Week of December 29th

Monday’s walk:

RA Edie, Larry, Rod and Bobtoc walked Monday at 8:00 am from the Centre accompanied by three canines: Edie;s April and Bella, and an on loan to Rod, Bex, belonging to neighbours of son and daughter-in-law in North Vancouver.  The foursome again did the Forest Grove route backwards, time 1:27, distance approx 7:5 km.

On the weekend preceding Tracy spent time at Callaghan Valley, site of  2010 Olympic winter sports events, on unspoiled powder snow.

Tuesday's Resolution Run report from Edie:

 

Laurie and I started off the new year with the 5k Resolution Run in PoCo this morning. It was -1 and foggy - perfect weather to get back into running. Nice jacket, too. We are on our way for training for the 15k Chilly Chase at the Olympic Village on January 27th. Woohoo!

Also, check out Coquitlam Snap for the Jingle Bell Cruisers.

Happy New Year, Cruisers! Good Health to everyone in 2013.

News from Minnesota Rachel:

Enters nursing school at BCIT Wednesday.  Congratulations and good luck Rachel!!

Polar Bears - Brrrrrrr.....

Wednesday's walk:

RA Edie, Laura, and the three Warner's Warriors Rod , Larry and Bobtoc met Wednesday 6:30 for a walk but before setting out greeted many Bushtits in the spinning class headed up by Rainy Kent.  The fivesome plus canine April walked the Forest Grove Drive route frontwards for a change, encountering some fog and slippery surfaces underfoot particularly at the apex of Forest Grove Drive, and cool temperature of -2C .  Time 1:26,  distance approx 7.0 km.

Other happenings:

From Jennel 2:57 pm Wednesday:

Just reporting that I just did 1:20 of the Coquitlam Grind!  WOWSERS! that's a Good Hike!!! 
So that takes care of 'one' eggnog latte!!!

Jennel:)=

RA Edie, Laura, Laurie, Flora, Alex and Bobtoc ran EZ on the first run of the year from the Centre Saturday on a rainy +3C morning, the route being the Stoney Creek path to North Road, Chapman Avenue to Robinson, south to Ebert, then west, crossing North Road into the Sullivan Heights subdivision and back to the Centre; time 63 minutes, distance per Alex 6.6 km.  We met Chris Conn as he came out of his home on Ebert, commencing his run; he passed through us like a dose of salts.  Upon our return we met Rosemarie and exchanged New Year greetings with her.

Jennel ran the Coquitlam Grind thrice!