3 days til I run...

Should be hard! Should be interesting! Should be fun!

Run where the deer run...

Had a fun run in the woods as is shown below. The night before I was standing 8 feet from 2 deer and we were staring at each other. My dunce pug was there too and did not even notice the deer. It was the dog jumping that finally scared those interesting large creatures back into the woods.

Part way through the next day I decided to take a run back into the woods. While running I saw the deer once and heard them another time. Unfortunately I did not get them on film. I searched frame by frame through the section it should have been in. Apparently I turned my eyes instead of my head. eh-well. It was a fun run but then I ran out of deer tracks to run in and sank past my knees. I probably should not have ran in the only jeans I had with me but who thinks of that when they head into the woods.

Anyway fun run in deep melting snow provided me with wet boots, socks, and jeans. What else could one ask for?? I'm out....

Oh and the great soundtrack is from @deaddisko Vanessa Wilde!!

Awesome Slow Snow Commute

Todays started just amazing.Woke up to a lighter room than yesterday no rain. Looked out at a world of white. My wife was slightly worried about me riding in the rain that turned to freezing-rain and then into snow. It was going to be slick. I was excited but masked it and said i would take it easy and be safe. I did in fact plan to do so. I ate breakfast got ready and was off...


It was amazing passing by all the traffic even the stuck bus trucks and snowplows. Too bad I did not clear the lens one more time. I got to the office and let my wike know I was safe. My adrenaline was still running after my shower. I kinda want to leave and go ride in that some more.

Happy Friday people, enjoy your day... I'm out...

Commuting by helmet cam...

First commute with the go-pro. Fun times. I will crop even more out in future videos...



I warned you there would be video... Maybe a bit long but with good tunes... Great ride in. -13C with windchill it was -19C. Later in the day it was a gorgeous -2C...

I'm out...

First ride with my new toy...

Well I may be having a few more video clips around here....




Early Birthday present yesterday. Rain was melting all the snow. Played with it a little but no real video making. Decided today to go out and play with my new toy. Yeah I am just a big kid...

Glad we got some overnight snow to play with. Thanks old man winter!!

I'm out...

Enjoy CoolKids Black Mags over the video...

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Time for "Running Shoes"??

I have mentioned a couple times in tweets and Dailymile comments but was probably not taken seriously. Kind of my fault, the persona I put out out there online and in general often makes people think I am always aloof but down to the story.

I guess as a child I had "running shoes" that is what they called pretty much all shoes except the ones I wore to church. Now they would be tennis shoes, basketball shoes, training shoes, etc... Any way put they were not designed for running. I was always faster the day I got new ones though. My Dad always knew it.

Four years ago I decided to take up running. Mainly just to try to get in shape so I could keep up with my 5 year old daughter and infant son. I grabbed an old pair of elastic top sketchers out of the closet. I ran in these shoes until they were so worn out the heelcup was actually cutting my heel. I then grabbed an old pair of discount sk8 shoes out of the closet. My wife had picked them up on sale for bumming around at the cottage. I am still using them as my main "running shoe" but they are almost dead. I think they will last until the end of the winter.

Last year I went for a lunch hour ride in a pair of my cheap $2 old navy oldschool tennis shoes and after blowing a flat ran back the 6 and change KM to work in them. I so expected pain but it did not come. In my world of running I guess these are minimalist running shoes.

yeah I know reused image...

In all as much as I am a "runner" these are all "running shoes". I am enjoying running more lately but think that it will get shadowed over when real cycling season kicks back in. I need a pair of "running shoes" and think if I am planning on doing any longer runs than my current 5 and 7KM lunch hour runs I may want something designed for the job.

There are so many styles etc.. out there. Plus minimalist shoes. What do I need to know before snagging a pair?

This is where I hope I can drag in a few runners to my cycling blog and help a guy out. Thanks in advance... I'm out...