8r4d Tucked into the back corner of the local racetrack just off the end of the airport runway, fifty bucks will get you an arm band and entrance into the world biggest bouncy castle. I think I’m enjoying sitting in the shade on this 30C day, but the kiddos are loving it.

8r4d #runclub dips into September and #summer weather is holding for another week of #running adventure. P’s grandson joined for a whole klick before he petered out, though his navigation skills put his grandfather on guard in case he could soon take over as the crew’s human gps and route guru.

8r4d Alas it is September and #summer is slinking to a close before this month ends. We are still enjoying the sunny #running weather and the lack of training goals so that we can just hit the trails for fun and good company.

8r4d Sucked up my apathy this morning and went for a wee #parkrun #race and some Saturday morning #running fun in the #rivervalley

8r4dsfeets #minigolf on a ski hill?

8r4d For the third time in about a month we were down at the ski hill in summer. First for poetry, second for a concert, tonight and third for some #minigolf

8r4d …Meanwhile, after a week of free fancy #bakery #coffee drinks here I sit, back to #writing and spending some quality time with my #keyboard in my favourite Starbucks this morning.

8r4d Ah, joining the club of parents posting the first day of classes pics on social media. The Kid is on the home stretch and off to grade twelve this year. Yikes!

8r4d A the #summer fades and training slips into the odd season, we go out #running for a few last #runclub meets. Not many people out tonight so I don’t think we have many official weeks left.

8r4d The #rain and fog are lurking in the late summer sky and it’s giving some cool vibes #downtown this morning. A quick stop at the #bakery for a coffee? #grocerygames

8r4d Forgot how lovely the morning commute got can be… I mean if you don’t mind a little traffic. #sunrise #grocerygames

8r4d With race season pretty much closed up for another year (at least for most of us) our #running adventures have resumed their normal short + sweet + coffee pattern. #summer it’s almost over… sigh. Today was a guys #runcrew s all the ladies seemed to be on vacation. That just means we talked more politics and told fart jokes than usual.

8r4d One last song at Symphony Under the Sky and we’re done for another year… and then back up the hill to our secret parking spot!

8r4d Symphony Under the Sky 2024

#music #concert #summer

8r4d #shopping with the kids on our days off as the school year looms on the horizon

8r4dsfeets The retail maze experience.

castironguy Just gonna leave this here to mark the first #doughnut of likely many. Hopefully. #grocerygames

8r4d What with all this hiking I haven’t posted much about #running much lately, but this morning was the Edmonton Marathon #halfmarathon #race wherein I had volunteered as a pace bunny for what eventually became the 2:30 finishers time. It started off super foggy this morning, caught a ride with Lucas, shook hands with the founder of the Running Room store, ran for almost exactly two and a half hours (off by 11 seconds) and have been zonked the rest of the day. Oof!

adventuredog What, me worry?

castironguy They’re not nearly ready to harvest but after three years the plum tree in my front yard is coming along nicely and looks like we’re gonna have about 40 pieces of fruit.