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The Day Everyone Came Out to See Me Run
This morning I skipped work because I work on Parliament Hill, and there was an annoying security drill on the Hill that was inconveniencing everyone. So I decided to stay at home and go running!I ran my usual 10 km ro… -
A match that I will never forget
This past weekend, I was lucky enough to find myself with a ticket to the World Junior Semi-Final match between Canada and Russia.Of course, if you are in Canada, you know how this story ended: going into this tournamen… -
A Weighty Decision, plus Running in the Cold
Did I tell you what happened when I was Christmas shopping? I stopped by the Nike store to talk about running gear, and learned that the Nike+ Sportband which I love so dearly is under a recall!Well, this should not sur… -
Training in the snow and cold and wet
Today in Ottawa was a nightmare for most residents of the city. Our normally mild-mannered city (some would go so far as to call it moribund) was caught, as it rarely is, in the ravages of snarling traffic. The city was… -
Running in the Cold. Probably not good for you.
Do you see those people? Those ones who are bundled up in strange dress, with reflective tape on their legs, gloves on their hands, and water bottles taped to themselves? The ones who are jogging through the wind in -… -
I`m not making this up part II
A little while ago I told you about two advocacy organisations that sent my boss identical letters to congratulate him for winning his election.Today, I received another from the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory … -
Three Hills are better than Two
I knew this would happen at some time in my life. It has finally happened now.I grew up in Three Hills, Alberta, and entered "Canada's Next Great Prime Minister." Well, guess what? Someone from Two Hills, Alberta has ju… -
Canada's Next, Great, Caffeine-Free, Prime Minister
My entry into the television contest Canada's Next Great Prime Minister also coincided with my recent resolution to go without caffeine. I decided to enter the NGPM contest because it has been a dream of my for many yea… -
A Really Cool Running Gadget!
As soon as I saw one, I wanted one. I went into the Running Room to see if there was any sort of gadget, other than an expensive GPS system, that could tell me how far I had been on a run. The gentleman in the store s… -
A new running blog?!?
Well, the election is over, I'm back in Ottawa, and things in the few blocks that make up my universe have settled down into a quiet, predictable, routine. Sure there is excitement in Ottawa and in the political world,…
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- Name: Dennis
- Country: Canada
- Birthday: 3/8/1984
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 12/6/2002
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