May 2nd: Eight Cruisers gathered at the Centre Saturday on a somewhat cloudy but no precip morning, temperature not quite +10C, The eight: Alex, Edie, Rachel, Larry, Terri-Lee, Laura, Susan Vedoy and Bobtoc started their running and walk/runs by heading west. They evolved enroute into four groups; Alex to do 8.5 km return, time 1:05; RA Edie and Rachel to run to the Supervalu corner and return; distance 9:58, time 1:24; Susan and Boboc also to run the SV corner and return, distance 9:58, time 1:36, and the lsd runners Larry, Laura and Terri-Lee through to the Kensington Ice Area continuing to Howard Avenue on Francis Street and return, distance 19 km, time 2:25, and for Laura, a few more minutes.
From the Coquitlam contingent:
Jennel
and Heather met late Thursday morning close to Lafarge Lake and ran
back towards the park to run 2 full laps around Town Centre. Out of
breath & exhausted, we pause momentarily to debrief and end our
conversation, when we heard “GET RUNNING!!!” We looked around and there
was Heather’s husband, James on his bicycle and dog Burrow heading
home. We tried to tell James that we really do run and not just stand
around talking ..ha! ha!…..I think he believed us!?! LOL Anyhow, we
ended up running 11.40 km. The rain started to fall as Jennel got
closer to home…so almost a dry run:) Hope Heather didn’t get rained on
her run back home!!!
May 4th: Seven
Cruisers met at the Centre Monday on an evening promising showers but
surprisingly the showers did not show up for the running and walking.
All seven moved east into Coquitlam; walkers Alex, RA Edie and Bobtoc
started north on Willoughby Ave, east on North Road, crossed at Smith
Ave, east to Fairview Street then south to Appian Way with a dipsy
doodle in and out of a lane before moving south, then west to North Road
and Cameron Street back to the Centre; distance and time 4:9 km , 61
minutes. Runners Larry, Laura, Shiraz and Terri-Lee also started on
Willoughby Avenue, east on North Road, crossed at Cottonwood then Foster
to Como Lake and return; their distance and time 7:6 km, time 1:07.
Congratulations to Laurie Brookbank, Rob Stagg and Norman Lum for completing the Vancouver Marathon Sunday.
Times:
Laurie 4:35
Rob 3:49
Norman 5:11, an amazing time considering his chronic back problem.
Kudos to Alex for observing at the finish line for five hours!
Well done to all!
May 6th: Eight
Cruisers met at the Centre Wednesday on a warm evening with no hint of
rain. Alex, Edie, Larry, Libby, Rachel, Rod, Terri-Lee and Bobtoc
ran/walked to Joe’s Trail as well as they could, taking into account
some with injuries, and some tapering in anticipation of the upcoming
Peach City runs on the long weekend. The eight covered the route to
the gate at North Road and return, distance 8:5, time 1:14 to 1:17. The
pace quickened near the end of the run due to a rumour of a bear in the
area. No worries; no one scatted.
Rod
advised us Pat received in the mail a medal award for taking second
place in the Sun Run. Our congratulations and best wishes to Pat on a
fine performance!
From the Coquitlam Contingent:
Jennel
ran alone at Town Centre last night (Monday) …5:05km…was dry &
beautiful weather for that hour. Heather was giving a relative a tour
of Vancouver all day, so was exhausted by the time she got back home.
May 9th: Seven
Cruisers met at Rocky Point Saturday on a salubrious morning;
sunshine, a light breeze, mild temperature, ice cream parlour open (not
used however). Five ran to the pearly gates (Cruiserise for the Ioco
gates); distance return 12 km; time for Larry, Laura, Rene, Terri-\Lee,
1:20 ; for Alex who is still recovering from his knee injury, 1:40.
Susan Vedoy and Bobtoc ran/walked to April Road and return; distance
approx.. 9 km, time 1:40.
RA
Edie and Rachel ran the Run for Women at UBC on Saturday; 10km; times, 1:22
for Rachel, 1:27 for Edie. Good showing! Edie reports the run was
well-organized, the route was great, lots of swag, perfect weather.
Rod
was on duty at the annual Salmon Sendoff, at the Stoney Creek
Elementary School grounds, fundraising by selling bird houses kits,
fabricated over the winter months.
Len
Soet has been in Brazil on a mission constructing a church there, with
others from his Willingdon Church. He also unfortunately is suffering
from plantar fasciitis. Get well soon, Len.
