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the website Planet Rulers, this 2020 update lists the green as fees countries (83 countries), the yellow as partly free (63 countries) and the purple as not free (49 countries).https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aba578db8aa8f69f7aa01939cc914a6f.jpgaba578db8aa8f69f7aa01939cc914a6fImage Source: With the pandemic, there are big changes with Remembrance Day ceremonies on November 11. The 11th month, 11th day, 11th minute marked the end of World War 1.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/prc_60750928.jpgprc_60750928Image Source. Photo as part of the article "A Look at Some of the World's Most Notorious Dictators".https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dscf8926.jpgDSCF8926Am 62 years old and have lived in this area all my life. I have been driving for 45 years, and this is the 1st time I haver stopped here. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dscf8924.jpgDSCF8924The cenotaph at Waverly is where 4 different townships meet. World War 1 inscriptions are on the original monument (a township represented on each side). Each township has their own memorial stone for World War 2. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dscf8927.jpgDSCF8927Inscription at the main cenotaph at Waverly. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/definition-of-freedom.pngdefinition-of-freedomImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/canadians-come-ashore-at-juno-beach-on-d-day-june-6-1944.jpegcanadians-come-ashore-at-juno-beach-on-d-day-june-6-1944Image Source. Coming ashore at Juno Beach.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/juno-4-0.1-lct-infantry.jpgjuno-4-0.1-LCT & InfantryImage Source. 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other 2020 virtual run swag. Pick Your Poison socks, East Coast/West Coast from Destination Trail director Candice Burt, a Remembrance Day virtual I ran in November and a 1000 kilometer buckle, 1000 mile pin , Double Crossing linen from Great Virtual Run Across Tennessee.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dscf8794.jpgDSCF8794Simultaneously with the Great Virtual Run Across Tennessee, I ran a virtual called "Across Canada for Amanda". This is a very important run for me as it is in memory of Dr. Amanda Kelsall. The run was from May 12 to May 29th. Apparently I had one of the top distances and was awarded this wonderful "We Unite" hoodie, and a $25 gift certificate for the Running Room.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-30.png2020-12-30Screenshot Image Source: 2020 would have been my 5th year in a row running the 50k. I deferred to 2021.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dscf8977.jpgDSCF8977With not having a Christmas Eve service , we lit our final advent candle the Sunday before. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/epndah_vqaugaow.jpgEpnDah_VQAUGaoWImage Source. The topic of mask wearing can become quite heated and volatile. I wear a mask in public. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/enxoulcwmagnrda.pngEnXOUlcWMAgNrDaImage Source. For 2021, I will be going on the same diet I had in 2020. It is called the "3,000 kilometer diet"https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_20200218_1929395-1.jpgIMG_20200218_1929395 (1)Monarch Ultra presentation. I grew up with so many of these dear community members. Really hit me looking at this photo, there are 2 people sitting at the left table who have died since my presentation. Life is so brief.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/eqbuf5owmaav96v.jpgEqBuF5OWMAAv96vPhoto credit Eileen Kimmett. Will 2021 be any different?https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ep7xdbdxeam0qh3.jpgEp7XDbdXEAM0Qh3Photo of Latvian runner Dace Bulte.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dscf9011.jpgDSCF9011The tree got in the way for this one! I hope I haven't bored you to tears. Normally I would have a picture to my liking from a timer shot in 2 or 3 attempts. I actually took twice as many photos than on this post. I kept trying until the fresh batteries had drained in the camera. They do drain quicker in the cold though. 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Source: Monarch Ultra Facebookhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19.png2021-02-19When I set my target to reach 1000 kilometers before lockdown ended, I never anticipated to be in this high a position in the standings. As of February 19th (and 50 days into the challenge) am still in 2nd overall. When I returned to crosswalk duty, my daily mileages have fallen. I know eventually my position will drop, which I am totally okay with! 😀https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/dscf9083.jpgDSCF9083Don't have any hills for tobogganing? No problem, you simply make one!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/newyork_big.jpgnewyork_bigImage Source. The climate clock shortly after it was unveiled in the fall of 2020 in New York City.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/3b712f0e3fcc733dc7b17694ba764a61.jpg3b712f0e3fcc733dc7b17694ba764a61Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8629855f998591c875548ddcb45863b6.jpg8629855f998591c875548ddcb45863b6Image Source.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/eo1f4mmwmai791c.jpgEo1f4MMWMAI791cEnjoying some gluten free, vegan pancakes with local Canadian maple syrup and stewed fruit using steeped Rooibos tea as liquid. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/the-benefits-of-walking_560e699358691_w1500.jpgthe-benefits-of-walking_560e699358691_w1500Visual by Medzorb. The benefits of only 30 minutes of walking a day. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/dscf8457.jpgDSCF8457A beautiful Monarch butterfly on some red clover last summer.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/plant.jpgplantA very powerful illustration that accompanies an article titled "Plant Blindness is a Thing". It is about "how we can recognize over 1000 corporate logos but can’t name 10 garden plants or animals native to our region." This is plant blindness. 2021-05-12T00:21:03+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2020/08/29/reflections-on-a-3065-kilometer-journey-my-gvrat1000k-triple-crossing/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-09-02-1.png2020-09-02 (1)Final stats 90th place out of something like 19,620 runners. One thing I noticed that the triple crossing finishers did not stop once they hit 3x status. They kept going. What it meant if I were to retain my double digit position I would need to keep logging miles until the very end of the virtual on August 31st. Which I did, and ended up finishing with 3214.4 kilometers, or 3.15 crossings, https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dscf7839.jpgDSCF7839My blood pressure and resting heart rate!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-29.png2020-08-29Holding 90th place out of something like 19,620 runners. Heading out for these final three days to hopefully keep my finish in the double digits.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/53615521_10219403797870338_3064067116786253824_n.jpg53615521_10219403797870338_3064067116786253824_nNot only has Shane done some massive challenging bike tours, he has completed some crazy tough adventure races. This one after finishing Biking Man Oman, 1040 kilometers in 59h 7m. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dscf8425.jpgDSCF8425Being an ambassador and runner and runner for the Monarch Ultra I also got much inspiration from this beloved butterfly. A 1st in my lifetime was to witness copulation. Something I may have missed if I were not running this 123 day race.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dscf8631.jpgDSCF8631Through all the challenges I experienced nature in such a real and personal way. And when you are not able to hug your friends...hug a tree! https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-28-1.png2020-08-28 (1)I did daily updates on Facebook running page and my Twitter accounts. Each post contained screenshots which showed my daily distances.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dscf8726.jpgDSCF8726On my 13th kilometer in on August 27th I reached a yellow gate, changed into a #GVRAT1000k shirt and using a self timer to take my picture as the completion of the 3065 kilometer triple crossing. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/118094265_589816731712713_9077347121104227851_n.jpg118094265_589816731712713_9077347121104227851_nImmersing myself in nature every day did me so much good. Photo credit Alicia Freeborn.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/118046797_331749768202617_2688957466548591939_n.jpg118046797_331749768202617_2688957466548591939_nTaken by my runner friend Alicia, who joined me for a day near the end. I don't have a very good camera, but I really do enjoy taking photos.2020-12-23T13:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/01/23/the-day-the-paper-girls-job-became-redundant/2020-11-22T14:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/11/15/winters-first-snowfall/2020-11-18T08:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2020/10/25/a-photo-a-day-part-two-gvrat1000k-june-2020/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dscf8215.jpgDSCF8215June 14https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gvrat-map.jpgGVRAT-mapImage Source. Tennessee is a very wide state, but not very high. The distance of a crossing is 1021.68 kilometers. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf8101.jpgDSCF8101June 9:https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf8005.jpgDSCF8005June 1https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf7989.jpgDSCF7989June 2https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf8012.jpgDSCF8012June 3https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf8042.jpgDSCF8042June 4https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf8071.jpgDSCF8071June 5https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf8080.jpgDSCF8080June 7https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dscf8092.jpgDSCF8092June 72023-11-15T07:35:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2019/05/04/retirement-day/2020-10-18T18:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/10/28/the-race-of-my-life/2020-10-18T17:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/07/19/the-stigma-of-mental-illness/2020-09-10T14:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2020/06/20/a-photo-a-day-during-the-month-of-may/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ev0ezicvaamtsn0.jpgEV0EZICVAAMTsN0My camera was on full zoom with these turkey vultures. Usually hit and miss whether they are blurry or not. So excited this turned out, but would love a camera that would draw the image closer.