November 3rd: On Monday night, Rod reported that he braved the monsoon rain and swam up through Eastlake, Underhill, Forest Grove and back to Cameron. Time out 57mins. Distance 7.5 km.
At least the water was warm! And swimming is a good total body workout, ha ha!
November 5th:We
certainly got a lucky break on Wednesday night for our run. Not only
was it nice and mild, it did not rain while we were out there. Rod,
Libby, Rachel, Laura and Larry ran along Eastlake, up Underhill, along
Forest Grove and back to Cameron Centre, distance 7.5 km, time 1h 04.
We were cooling down from our run when we heard the pitter patter of a
slight rain, which overnight turned into another monsoon. While cooling
down, we were debating who would take the subsidized shower for
Bobtoc. We knew Jovan the attendant would miss turning off the hot
water… (no, he doesn’t really do that).
Also, my apologies to Terri-Lee Seeley,
whose Rock n Roll half marathon result was not reported with the
others. Her time was 2:27:41. We hope she continues to recover and can
join us soon.
On
Monday evening, Rod, Laura and Larry again took advantage of the
no-precip, although cooler temperature, and ran along Eastlake,
Underhill, and back along Forest Grove to Cameron Centre. Distance 7.5
km, time 1 hour on the dot. Also on Monday during the day, Edie, Bobtoc
and Rod went for a walk from Bobtoc‘s house to the Café Artigiano just
past Hastings and Rosser, and back. Not sure about the distance but it
was quite a walk. Good to know that Edie and Bobtoc are on the mend!
From Jennel: Hello
all….I went for a run Monday afternoon before the sun went down. Ran
from my house on Sandstone, along Panorama, DOWN Noons Creek to Kins
Market to get some celery & garlic….then back UP that LONG Hill
(makes Underhill look like a “walk in the Park”)…approx. 8/9km….my watch
wasn’t charged enough for the entire run. Next time I run that, I’m
grabbing Terri-Lee to do that hill with me!!! I know she loves hill
training!!! Lol
I
hope we all took a few minutes today to remember our veterans, those
that sacrificed so we can have the freedom to do things like going for a
run wherever and whenever.
November 15th: On
Saturday, Rod, Larry (both wearing shorts), Laura, Terri-Lee, Alex and
Ivan ran while Edie and Len walked. The runners got warm by running
Joe’s Trail while Edie, canine April, and Len walked part of the route,
meeting the others on the way back to Cameron Centre. We started out in
the chill of -3 C and you have to keep moving to stay warm! However,
the sunshine was beautiful and it felt a bit warmer at the end of our
run. Run time 55 min, distance 7.5 km.
On
Friday, Bobtoc and Edie went for a walk around the Gilmore area,
details unknown but it was a good distance. Nice to see some Cruisers
on the mend and returning to activity!
November 17th: On
Monday night, Rod, Larry, Terri-Lee, Jennel, Laura, Edie and her friend
Darlene, and Adele met and the runners Terri-Lee, Jennel and Laura ran
the Forest Grove route, down Shellmont to Arden/Greystone to SuperValu,
then along Arden, Broadway, Underhill, Eastlake etc. back to Cameron
Centre, time 1h 19m, distance 9.66 km. The rest of the gang walked
along the Forest Grove route, dropped Adele off at her place, then
continued down Underhill, along Eastlake etc. back to Cameron Centre,
time 1h 25m, distance 7.5 km. It was still a bit chilly but once the
combination of heat from moving and some numbness in the fingers set in,
it was okay. For whatever reason, the conversation turned to food and
restaurants…hmm. See y’all for a fun occasion on Wednesday!
Thanks to all those that made Bob’s recent celebration of his 80th
Birthday with the Cameron Cruisers a most memorable event. I have
captured some of the highlights from this wonderful event. However, the
photographs do not do justice the merriment, laughs and excellent
moments from this celebration. Here are the links to the photographs as
posted on my Flickr site.