May 10th:Jennel went for a run on Sunday for Mother’s Day. Tony took both girls to swimming lessons and they told me to go enjoy a run! So that I did! I ran 15km to Pipeline, then up to Lougheed Hwy. where Safeway is (around that area a bit) then over to Pinetree, down to Town Centre Park…all over the place really! Then I got a text from Heather saying her son saw me and I was walking! So Heather told me to pick up the pace! I just don’t run as well without my running buddy!!! Anyhow, I ended up doing close to 15km. Weather was great! Then I could enjoy a nice Mother’s Day dinner & ICE CREAM!!! guilt-free!!! lol.=
Total finishers 242 ; 140 men and 102 women.
Two Cruisers took part in the race:
Rene 40:48 12th in the M6064 age group
Alex 46:57 7th in the M6569
Why you should run this race :
Low registration fee : early bird $25. day of race $30
T shirt is optional. You can buy last years shirt for $5.00 Current year only $13.
A lot of door prices. (Rene won a door price too : a free entry to the Scotia Van Half Marathon)
Even volunteers are eligible to win door prices.
May 10th:Jennel went for a run on Sunday for Mother’s Day. Tony took both girls to swimming lessons and they told me to go enjoy a run! So that I did! I ran 15km to Pipeline, then up to Lougheed Hwy. where Safeway is (around that area a bit) then over to Pinetree, down to Town Centre Park…all over the place really! Then I got a text from Heather saying her son saw me and I was walking! So Heather told me to pick up the pace! I just don’t run as well without my running buddy!!! Anyhow, I ended up doing close to 15km. Weather was great! Then I could enjoy a nice Mother’s Day dinner & ICE CREAM!!! guilt-free!!! lol.=
May 16th:Rick & Laura did an hour's run on Joe's Trail & back, a nice cool morning.
Happy loooong weekend,
May 17th: This
weekend was a good one for the Penticton Cruisers contingent! Nine
Cruisers and athletic supporters (plus Rod and Pat who were in Kelowna)
made the trip to the mostly sunny Okanagan city. The only cloudy day
was the day of the races, Sunday, which was mostly cloudy and rained
early in the morning and at the beginning of the half marathon and 10 km
runs, but the rain stopped and it was a pleasant, cool time as the
runners completed their races. The other days were sunshine, sunshine
and sunshine and warm temperatures – mostly 22-25 C. Alex and Angela,
Flora and Ross, Larry, Edie and friend Linda were there through to
Monday, while John and Christina Saremba were there earlier and left
Sunday. All enjoyable company as we dined together each evening. Among
the Cruiser race finishers were three award winners who placed in the
top three of their respective age groups! The results below:
10K
Edie 1h 22:52 2nd in her age group
Flora 1h 23:19
Half Marathon
Alex 2h 21:54 1st in his age group!!!
Terri Lee 2h 32:36 3rd in her age group (PS: Terri-Lee, Edie has your medal.)
Larry 2h 08:54
May 20th: On
Wednesday night, it was a stellar summer-like evening, a great evening
for a walk, so that’s what we did. Rod, Libby, Terri-Lee, Alex, Larry,
RA Edie and canine April enjoyed the fantastic weather by walking the
Stoney Creek trail to North Road, Chapman to Robinson to Cottonwood, a
bit of a turn back to North Road, into Sullivan Heights neighbourhood
and back to Cameron Centre. Time 1h 32m, distance 6.6ish km.
May 23rd: On
Saturday, Alex, Rod, Terri-Lee, Larry, Edie, Flora and Sherian took the
Skytrain and met Alex at the Waterfront Station and started our run
along the boardwalk of the West Convention Centre through to the Westin
Bayshore and on to the Stanley Park seawall, taking in the magnificent
scenery of the park that reminds one just how beautiful it is and how
many times a year one gets out there (not enough!). There was some
cloud and for awhile we thought it was going to rain but it did not so
it turned out to be a great day for a run. We stopped for coffee/tea
and some refreshments at Tim Horton’s but of course no one had
lardballs. Distance ran 14.5 km, time 2 hours and a bit more for Flora
and Edie. Rod ran from home to the Production Way Skytrain and back
when we returned, adding 4.5 km to his distance for a total of 19 km,
just short of a half marathon! The Production Way station was operating
with only one rail line open due to some sort of malfunction that had
not been fixed yet. Rumours of the problem being caused by the
Burquitlam station opening were heard, although no verification of this
rumour could be made.