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/39664_452822736252_3781183_n.jpg39664_452822736252_3781183_nAmazing memories for my wife and children, when they took a trip to New Zealand in 2005.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/392700_10151541905521253_1657103677_n.jpg392700_10151541905521253_1657103677_nPicture of my wife when she turned two during her years growing up in south India. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/29308_1331735490674_2089020_n.jpg29308_1331735490674_2089020_nOne of the 3 photos of myself before I was six. I am the baby! https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dscf7983.jpgDSCF7983May 31st. I find so much peace and solace in the hardwood forests. There is so much chaos in our world, but the seasonal rhythms of nature continue. Just as they have always done.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dscf7979.jpgDSCF7979May 30th. This was the final day for the Virtual Smiles for Amanda Charity Run. In honour of Dr. Amanda Kelsall who lost her life just shy of her 23rd birthday. Amanda had such a legacy and had such a positive influence on others the University of Ottawa presented Amanda's parents her doctorate posthumously. Life is so precious. Live each day to the fullest. We never know what is around the corner.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dscf7975.jpgDSCF7975May. Unbelievable how fast this storm moved in. One moment it was hot and sunny. Then the wind picked up so much. The speed those clouds were moving, I knew there was not a chance I would outrun it. The torrential rain was coming down so hard, there was 3 vehicles stop asking if I wanted a lift. Even though I was drenching wet during a pandemic.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dscf7956.jpgDSCF7956May 28th. This was only about a third of how many ants there was. This was right in Hillsdale on the edge of the sidewalk while I was walking up to the highway to change the sign. We had a decent rain a couple of hours later and when I went back after the rain there was not one ant around. They all retreated underground. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dscf7941.jpgDSCF7941Love toads.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dscf7927.jpgDSCF7927May 26th. About three kilometers west of Hillsdale there is a gravel country road with a half a dozen old, mature maple trees with deep canopies along a hay field. Every year red wing black birds return to this very spot. I always look forward to seeing them each year.2020-10-30T16:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2020/05/16/you-never-know-what-to-expect/2021-01-08T13:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2020/05/31/the-2020-pick-your-poison-virtual-50k/2020-06-10T12:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2019/06/01/smiles-for-amanda-charity-run-finish-strong/2020-05-09T13:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/05/06/all-for-the-love-of-running/2020-04-26T20:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/12/13/a-community-lights-up-a-dark-december-night/2019-12-08T00:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/12/28/coming-full-circle-in-life/2019-11-30T15:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2019/09/01/my-biophilic-summer/2019-10-04T11:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/08/14/stories-of-inspiration-and-triumph/2019-08-17T11:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2019/07/16/the-2019-salomon-summit-700-trail-race/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefaultI much prefer quiet parking lots! Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/66613618_696421507467075_661092339841761280_n.jpg66613618_696421507467075_661092339841761280_nShortly after the start of the 21k. Image Source Summit 700 Facebookhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00851.jpgIMG-20190713-00851One last photo taken at the top. With a view like this, I just not help but stop and take a photo! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00859.jpgIMG-20190713-00859Looking back as I started up the ski hill, crowds had thinned out considerably. Everyone was gone when I came back down to cheer for the final runner at the finish. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00857.jpgIMG-20190713-00857Celebrating with my medal. Even after the race I have no regrets for transferring to the 10k. No further damage to the foot. Which was a relief.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00858.jpgIMG-20190713-00858Celebrating with my new runner friend Brendan. He came in 4th overall in the 21k.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00860.jpgIMG-20190713-00860The final runner with the two sweepers. Such fight and determination. And I have so much respect.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00852.jpgIMG-20190713-00852Some really cool areas. Like grass that was as tall as I was. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00854.jpgIMG-20190713-00854Looking on the above map this photo location is near the words AID and 9k. In the direction I was going I had around 3k to go. Coming down the hill runners would have about a kilometer to go.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img-20190713-00849.jpgIMG-20190713-00849Part of the Summit Climb, it is a timed 700 feet up. The fastest female and male get Queen and King of the Mountain2021-04-17T14:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/07/19/my-first-half-marathon/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/580561_1429800477232857_488062561_n.jpg580561_1429800477232857_488062561_n2019-06-05T13:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2019/04/30/pick-your-poison-xi-playing-in-the-mud-and-snow/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dec_15.jpgdec_15Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00769.jpgIMG-20190427-00769I put my camera away for most of the 3rd and all of the 4th loops. This was taken on loop 2. The course was so breathtaking beautiful with the fresh snow.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00776.jpgIMG-20190427-00776Race director Heather (in centre) had so many friends and family brave the elements as volunteershttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00771.jpgIMG-20190427-00771This is my favourite photo of the day taking on my favourite part of the course..."the roller coaster hills". My friend and OUTRace (Ontario Ultra and Trail Racing Series) coordinator went by me while I was taking pictures. He is the runner on the right on this action shot.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00775.jpgIMG-20190427-00775Some logging that took place around aid station #2 added a bit more challenge. I was expecting much deeper ruts left by the logging equipment. Thank you to Adam and his crew for making those logged sections as runnable as possible.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00768.jpgIMG-20190427-00768Major climb #2. Photo is only a small portion of the climb.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00767.jpgIMG-20190427-00767Lots of hills, which include 4 major climbs. This 1st climb takes runners up to aid station #1 (just past the top right of photo)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00766.jpgIMG-20190427-00766One of the muddier sections on the 1st loop. Wanting to keep "drier" feet earlier in the race I will carefully pick my way through. By loop 4 it is a straight slog through! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/58711548_2128153613919475_4558057128329216000_n.jpg58711548_2128153613919475_4558057128329216000_n Photo credit by fellow ultrarunner friend Joe Smith from the 2019 Pick Your Poison. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img-20190427-00763.jpgIMG-20190427-00763My friend Patrick Voo with Running Divine Podcast host Stephanie Hurtado.2019-05-02T11:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/07/19/thanks-dad/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1620818_1473881559491415_1739525292_n.jpg1620818_1473881559491415_1739525292_n2019-01-20T00:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2018/12/02/a-new-month-a-fresh-start/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ry209320.jpgry209320After running 150 kilometers at Bad Beaver Ultra, I'm looking somewhat scruffy in this photo. But meeting ultra extreme adventurer was a huge highlight for me for 2018. Which ultra runners I follow will I meet for the 1st time in 2019? https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-20180428-00357.jpgimg-20180428-00357Always love the 50k Pick Your Poison. The 2018 10th anniversary edition had more snow than any of the previous 9 years.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dhi27feuyaajze_1.jpgdhi27feuyaajze_1The 56k Limberlost Challenge was such a beautiful course. Image by my ultrarunning friend Kristi Razhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-20181201-00619.jpgIMG-20181201-00619Marty and his wife Jenny dressed in festive colours for Santa Shuffle.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/47237572_1968731629909154_2367527544267210752_n.jpg47237572_1968731629909154_2367527544267210752_nMy friend Mark is a very accomplished podium finishing OCR (Obstacle Course Racer) I have a feeling he may be joining me at the starting line of one of my ultra races in 2019! :) https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/img-20181202-00628.jpgIMG-20181202-00628Love the Santa Shuffle participant medal.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/47215315_1968731753242475_4364215594879287296_n.jpg47215315_1968731753242475_4364215594879287296_nThat is me, the tall guy next to the bunny. A new haircut and a clean shave after the Santa Shuffle.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/47045870_10155084687207395_4991094912435879936_n.jpg47045870_10155084687207395_4991094912435879936_nThe Mr. Movember mustache. Just don't understand why so many people were looking forward to it being gone! