XL, XXL and Beyond
Through Someone Else’s Eyes
We live in troubled days
Oh my friends
We have the strangest ways
All my friends
On this one day of days
Thank God It’s Christmas.
Looking back and walking forward
Random thoughts on a winter’s walk…
A View from the Back of the Pack
Fresh Air
Second week in our northern home
What a lovely day! Yes it was brisk, but that’s what layers are for, right? If I’m not mistaken, we saw the first little spots of ice on the ground. OK, it was cold. Maybe that’s why we were champing at the bit to get ourselves going. Of course, one of the topics of conversation was the gloomy, gloomy, gloomy week that was. (Did I mention it was a gloomy week?) But not Saturday morning. The blue sky was a wonderful introduction to the colours we were about to enjoy. Bright red leaves blanketing the still green grass. Brilliant yellow of leaves still adorning the trees. Many of the trees have lost their leaves, emphasizing the latter half of fall, leaving the more muted green of evergreens. We’re so very lucky to have the change of venue as we move from our summer digs in High Park to our winter home in the cemetery. Even though we’ve walked the distance many times in both spots, the change of location always makes it feel fresh and new. And the colours of this Saturday certainly welcomed us back in style for our second week in our northern home!
Hurray for Sherry and Dianne!!
The cheers could be heard all across Ontario down to New York City as many TPWs were tracking the whereabouts of Sherry and Dianne as they raced in the New York Marathon.
I hold my breath every year, worrying about the weather, even if I’m not doing the race, because we all know how terrible it feels to walk in the Cemetery, in the rain let alone walk 42.2k! Miraculously the weather seemed to hold for them this year…(or so it appears in the photos online).
It’s an awesome race, with some of the most iconic views along the way.
NYC and Marine Corps Marathon are top of my list for scenic races. Another favorite because it is just so much fun is Disney. No one takes it seriously, so the pressure to finish in a good time, is lessened.Another lovely smaller race, that provides potato chips halfway through the marathon, is the Baltimore Running Festival.
Some of our walkers won the lottery, literally, to get into the latest big city race, in London England, and we expect to hear from them after their late March race.
Walking isn’t only doing marathons, but the elated feeling when you cross the finish line is worth it, even if just once!!