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The courage of the early morning
The Courage of the Early Morning is the name of the biography of World War I flying ace Billy Bishop that was written by his son. It refers to the characteristics needed to get up in the dark and cold...
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Recovering — again
If there’s one thing I know, it’s recovering from a leg injury. In fact, sometimes, I think that recoveries define my life: I remember, for instance, the period I spent limping around after my knee...
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A morning run through the snow
I woke this morning to a couple of centimeters of snow. Part of me was mildly outraged that snow should fall so late in the seasons. Snow may be continuing to fall in places like Calgary and...
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The exorcism of exercise
I’m lucky in my choice of exorcisms. When things get too much, other people get too drunk or turn on the people around them. But through no virtue of my own, when I get restless from too long at the...
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Spring arrives in Vancouver
Looking at temperatures across Canada, I see a depressing number of minus signs. The sole exception is the southwest corner of British Columbia, where we are already enjoying temperature of 15 degrees...
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A moment of pure victory
In high school, I ran long distance track with some success. But it was the four meet cross-country season that I loved best. Long distances around a track require a tolerance for repetition that even...
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The boy’s still running
And if you’re looking for me . . . Hey, if you’re looking for me . . . The boy’s still running -OysterBand “Aren’t you the guy who used to be running all the time?” a man I went to school with asked...
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Exercising with osteoarthritis
Four years ago, a doctor diagnosed me as having a mild case of osteoarthritis in my knees. I had run too many kilometers for too many years on blacktop, and now I was paying the price. My running days,...
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Good, but not great
“I tell them to thing of the play, and not of the fame, ‘Cuz if they have any future at all, it’s not in the game, ‘Cuz they’ll be crippled and starting all over again, Selling on commission,...
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Running ever after
Running has been a major part of my life since I was eight. These days, I am slowly replacing it with swimming and cycling in the hopes of preserving my cartilage-challenged knees, but it remains a...
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