September 2017
Great People in Glorious Vancouver
September 2nd: Alex,
RA Edie, Larry, Rod, Susan and Bobtoc by various Skytrains met at the
Main Street and Terminal station on a beautiful weather-wise morning
Saturday, the object being to walk the False Creek paths. The six
started by tackling first the path on the south side of False Creek.
They walked one hour, at which time Rod left the group, under the advice
given to him by his physiotherapist who is treating him for leg injury.
The remaining five crossed to the north path and resumed their walk
west, taking in the beauty of the boats in the water (only one actually
sailing, a billion $ worth of boats anchored, go figure). Much of the
route was familiar to those who participated in the Coldest Night Walk
for First United Church in March, captained then by Edie, and the five
continued their walk into the west end to the Burrard Bridge area to
the new set of concrete stairs alongside the bridge leading to Pacific
Street and Burrard, continued north on Burrard, witnessed road
construction going on in the areas close to St. Andrews-Wesley and First
Baptist churches to the Royal Centre, enjoyed coffee at Timmie’s;
from there took the Skytrain back to Burnaby and beyond. 
It should be mentioned that on the tour on the north side False Creek
paths the five viewed particulars regarding four apartments for sale in
one of the high rises near the Burrard Bridge; prices ranged from a low
of 924,000 to a high of 13 million. The foursome mentally checked out
the balances of their petty cash, noted collectively they would not have
an effect in that market, so moved on.
Time
and distance for Rod, 1:15 and 6.25 km respectively. For the other
four, time 2.44 including all sightseeing, pitstops, coffee break,
distance 8.6 km. A good time had by all.
Flora played hockey from the Cruisers and went kayaking instead to Rocky Point on Saturday.
September 4th: On
Monday Labour Day, Alex, RA Edie, Larry, Rod, Susan, Flora and Bobtoc
met at the Burnaby Lake parking lot on a hot morning. The chosen route
was the trails surrounding the lake which would provide some shade from
the heat of the sun. The seven started on the Sperling Road at Moscrop
and moved, mostly walking, south into the trails. Rod and Alex turned
back at 40 minutes to the parking lot, eventually a total of 70 minutes,
covering approximately 6 km, Rod hampered by his sciatic nerve leg
injury, and Alex to return home to prepare for a near future trip. The
remaining five continued, and completed their walk around the lake back
to the parking lot; time, about 2:20, and by Bobtoc, in about 2:23,
distance by the five, 10+ km. All except Alex debriefed at the Fortius
Sports building using varieties of Starbucks elixers.
September 6th: RA
Edie with April, Flora, Larry, Mary, Susan, Rod and Bobtoc walked or
ran in smoggy conditions due to the wildfires in BC and northern
Washington. Most chose to walk; however Larry ran, returning from time
to time the others, and Rod also jogged a bit, still nursing his leg
injury, observing advice from his physiotherapist. The group completed
their walk and run in 1:39, and distance for those who walked only, 6.8
km; for those doing some running, a bit more.
Jennel
ran from her home, (she dropped off her kids at school)l, and made her
way to Heather’s home, having we agreed to a 10:00 meet. Jennel was
ahead of schedule, so she ran a lap of town centre, then a few laps of
Heather’s cul-de-sac, then the two met up and they ran to the Running
Room to take a look and a quick shop, then ran back alongside of Town
Centre. The two parted at Pipeline & David: Heather ran back to her
home & Jennel ran back to her’s. Weather wasn’t too bad to breath
despite the smog…..nice little breeze too. But, it was HOT. Jennel ran
17.75km and Heather 10.11km. A good run.
September 9th and10th: Rod,
Len and Bobtoc (who was a tad late) met at the Centre and embarked on a
walk west on Cameron St, destination Joe’s Trail. The trio were joined
by Ivan at Cameron and Beaverbrook. The four continued on their
journey at Joe’s Trail. The weather was a bit cool; some soft rain had
fallen but ceased for the journey to the Trail. Wow! On Joe’s Trail east
of the Brunette Ave. the four spotted a bear, yes a real live bear, on
the south bank of the Brunette River. It was slow moving, perhaps on
the lookout for a fish or other food stuffs. Ivan and Len took video
recordings. The bear ignored us, and continued in the river west toward
Burnaby Lake, still in the river. Time out, 1:49, including about 15
minutes observing the bear; distance, say 8 km.
On
Sunday, Edie, Flora and Larry walked the Coho Run, a beautiful 14 K
course starting from Kitsilano Beach and going across Burrard St.
