Monday:
Three cruisers, Laura, Road and Rachel
(returning after months of absence due to injury recovery and nursing
courses) went from Cameron through Joe’s Trail to North Road and back, with
Rachel dictating the pace so as not to push it too much. Time out 1h13, distance
7 km.
Rod
From Coquitlam:
Heather & I ran from our homes to the corner of David & Pinetree. From there, we ran around Lafarge Lake twice while I filled her in on my Las Vegas Trip! (Wonderful getaway!). We then ran back to our homes. Approx. time 1.5 hours each. I ended my run with a run up the Coquitlam Grind….'sucker for punishment!?!'
Jennel:)=
Tuesday: RA Edie and Larry were
driven to YVR in midafternoon to meet over the course of time Susan, Judy
and Sarah for their walkathon from St Bees in Yorkshire to Robin Hood's Bay on
the east coast, starting with a few days in London first.
Bobtoc did not join the Tuesday=Thursday
group...
On Wednesday Libby coined anew word to
describe the walk/run Laura, Libby and Bobtoc did Wednesday. The word is
wun, a hybrid from the words walk and run. The trio wunned (Libby, we need
to refine the past tense) from the Centre to Stoney Creek trail, north on North
road to Chapman Ave through to Clarke Road, crossing to Robinson St, staying on
it to Appian Way, then west to Whiting St, thence to North Road, Cameron St to
return to the Centre. Time out 1:14. the three enjoyed clear skies,
a balmy but not hot temperature, ideal for the wun. Wun. Should have
mentioned Harvey wan with Bwobtoc.
News from the Cameron Trekkers in
England:
Spent some time in London, sampled Harrod's
Lager, will start their trek Sunday from St Bees on the west
coast.
No room in the luggage to bring beers back but please sit back and
imagine you are enjoying a Harrod's Lager. On our way to St. Bees.
Thank goodness for the coffee cart. Can't do this on a moving train so
more later. The Cameron Trekkies.
No prospective clubhouse was found Saturday
morning on Alderside Drive during the run from Rocky Point to April Road and
return. Six Cruisers: Laura, Rachel, Flora, Rene, Alex and Bobtoc ran the
usual route, Alex having arrived late at Rocky Point but made up the time and
distance while the others were on Alderside. Flora, Rachel and Bobtoc wun
(the new word) while Laura and Rene ran the route, with Alex also
running with Rene. Flora, Rachel and Bobtoc managed to squeeze into
1:32 a 60 minute run, the others managing the distance in a shorter time.
The six enjoyed a cool overcast morning, ideal for run-walking.
News from the Cameron Trekkers in
England:
Ensconsced in St Bees, starting their trek
Sunday. The B & B in St. Bees is excellent, houses available for
clubhouse, however have insufficient bedrooms and laundry facilities to make
enough money to pay the mortgage. Edie meets David Beckham in
London! Picture to be sent concurrent with this update. Beckham
looks stiff and formal in tuxedo.
Met a new guy in London. Didn't want to get too close in case he melted.😊
St. Bees is so beautiful. Larry, Judy and I walked along the cliffs at sunset last night. Today we're going to do more exploring. We have brilliant sunshine and are sitting in the garden before breakfast. The B & B is first rate and they have 5 dogs. Pet paradise. Got to go play a little ball with Moss now. Have a good run today. RAE
St. Bees is so beautiful. Larry, Judy and I walked along the cliffs at sunset last night. Today we're going to do more exploring. We have brilliant sunshine and are sitting in the garden before breakfast. The B & B is first rate and they have 5 dogs. Pet paradise. Got to go play a little ball with Moss now. Have a good run today. RAE
From
Rod:
Went out from home Sunday morning. Usual
way up through Lake City to the old IGA and back up Shellmont then through
Forest Grove, over Gaglardi, etc. Time out 1h23, distance 10.5km. See you
Monday.
On Monday evening Laura, Rod and
Bobtoc ran from the Centre using Stoney Creek trail to North Road,
Chapman Ave east to Robinson Street, south to Appian Way, west to Whiting
St, south and west to North Road, crossed to Cameron Street to return to the
Centre. Weather, balmy, no precip, daylight until late, time 1:15, then
time to stretch the
bods.
Scheduled walks of the Cameron
Trekkers in England:
Seeing
as the hierarchy are all away travelling this is just to let you know
that we are meeting as usual at Cameron 8 am Saturday. Probably will go
from Cameron to Burnaby Lake, but that is open to discussion.
See you then
Rod (and the non-travelling Cruisers)
Four
cruisers, Laura, Rene, Alex and Rod left Cameron on a beautiful
morning, circumnavigated Burnaby Lake and back to Cameron. Time out 1h48
(less for Rene), distance 13 km, though Alex says it was more. Rod’s
GPS was suffering from operator error.
