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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.

Wednesday the 4th of September, 2024, posted before bed.

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Bulyea | 1½ years ago

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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.

Sunday the 1st of September, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Victoria Park | 1½ years ago

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

Saturday the 31st of August, 2024, in the late morning.

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Snow Valley | 1½ years ago

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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

Friday the 30th of August, 2024, during prime time.

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Starbucks | 1½ years ago

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.

Thursday the 29th of August, 2024, in the morning.

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Front Yard | 1½ years ago

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!

Thursday the 29th of August, 2024, in the morning.

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Mctaggart Trails | 1½ years ago

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.

Wednesday the 28th of August, 2024, posted at bedtime.

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Downtown-ish | 1½ years ago

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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

Wednesday the 28th of August, 2024, at breakfast.

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Walterdale | 1½ years ago

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

Tuesday the 27th of August, 2024, at breakfast.

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Summer Trails | 1½ years ago

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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.

Sunday the 25th of August, 2024, posted after lunch.

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Snow Valley | 1½ years ago

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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!

Thursday the 22nd of August, 2024, posted before bed.

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Snow Valley | 1½ years ago

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8r4d Symphony Under the Sky (at sunset) #summer

Thursday the 22nd of August, 2024, during prime time.

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Snow Valley | 1½ years ago

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8r4d Symphony Under the Sky 2024

#music #concert #summer

Thursday the 22nd of August, 2024, during prime time.

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Ikea | 1½ years ago

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

Thursday the 22nd of August, 2024, for elevensies.

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Downtown | 1½ years ago

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8r4d #halfmarathon start line #running

Monday the 19th of August, 2024, posted before bed.

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Downtown | 1½ years ago

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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!

Sunday the 18th of August, 2024, before dinner.

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Guinn’s Peak | 1½ years ago

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8r4d The view from way up high was worth the climb.

If you hadn’t noticed yet, I took quite a few amazing #panoramic photos on our #hike last weekend. Obviously it would be a terrible shame to not post these, or worse post them as itty bitty resized and elongated postage stamps. With that in mind I added some new code to this site that recognizes panoramic perspective pics and displays them in a little slider box instead of the normal carousel. If you see that little slider icon in the bottom right of the picture, you can slide it back and forth to see the whole panorama.

Tuesday the 13th of August, 2024, during prime time.

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Ribbon Lake | 1½ years ago

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8r4d Waking up to this view even for a single day was an amazing thing. Try three mornings.

Tuesday the 13th of August, 2024, during prime time.

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Guinn’s Peak | 1½ years ago

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8r4d What a #hike view! We climbed to the very top, but the view was fantastic even part way up.

Tuesday the 13th of August, 2024, at the dinner hour.

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Ribbon Lake | 1½ years ago

On our last full day backcountry camping in August, we decamped over Guinn’s Pass and down to the Galatea trail out. #hike

Monday the 12th of August, 2024, in mid-morning.

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Ribbon Lake | 1½ years ago

In August we spent three nights camping at Ribbon Lake, and spent a couple full days hiking, including one ascent up to the top of Guinn Peak. #hike

Monday the 12th of August, 2024, in mid-morning.

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Ribbon Lake | 1½ years ago

In August we hiked up through Ribbon Falls, up the headwall (a cliff-face accent with mountain ladders) and to our campsite at Ribbon Lake. #hike

Monday the 12th of August, 2024, in mid-morning.

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The Hike Down | 1½ years ago

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8r4d Day four recap part 2. #hike out

Monday the 12th of August, 2024, at breakfast.

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Ribbon Lake | 1½ years ago

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8r4d Day four recap part 1. Our #hike out went over the Guinn Pass which is a major ascent out of the small valley where our camp had been. It took nearly 2 hours just to get to the top of the pass with heavy packs. And we still had 10k down to the car after.

Monday the 12th of August, 2024, at breakfast.