Bridge, Pacific Boulevard into the Stanley Park seawall, across Lions
Gate Bridge and into Ambleside Park. No rain – a beautiful late summer
day. Their times were as follows:
Edie 2:30:54
Flora 2:25:15
Larry 2:16:04
Friday
morning: Heather & Jennel met at the corner of David &
Pinetree and ran 2 laps of Town Centre park then parted ways……Heather
aprox 11.5km, Jennel 14.5km:)=
September 11th: Alex visits the Silk Road in China!
September 11th:
September 15th: Tartan Twosome Fisherman's Cove Dartmouth NS Edie, Christina and Jane did the 5k Sunset Run (walk) in beautiful Nova Scotia and John was our athletic supporter and official photographer. The evening was balmy, the scenery was spectacular, the Celtic music and Scottish dancers were awesome and the people were friendly. Christina and I fuelled up on ice cream before the walk while Jane and John tried the popcorn. There were lots of pirates of all ages at the event as participants, officials, and athletic supporters. For the Friday event, we had our tartan scarves. After we crossed the finish line, we made our way to one of the many restaurants to sample the sea food. On Saturday, Christina and I, along with John returned to do the 21k and 5k runs, respectively. I ran/walked in 45 minutes and Christina ran in 2:20, an excellent time, especially considering jet lag and late night. John and I walked along the marsh and waterfront while waiting for Christina and it was so beautiful. The three of us meandered through the shops after the run, enjoying the music and ambience. We each received three original medals, swag consisting of a buff, a shirt, a hat and a bib holder. Well organized, fun event. So glad we were able to go.
Saturday run with the pirates.
Bobtoc
arrived Saturday 6:05 am at the Richmond Christian Church on Woodward
St off No.2 Road in response to Len Soet’s invitation to the Cruisers to
volunteer at the annual Ride for Refuge, a bicycle and walking event to
raise funds for the charity which in turn finances about 29 charities
of various kinds. My duty was, with three others, to control traffic in
the Church area; ie. inform entrants not to park in the school area
except for those dropping off their bikes then leaving the area, provide
information, arrange for space for the St John’s Ambulance volunteers,
and so on. The cyclists and walkers registered and participated in one
of the 50, 25, 10, 5 km runs or the 5 km walk. The participants and
volunteers were motivated, friendly, eager to, through their
participation in the event to fund the charities whose goals were to
assist where needed, many needs of many folks. The participants were In
the main church goers; of all age ranges. Len and Miriam, members of
the Willingdon Mennonite church in Burnaby, have supported the First
United Church in its annual Coldest Night of the Year walk in downtown
Vancouver plus coughing up some $$$ in the past. I was pleased, and
humbled, as a member of the United Church, to reciprocate to assist and
put up some $$$ also for the Ride for Refuge. I met a number of the
other many volunteers and participants Saturday, am richer for the
experience. For next year? You bet!
September 11th: Alex visits the Silk Road in China!
September 11th:
On
Monday evening Eoin and Laura, Edie, Flora, Rod and Bobtoc turned out
to walk the Stoney Creek trail to the gate at North Road then return to
the Centre. The Cruisers enjoyed a reasonable temperature and no rain.
Time and distance, 59:30 and, say 6 km. Notwithstanding the Saturday
am sighting of a bear at Joe’s Trail and photos from another Cruiser of
three bear sightings, one being at the entrance of the Creek trail off
Beaverbrook, no bear was seen. Edie did not walk however.
Coquitlam Cruisers:
Heather and Jennel ran Monday morning. Heather ran 10k and Jennel extended her run to 20k.
September 13th: On
Wednesday evening, two groups of Cruisers did separate routes! Larry
and Rod walked the Forest Grove route from Beaverbrook, Stoney Creek,
Gaglardi overpass, up Forest Grove hill to Underhill, then reversed
direction and returned to Cameron the same way, with Larry doing a bit
of running and feeling no ill effects. Distance about 6 km, time
1h:10. Flora, Laura and Eoin, who must have arrived at Cameron just
after the previous group started, walked the other usual route, along
Beaverbrook and Eastlake to Underhill, then turned around and headed
back using the same route. Distance 4.5 km, time 57 minutes. It was a
great night for a walk/run. Dusk is setting in at around 7:30 pm now -
time to get out the reflectors and lights.