Our
fearless leader (a.k.a. Bobtoc, The old Fart, The Old Chap or whatever
else you want to call him (Libby be careful) will be back on Wednesday
to take over the reins.
No
news lately from the Cameron Trekkers. The weather there has, I
believe, turned a bit wet, so hope they haven’t been
washed into
Ullswater Lake.
Monday as usual 6.30 at Cameron. Rod
Cameron Trekkers had a shorter day today with an "undulating"
road walk of 17.62 k, arriving at our wonderful B&B in the middle of
nowhere (Keld). We are half way now.🚶Yahoo! Miss you all.
Sue had to stop walking because of blisters and possible
infection. She is going to doctor or hospital today. She is very
disappointed. The rest of us are doing well. We have about an 11 mile
walk today and think we get to walk through a village or two. Weather
is overcast today. No rain yesterday.
Facilities have been
scarce on the trail and there was great excitement when we came across a
porta-loo. So we lined up to use it. It turned out that our B&B
was about 100 yards down the road. We finally find one.😋
Thank you to Rob
Hargreaves for maintaining our Updates whilst Bobtoc and bride in Trail for
grade 12 graduation of son Jeff's daughter Felicity. Next stop for
her: McGill U.
Next run: Saturday
8:00 am at Cameron Centre. Rod will not be running due to BC
Athletics
commitment. See below.
From Jennel re: Monday's run in
Poco:
Heather & Jennel I ran 58 min. full tilt
today in PoCo….8km=
From Rod re: Wednesday's
run:
.
Three Cruisers: Libby (last
run before school’s out and she retreats to the Sunshine
Coast), Laura (two
weeks away from a trip to Ireland)
and Rod.
We did the Production Way, Underhill, Forest
Grove loop. Time out 1h4, distance 6.5 km.
I won’t be out on Saturday as Pat and I are
officiating at a BC Athletics event, so I’ll probably run Sunday
morning.
Scheduled walks of the
Cameron Trekkers in England:
Today, scheduled for 13
strenuous miles to Clay Bank Top. One of the five, Sue Jones, needed
to abandon the trek due to infected blisters requiring intravenous injections of
anti-biotics. She has or will fly home due to her injuries.
June 22: 19 miles long moderate from
Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale. June 23: another 19 miles, long moderate,
to Robin Hood's Bay. Total mileage 201. June 24: From Robin
Hood's Bay to London. June 25: Fly home via BA.
My apologies to Rod for once again typing
in Rob Hargreaves instead of Rod Hargreaves in my previous update. A
gremlin in the works to be sure.
On Saturday am Alex and Bobtoc ran from the
Centre to the IGA corner and return, 9.6 km, time 1:36, with Bobtoc running very
slowly after a two week layoff. Lesson: Not only does one need
to run, but run often. Thanks to Alex for his
patience.
The Cameron Trekkers in England:
The intrepid four will have completed their final walk today, and
will travel back to London and Heathrow for their flight home June
25.
From Coquitlam:
Jennel reports their household has adopted (or is it the other way
around) a one month black kitten, name Bella. Poor Tony- vastly
outnumbered by females!
Rod and Bobtoc ran the familiar route Monday- from the Centre
west on Beaverbrook, Eastlake to Underhill, north to Forest Grove
Drive, east across the Gaglardi pedestrian overpass to Beaverbrook past the
FG Elementary School, to the other Beaverbrook and Cameron St. Time 59
minutes and change, 6.6 km. The dynamic duo enjoyed a no precip
spring evening, a bit humid but great for the
run.
Rod and Bobtoc welcomed back to the fold our
intrepid Coast to Coast of England trekkers, albeit a small one,
Wednesday. RA Edie together with canines Bella and April, Larry, Rod
and Bobtoc walked the familiar route from the Centre to Eastlake, north on
Underhill to Forest Grove Drive to the Gaglardi overpass to the Beaverbrooks
back to the Centre, time 1:1:27, distance 6.6 km. The foursome enjoyed
perfect weather for the walk and conversation.
From Port
Coquitlam:
Heather & Jennel ran from David & Shaughnessy down
the Trabouley Trail to the Red Bridge & back. Total run time 1:20,
13km total.
Six Cruisers: Larry, Rene, Laura, Alex,
RA Edie and Bobtoc met at and ran from the Centre to the IGA, sorry,
Super Valu corner of Greystone and Burnwood on a warm to hot Saturday
morning. Rene and Larry moved out together and remained so for the
duration, with Alex, Bobtoc, Laura and Edie heading out more or less together,
although Alex and Bobtoc oved out at a faster pace than Laura and Edie.
The foursome ultimately ended the run together. Distance for all six, 9.5
km, and times for Rene and Larry, 1:14, and for the four,
1:29..
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