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…]
A major milestone – the big 40 for Andy. Luckily, we had lots of friends visiting from Vancouver, Copenhagen, Ireland, and Scotland. After the party we visited the badlands and the Royal Tyrell Museum and The Rockies.
A few days before we were due to leave for our second bike touring trip to Cuba, simultaneous new conferences from Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced a warming of relations between Cuba and the US. About time! We left with the feeling that the last chance to see the “old Cuba” is now.
Stars aligned and we were able to make it to two birthdays and three weddings in Europe (UK and Germany), as well as catching up with the Brickles in Madrid. In the UK, we were able to have a great meal at the Crown Inn in Wrinehill for Andy’s mum’s 70th birthday. A really great … [Read more…]
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