Running

As an unathletic, uncoordinated, stereotypical last-one-chosen-in-gym-class kid, I grew up hating almost anything to do with sports. So running wasn't an obvious thing to pursue, nor has it always been an easy one to stick with. But after several years of fits and starts, I got serious about it in 2001.

I ran my first race in April 2001 and I've been doing several a year since then. Last summer I took a trip back to the place I grew up: Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and there, on my 37th birthday, I ran my first marathon. This year my goal is was to break 20 minutes in the 5K, which I did at the Pride and Remembrance Run on 28 June in a time exactly 3 hours less than my marathon took exactly 11 months earlier.