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In a taste of things to come, today’s run was in light rain, with the temperature a cool-for-the-season 12ºC. Despite the inclement weather and it being a stat holiday a fair number of people were at the park, either jogging or walking their accursed dogs. My body definitely seems to prefer cooler days when it [...]
Last September I began using the Nike+ and my iPod nano to track my runs. Since then it’s recorded 634 km. Not bad. It would be more if I hadn’t sat out nine weeks with injuries to both of my legs (at different times). Still, it’s a decent amount of running considering the last I [...]
A late afternoon run today as temperatures are cooler now. Under hazy cloud, intermittent sun and 17ºC, I ran with the wind, against the wind and at one point mildly cursing the wind. That one point was when the wind actually blew my cap right off my head. I snatched it out of the air [...]
The forecast for today was calling for partly cloudy with a high around 20, so I figured I would run in the late afternoon instead of my usual early evening time. As it turned out, the clouds were all around the edges of the city with blue sky directly overhead. The sun blazed down on [...]
After a trip to the island and a heatwave I finally got back in the jogging groove for the first time since The Dog Incident. I opted for a morning run, leaving around 10:20 a.m. A marine system had come in, making it a much cooler 13ºC, with a light drizzle falling the entire time. [...]
Tonight’s run was done under pleasant conditions: 21ºC, sunny and a light breeze. Little did I know the four-legged doom to come! The first thing I notice when I get to the park is a lot more dogs than usual, most of them gathered in the southeast corner of the field. It looks like some [...]
Today was the first day of rain in over a month, a welcome respite even for Vancouverites. I had delayed my run by one day knowing and even welcoming the chance to run in a brisk shower. Crazy, I know. A light rain fell through the length of the run and the temperature was a [...]
It was rather warm today and even by 7 p.m. when I headed out for my run it was still about 25ºC, although the sky was hazy. A moderate breeze was blowing. By the end of the run it had cooled a bit, down to around 22ºC. The first km was my best yet since [...]
With a number of activities on tap for the evening and not wanting to fall behind on my running schedule I decided to do a rare morning run today, starting out just before 11 a.m. The temperature was around 20ºC when I started and creeping past 24ºC by the time I finished less than an [...]
Tonight’s run was a bit warmer than the last few — 23ºC, with a light breeze and the sun low in the sky. When I got to the park I decided it wasn’t quite low enough so I walked a lap, looking for any holes on the path that I could fill in (holes made [...]
21ºC and high cloud for tonight’s run. For a change of pace, there was virtually no wind. A baseball game was in progress at the eastern diamond and I was reminded yet again at what a great motivator baseball is for running. This particular set of teams were applying what you call serious wood to [...]
Tonight’s run was baseball and soccer-free, so the risk of getting whacked by sporting equipment was down to zero. Yay! It was 21ºC, sunny and with only a very slight breeze blowing. A few other joggers were out, along with the usual contingent of people with their dogs, including a guy with a puppy that [...]