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/47043385_10155084687132395_3084050701966376960_n.jpg47043385_10155084687132395_3084050701966376960_nComing alongside the Mo Bros are the ladies, the ever so important Mo Sistas! They fundraise, commit themselves to keeping active and they bring awareness to the importance of men's health. They are champions, doing everything Mo Bros do, except grow a moustache. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/47128657_10155084687092395_2505035994605027328_n.jpg47128657_10155084687092395_2505035994605027328_nGreat team of Mo Bros growing their mustaches for the Movember Fountation2019-04-21T21:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2018/11/10/ringing-the-bells-of-peace/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-20181110-00612.jpgIMG-20181110-00612Climbing the ladder into the church belfry is not for the faint of heart, but certainly nothing compared with what our troops have endured. The ladder is like a time capsule with names and dates that predate the Great War.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-20181110-00610.jpgIMG-20181110-00610Rope which goes up from the bell tower room into the church belfry. When pulled the bell is tolled.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ar129454372969227.jpgar129454372969227Many town halls had bell towers, such as this one in Barrie. Photo from the 1880's Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cathedral-930x600.jpgcathedral-930x600Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img-20180903-00562.jpgIMG-20180903-00562Took this photo on a recent bike trip, this is Carley Community Hall. It's website mentions it was built as a functioning 1 room schoolhouse in 1912, and is now used as a community hall. Love how it maintains that glorious heritage decor (bell and all)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/thhqmnjybv.jpgthHQMNJYBVPoster to encourage Canadians to enlist for World War 1. Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/37585436_1797944966938879_8033727273376940032_n.jpg37585436_1797944966938879_8033727273376940032_nHillsdale Presbyterian church with the bell tower on the right.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/45389577_1954162184676435_8241613895345635328_n.jpg45389577_1954162184676435_8241613895345635328_nFlyer for the Hillsdale for Peace, an initiative that will see many hundreds of legions, churches, municipal buildings and naval ships ringing their bells across the country.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/armistice-telegraph-x.pngarmistice-telegraph-xOld newspaper declaring the end of the First World War. Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/3af59f4600000578-3993440-image-a-68_1480678467702.jpg3AF59F4600000578-3993440-image-a-68_1480678467702King Geoge V and Queen Mary in photo dated 1919 (a year after World War 1 ended) at Whitechapel Bell Foundary. Guiness Book of Records listed it as Britains oldest manufacturing company. Established in 1570, it closed in May 2017. Image Source2021-11-23T19:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2018/08/12/my-first-stage-race-the-150k-bad-beaver-ultra/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lisa-tamati-sam-dash.jpglisa-tamati-sam-dashLisa Tamati on left with Samantha Dash running the Gobi March in the Gobi Desert. Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc08173.jpgDSC08173Image Life Outside Studiohttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ry209320.jpgRY209320So honoured to meet Ray Zahab. Image Life Outside Studiohttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ry207347.jpgRY207347Ray Zahab at Bad Beaver Ultra. Image Life Outside Studiohttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/38823648_10216851682233814_626971904166592512_n1.jpg38823648_10216851682233814_626971904166592512_n[1]Jim's precious son: James Anthony Raffone. The face behind JAR of Hope.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ry209998.jpgRY209998Jim Raffone Image Life Outside Mediahttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ry208063.jpgRY208063Erika Goreski Image Life Outside Studiohttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ry209665.jpgRY209665https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ry206895.jpgRY206895Finding a tent that had some empty floor space for my mat and sleeping bag, my tent mates would end up being amazing friends. Image Life Outside Studiohttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ry209251.jpgRY209251Just could not wipe the smile off my face. Image Life Outside Studio2018-11-24T15:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2018/07/15/celebrating-my-60th-birthday-by-running-the-56k-limberlost-challenge/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dhi27feuyaajze_1.jpgDhi27feUYAAJze_[1]This photo taken by Kristi and posted on Twitter with this tweet.."Gotta be honest, today was one of the toughest ultras I’ve done. Gorgeous trails but they were relentless and somehow sucked the like out of you. And while I survived, my toenails did not".https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/36780624_10214341136619499_1188685297848680448_n1.jpg36780624_10214341136619499_1188685297848680448_n[1]My birthday is also World Chocolate Day. Couldn't be a better way to celebrate than with some Fair Trade chocolate.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dscf7358.jpgDSCF7358Stats from my 60th birthday run. With 5,938 calories burned I now know why I was starving late in the race! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180707-00457.jpgIMG-20180707-00457One of the cabin rental at the Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Preserve.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180708-00476.jpgIMG-20180708-00476Wonderful cherrywood plaque.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/36795517_2111765032369728_2059547619998302208_n1.jpg36795517_2111765032369728_2059547619998302208_n[1]What a way to celebrate my 60th. Two runners over 60 still on the course when photo was taken.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180708-00473.jpgIMG-20180708-00473Stats from my 60k's.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180707-00459.jpgIMG-20180707-00459I loved this course. The owners of the Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Preserve did such an amazing job with the trail system.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180707-00464-copy.jpgIMG-20180707-00464 - CopyA little bit blurry showing Lindsay going up a rocky outcrophttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180707-00463.jpgIMG-20180707-00463On her quest to complete her 1st ultramarathon, and with 8 kilometers to go Lindsay is leading the way.2019-06-06T19:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2018/05/21/sehgahunda-trail-marathon-2018-that-was-an-intense-race/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3489-1.jpgIMG_3489 (1)Finish line! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3485.jpgIMG_3485This was my 1st point to point race. Park at the finish line at the bottom of the park. Bussed to the top of the park, and run the park from top to bottom.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00395.jpgIMG-20180519-00395Probably not as prepared as I should have been, th technical terrain, the elevation changes and the mud all took a lot out of me.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00407.jpgIMG-20180519-00407These North Face trail runners have carried me through some pretty tough races.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00397.jpgIMG-20180519-00397Some of those gully climbs were long and steep.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00390.jpgIMG-20180519-00390Then there was the mud. A challenge physically, but maybe even more mentally!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00393.jpgIMG-20180519-00393So appreciative to the many, many race volunteers who worked so hard and were so supportive and friendly. Very much appreciated. THANK YOU!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00396.jpgIMG-20180519-00396Lots of stream crossings. Many over slippery, flat shale rock.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00394.jpgIMG-20180519-00394There were 8 checkpoints, and the 1st 7 were "out and back's" from the interior. Therse were the only sections where you loop back and were often muddy.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180519-00399.jpgIMG-20180519-00399Traversing one of over one hundred gullies for the day, Daniel is leading the way. The course needed completion within an 8 hour cutoff.2019-01-15T01:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2018/05/06/the-2018-pick-your-poison-trail-run-x-the-10th-anniversary-special/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/31437488_2067544420125123_7314895386072580096_n.jpg31437488_2067544420125123_7314895386072580096_nMy soon to be 60 year old body really felt it. So exhausted, but also feeling a great sense of accomplishment! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00360.jpgIMG-20180428-00360It was a very challenging race day with so many people involved to make it successful. Thank you to everyone.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00358.jpgIMG-20180428-00358Some flat sections where normally I would a much faster pace other years, I ran more conservatively this year to keep safe.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00361.jpgIMG-20180428-00361This section reminds me of a roller coaster with some short very steep hills.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180505-00369.jpgIMG-20180505-00369Absolutely LOVE my 2018 Pick Your Poison 10th Anniversary Finishers Socks. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00355.jpgIMG-20180428-00355This is taken coming down the ski hill on the 1st loop as many 12.5 k runners were finioshing their race (I had 3 loops to go). You might notice this person standing off to the left in the center of the photo. This is the dear gentleman who stood out there in the cold all day cheering everyone on. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00359.jpgIMG-20180428-00359A little bit of everything on the course, including the mud! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00356.jpgIMG-20180428-00356Ever been told to "wipe your feet before you come in the house"? After running through some mud, the snow has a way of cleaning your shoes.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00357.jpgIMG-20180428-00357Photo taken just beyond Aid Station #1. This Aid Station was described as being on a piece of dry land on a glacier. This section of course actually reminded me of snowfields I have traversed in Alaska and New Zealand! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180428-00354.jpgIMG-20180428-00354When realizing I was doing good for time this was my 1st photo at the 2018 Pick Your Poison. A portion of the massive hill before Aid Station #2.2018-11-17T12:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/07/19/my-day-with-jean-beliveau-the-world-wide-walker/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/313924_2095963795904_1383112_n.jpg313924_2095963795904_1383112_nhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/299252_2096005636950_6111345_n.jpg299252_2096005636950_6111345_nhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/321310_2095590186564_7203744_n.jpg321310_2095590186564_7203744_nhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/306911_2095584426420_7495068_n.jpg306911_2095584426420_7495068_nhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/318330_2095967996009_1626689_n.jpg318330_2095967996009_1626689_nhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/314682_2095620787329_2862594_n.jpg314682_2095620787329_2862594_n2018-02-21T07:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/08/10/everythings-going-to-be-alright/2018-02-17T11:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/08/13/the-race-that-broke-me/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6233.jpgDSCF6233Elevation graph. One loop 25k, 2 loops 50k, 3 loops 75k.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6235.jpgDSCF6235My new favourite finisher medal...handcrafted ceramic, with a cherished technical shirt. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0006.jpgIMG_0006Hills, and more hills!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0003.jpgIMG_0003A blurry pix of the 50k runners very shortly into the race! https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0005.jpgIMG_0005Massive Hills!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0012.jpgIMG_0012Greatly enjoying soaking my feet in the river! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0013.jpgIMG_0013The event was capped at 250 runners for all 3 distances. Many runners stayed around.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dscf6231.jpgDSCF6231The elevation chart of the course. The 25k was one loop, the 50k was two loops, and the 75k was three loops.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0008.jpgIMG_0008A bonus "pinkie finger" in this pix. (no clue how to photoshop, but an example of the technical downhills. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img-20150730-00022.jpgIMG-20150730-00022Copeland Forest...one of my two trail training runs2018-02-17T00:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/07/22/running-on-a-very-fine-line-my-first-50-mile-ultra/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20031868_10159098784960523_5058227530519227412_n.jpg20031868_10159098784960523_5058227530519227412_nI have so much respect for my niece Caron. We have run 2 50k's together and train a bit together. Photo taken by Raven Eye Photography as Caron was coming off the course at possiblly Canada's toughest ultra race, the 100 mile Sinister 7 in Alberta. (only 20% finish). Caron had a nasty fallhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_8803.jpgIMG_8803I was fully expecting a scene like this at Blue Mountain Village Square. But the Square was completely empty. Taken by my ultra running friend Kristi Raz, prior to the 5AM start of my 50 mile The North Face Endurance Challenge this same weekend in 2017.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/636363198568848113.jpg636363198568848113Not sure of the ages of those who started, but at 59 ended up being the 2nd oldest finisher. ( the oldest runner was 62, and he finished 4 1/2 minutes ahead of me).https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/barkley-kelly-finish-size-custom-crop-1086x724.jpgbarkley-kelly-finish.jpg.size.custom.crop.1086x724John Kelly, an ultra-runner wom I have so much respect for becomes the 15th finisher in 28 years of the Barkley.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf7325.jpgDSCF7325What the shoes actually looked like before the race.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-20170715-00178.jpgIMG-20170715-00178You would never know it, but these shoes had only 20 kilometers of use coming into this race.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/636363198948074144.jpg636363198948074144My 1st 4 words in response to my wife's congratuatory text were "Man that was tough" Across the finish line of the 2017 The north Face Endurance Challenge 50 Milerhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/636363196341015537.jpg636363196341015537Photo of Kristi, Peeter and myself prior to the race. (Ultra Race Photos)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_20170718_1858262.jpgIMG_20170718_1858262Not one to normally post "foot photos". The foot was pretty gross after the race. This is 3 days later. The normal colour has returned and a lot of swelling has gone down.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/636363198524026200.jpg636363198524026200I look a little "freaked out" in this photo, but I actually realled loved my 1st exposure to night trail racing for the 1st hour of the race.2018-02-11T04:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/02/01/groundhog-day/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/th16lgomr8.jpgth16LGOMR8Winter scene on Canadian $5 bill. Image via allnumis.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/groundhog-day-driving.jpggroundhog-day-drivingImage from the movie "Groundhog Day"https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6163.jpgDSCF6163Who is that crazy old fellow, the only one out on this deserted street, on this cold winter day????https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1620384_876012765761511_329293523_n.jpg1620384_876012765761511_329293523_nimage via http://georgetakei.tumblr.com/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf1524.jpgDSCF1524Somewhere out there is my garden.2018-02-02T11:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/12/16/new-zealands-spectacular-mueller-hut-climb/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6996.jpgDSCF6996Clouds are starting to move in. What would the weather hold for us on our descent? https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6997.jpgDSCF6997A small weather station in the foregroundhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6993.jpgDSCF6993Colors of the clouds as the sun is settinghttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6972.jpgDSCF6972The "coomon area" where we all met and hung out together before crashing for the night.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6969.jpgDSCF6969Still lots of snow around the outhouse. This will be all melted by the end of summer.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6968.jpgDSCF6968Final stretch before arrival at the hut. Off to the right youcan notive the outhouse.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/15578696_10157845720585545_3023723420231678551_n.jpg15578696_10157845720585545_3023723420231678551_nFather and daughter, a proud moment of accomplishment to arrive at the Mueller Hut!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6987.jpgDSCF6987Many nationalities hanging out and socialising on the hut deck!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dscf6984.jpgDSCF6984The two young men from Israel were extremely entertaining. Upon arrival they wanted their picture taken in their under shorts.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/15350489_10157810496580545_8460568669729660459_n.jpg15350489_10157810496580545_8460568669729660459_nPhoto taken by Naomi of me on the final 20 minute incline that takes us to the hut with Moult Selfton in the background.2024-10-25T22:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/11/20/a-christmas-wish/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-19-santa-parade-2017-20.jpg2017-11-19-santa-parade-2017-20Photo credit Sue Sgambati. Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/recycle.jpgrecycleImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/23755569_10214544255941303_4410107351166443530_n.jpg23755569_10214544255941303_4410107351166443530_nThis float for The Navy League of Canada had a friend of mine driving the big truck rig. Photo credit Nick Philips.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/kids-of-all-ages-banner.jpgkids-of-all-ages-bannerOur children and grandchildren are going to inherit a planet from the choices we are making today! Image source theodesseyonline.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/natural-resources.jpgNatural-ResourcesImage Source futurism.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/quotefancy-45559-3840x2160.jpgQuotefancy-45559-3840x2160Photo credit Tyssul Patel. Image Source quotefancy.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aerial_1024x768.jpgAerial_1024x768Aerial_1024x768."Beautiful Barrie" over the central parts. Barrie has seen tremendous growth over the past half century. Photo credit City of Barrie https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dscf7342.jpgDSCF7342Busch Systems float going by in the pouring rain.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dscf7338.jpgDSCF7338An hour before the parade started families were staking out a spot on the route.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dscf7345.jpgDSCF7345Amazed by the little children standing in the rain.2018-09-01T14:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/10/06/cancer-is-a-drag/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dlm9cdcxuaef5yj.jpgDLM9CDcXUAEf5YJImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/f8cadb4f80fdabd15ea82081d94f4cc9.jpgf8cadb4f80fdabd15ea82081d94f4cc9Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/6d31242fcb061d9e91ae46ab11c11310.jpg6d31242fcb061d9e91ae46ab11c11310Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/17799217_791729240976930_2186488639851103838_n.jpg17799217_791729240976930_2186488639851103838_nLots of love knit into this table of knockers all ready to be stuffed by my wife and her knitting friends.