Fisherman's Cove by John Saremba
September 15th: Tartan Twosome Fisherman's Cove Dartmouth NS Edie, Christina and Jane did the 5k Sunset Run (walk) in beautiful Nova Scotia and John was our athletic supporter and official photographer. The evening was balmy, the scenery was spectacular, the Celtic music and Scottish dancers were awesome and the people were friendly. Christina and I fuelled up on ice cream before the walk while Jane and John tried the popcorn. There were lots of pirates of all ages at the event as participants, officials, and athletic supporters. For the Friday event, we had our tartan scarves. After we crossed the finish line, we made our way to one of the many restaurants to sample the sea food. On Saturday, Christina and I, along with John returned to do the 21k and 5k runs, respectively. I ran/walked in 45 minutes and Christina ran in 2:20, an excellent time, especially considering jet lag and late night. John and I walked along the marsh and waterfront while waiting for Christina and it was so beautiful. The three of us meandered through the shops after the run, enjoying the music and ambience. We each received three original medals, swag consisting of a buff, a shirt, a hat and a bib holder. Well organized, fun event. So glad we were able to go.
Saturday run with the pirates.
September 16th: Saturday’s
walk/run actually featured some people running for a change…Larry,
Ivan, Flora, Rod, Laura, Len and Miriam and their daughter’s dog Jax,
started out to Joe’s Trail. Rod, Laura and Miriam walked while the
others did some interval running on the trail. Towards the end of Joe’s
Trail Len turned back to join the walkers, while Larry, Ivan and Flora
continued to Hume Park, went up the hill and along the trail above the
sports field, then turned around and headed back the same way. For the
walkers, the distance was 6.8 km, time 1h:27 and for the interval
runners, 8.5 km, time 1h:42. It was a pleasant sunny day and we enjoyed
it. Looks like change is coming in the weather.
From Jennel: the Coquitlam Cruisers update: Friday
morning, Heather & Jennel met at Pinetree & David, ran 2 laps
around Town Centre Park …then home. Heather 10.60 km, Jennel 12.69 km.
Total for the week…..44.69 km…..good start for training! Not sure of
Heather’s exact mileage, but it’s pretty close:) Later Friday, Jennel
joined her daughters at Bramblewood Elementary School to participate in
the Terry Fox Run on their school track….we all ran 5.20 km. Yahoo!!!!
Wow, there are some FAST kids in that school!!! “young legs” lol=
September 18th: Three
only : Eoin and Laura, and Bobtoc turned up Monday on a cloudy but
comfortable temperature-wise evening. The three opted to walk from the
Centre on Eastlake to Underhill, returning to the Centre. Time 1:07,
distance about 5 km. It was dark by the time the trio returned to the
Centre. Time for lights and reflective clothing. Autumn Is upon us.
September 20th: On
Wednesday evening R A Edie with canine April, Flora and Ross. Larry,
Laura and Eoin, Susan, and Bobtoc met at the Centre and opted for a
short walk using Eastlake and Underhill. Larry ran however, did the
familiar Forest Grove route, utilizing the Gaglardi pedestrian overpass
thence back to the Centre; some of the walkers going not much farther
than Underhill and Broadway before returning. Distance for Larry 6 km or
so, the others, lesser distances. Time for Larry, 1:02, the others
1:12. Daylight was gonzo at the finish; lights and reflective clothing
now necessary. Another item: Edie showed us three medals earned in
Nova Scotia; all impressive, elaborate. She praised the organization
and enthusiasm at the runs she and Christina completed in NS..
Coquitlam Cruisers from Jennel:
I
did run 13km Wednesday morning, but I ran in a different direction as I
wasn’t meeting Heather today. I ran down Noons Creek, over to Rocky
Point, then turned around and back up Noons Creek! I’m a sucker for
punishment with those hills, I know!?! ha! Ha
Thursday
morning Jennel hiked the Coquitlam Crunch with a fellow soccer Mama of
her daughters. 10.68km up & down. Over & Out: I’m tired from
this week of runs and sore! R&R this weekend!?! I hope!!!=
September 23rd: Flora,
Laura and Eoin, Larry, Susan, and Bobtoc met at Rocky Point and
welcomed back Rene’ Lattmann to the fold, having been nursing for
months, he informed us, of an he has alled hammertoe, being treated by a
foot specialist, who forbad Rene’ from running. The hammertoe also
developed problems of other kinds, e,g. slow to heal, stitches removed
too soon. In any event, he walked/ran with the group, and did very
well. The six, in various groups, went as far as April Road before
returning to the Rocky Point, where they reassembled so to speak at the
ice cream parlour. The group enjoyed the very best day of the year; an
early autumn day, warm temperature, clear skies, great companionship;
lots of family groups to view, a memorable day to be sure.
