What Are You Doing Today?

So what did you do today? I have a great job, a great life, that allows me to do this on a Tuesday. I launched the kayak on the Columbia and paddled up river towards the Hugh Keenlyside Dam. Warm, sunny, a light breeze..... perfect. It was great to get in the yak and paddle again. Was out for about an hour.

In 2 weeks will be heading to Tofino for a paddling adventure with some old friends in Clayoquot Sound, i guess i can use this as a "training session". It's not the paddling that I need training in, it's that darn run, what a grunt. Yesterday i ran for 41 minutes and it felt pretty good but my body feels the stress and strain the next day. So my strategy is to go out hard on the paddle, blast the bike then crawl on my hands and knees for 5 kms. What do you think?

Relay for Life

Last night my son, my mom and I went up to the Relay for Life event at Kinnaird Park. What an amazing amount of energy up there. It is inspiring to see the wide variety of people all walking for a great cause. It is interesting to see how this event brings people together not only for raising money but for a social interaction. Young kids playing soccer in the background, a band of young kids entertaining, silent auctions, food vendors, costumes etc. Walking with my mom who is battling her own cancer, was amazing. Congratulations to all those people who participated, organized and donated. Thanks to Katie Vander Ham and Alivia and Chloe McKenzie for including me in your personal event.