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May 13th 2012

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May 13th 2012

I Love Marmite.

May 12th 2012

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May 12th 2012

The worlds longest Hockey game is taking place in Chestermere, Alberta.

May 3rd 2012

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May 3rd 2012

Students from Manachaban School held a 3-on-3 hockey tournament and raised $500 for Right To Play. Great work everyone.

April 28th 2012

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April 28th 2012

Lacrosse Quest 24 Team picture. Great job everyone.

April 28th 2012

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April 28th 2012

It's done. The Guinness World Record for the longest game of Box Lacrosse has been set at 24 hours. Great job everyone.

Insanity

Below are the Latest Marathon stats:

  • Marathon: #031
  • Date: Monday March 1st  2010
  • Course: Cochrane West Point marathon
  • Run time: 8hr 18min 28sec 
  • Aver. Heart Rate: 81 BPM
  • Temperature C: -10C
  • Distance covered to date: 1308.2km (812.2m)
  • Equivalent Flight distance, Calgary to: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
  • Total number of runners: 10

Albert Einstien said that the denfinition of insanity was "doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result". My repetitive strain injury, of the muscle next to my shin, had been caused by overuse (30 marathons in 41 days). So, if I was to go back out, something had to change. I decided to walk the first marathon and see how things would hold together. I used walking poles to try and take some of the pressure off the muscle. I changed shoes. I had been using several old pairs and the folks at Impact Magazine gave me three new pairs to use (thank you).

I switched routes. The Cochrane Foothills Marathon course is beautiful but extremely hilly. Serge, at Cochrane Physio, had identified an inflexibility in my left ankle that could be causing a pressure point on the muscle in question, when climbing hills. The Cochrane West Point Marathon course, on the other hand, is along the Bow River and relatively flat. The outcome: I made it around in 8hrs 18mins. The shin feels pretty good, it twinged around the 30km mark but didn't deteriorate. After the marathon, I did the ice bath / hot tub routine and that helped. So, time for a good night's sleep and see what tomorrow brings.

Martin's play list

Neil Young - Long May You Run
Vancouver Olymipics Closing Ceremony

Quote of the Day

"Good judgment is the result of experience, experience is the result of bad judgment."

Mark Twain

 

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