Step Into Action

We woke up by the side of the beautiful river in quaint Hastings.  Riley was hoping to beat the heat and so started running at 8:30 am, which was exactly 12 hours after he had stopped running the night before!  He runs 50kms, takes a 12 bre…

Hills, Headwind, Heat, Humidity, Hunger, the five H’sThere was quite the storm last night and it was kind enough to clean off the MCC and scooter, which was sorely needed.We dropped Sarah off at the Greyhound station so she could catch a bus to Toron…

Barenaked LadiesIt seems like it keeps getting hotter and hotter. Usually I’m all for hot summers, but I’m starting to wish for it to cool down a little so the running is easier. I consumed a lot of fluid again today. It’s hard to keep up. Despit…

It was an early rise and shine for the Step Into Action Team again this morning. These 5:30 am wake-ups never allow me enough sleep; no matter what time we go to bed. Last night wasn’t particularly early either, as we had been wandering around the lo…

What a difference a day makesInitially we had planned to be in Ottawa on Tuesday and Wednesday, but after speaking with an anesthesia resident at the University of Ottawa, I was convinced that I could get more residents to volunteer if I came on Thursd…

Who knew Kingston would be so productive!The drive down to Kingston was about 2 hours. Driving in a normal car felt totally strange after spending most of my time inside the RV. The purpose of my trip to Kingston was to meet with residents and staff at…

Youngest running partner yet!Shortly after beginning for the day a friend of mine whom I used to work, Andrea Gomes, showed up with her two children, Audrey and Spencer. Audrey, a very cute 3 year old, agreed to run with me for a little bit, though her…

Straight through OttawaSo we spent the night in a butcher’s parking lot that said it was closed on Monday, but it started to fill up around 4:30am with cars.I quickly found myself in urban Ottawa, which is not the easiest place to run through. My rou…

Change of plans!The running portion of the day was relatively uneventful. The weather was cloudy, but thankfully it wasn’t raining and my feet had improved dramatically since I’ve changed the way I tape them. Lauren again made some delicious sandwi…

Hi folks!  This is a bit of a special appearance blog by me, Michael Downie.  I am Riley’s right hand man on the road.  It’s hard to put a job title on what I do, as it is so broad and always changing, but the simplest way to put it is I…