News Item: : I did it!
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Posted by Ba
Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 04:16:35
Well, it wasn't my typical run on the sidewalk around the neighbourhood where I knew the exact distance by driving once to plot my route. The local community Terry Fox Run was on a parks and recreation trail. I arrived at the local community centre shortly after 8 am. After registration I hung around a bit, thinking I should join the crowd in case I get lost on my own! Then I decided that I wasn't going to wait for the official 9 am start. I looked at the map of the running trail and thought well I couldn't possibly get lost. I was told the entire run was 10 km.
So off I started, among some early birds. Soon I found that I was running by myself, following the directions put up by the organizers. Having lived in the area for over 20 years, you'd think I knew where I was. Wrong! The truth is, I've never walked far along these park trails never mind running. 28 minutes later, I found myself at the finish line. I thought no way I was that fast! So I kept running and along the way I seemed to be in a loop as the trail looked familiar. Well I thought the heck with the route. Just used my stop watch that I initiated when I began my run. Then I saw some unfamiliar path and I thought OK I finally broke out from the loop. An hour of non-stop running and there I was in a loop again. Fearing that I could run out of energy, I decided to look for a way out. I ended up on Copenhagen Road (off the route map!). My sense of direction, as if I had any, took me to Derry Road; then I saw Glen Erin Drive where the Community Centre was. Shortly after, I found my destination. OK, so I arrived at the other side of the finish line.
My stop watch showed that I ran non-stop for 1 hour and 25 minutes. At my average running speed of 7.5 km an hour, I figured I covered my 10 km run and then some. I was quite pleased with my accomplishment, as much as I'd liked to do better. More importantly, throughout my run I felt that I was doing it for a worthy cause. This was not a routine run for me.
My heartfelt thanks to my family, friends and colleagues who donated generously to support the Terry Fox Foundation. You made me feel good about my effort. From now on I hope to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run!
Click here for a map of the route.
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(Category: News)
Posted by Ba
Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 04:16:35
Well, it wasn't my typical run on the sidewalk around the neighbourhood where I knew the exact distance by driving once to plot my route. The local community Terry Fox Run was on a parks and recreation trail. I arrived at the local community centre shortly after 8 am. After registration I hung around a bit, thinking I should join the crowd in case I get lost on my own! Then I decided that I wasn't going to wait for the official 9 am start. I looked at the map of the running trail and thought well I couldn't possibly get lost. I was told the entire run was 10 km.
So off I started, among some early birds. Soon I found that I was running by myself, following the directions put up by the organizers. Having lived in the area for over 20 years, you'd think I knew where I was. Wrong! The truth is, I've never walked far along these park trails never mind running. 28 minutes later, I found myself at the finish line. I thought no way I was that fast! So I kept running and along the way I seemed to be in a loop as the trail looked familiar. Well I thought the heck with the route. Just used my stop watch that I initiated when I began my run. Then I saw some unfamiliar path and I thought OK I finally broke out from the loop. An hour of non-stop running and there I was in a loop again. Fearing that I could run out of energy, I decided to look for a way out. I ended up on Copenhagen Road (off the route map!). My sense of direction, as if I had any, took me to Derry Road; then I saw Glen Erin Drive where the Community Centre was. Shortly after, I found my destination. OK, so I arrived at the other side of the finish line.
My stop watch showed that I ran non-stop for 1 hour and 25 minutes. At my average running speed of 7.5 km an hour, I figured I covered my 10 km run and then some. I was quite pleased with my accomplishment, as much as I'd liked to do better. More importantly, throughout my run I felt that I was doing it for a worthy cause. This was not a routine run for me.
My heartfelt thanks to my family, friends and colleagues who donated generously to support the Terry Fox Foundation. You made me feel good about my effort. From now on I hope to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run!
Click here for a map of the route.
This news item is from bkwon.net
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