Over the last year I’ve really been getting into running. I’m training, reading books, signing up for races, and I keep getting more and more into it. Not bad considering I hated running a mere year ago. As I find myself doing races, I’ve been getting more serious about my ‘training’. That is, rather than […]
Joe O’Blenis Attempting To Regain Vancouver Island Kayaking Speed Record
2 years ago Joe O’Blenis lost the record for fastest solo circumnavigation of Vancouver Island by kayak to Sean Morley. On Aug 19, 2010 he set out in an attempt to regain the record. From Wavelength Magazine: NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, August 19, 2010 – Joe O’Blenis is underway in his bid to win back the […]
Reflections on the Vancouver Marathon
This post is one in a series about my personal running; training and racing. For other posts like this, click here. My nipples are going to bleed. That’s all I can think to myself as I scan the crowd for my uncle. Its 7 am and we were supposed to meet near the gear check, […]
A Brief History Of The Marathon
As I train for my first marathon, I thought it would be fitting to review the history of the marathon, and what it’s all about. (Info from Wikipedia) The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon (the namesake of the race) […]
Featured Website: dailymile
dailymile is a “social training log for runners, triathletes, and cyclists. dailymile is the easiest way to share your training with friends and stay motivated”. I’ve been using dailymile for the last week to track my training for the Vancouver marathon, and overall I’m very impressed with the features. The key benefits I can see […]
A Muggle’s Guide To Geocaching
A while back I posted on something called geocaching, which is using your GPS device to go on a treasure hunt for hidden ‘caches’. It’s something I’d been interested in doing since that post. (You can go back and read that post to see what the basic concept of what geocaching is all about.) Well, […]
