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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Well, after my magical experience on Wednesday night, I was quite looking forward to my run Thursday night, hoping to see the great grey owls again. On the way down the trail, I didn't see them, but I thought it was still too early. It wasn't quite dusk yet. On ...
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Something quite wonderful happened on my run in the Seymour Forest on Wednesday night that I must tell you about. I did a 90-minute run along the Seymour River, where I always finish by coming up a steep 1 KM trail called the Homestead Trail. There is a bend in ...
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Well, folks, I've signed up for the running adventure of a lifetime! My friend Gordon sponsors a team for the Klondike Road Relay, and he has invited me to join the team this year. The race takes place on September 10 - 11, beginning at 7 PM in Skagway, Alaska, ...
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Saturday, June 19th, 2010
How's that for a brag! I think this time I have earned the right to boast. I'm 44 years old. I smoked very heavily for 25 of those years. I never thought I would beat the 1-hour mark for a 10K run. And my time last night on the Longest ...
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Sunday, June 13th, 2010
Well, I guess I'm a sucker. After my experience with the Vancouver Half Marathon 2010 I thought I might never go in another race again. But I've signed up for the Longest Day Road Race, a 10K run on Friday, June 18th. The unique thing about this race, besides the ...
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Followers of this blog might be wondering how the Vancouver half-marathon went, after my previous entries about the preparations and learnings along the way. The race itself occurred during a 4-day Diamond Approach Vancouver weekend that I was attending, which meant that I was in the "field of the teaching" ...
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
Spring is here, with several cougar emails in my mailbox, fresh blossom scent in the air, and runners gearing up for the Vancouver Marathon and Half Marathon, as well as the Sun Run after that. I had a couple delicious runs in the cool spacious air of early evening this ...
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
The kath is the belly centre, also known as the hara (in some Buddhist traditions) and the don tien (in martial arts) or dantien. In the Diamond Approach we use the term kath, and one of the foundational practices is the kath meditation. The kath centre is also known as the ...
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
2011 Dates TBD
$475 includes camping accommodations, teaching fees, and delicious organic vegetarian meals
Location: Monkey Valley Retreat Centre
Begins with dinner on Friday and ends Sunday afternoon
Guides: Angela and Karen
Learn to run free of injury!
Learn to run effortlessly!
Learn to be energy efficient!
Learn how to create Chi Energy Flow!
Angela no longer has Achilles ...
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
I tested this pie at two separate spring potlucks, and the results were unanimous—it's yummy! I adapted the recipe from Sarah Kramer's Vegan À Go-Go, and I love the bright colours of the peas, carrots, and corn. For St. Patrick's Day I made a four-leaf clover from peas, and for a ...
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