8r4d #flashback to #chicago #marathon 2023 because I’ve been meaning to repost some of the pics that got lost from this site when I got hacked last spring. It was a year ago this weekend that we did our little #running #travel adventure to the windy city to run the Chicago Marathon after years of deferrals. Technically the race was October 8th and Thanksgiving weekend back in Canada (which is next weekend) but dates, memories, blah, blah, blah, I’m calling it this weekend and today as the one year anniversary of my last marathon. It was a blast, but I think I’m sticking to shorter distances from here on out.

8r4d #flashback to #chicago and travelling there on our #running adventure for the 2023 Marathon. Travelling with friends is always a blast and hitting the tourist highlights in the days leading up to the race was pretty sweet: deep dish pizza, downtown, the pier, and all over town for food and sights. I can’t even begin to post all the great things I saw without about ten posts of flashbacks, so this small collection will have to do on the one year anniversary.

8r4d So, our regular Sunday morning #runcrew #running adventure was usurped by a turn through another charity race, this time dropping in on the breast #cancer fundraiser Run for the Cure where about 4000 participants fun runned through a south-central #yeg neighbourhood. We parked at a cafe about 4k away and ran there and back for the 5k race, which gave us a little over 12 klicks on the day and a well deserved coffee meetup afterwards. #runforthecure

8r4d A year ago tonight I was wandering around Chicago having arrived that day for the upcoming marathon weekend. This year we’re enjoying the #autumn #trails while out on our regular #running meetup.

8r4d Sunday #running with the #runcrew made for some lovely but cool #autumn scenes

8r4d The weekly #running of the creek was decorated by emerging #autumn foliage.

8r4d Just #running at #sunset as #autumn creeps in closer and closer…

8r4d #running this morning in Red Deer for the Terry Fox run. I was tuckered out by 5k so just one loop for me. #terryfoxrun #ohcanada

8r4d The Divide #ultramarathon is a 100 hour long 320km #running #race thru the Rocky mountains near Crowsnest Pass. RM had been running for about three and a half days straight when we caught up with him at the last checkpoint at midnight of the last night after driving down from the city to cheer him on. We presume he’ll roll across the finish line around 8 in the morning, so we’re back for some rest at the hotel until then leaving him to catch a few #zzzs and then head off for the final 26k while we sleep.

8r4d #runclub dips into September and #summer weather is holding for another week of #running adventure. P’s grandson joined for a whole klick before he petered out, though his navigation skills put his grandfather on guard in case he could soon take over as the crew’s human gps and route guru.

8r4d Alas it is September and #summer is slinking to a close before this month ends. We are still enjoying the sunny #running weather and the lack of training goals so that we can just hit the trails for fun and good company.

8r4d Sucked up my apathy this morning and went for a wee #parkrun #race and some Saturday morning #running fun in the #rivervalley