In the summer of Covid-19 we snapped up a campsite at Kokanee Creek provincial campground, north of Nelson on the West arm of Kootenay Lake. It was a great week, involving a (virtual) half marathon, two overnight backpack trips, and two epic day hikes. What a great part of the province!.
We were all set for Tokyo Marathon and two months traveling in Japan and Europe. With two weeks to go, Tokyo Marathon was canceled, and thus unfolded a trip to Greece for a replacement marathon. In the end, the best moment of the trip was landing back in Vancouver after just two weeks away.
We heard that there was going to be a Half and Quarter (10.55km) marathon on Udon Thani, just over the Thai border from Vientiane. Given that it was well timed for me to renew my visa, and that it fell on the only free weekend we had, it seemed like an auspicious event. We decided … [Read more…]
Getting to Boston was a three year journey. After two years spent trying to run a qualifying time, I finally made it in the 2015 Vancouver Marathon with my 3:09:30 qualifying run. Combined with turning 40, this meant I comfortably beat the 3:15 qualifying time and the journey began in earnest. Training in Calgary didn’t … [Read more…]