I had an interesting conversation with Mount Douglas Secondary grad Alex Anthony on Thursday.
The former Rams receiver is entering his fourth season at Wilfrid Laurier University where he’ll play his senior year with the Golden Hawks.
I’ve never met … Continue reading
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Race day report: The triumph of spirit (and Ibuprofen)
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Denise Helm
“You can do it.”
“Keep on going.”
My young daughter gave me those phrases to tuck away as motivation mantras as I prepared to leave Victoria for the BMO half-marathon in Vancouver.
I was wearing a blue heart earring she … Continue reading
Lesson learned for Jr. Shamrocks
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Mario Annicchiarico
Victoria Junior Shamrocks head coach Larry Smeltzer laid it all on the line after a tough 10-7 loss to the Coquitlam Adanac on Saturday evening at Bear Mountain Arena.
I’m not sure I totally agree with what he said, however, … Continue reading
Race day tunes – new and old
Tunes for picking and running.
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Denise Helm
Springsteen’s Born to Run or Train in Vain by The Clash? Or what about the William Tell Overture?
Anyone who runs to music has favourite tunes to inject their legs with some extra juice especially when even the flat road … Continue reading
Saunders caps special night
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Mario Annicchiarico
Victoria’s Michael Saunders nearly doubled his seasonal RBI production in one very special evening in Toronto on Friday.
The former Victoria Mariner, who now patrols centre field for the Seattle Mariners, hammered Luis Perez’s slider over the right-field wall with … Continue reading
TC10K – All you need to know
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Pedro the Car Guy
Times Colonist special micro-site contains all you need to know to survive (and have fun) at this Sunday’s TC10K.
Includes : Route map, race day info, Kid’s run, history, TC10K link and trivia – everything you need before you lace … Continue reading
Battered from long run: Can I recover in time?
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Denise Helm
I didn’t feel the pain until it was too late.
To be honest, I did feel the pain in the final kilometres of my weekend long run – the last before my May 6 half-marathon in Vancouver, but I didn’t … Continue reading
The Victoria Goddess Run – why a women’s only run?
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Denise Helm
Why hold a Victoria race only for women?
What will be different other than the obvious fact that all the runners are female?
How about this? A chocolate station en route. Silver jewelry instead of a clunky medal destined for … Continue reading
Road warriors stake early claim
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Mario Annicchiarico
Home ice advantage, pffffft.
As I write this, visiting squads in the National Hockey League are 9-4 in the first 13 post-season games.
All that work through the regular season to stash home ice in your back pocket washed away … Continue reading
Saunders an impressive young man
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Mario Annicchiarico
I can’t even begin to describe how impressed I was by Victoria product Michael Saunders as he discussed the loss of his mother Jane over the phone this week from Arizona.
The 25-year-old Seattle Mariners’ centrefielder went on at length … Continue reading
