Monday, October 27, 2008
Canadian Athletes Now Fund
Yesterday as I was driving home from PEI there was an interview playing on CBC with two Olympic athletes who had benefitted from the Canadian Athletes Now Fund. I was really taken with what they had to say so today I went online and made a small donation. The thing that I am most impressed about insofar as this fund is concerned is that it is non-governmental and all the donations go directly through to support our athletes for basic necessities such as food or medical expenses.
If you can afford to make a small donation, I would really encourage you to do so.
If you can afford to make a small donation, I would really encourage you to do so.
Cottage Closing
I was over to PEI this weekend to close up the cottage for the season. It's always bittersweet. Sad to realize that another year has gone by. Nice to think back on the memories of the summer.
The weather was lovely so I got out for 5k runs on both Saturday and Sunday. I realized that its the first time I've run back-to-back 5k's in a long time. I'd better get back into the habit!!
It was also great to spend the weekend with Stephanie. I got to see her ride Razzie for the first time out at Windemere Farms. Beautiful horse and Margaret, its owner, is very generous to Steph.
The weather was lovely so I got out for 5k runs on both Saturday and Sunday. I realized that its the first time I've run back-to-back 5k's in a long time. I'd better get back into the habit!!
It was also great to spend the weekend with Stephanie. I got to see her ride Razzie for the first time out at Windemere Farms. Beautiful horse and Margaret, its owner, is very generous to Steph.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Updates to Site
One of the things that I rarely seem to get around to is updating links on this site but I just did a couple - added links to two events that I will be participating in and added a link to "Big Tone"'s blog.
Giving Thanks
Enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. Daughter home from university. Son played football for his high school team. Turkey and all the trimmings. A 5.5k run on a gorgeous afternoon. There was a lot to be thankful for!
Monday, October 06, 2008
The Dawn of A New Week
Well, I feel like I'm finally getting over my cold after 10 days of misery. How do I know? Because I felt energetic enough to ride my bike to work this morning, despite the temperature being just 4c. Don't worry Murf - I was well bundled up !!
Yesterday was the annual Run For The Cure event which raises money for breast cancer research. There was a HUGE crowd of runners, walkers, wheelers, etc. I ran the 5k (not sure though if the distance was exact) in 26:33. More that a quarter of a million dollars was raised. I'm particularly proud of the UNB team - the rUNBuddies who raised over $25k thanks to the leadership and hard work of Niki Cassidy (who happens to be my administrative assistant!).
Here's a picture of teh start. I can just be seen in the second row (I'm searing a white L/S shirt and black pants) between the two fellows in red who are at the front
Yesterday was the annual Run For The Cure event which raises money for breast cancer research. There was a HUGE crowd of runners, walkers, wheelers, etc. I ran the 5k (not sure though if the distance was exact) in 26:33. More that a quarter of a million dollars was raised. I'm particularly proud of the UNB team - the rUNBuddies who raised over $25k thanks to the leadership and hard work of Niki Cassidy (who happens to be my administrative assistant!).
Here's a picture of teh start. I can just be seen in the second row (I'm searing a white L/S shirt and black pants) between the two fellows in red who are at the front
