sunday was not only hot, it was...
Fail to SucceedCounterintuitive? Sounds that way. We've have heard it many times: failure is the way forward. But who among us can honestly say they like the way failure feels? Distressing, upsetting, disappointing, annoying, frustrating, maybe even close-to-rage-inducing 'I quit'. The world around us doesn't help. Our newsfeeds and...