tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post4069549018901301273..comments2024-02-25T23:01:39.266-08:00Comments on Vancouver: A Local's Perspective: I survived the Sun RunRobynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08571315175379688615noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-7200910932971140422009-05-03T23:22:00.000-07:002009-05-03T23:22:00.000-07:00You know, I think there is actually a specified "s...You know, I think there is actually a specified "singles night" for the Grouse Grind. <br /><br />That's another thing I haven't actually done, although something tells me I should.<br /><br />I'll have to resurrect an old story of El Motm, the secretive cabin built on Grouse that one had to get to by climbing a billion stairs and then meander through some dry river bed and then scramble up some cliff before appearing in front of a cabin with paved sidewalks, flush toilet, a waterfall flowing into a pond (where you keep the beer cold), flood lights, and a massive volleyball court. Hidden. Hidden away for 13+ years until park rangers discovered it and demolished it.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571315175379688615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-85483960994838956912009-05-03T22:45:00.000-07:002009-05-03T22:45:00.000-07:00Yeah, I definitely know the type. :) Would be nice...Yeah, I definitely know the type. :) Would be nice to be able to do something like that "on a whim"... maybe a few trips up the Grouse Grind should prepare me? ;) That's assuming I don't collapse halfway up and need to be saved by North Shore Rescue.<br /><br />Hmmm, I wonder if that would actually be a good way to meet guys? It'd be like Vancouver's version of the Southern California cliche of pretending to drown at the beach so you can be saved (and be given mouth-to-mouth...) by the hunky lifeguard. :DErik Mondrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905518485966665319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-56359895472679302152009-05-03T17:36:00.000-07:002009-05-03T17:36:00.000-07:00Rob - I love the idea of louder music! Great techn...Rob - I love the idea of louder music! Great technique! Maybe if I'm lucky I can shave off 5 minutes!<br /><br />Mystican - that story's too hilarious, and strangely enough, I can actually see it happening. There are some pretty hardcore runners around here. You know the type - they run 10km as a warmup before a 10km run. The kind that do a marathon on a whim for fun. Ha!<br /><br />BTW - you should totally do the Sun Run next year, just for the experience. It's just one of those things you have to do at least once, and you don't even have to run it!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571315175379688615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-14480101148605723682009-04-23T13:11:00.000-07:002009-04-23T13:11:00.000-07:00Congratulations on doing the Run! :D Sounds like y...Congratulations on doing the Run! :D Sounds like you have a pretty good strategy there.<br /><br />Would love to try doing this next year... as long as I don't pass out at the start line like one guy I <A HREF="http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/year+festival+fitness/1496299/story.html" REL="nofollow">read about</A>: apparently one of the first years they had the Sun Run, a participant's heart stopped while he was doing warm-ups before the race! They managed to revive him and he was okay, though; he even wanted to come right back and race anyway. Now that's what I call perseverance! ^-^Erik Mondrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905518485966665319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-70102710957115089102009-04-21T16:27:00.000-07:002009-04-21T16:27:00.000-07:00Well done you!
Funny how you are getting better wi...Well done you!<br />Funny how you are getting better without training. Better have louder music next year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com