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/21317588_871673392982514_5797580281787948746_n.jpg21317588_871673392982514_5797580281787948746_nMy wife with some her knitting friends at the local branch of Knitted Knockers held the 1st Thursday each month at Barrie Library.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dj6wy2cwaaas6bz.jpgDJ6wY2CWAAAs6bzSaw this on my Twitter feed, and thought it was important also for us men to know.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1235038_714851918540740_1745042511_n.jpg1235038_714851918540740_1745042511_nNot only is Ruthanne a "survivor". She is also a "thriver". :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1915305_101450246547580_7544217_n.jpg1915305_101450246547580_7544217_nRuthanne Krant...facebook photo.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/21744614_2088109027881682_830299735_n.jpg21744614_2088109027881682_830299735_nRuthanne (in centre) at the finish line at Run For The Cure a few years back.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/carldrag2.jpgCarldrag2Pink shirt which boldly says "Live" on the front. On the back it said "Ruthanne's Rebels from her many supporters. As Ruthanne lost her hair from chemo, she often wore a scarf.2020-06-03T15:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/09/04/the-road-to-wanaka/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6924.jpgDSCF6924LOVED seeing the Wanaka Tree. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6926.jpgDSCF6926All those enticing brochures of mountain expeditions around the world found in the office of Alpine Guides, based at Wanaka. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6912.jpgDSCF6912Amazing view from the front patio of our hostel.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6911.jpgDSCF6911Our hostel in Wanaka.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6910.jpgDSCF6910I located a couple of springs on the hike, but did not want to take any chances to drink the water. The majority of this hike is on private property, and there was a lot of sheep grazing here.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6907.jpgDSCF6907What goes up must come down. The view overlooks the town of Wanaka where I would be spending the night.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6900.jpgDSCF6900Another view from the top showing the snow capped peaks of Mt. Aspiring National Park in the distance.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6905.jpgDSCF6905Amazing views at the top of Roy's Peak! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6896.jpgDSCF6896The higher you climb, the more spectacular the views become. Looking across over Lake Wanaka.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dscf6894.jpgDSCF6894Looking over the trail we have so far covered we are probably around a tjird of the way up Roy's Peak.2018-05-27T17:38:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/07/02/happy-150th-canada/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19875142_1451951458214397_6735963129923015508_n.png19875142_1451951458214397_6735963129923015508_nImage from "Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival" on Facebookhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/canadianstats-sorryiseethatyouarebusyright_be1e3d_3967305.jpgcanadianstats-sorryiseethatyouarebusyright_be1e3d_3967305Twitter feed from statistics Canada...the average Canadian say sorry over 45,000 times. Image sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf7317.jpgDSCF7317So proud of my "Canada 150" medal. So is my daughter's cat Hazelnuthttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/945141025fb161aaec1ce8fe1bcf4bf6ab4486db.jpg945141025fb161aaec1ce8fe1bcf4bf6ab4486dbImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf7319.jpgDSCF7319https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dscf7315.jpgDSCF7315"Canada 150" medal. Such a cool keepsake.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/98d4fd9f240b4ce78be232d399c94ff064182c637318d9ed049664bfb449c9ed.jpg98d4fd9f240b4ce78be232d399c94ff064182c637318d9ed049664bfb449c9edImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/the-worlds-most-and-least-peaceful-countries-countries-ranked-by-22697107.pngthe-worlds-most-and-least-peaceful-countries-countries-ranked-by-22697107Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19430091_10211343548321665_9040851274848990735_n.jpg19430091_10211343548321665_9040851274848990735_nMy Facebook "Canada 150" Profile Picturehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/justin-bieber-size-custom-crop-850x589.jpgjustin-bieber.jpg.size.custom.crop.850x589Justin Bieber wearing a toque. Image Source2017-09-04T01:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/04/25/n-z-road-trip-part-2-the-wet-wild-west-coast/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf6848.jpgDSCF6848Breaking waves with strong rip tide.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170424_0002_0001.jpgIMG_20170424_0002_0001From the archives: My wife reconnecting with her friend 28 years ago.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170424_0001_0001.jpgIMG_20170424_0001_0001Picture from 28 years. Nice weather when we set up the tent. But that was short lived, with a LOT rain over the next couple of days.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/punakaiki_-_pancake_rocks.jpgPunakaiki_-_Pancake_RocksPancake Rocks. Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf6794.jpgDSCF6794Ivory Tower Hostel. Saying goodbyee to our "home" we had for 3 nights!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf6853.jpgDSCF6853Letting my imagination wander, I wonder what it would be like to be operating this machine before it was abandoned 71 years ago in 1946.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf6849.jpgDSCF6849That feeling of total isolation looking in both directions, as far as the eye could see!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf6846.jpgDSCF6846Flood damage had closed the track to the seal colony.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf6843.jpgDSCF6843Warning sign on the road that goes to Gillespie's Beach.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscf6842.jpgDSCF6842The same view, but with the mountain zoomed in!2017-10-08T11:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/03/31/n-z-road-trip-part-1-christchurch-to-greymouth/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/travel.pngTravelImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/be-genuinely-interested-in-everyone-you-meet-and-everyone-you-meet-will-be-genuinely-interested-in-quote-1.jpgbe-genuinely-interested-in-everyone-you-meet-and-everyone-you-meet-will-be-genuinely-interested-in-quote-1Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/e0c9f72bf285a7ff42103093d51c1989.jpge0c9f72bf285a7ff42103093d51c1989So important to "pilot " myself to New Zealand to be with my daughter. Image Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf6742.jpgDSCF6742An avalanche shed below Arthur's Pass.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/punch-bowl-falls-1988.jpgpunch bowl falls, 1988Such great memories from the archives. This was taken of my wife 28 years ago at Devils Punch Bowl Falls during our honeymoon.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf6739.jpgDSCF6739Spectacular scenery. Photo just taken out of the passenger winow while in motion driving!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf6737.jpgDSCF6737Steep, windy descenthttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf6748.jpgDSCF6748Downtown Greymouth still has that quiet, laid back appeal to me. The sign "Albert Street" is also the street I live on in Canada. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf6729.jpgDSCF6729The highway is straight and flat across the Cantebury Plains. Mountains can be seen in the far distance.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dscf7027.jpgDSCF7027So much looking forward to seeing my daughter graduate. :)2023-08-18T19:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2017/02/02/safe/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/e43026e0e0657f9b02f09bec43ccfdd5.jpge43026e0e0657f9b02f09bec43ccfdd5Infographic on the different environments you may be in during an earthquake. Image source.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dch.pngdchFrom New Zealand government websitehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image.pngimageAnother landslide stranded these cattle. Image Source!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf7239.jpgdscf7239School just completed a year ago where my daughter will be teaching.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf7237.jpgdscf7237Signage at the outside entrance of the school my ndaughter will be soon be teaching at.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf6703.jpgdscf6703Brand new bus station to replace the old one that was destroyed.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf6700.jpgdscf6700The Restart Mall is built from shipping containers and was built as quickly as possible to get people back to the central core.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf6706.jpgdscf6706A memorial in Cathedral Square using part of the Cathedral to rember the 186 lives lost in the 2011 earthquake.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf6709.jpgdscf6709Side view showing the damage of the Christchurch Cathedral.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dscf6707.jpgdscf6707Reinforced with steel girders the left of the picture is where the bell tower used to be. The inside of the church is open to the elements. Was able to get the lens of my camera through the security fence to take the picture.2017-02-20T22:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/10/09/running-for-the-toad/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ctzuzngueaamfh6.jpgctzuzngueaamfh6Hanging out with Kristi and her husband Michael after the race. Still havn't changed out of my running gear. My change of clothes was way up in my car in the campground. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6539.jpgdscf6539In the forest (which was a fair bit of the course)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6536.jpgdscf6536More of those short steep hills. Always amazed with Jess and how he handles them with his will and determination.