Rachel could not make the Stanley Park run but she reports that she did
a double loop around Central Park following the Terry Fox route which
is about 5k. Time was about 1hr 15m with stops along the way to admire
the ducks and cute little ducklings.
Here
is a tip from Jennel…I found an amazing “CURE” for the “runners
chaffing problem” - If you go for a long run and forget to put on any
anti-chaffing cream……I found that “PENTATEN” (a cream for diaper rash)
works instantaneously. Put on overnight and you’re fixed by morning!!!
One of the benefits of having little kids in the house! You always
have that stuff lying around!
May 24th: 2015 Shaughnessy 8K was held in Kerisdale at 8:30 this Sunday morning.
The weather was like yesterday, cool and party cloudy ; a perfect day to runTotal finishers 242 ; 140 men and 102 women.
Two Cruisers took part in the race:
Rene 40:48 12th in the M6064 age group
Alex 46:57 7th in the M6569
Why you should run this race :
Low registration fee : early bird $25. day of race $30
T shirt is optional. You can buy last years shirt for $5.00 Current year only $13.
A lot of door prices. (Rene won a door price too : a free entry to the Scotia Van Half Marathon)
Even volunteers are eligible to win door prices.
The Importance of Walking - submitted by Laura
Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $7000 per month.
My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60.
Now he's 97 years old and we don't know where he is. I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. The only reason I would take up walking is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing... I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there. Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate. The advantage of exercising every day is so when you die, they'll say, 'Well, she looks good doesn't she.' If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country. I know I got a lot of exercise the last few years,...... Just getting over the hill. We all get heavier as we get older because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. AND
Every time I start thinking too much about how I look, I just find a Happy Hour and by the time I leave, I look just fine.
May 25th: On Monday night, four cruisers were out - Terri-Lee, Flora, Shiraz and Rod, and they did the Eastlake to Underhill route, taking Forest Grove back to Cameron Centre on a cloudy and somewhat cooler evening. Distance 7.5 km, time 1 hour. Thanks to Rod for the report.
My
apologies for not including Alex in the report on the Cruisers crew
that went to Stanley Park on Saturday! He was with us, and then on
Sunday he did the Shaughnessy 8K with René…here is his report:
2015 Shaughnessy 8K was held in Kerrisdale at 8:30 this Sunday morning.
The weather was like yesterday, cool and partly cloudy ; a perfect day to run Total finishers 242 ; 140 men and 102 women. Two Cruisers took part in the race: René 40:48 12th in the M6064 age group Alex 46:57 7th in the M6569 Why you should run this race : Low registration fee : early bird $25. day of race $30 T shirt is optional. You can buy last year’s shirt for $5.00 Current year only $13. A lot of door prizes. (René won a door prize too : a free entry to the Scotia Van Half Marathon!! Wow!) Even volunteers are eligible to win door prizes.
Thanks Alex for the report!
 
May 27th: On
Wednesday evening, it was a warm, sunny summer night as Terri-Lee, Rod,
Larry, Flora, Edie, Rachel, Alex and Libby ran Joe’s Trail and back
after attempting to meet Rachel who was running late (had to use that
expression!) as the Skytrain was delayed for a short while. Of course
the group headed through the Lougheed Mall parking lot just as Rachel
was heading up Erickson Drive, so we missed each other going the other
way, but did manage to find each other near Cameron Centre. This little
adventure added about 0.5 km to our distance, for a total of about 8.5
km and a time of approximately 1h 10m on average. As Rod says, every
step counts!
Thank you for the card and gift for my thirteenth 39th birthday.
Larrytheyounger
May 30th: On
Saturday morning, Terri-Lee, Larry, Rod, Edie, Alex, Laura, Flora and
Rachel started out on a sunny day, at first thinking the temperature was
a wee bit cool, but that sure changed after about half an hour as we
headed along our way using Eastlake, past the Super Valu (old IGA),
crossed Duthie and onwards to Kensington Rink, and returned the same
way. It was warm enough for sure. Distance 16 km (don’t believe those
satellite Garmen-type things that tell you it’s less distance, ‘cause it
isn’t!) and times varied as Larry and Terri-Lee came in at about 2h
05m, Rod just after at about 2:08, Edie and Rachel at about 2:20 and
Laura, Alex and Flora who walked partway back at about 2:30. A great
day for a walk and run. Much discussion about the Scotiabank Half and a
few more of us will likely be signing up. Rod had his Arsenal jersey
on in preparation for their FA Cup game against Aston Villa.
Fortunately for Rod it was a good result as Arsenal won 4-0.
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