Hard Run

A fairly hard run today. Went from home across the bridge to Pinetree and down to the Park entrance. I then went back into the neighbourhood behind the firestation and went up Walton to Johnson. Down Johnson to Guilford and to the Coquitlam Crunch trail. Up the trail to almost David Avenue and then returned the same route. Ran most of the way up the Crunch except about three minutes worth. When I got back to the Bridge, I took the trail down the river to Elizabeth and stopped there. Took about two minutes off the time out. Felt good after the run. Jodie couldn't make it as she has been sick for a few days. Will get together in a couple of weeks as we are both busy next weekend.
Feeling a lot stronger the past few weeks. I am losing a few pounds too. I should do OK at the next Five Peaks race. I am doing the Enduro (Longer) course this time.

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Practice Run

Went for a run last night of a route I have never done before. Riley had a lacross practice at Terry Fox High LAX box so I ran from there down to Dominion Street to the Dyke and down to Prairie Avenue then to Freemont and back to Terry Fox box. An interesting run as Dominion is totally under construction so it has some good size rocks on the road. Twisted my ankle a bit so will take it easy over the next few days. I have the next Five Peaks race next weekend. The venue has changed to Buntzen Lake. Shouldn't be too difficult.

A pretty easy day today. Took Riley to Riley Park Arena in Vancouver for his Lacross game this morning. He loves the game. Always tries hard when he is on the floor. Went shopping afterwards for his friend Cierans birthday present and then home for lunch and a nap on the couch. A couple of beers will make it a really easy day.
Running in the morining with Jodie. About 75 minutes. Getting up in time and distance of our runs.

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Minnekhada 2

Ran with my friends Erin and Tracy, Erin's two dogs and my two dogs, yesterday through Minnekhada Park. The puppies are really good pacers as we did the whole outside loop in abouot 51:30. Four minutes faster than when I did the loop on my own. We even rested quite a bit so if we went without stopping we would have done 50 minutes for sure.

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Worked on installing decking over our sun room cement slab all weekend. Hamstrings are really stiff today. Haven't given them this kind of pain for a while.



A beautiful sunny day today.



Hooray.

A Great Run

A really great run last night. We ran from Hyde Creek Rec Centre down Prarie Ave to the Dykes and along the Dykes looping back to Hyde Creek. The sun was out and the temperature was perfect.

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River Loop

I have a great loop I can do down the Coquitlam River. Ran it with my dogs April and Dodger last night. I was pretty tired before the run and I stopped a couple of times (thank goodness) as the dogs wanted to take a dip in the river. Finished the run (run time only) in 30:20. Just over 5K. Felt good to run. Next Run, Thursday night.

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Haney to Harrison Relay

I have decided to put together a team for the 2007 H2H in November.

I would like to put a mixed team into the event. We need eight people to run (minimum four women) and one volunteer to help out as well as one or two support vehicles.

I know a lot of you out there want to participate in this race.

http://www.bcathletics.org/H2H/index.htm

Here is the web site address. Check it out, pass it along to anyone you know who might want to have a day of fun and lets get a team out.

Another Week

Mothers Day went over well.
Brunch and dinner for Cathy. She had a relaxing day.

I have sort of planned out my next years racing. Will finish the Five Peaks races (four to go), runthe Turkey Trot in October, run a half marathon in the Autumn, try to enter the First Half Half Marathon for February 2008, run the Sun Run in April 2008 and then the Edge to Edge Marathon in June 2008.

This will keep me focused on the long term goal of the marathon.

57 weeks to go.

Planning on Minnekhada Park again this week. One long run and another thrown in for good measure of Thursday. Will add in another day of running per week in July or August.

Mothers Day

I did a few things of accomplishment and one not so proud of due to my lack of attention yesterday.

Ran with my friend Jodie early. It was a great run. We ran the dykes and through Minnekhada Park and back down the low level road to our starting position. A good honest 10K run. Then took care of some pre-mothers day stuff and then back home.

I was supposed to meet up with my friend Brad for lunch and he was supposed to call me when he was done his morning errands. I went by bike with my family down to the May Day Parade and was expecting Brad to call me on my cell. He didn't call me on my cell. He called me on our land line at home. My mistake. I didn't get his messgae until 10:30 last night. I have to call him this morning to appologise.

We did have a great afternoon at the parade. We went over to the carnival for a while. Riley, my son, wanted to go on some rides and play some games. We had a good time.

Went home after that and finished cleaning up the sun room area and got prepared for today. Had a nap in the afternoon too. Needed one I think.

A good day all around.

Making brunch for my mother and Cathy today. Crepes with Yogurt and strawberries as well as some other decadent foods. We will top it off with a dark chocolate mousse cake.

Will also make Cathy dinner, as my mom and dad will be going to my sister Romayes for dinner.

Will make a conscious effort to run three times this week.

Same Day Different Memory

I forgot to send Bruce his new program we worked on Wednesday evening. Bruce if you read this, consider my day off as taken.

Will get it to you tonight.

Missed Again

Another training run missed. I did however get my Sun Room support beams finished last night. It was a little late to go for a run so I played a little basketball to get the heart rate up a bit. Good cross training.
Mothers day coming up on Sunday. This will be the first Mothers Day in six years I haven't been too busy to take care of my wife and Mom. Always been organizing a kids running race. Gave that up this year so I can papmer Cathy.
Definitley going for a run on Saturday morning. Jodie an I will meet for a long run along the dike at 7:00 AM.

Day 2

Missed my run last night. Had to continue with repairs on my sun room. Still not finished. A couple of more days and I should be done. Had a meeting last night at work which ran an extra 90 minutes, so got home late and worked late so missed my run. Too tired anyways.

Will go out Thursday night.

Feel guilty a bit for missing but maybe my body needs a rest.

Hello from Today

My name is Kurt and I am a runner. I am other things too like a father, husband, friend, coach, jerk, enemy, son, brother, uncle and the list goes on. I am best known as a runner though. I am 43 years old and found my passion for running when I was 34. I have run in all sorts or races from short 5K's to a marathon. I am a big guy so the longer the run the more it hurts.

I used to keep a journal for my own personal satisfaction. Now it seems I need an outlet where I can invite people into my life and share my thoughts with and get some reaction. I have plans for myself for the future but sometimes need some guidance. I hope you can help.

My wife Cathy is a great inspiration to me. She has kept me grounded and sane. She offers me insights for my life. She sometimes does not understand me and that's ok. We all have our moments where we are missunderstood. We are quite happy together. Been together for 20 years and married for 17 years this month. She is not a runner but she seems to understand that I need to run. Thank goodness she is the way she is.

I have two kids. Emily and Riley. They are both great kids. They definately have personality differences. One is quite outgoing and the other is very reserved.

I will get into my family more if they consent, as my Blog continues.

I am currently training for a mountain running race in June, July, August and September and am doing some off road and high trail runs to prepare. Finding it tough on the old body but pushing myself harder than usual. I really want to do good at these races lately. I have found a space in me that wants to compete really hard and be the best I can be at running. Don't get me wrong. I want the best for me in all parts of my life but for some reason running is really important to me.

I am a running coach. I teach adults how to progress into runners from scratch. I have taught well over 500 people over the years. Some have stayed with the sport. Others have gone back to where they started. Most of my friends are runners. We run for comfort, we run for joy, we run in sadness and we share a lot. I usually run with a group of ladies who sometimes call themselves Kurts Angels (on a good day I guess). We have all been together for three or four years. We are all from different backgrounds and lifestyles but we all have running in common.

Let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing from you.