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6542.jpgdscf6542Outside the big tent.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6537.jpgdscf6537The course drops through the forested valley and comes up on the other side.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6531.jpgdscf6531One hill close to the lake had stairs.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6545.jpgdscf6545One of the many hills described as short and steep.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6526.jpgdscf6526Campground reservation at Pinegrove Lake Conservation Areahttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dscf6538.jpgdscf6538Some parts of the course ran along the edges of fields with the grass trimmed nice and short.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2012toad_lr00398-1024x682.jpgStart of the 2012 Run for the Toad, Paris Ontario.Photo by Ryder PhotographyStart of the 2012 Run for the Toad, Paris Ontario. Photo by Ryder Photography2017-01-29T23:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/08/29/cycling-for-a-great-cause/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cpvotepxeaa0vqg.jpgCpVotepXEAA0VQgImage from the Twitter feed of Tour For Kidshttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dscf6504.jpgDSCF6504Am looking forward to the next time our church grounds will be used for the Tour for Kids.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dscf6503.jpgDSCF6503A few of the riders arriving at the aid station in Hillsdale.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dscf6497.jpgDSCF6497Quickly took this gentleman's picture before his friends who started out ahead of him got too far ahead.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/t4k15-ontairostella.jpgT4K'15-OntairoStellaDefinitely a story behind this banner.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dscf6499.jpgDSCF6499Had a wonderful chat with this kind man named John who came all the way from Ireland for the Tour for Kids.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dscf6498.jpgDSCF6498Whether is a flat tire or a mechanical problem...no worries. The tour has their own mechanic on wheels to get you back on the road in no time!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dscf6502.jpgDSCF6502When a lot of riders arrive at the same time these aid stations can get very busy. I find them very similar to the stations at the ultramarathons I run. During quieter moments I was able to chat with these friendly volunteers who were working at different locations all 3 days.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dscf6500.jpgDSCF6500A few of the 275 riders that came through Hillsdale.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/t4k15-ontariostart2-1.jpgT4K'15-OntarioStart2 (1)Riders gathering before their morning send off on their various routes. Photo provided by Sharon Andres.2016-12-31T15:08:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/07/25/i-did-not-want-to-fail/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13697023_1045612325474873_3095487871918566861_n.jpg13697023_1045612325474873_3095487871918566861_nOn the course looking down from above over Blue Mountain village. Image source The North face Endurance Challenge Facebook feedhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/deanquote_zpsbfc78b4d1.jpgdeanquote_zpsbfc78b4dImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13823655_10153546460656076_397252880_n.jpg13823655_10153546460656076_397252880_nAfter our drives together Uncle Don would take me out back to show me his projects. Many of the cars he restored were previously rusted heaps of metal.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13819860_10153546460701076_244713871_n.jpg13819860_10153546460701076_244713871_nUncle Don and Aunt Jean in their younger years.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13835990_10153546460651076_115858674_o.jpg13835990_10153546460651076_115858674_oMy Uncle Don and Aunt Jean had a beautiful marriage for 57 years before he passed away.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13819327_10153546460666076_152556970_n.jpg13819327_10153546460666076_152556970_nDon Wright Motors: the car dealership my Uncle Don started up from scratch.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13833542_10153546460661076_2003606266_o.jpg13833542_10153546460661076_2003606266_oMy dad came from a family of 5 children. Uncle Don and my dad are in the back.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1281814607-quote.jpg1281814607-quoteImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/failure-to-try-quotes.jpgfailure-to-try-quotesFortunately I DID keep trying. Image source.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/636043761684835474.jpg6360437616848354742016-11-26T14:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/04/17/my-unstoppable-niece/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/12743785_1115529598467296_2295633368570827377_n.jpg12743785_1115529598467296_2295633368570827377_nImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/12342317_1068970243123232_7938799798220596375_n.jpg12342317_1068970243123232_7938799798220596375_nImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/12191715_1052199834800273_4305724895178999753_n.jpg12191715_1052199834800273_4305724895178999753_nImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11880686_10155996760560523_1348610425549636478_n.jpg11880686_10155996760560523_1348610425549636478_nStarting Corral ftaken by Caron rom Seawheeze 2015https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/05517e2a37fefc78ae4c926bb352e35d.jpg05517e2a37fefc78ae4c926bb352e35dImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11836804_1681105355435700_1439533015152766165_n.jpg11836804_1681105355435700_1439533015152766165_nA cool thing is I have done some training runs where Pick Your Poison is to be held. Photo taken last summer as I was preparing for another trail race. Being early spring, conditions could be much wetter.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/27592-family-is-the-most-important-thing-in-the-workd.jpg27592-Family-Is-The-Most-Important-Thing-In-The-WorkdImage Sourcehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11755191_10155898036210523_3790882435763160415_n.jpg11755191_10155898036210523_3790882435763160415_nIn Canada the weather can reach opposite extremes. Summer days can reach into the 30's with high humidity. Winter days can get as low as the -30's plus wind chill.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/16324_10154554068825523_5079602210565354779_n.jpg16324_10154554068825523_5079602210565354779_nSuch a HUGE accomplishment for Caron after running her 1st half marathon in Vancouver in 2014.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/13007146_10156856635500523_1545426247852331603_n.jpg13007146_10156856635500523_1545426247852331603_nThe day after Caron's 1 year runstreak and looking forward to the new road ahead as an #ultrarunner.2016-05-08T07:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/07/19/a-chat-with-extreme-bicyclist-shane-little/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/11668754894_047a1b12ea_z.jpg11668754894_047a1b12ea_zShane Little during his self supported Trans-Labrador expedition in the Canadian winterhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/11668765264_8b8d65c2f9_z.jpg11668765264_8b8d65c2f9_zhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1555505_613115452070880_258984215_n.jpg1555505_613115452070880_258984215_nhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1525422_620977731284652_1502396940_n.jpg1525422_620977731284652_1502396940_n2016-04-18T03:32:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2016/02/16/solid-water/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12688364_1107022979338286_7659537648779032462_n.jpg12688364_1107022979338286_7659537648779032462_nSkating is such a wonderful family activity. Love watching the young children learning to skate. Picture taken a community Family day skate. Photo by Springwater Township Deputy Mayor Don Allen.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/140212-oly-canda-hockey-goal-1010_df8b25c692a9f00ed6f9ea206d38e546.jpg140212-oly-canda-hockey-goal-1010_df8b25c692a9f00ed6f9ea206d38e546With much more opportunity for girls to play hockey nowadays, women's hockey has blossomed which is exciting to see. Picture of the Canada's National Women's team in action. Image source https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12310494_10153448556044024_2398541290436537894_n.jpg12310494_10153448556044024_2398541290436537894_nMadalyn, a young star from my village as goalie (the same position I used to play) :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf6370.jpgDSCF6370It is only cold when you are standing still, this photo was immediately following a 1 hour, 10+ k run this weekend. The temperature was -23C and a wind chill of -31C. I started with my face completely covered with the scarf. As I warmed up I pulled it away from my face to prevent overheating. You will notice with the cold temperatures, the sweat had wicked to the surface of my touque. When it hits the cold air, it immediately turns to ice.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf6369.jpgDSCF6369Can anyone guess what this is in the picture????? :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf6368.jpgDSCF6368Temperature shortly after 7 am this morning.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/15.jpg15The hazards of wind chill. Image source.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/watch-for-ice.jpgwatch-for-iceImage Source.