Week of April 22nd

On Monday Alex, Edie, Larry, Laura, Rod and Bobtoc walked 6:30 pm from the Centre to the Stoney Creek trail to North Road, south to Jefferson Ave, south again to Tyndall St,  continued south crossing Como Lake Road onto North Road, west into Still Creek St then Noel Drive to Sullivan, then east to the Cameron trail leading back to Cameron St and the Centre.  Time and distance, 1:04, 7 km.  The six enjoyed a precip-free evening.

On Wednesday, Libby, Laura, Edie, Alex and Larry walked along the Stoney Creek trail, cut over by the school, up across the Gaglardi overpass, along Forest Grove, found the trail behind Forest Grove Elementary School, followed the trail to Shellmont, walked down Shellmont to Arden, along to Broadway, Underhill, Eastlake, Beaverbroook and back to Cameron Centre.  Definitely a gorgeous evening for a walk, the best evening this year so far.  Time 1 :50, distance 8.5 km or about 40 furlongs (we use furlongs because it sounds like we went a longer distance).     (Editor's note:  the allusion to horse races invites conjecture ). 

 

Feedback from Coquitlam:

 

Just reporting Heather & I hiked up the Coquitlam Crunch.  1:45.
P.S. Our last run was NOT SHORT at all!  We ran the 10km Terry Fox Run Route in our Blue & Yellow!  We both noticed you put down "short run"....on the contrary - it was not short!

On Saturday morning four Cruisers turned out, Edie and Larry to walk, and Alex and Bobtoc to run.  Edie and Larry walked to the Nature House near Piper Avenue via the Burnaby Lake north trail and returned to the Centre; time and distance, 1:15, 7.5 km.  Alex and Bobtoc also used the north trail, running to the Bby Lake parking lot and reteurn, although Bobtoc took a wrong turn extending his run to the Cariboo Dam by an estimated  2:0 km, also for Alex who extended his run in backtracking looking for Bob.  All's well that ends well.  The two met at the Cariboo Dam.  Time and distance,  2:25,  12.8 km plus 2:0.  The four endured some light rain although found the north trail fairly dry due to recent maintenance.   On Friday Alex ran 16 km solo.  Now he is tapering for the marathon.

 

 

On Sunday morning Laura, Flora and Ross I went in the Transplant Trot at Bby Lake, 8k.  Laura;s time was approx 47.50.  Laura did not know the times for Flora & Ross. but  believes they ran/walked.  It was a great day for a run at the lake, mostly sunny with a few clouds interrupting now & then.    Laura