Step Into Action

Brilliant brunch, brutal dinnerI woke up at 8:40am, which may not seem like much of a sleep in but seeing as I’m usually waking up at 4am these days it was pretty sweet. The best part was that I didn’t actually get out of bed until 11am. Instead I …

Running today was a countdown day, rather than just a running day, because we knew we would reach the city of Sault Ste. Marie followed by a rest and recovery day. All day, Riley and I were counting down to that 50km mark, where he could stop running a…

So many cyclists!It was a lot cooler this morning although still quite humid as the morning run took place along Blind River, beautiful and calm at that early hour in the morning. I felt good for the first 15km and then started to feel really tired. I …

Heat, Humidity, HeadwindI think I just experienced the hottest day of my life today. I’m not exactly sure what the temperature was, but in Sudbury it was 44 C. When I started running at 6:30am it was already hot and humid. I don’t think it cooled…

Today was probably the least exciting day of the whole trip so far! I am actually quite stumped about what to tell you. We started in McKerrow, and woke up at just after 4am, and Riley was on the road and running just before 6am.It was a cloudy morni…

Back to 60It was a harder getting up this morning than it was the morning before, and Mike and I moved a bit slower as well. By the time I started running it was 6:15am. The morning went pretty fast and soon I was again walking down the side of the roa…

Crack of dawn runningMy alarm clock first went off at 3:30am and after hitting the snooze button numerous times I was finally up by 4am. It was the first time we’ve gotten up before the sun on a running day this whole trip, and it was a bit weird get…

Heat, Humidity and a cold don’t mix wellAfter rising with the sun and enjoying our final breakfast at the Grant camp Les and Buzz drove us back to the marina and we were soon heading back to French River to start our day.I didn’t get to enjoy the d…

Guest Blog – Chris GrantThe sun crested the wind-hardened pines and graced the day with her illuminating presence. The Grant camp awoke slowly, savoring the last moments of a restful sleep. A hearty breakfast of mouthwatering omelets, bacon, and fr…

Black bears and abandoned townsI know it’s summer and all, but the heat is incredible these days. At least today wasn’t as humid as the previous few days, but I should really be getting up earlier to beat the heat.After running for only about 8km I…