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscf6354.jpgDSCF6354Taken a week ago at the Barrie Icefest 20216, it is hard to believe these exquisite, stunning sculptures are carved out of solid block of frozen water. https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dan-new-route-2.jpgdan new route-2Image source "Ice Climbing in Ontario"2017-10-06T18:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/12/31/2015-in-review/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2016-new-year-ss-1920-800x450.jpg2016-new-year-ss-1920-800x4502016-07-10T02:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/11/21/the-girl-in-the-picture/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ap_nick_ut_napalm_drop_1972_vietnam_thg_120606_wblog.jpgap_nick_ut_napalm_drop_1972_vietnam_thg_120606_wblogTaken by AP photographer Nick Ut, a Skyraider propeller driven plane drops an incendiary napalm and white phosphorous jelly bomb over Trang Bang village. Image source ABC news. (Nick Ut/AP Photo)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ap_hospital_kim_phuc_1972_vietnam_thg_120606_wblog.jpgap_hospital_Kim_phuc_1972_vietnam_thg_120606_wblogTwo days after the attack, Kim Phuc is comforted by her mother in a Saigon hospital. Image source ABC News. (Robinson/AP Photo)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ap_hospital_kim_phuc_dr_2012_vietnam_thg_120606_wblog.jpgap_hospital_Kim_phuc_dr_2012_vietnam_thg_120606_wblogA wonderful reunion in 2012. Dr. My Le, Nick Ut and Kim Phuc.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf6301.jpgDSCF6301The book "The Girl In the Picture" book written about Kim Phuc. VERY powerful and well worth reading!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/m20437445.jpgVietnam Napalm Girl 40thFILE - In this Tuesday, June 27, 2000 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, opens the new Wellcome Wing of London 's Science Museum with Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, left and Phan Thi Kim Phuc, center. Phuc was the main subject in Ut's iconic image of the aftermath of a June 8, 1972 napalm attack in Vietnam. The image is featured in the museum. (AP Photo/Ian Jones, Pool)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kim-phuc-700x270.pngKim-Phuc-700x270Image source: Community Connectionhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/nick-ut-and-kim-ph_2344459k.jpgGERMANY/Photojournalist Nick Ut and Kim Phuc attend the presentation of the latest Leica equipment at Photokina 2012, the world's largest fair for imaging, in Cologne...Photojournalist Nick Ut and Kim Phuc (L) attend the presentation of the latest Leica equipment at Photokina 2012, the world's largest fair for imaging, in Cologne September 17, 2012. Ut took the iconic 1972 Vietnam War photograph of Kim Phuc running naked down a road after being burned in a napalm attack near Trang Bang. More than 1,200 exhibitors from 45 countries will show their latest products at the Photokina 2012 from September 18-23. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS MEDIA PROFILE)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6233083912_b828f60ceb_z1.jpgUS Napalms Village in ErrorTrang Bang --- US Napalms Village in Error --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIShttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6233083912_b828f60ceb_z.jpgUS Napalms Village in ErrorTrang Bang --- US Napalms Village in Error --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIShttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscf6196.jpgDSCF6196Several cameras taking pictures. Kim was saying, "which one do I look at"2025-12-08T12:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/10/09/running-for-food/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/we-got-new-shoes-thanks-highview.jpgWe got new shoes! Thanks Highview!2nd hand shoe drives through my work and Highview Public School have provided a 1st pair of shoes for most childrenhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/12088348_1698773513668884_1145865780371528085_n.jpg12088348_1698773513668884_1145865780371528085_nNo records broke from me in my race...LOL. Just another run race! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/12036396_764784903633919_1301830232679406797_n.jpg12036396_764784903633919_1301830232679406797_nChildren provided with a nutritious meal in Dekpor, Ghana. Image via Dekpor Facebook page.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/untitled.pnguntitledPicture from Run Collingwood twitter, Kennedy Ronoh in bright green jersey went on to win the Collingwood Marathon.2016-01-06T07:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/10/22/running-from-the-sidelines/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orig-sbbf10361.jpegorig-SBBF1036Not my medal. This is for ALL you wonderful people that helped me to the finish. THANK YOU!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orig-sbbf1036.jpegorig-SBBF1036Not my medal. It is ALL of you wonderful people that got me to the finish line. THANK YOU! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orig-sbbg2890.jpegorig-SBBG2890SUCH a sense of relief walking away from the finish line. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orig-mmmm8141.jpegorig-MMMM8141My last few steps on that "untested" ankle which carried me the distance.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orig-sbat4893.jpegorig-SBAT4893Me and my "Smartphone"...lol. Letting Marty know I was "okay"...well "sort of" :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orig-sbap2449.jpegorig-SBAP2449Probably the lowest part of the run. Physically, I was strong, but mentally, I was a "mess".https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10688366_653515888097408_8551829850315277040_o.jpg10688366_653515888097408_8551829850315277040_o Pierre (standing back row, right side) decked out for his half marathon, just over 5 months after cancer surgery.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6123.jpgDSCF61232025-02-03T01:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/12/31/2014-in-review/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6111.jpgDSCF61112015-09-06T12:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/08/30/my-return-to-the-berry-patch/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img-20150827-00045.jpgIMG-20150827-00045Away from the berry patch, a pix of my latest trail run.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img-20150827-00041.jpgIMG-20150827-00041Look closely, and you will find what I am afraid of hidden among the brambles!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img-20150827-00040.jpgIMG-20150827-00040Even more big, plump berries2017-09-07T00:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/08/23/to-indulge-or-not-to-indulge/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img-20150822-00037.jpgIMG-20150822-00037One more picture of yesterday's trail run! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img-20150822-00038-1.jpgIMG-20150822-00038 (1)Juicy, mouth watering blackberries.2015-09-17T05:20:46+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/09/24/the-old-fellow-goes-high-tech-well-sort-of/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf6081.jpgDSCF6081 Following my long run using this "runner's app" my wife set up for me! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf6088.jpgDSCF6088What a pleasant surprise. All I have to do is touch "START"https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf6083.jpgDSCF6083It would actually take me several minutes to type this out and send! :)2015-08-22T12:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/10/03/finishing-strong-part-1-a-bottle-of-cold-water/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/drinkingfountain.jpgdrinkingfountain 2015-08-22T12:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/10/05/finishing-strong-part-2-my-longest-run/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10414898_838054579548134_8926395045657569283_n.jpg10414898_838054579548134_8926395045657569283_nImage via facebook.comDistanceRunnershttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6113.jpgDSCF6113This is around the spot where the high powered motorbike was coming at me.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6114.jpgDSCF6114Sign announcing "The End of the Trail". I ended up keeping to the right , as the left ended up being all mud bogs.mud https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6112.jpgDSCF6112Magical carpet of leaves. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6110.jpgDSCF61102015-08-22T12:09:15+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/10/09/finishing-strong-part-3-a-hole-of-disappointment/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6121.jpgDSCF6121Ankle brace to keep it immobilized, so it can properly healhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/all-things-work-together.jpgall-things-work-togetherhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6120.jpgDSCF6120Trying to eat very healthy to try and speed up recovery.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6117.jpgDSCF6117I have run past this spot numerous times, even warned other runners with me, "Please be careful with this spot"https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf6096.jpgDSCF6096Swollen ankle after coming home from x-rays.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1390664_642990492483281_4695563634451997258_n.jpg1390664_642990492483281_4695563634451997258_nRunning club from work. Eight fingers represent our 8th training run!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/580561_1429800477232857_488062561_n.jpg580561_1429800477232857_488062561_nCelebration after my completing 1st half marathon2015-08-22T12:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/11/23/will-the-real-mr-movembers-please-stand/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10547943_1537178076495096_1220463856711065830_o.jpg10547943_1537178076495096_1220463856711065830_ohttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10553905_666665983449065_4191612773645044531_o.jpg10553905_666665983449065_4191612773645044531_o"Mid Mo" picture, after day 13.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1164_0.jpgIMG_1164_0My friend Pierre following his prostate cancer surgery last May2015-08-22T11:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/11/30/the-ostracised-champion-%e2%99%9a/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1395330_370356746435320_2133404906_n.jpg1395330_370356746435320_2133404906_nKlean Treatment Centers.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/appearance-quotes-graphics-8.jpgAppearance-Quotes-Graphics-8comments20.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/thjbc4e550.jpgthJBC4E550quotespictures.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/movember2014-carl-day-28-mr-mo.jpgMovember2014-Carl-Day 28-Mr MoProudly wearing championship sash which read, "Mr. Mo, 2014"https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/movember2014-carl-day-13.jpgMovember2014-Carl-Day 13Mid Mo. Day 13.