View the Album Thumbnails of the Excellent Event via this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/
Once
again congratulations to Bob and the Cameron Cruisers for such
memorable events. Thanks for those that organized this birthday
celebration. And special thanks to Bob’s bride for helping him stay
active all these years!
Thanks to all who attended the sort-of surprise 80th
birthday party for Bobtoc on Wednesday night at Paros Greek Taverna!
In all there were 36 Cruisers, associates, and athletic supporters from
past and present who had a reunion of sorts and made it a fun and
special occasion, which included a Bob-on-steroids photo cake thanks to
the creativity of Rod and Edie, and many laughs. “The elder chap” was
very pleased to see y’all. After all that good food and fun we need to
get back at it on Saturday!
November 22nd: On
Saturday, we got another break in the weather in what turned out to be a
beautiful fall weekend, as Larry, Terri-Lee, Ivan, René, Rick and Alex ran,
while Edie and Bobtoc walked the Joe’s Trail route and back, time
for runners a sizzling 50 minutes, distance 7 km, and while the walkers
completed their trek, Larry, Terri-Lee, René and Ivan did an extra 4 km
in 28 minutes by running along the Stoney Creek trail to North Road, and
return. While out on Joe’s Trail we saw Rainy, Joe, Carla and Rosalind
(hope I got that last name right) from the Bushtits, resulting of
course in a chorus of “Woo hoo” .
Terri-Lee participated in the 10k Vancouver Historic Half on November 23rd.
November 24th:On Monday night, we did not manage to avoid the rain, but most of us had hip waders, so what happened was…well, no hip waders but Larry, Terri-Lee, Jennel and Alex ran to SuperValu (formerly IGA) and back, using the usual Eastlake, Underhill, Broadway, Arden route, being careful to avoid stumbling over the uneven surfaces which was difficult sometimes due to the darkness, rain and glare. We managed to get our feet soaked anyway – puddles and roots, it doesn’t get any wetter than this! Time 1h 15m, distance 9.5 km. Alex’s wife Angela was the smartest one of the group, walking inside Lougheed Mall while the four others grew webbed feet.
November 26th; Bob and Edie walked 7k from his house, through Kensington Plaza to Hastings up Burnaby Mountain to Duthie, back down a trail to Union and made our way back to Kensington Plaza using our regular running routes. We had coffee at Starbucks and walked back to Bob's. We thought we were going to get a free smoke but, alas, the packets were empty and we were out of luck. No rain.
On
Wednesday night, it was raining but not as hard as Monday, so the
runners and walkers soldiered on, with runners Larry, Louise, Libby,
Terri-Lee and Alex taking Eastlake, up Underhill twice – yes, hillwork
is back!! Welcome those effin’ hills!! (Hills are our friends?) Then
the runners returned using the Forest Grove route over the Gaglardi
overpass and you know the rest, time 1h 12m, distance 7.5km.
Walkers
Edie, Laura, and Howie Wong walked the Forest Grove route by taking the
road past Stoney Creek elementary school, then returned for a distance
of 5.42 km and time 1h 03m. So nice to see people we haven’t seen for
awhile!
Report
from Bobtoc: Edie and I walked from our house this Wednesday morning
east on Hastings St past Duthie, not as far as Centennial Road, then
returned to the house. Route followed was Heathdale to Howard,
Meadedale to Parker, east to Kensington to the shopping centre to post
two letters, east on Hastings St past Duthie Ave, continuing up the hill
(it doesn’t get any better than this), that expression resurrected by
Terri-Lee on the birthday shirt gifted to Bobtoc last Wednesday. Edie
and I on the return stopped at the Starbuck coffee house at Kensington
Plaza, supped our coffee, then on to final destination on Heathdale.
No rain, overcast skies, temperature decent enough to sit outside
quaffing the coffee. My thanks big time to Edie for driving from
Coquitlam to walk with toc. Time inclusive of mail call and coffee
stop, 2h 31m. Distance, not measured. Conversation and friendship,
priceless.
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