This Sunday was the annual Maple Ridge Vistas 5k and 10k races. They also added a 4k family hike. Maceo and I entered the 5k on race day. It was a beautiful day but there were less people out for the race this year. It could be because the race fell on Mother’s Day? I [...]
Every Saturday I run with an awesome trail running group. Unless we are training for a longer distance we usually run for 1 hour on a variety of trails around Maple Ridge. This Saturday we ran Thornhill. It is an intermediate trail with a challenging uphill near the start. The hill can take the breath [...]
So I had the cortisone shot. There’s no two ways about it… it hurt like hell. I was pain free… for 4 days. Then the pain crept back in. It isn’t 100% but it is probably 80% of what the pain was before the shot. In the follow-up with the doctor he said I could [...]
It has been too long since I have been running. I have been to a specialist and I am getting a cortisone shot in my heel this week. The doctor says I will be able to run 48 hours later. He also said the shot to my heel would be very painful. Wish me luck [...]
For all I know this “invention” may be a common thing but while on a destination run I needed to ice my sore legs. I grabbed some ice from the ice vending machine (go figure) and looked for a bag to throw it in. I thought about using the little bag that they provide for [...]
I’ve mentioned before that running is very addictive for me. Running on my own can still be a challenge. I found that finding a friend to run with will motivate you both to run more and keep you obligated to get out of bed on those cold mornings when you could easily stay sleeping. Over [...]
PLANTAR FASCIITIS. I really hate those two words. I have suffered through Plantar Fasciitis twice before. Both times I rested immediately and it healed up rather quickly. This third time has been completely different. I started to get pain on the top of my right foot mid summer. I didn’t associate that with my previous [...]
I wrote down my Canadian Death Race experience for my friend Keri’s blog. It was supposed to be a small guest blog but it ended up being much longer than I originally anticipated. She was kind enough to make a special guest section to host it! Check it out if you have a few minutes!
I have been running a version of Crush Puppy in some form or another since 2000. The site has had many looks and much neglect. I have decided to resurrect this site (again) and attempt to post here with some frequency. Most of my posts will be about video games or running or guitar or [...]