Coquitlam Cruisers from Jennel:
Heather
& Jennel met at Pinetree & David, from there they ran toward
the Coquitlam Mall and around the area on High Street to look at the
local stores, then popped into the Mall for a bit, then ran back out and
around Town Centre then back to each of their homes….Jennel 12km,
Heather 10km Fun Run:)
Oh my gosh Edie!!!! I'm down at Town Center for the girls soccer. The COLOUR race is going on......I get to be on the side lines so I get to take all the pics and cheer!!! This is awesome! Girls & I for sure are going in this next year!!!!! I'll send pics later for the cruisers site! This is awesome 😁
September 25th: On
a cool but comfortable Monday evening, Laura and Eoin, Flora, Mary
McNicol and Bobtoc opted to walk from the Centre the Eastlake route to
Underhill and decide how far after that to go. Flora arranged to meet a
friend whose name is Jackie, not sure of the spelling of her name, who
lived in the Forest Grove Drive area, therefore the five set off. Laura
and Bobtoc walked to Broadway at Underhill before turning back. Eoin,
Mary and Flora continued to Underhill at Forest Grove, collected Jackie,
and returned to the Centre. Time and distance for Laura and Bobtoc,
1:20 and approx.. 5.5 km, and for Eoin, Flora, time and distance 1:26
and approx. 6 km. after which time Mary drove Jackie back home. A
leisurely walk to be sure.
Coquitlam Cruisers from Jennel:
Heather
& Jennel met on a rainy Monday morning…..the ran 2 laps of Town
Centre Park, then back to their homes…Heather 10km, Jennel 12.56km
Jennel
added some mileage on Monday evening. After dropping Anamaria off at
Soccer Practice, she thought she’d walk to Running Room…so she did
that…then started back to Town Centre, but with all the traffic lights
and having to wait, she had to FLY back!!! She will do NOTHING
tomorrow…and that means NOTHING!!! Another 5.40km added…so that’s
almost 18km for the day:(
September 27th: Larry
ran, and Edie with canine April, Flora and Ross, Laura and Eoin,
Bobtoc, and Ivan who met the others enroute walked from the Centre
north and west to the Stoney Creek trail, with Larry continuing his run
to Chapman Ave, Robinson, south to Ebert and back to the Centre, the
others instead turning south at North Road to Tindall St, crossing Como
Lake Road, dipsey doodled back to North Road, continuing south to
Lyndhurst St in Burnaby, south on Willoughby back to the Centre. Their
time and distance, 1.07 and about 4.5 km respectively. For Larry, time
and distance guesstimates 1.01 and 6.5. The group enjoyed warm
temperatures and daylight for the most part.
Coquitlam Cruisers:
On
Wednesday Jennel & Heather met at Pinetree & David, ran around
the Park to Pipeline, then down Westwood to the Running Room &
Superstore and a bunch of other shops to work in our chores for the
day!!! Then we ran back to our homes…All & all, we both managed to
run a pretty good distance. Jennel, close to 15km and Heather just
slightly under…around 13km! A run with purpose!
On
Thursday Heather & Jennel met along David, they ran 1 lap together
around Town Centre, then Jennel ran home and Heather con’t running
another lap.
September 30th: Saturday’s
turnout consisted of three fast walkers and two runners, as Flora,
Laura and Susan, the fast walkers, walked to and through Joe’s Trail in a
time of 1h:20, while runners René and Larry did the same route in a
time of 54 minutes. The distance for all was 7.5 km. It was a great
day to be out – some cloud, moderate temperature – perfect running and
walking weather!
Bobtoc
arrived Saturday 6:05 am at the Richmond Christian Church on Woodward
St off No.2 Road in response to Len Soet’s invitation to the Cruisers to
volunteer at the annual Ride for Refuge, a bicycle and walking event to
raise funds for the charity which in turn finances about 29 charities
of various kinds. My duty was, with three others, to control traffic in
the Church area; ie. inform entrants not to park in the school area
except for those dropping off their bikes then leaving the area, provide
information, arrange for space for the St John’s Ambulance volunteers,
and so on. The cyclists and walkers registered and participated in one
of the 50, 25, 10, 5 km runs or the 5 km walk. The participants and
volunteers were motivated, friendly, eager to, through their
participation in the event to fund the charities whose goals were to
assist where needed, many needs of many folks. The participants were In
the main church goers; of all age ranges. Len and Miriam, members of
the Willingdon Mennonite church in Burnaby, have supported the First
United Church in its annual Coldest Night of the Year walk in downtown
Vancouver plus coughing up some $$$ in the past. I was pleased, and
humbled, as a member of the United Church, to reciprocate to assist and
put up some $$$ also for the Ride for Refuge. I met a number of the
other many volunteers and participants Saturday, am richer for the
experience. For next year? You bet!
Coquitlam Cruisers:
Heather
& Jennel met along David, they ran 1 lap together around Town
Centre, then Jennel ran home and Heather con’t running another lap…..=
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