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/movember2014-carl-day1.jpgMovember2014- Carl - Day1Clean shaven for day 1, but after 6 hours, am starting to get a bit of a shadow.2015-08-22T11:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2014/12/22/living-on-the-edge/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6132.jpgDSCF6132The 2nd waterfall downstream, as it passed under the pedestrian walkway!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10671330_802617966451838_3835129846531481811_n.jpg10671330_802617966451838_3835129846531481811_nVery proud of the generosity of my co-workers, about 60 in number.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6141.jpgDSCF6141Rapids leading to a 2nd waterfall downstream.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6130.jpgDSCF6130Inn at the Falls. Our home away from home! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6136.jpgDSCF6136River a mere inches below pedestrian walkway, before it plummeted over the falls.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6139.jpgDSCF6139Roofer working precariously over Bracebridge Falls.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf6140.jpgDSCF61402015-08-22T11:40:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/01/10/my-secret-valley/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ths3s4n8j1.jpgthS3S4N8J1Photo: greenpeace.orghttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/why-plant-trees.jpgwhy-plant-treesWhy plant trees. Photo: treesforfree.orghttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6155.jpgDSCF6155Another picture of the treetops.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf6154.jpgDSCF6154A recent walk to my secret valley, the treetops of the fallen hardwoods are littering the forest floor.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fsc20bcm20logo20green.jpgFSC%20BCM%20LOGO%20GreenLook for the FSC symbol when purchasing wood and paper products.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/8631793.jpg8631793Recycling 1 ton of paper: Saves 17 tees, 380 gallons of oil, 3 cubic yards of landfill, 4,000 kw. of electricity, 7, 000 gallons of water.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0322avg-deforestation_full.jpg0322avg-deforestation_fullEach year global deforestation is increasing. Photo: mongabay.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/thn865y71t.jpgthN865Y71TClear-cutting of Canada's virgin boreal forest. Photo: greenpeace.orghttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/579877_3951825831295_1679182000_n.jpg579877_3951825831295_1679182000_nA few of those straight, tall trees, that I used to sit under.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscf1300.jpgDSCF1300Beautiful, exquisite carpet of white trilliums.2016-05-24T14:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/02/11/trouncing-around-in-the-snow/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6179.jpgDSCF6179Almost looks like a snowman, stretched out, and having a nap! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf61681.jpgDSCF6168An afternoon snack for the Downy Woodpecker! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6180.jpgDSCF6180Love hearing the sound of beech nut leaves rustling in the wind. :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6181.jpgDSCF6181Snow covered pines, self seeded from nearby pine forests.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6175.jpgDSCF6175https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6168.jpgDSCF6168There are a lot of former hardwood forests replanted in pine forests such as this.2016-05-24T10:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/02/25/whats-there-all-to-do-in-my-hometown/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6172.jpgDSCF6172What the local youth do for entertainment! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6174.jpgDSCF6174The church where I am lay minister.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6152.jpgDSCF6152Later this year the Country Market will be re-opening, after a fire closed it 6 years ago! :) https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6186.jpgDSCF6186Historic O'Neil House Hotelhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6187.jpgDSCF6187The rood of the old grist mill is sagging.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6185.jpgDSCF6185Country Markethttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6184.jpgDSCF6184Nothing like the comforts of a leather sofa, and verandah to "'shoot the breeze" :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6170.jpgDSCF6170Our gas station and variety store.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf6183.jpgDSCF6183Main Street2019-11-01T13:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/03/06/the-lady-who-carried-me-along-to-the-finish-line/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rt20x30-chaa2185.jpegrt20x30-CHAA2185Crossing finish line together, after carrying each the distance.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/orig-chac1883.jpegorig-CHAC1883Less than a kilometer to gohttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/orig-chai2822.jpegorig-CHAI2822Meeting between 6and 7 kilometres from finishhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/unnamed1.jpgunnamedShivering in the starting corral.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/unnamed.jpgunnamedRace day gear laid on the hotel room bed.2015-08-22T11:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/04/05/earth-hour-preparations-for-north-americas-oldest-road-race/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/around-the-bay-2.jpgAround-the-Bay-2Honoring those who ran this race in years bygone. Photo taken in 1896 via http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/around-the-bay-race-120thhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img-20150404-00091.jpgIMG-20150404-00091Finisher medal and running bib.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img-20150329-00087.jpgIMG-20150329-00087The starting corral of the 121st Around the Bay Road Racehttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img-20150329-00089.jpgIMG-20150329-00089Inside the coliseum looking down at the finish line.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img-20150328-00082.jpgIMG-20150328-00082Extremely happy for the layering system chosen for the temperature and wind of the this run.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-0227-aroundthebayml.jpg2015-0227-AroundTheBayMLAt the start. Image via http://www.chch.com/around-the-bay-how-st-joes-helps/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/around-the-bay-3.jpgAround-the-Bay-3Runners sharing the road with horses in 1907. Image via http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/around-the-bay-race-120thhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/around-the-bay-4.jpgAround-the-Bay-4Vintage picture from 1908, via http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/around-the-bay-race-120th2015-08-21T20:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/04/12/burning-down-their-house/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/edgar-house.jpgEdgar HouseCherished memories, such as this birthday celebration for mom in her home! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/q.jpgqImage via "imagine China/caters newshttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/965071-anti-homeless-spikes-protest-outside-southwark-flats-in-london-21-jpg.jpgAnti-Homeless Spikes Protest outside Southwark flats in LondonImage via citizenhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/safe_image.jpgsafe_imageImage via CTV newshttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_20150411_175229-1.jpgIMG_20150411_175229 (1)Picture taken by my wife a few hours later2015-08-21T20:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/05/06/why-i-run-and-the-achievements-attained/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img-20150505-00103.jpgIMG-20150505-00103Bob with his 1983 Boston medal. I would not wear it, it is something earned.....and well, you just never know!https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jogging-benefits-to-your-body-300x165.jpgjogging-benefits-to-your-body-300x165Image via "jogging-explained.com"https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/10423712_942368625783395_8831458492526878065_n.jpg10423712_942368625783395_8831458492526878065_nImage solesearchingmomma.comhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dscf6212.jpgDSCF6212Spring Thaw t-shirt, medal and bib.2017-02-04T13:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/05/24/is-it-springtime-yet/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dscf6205.jpgDSCF6205Picture taken early May, the 1st sign of new life, since the frosts from early Oct. last year, 7 months ago.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dscf6200.jpgDSCF6200I really do miss the downtowns I remember 50 years ago. There is positives with the street festivals. People like my friend Joh Williams, who is an organic farmer and maple syrup producer can sell his product at an event where there are lots of people. I also often meet people I haven't seen in a long time in these festivals.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dscf6166.jpgDSCF6166While some fellow bloggers were having tulips and green grass, out snowbanks were getting higher.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dscf1288.jpgDSCF1288The beauty of the White Trillium in the hardwood forest just outside the village where I live.https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img-20150523-00002.jpgIMG-20150523-00002Heavy frost the morning of May 23rd.2019-05-24T23:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/2015/06/20/strength-and-weakness/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscf6218.jpgDSCF6218My running bib, cool event jersey, and sweet finishers medal! :)https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/19740-09cee1-24679848.jpg2015-06-07 | 2015 Barrie Half MarathonOn the verge of collapsing. View event: http://www.zoomphoto.ca/event/19740/https://theoldfellowgoesrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/19740-c20b76-24679847.jpg2015-06-07 | 2015 Barrie Half MarathonCharging towards the finish liner! 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