Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:16:09 +0000
OPINION: “We basically have three categories in Forever Young. The Go-Go, the Slow-Go and the No-Go. The key is to avoid the third category as long as humanly possible. And have fun and enjoy the coffee”
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:32:11 +0000
OPINION: As more than 700 costumed people flooded into Stanley Park Saturday afternoon, an extra-excited Baxter Bayer admitted he didn’t sleep Friday, but that he came up with some epic moves — the Electric Elf Slide, Robot Elf, Elf-A-Bits and Elf-vis Presley leg shaking. Thank you Khalua for your continued inspiration
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:50:14 +0000
Some notes and quotes and anecdotes to help you cope, as you prepare for lineups, parking spot wars, mall mania, turkeys, one for the road and disappearing patience: Hodge, Mildren make a splash at Gunner Shaw The headline ticker would read that Malcolm Hodge of Richmond won the Gunner Shaw Memorial Cross-Country 10K on Saturday […]
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 16:08:44 +0000
OPINION: If you were one of the 400 who suited up, count yourself lucky to be a good Claus for the cause and part of something new that will grow faster than you can say Ho, Ho, Ho!
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:17:03 +0000
We’re checking our list and there are some nice runs in the festive days ahead, including the inaugural Santa Run, Gunner Shaw Memorial, Santa Shuffle, Big Elf Run, Resolution Race and Steveston Icebreaker 8K
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:06:07 +0000
OPINION: The WECHCPC Vancouver Historic Half at sunny Stanley Park attracted more than 700 runners as they put a fast finish to TRY EVENTS’ 2019 road race series
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 03:54:43 +0000
OPINION: Behind the 2019 ‘Stache Stampede’ and its mechanical bull Moe, the cowpoke theme and bells, contests, brunch and beverages at Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant and Brewpub, is a more serious Movember message of “speaking up” and “saving bros”
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:42:03 +0000
OPINION: The Lower Mainland running community has been my saviour since my brother died. Good people, doing fun things, some faster than others! And we push each other, and pull each other along if necessary. Our common bond is we never give up no matter how tough the road or trail gets. Our hope is that you don’t either
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2019 19:07:40 +0000
Rick Hansen, the Man in Motion icon who understands going all out for a cause, took part in the Butterfly Run 5K and was impressed. As were the wonderful women with butterfly wings and painted faces, the kids in their new white T-shirts, the groups running for lost or grieving loved ones
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Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 08:34:34 +0000
OPINION: There were children and seniors, elite runners and slow walkers, people wearing orange and people wearing Indigenous costumes. If Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth, on Sunday Swangard Stadium was a close second.
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