126 weeks ago, the first Friday back to work in January 2021, I met a friend to do a walk called the ‘Coquitlam Crunch‘. It was during covid restrictions and socially I was doing absolutely nothing outside my family bubble. But this was an outdoor walk and it seemed like an excellent, and Covid restrictions […]
In January of 2021 my buddy Dave Sands and I decided to do the Coquitlam Crunch, an uphill trek along the power lines on the north side of our city. It includes a segment with 450+ steps, and at the top we take a small circular detour that makes the walk feel more like a […]
My buddy Dave and I have a goal to get together every week of the school year and do The Coquitlam Crunch, a 5k round trip up and down the south-facing side of the lower Westwood Plateau. We first did this starting in late January and in August we decided to commit to missing a […]
My buddy Dave does the Grouse Grind once every year, close to his birthday. I did it with him a couple years ago, and back then we did it in just over an hour. According to the website, “The Grouse Grind® is a 2.5-kilometre trail up the face of Grouse Mountain, commonly referred to as […]
Inspired by Peter Attia’s book Outlive, I purchased a weighted vest. My buddy Dave and I have been doing the Coquitlam Crunch, weekly during the school year, for a few years now… and today we did it with 16 pound weighted vests. I did a couple incline treadmill walks with the vest on before trying […]
Last weekend’s Coquitlam Crunch walk was cold. We were the only ones in the parking lot at 8:30am. We walked about 1/3 the way up then we put on our grip-on cleats, and the cold air was a lot more difficult for me to tackle compared to the actual walking conditions. Still, we usually do […]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to have lunch with my admin team. Now when I say that I’m talking about 3 ‘teammates’ that do not work in the same building as me. So when we can get together and enjoy a meal it’s a special moment. The moment was made that much more special because […]
This morning I went for my weekly walk with my buddy. It was a little chilly but there seemed to be an inversion and as we climbed the Coquitlam Crunch it got warmer. The weather was really perfect. Then we got to our usual coffee shop and the rain began. Just after I dropped my […]
I went for my Coquitlam Crunch walk this morning at 8am. Last night it poured rain and it was unexpectedly wonderful to have a dry walk with clear skies, and it didn’t even drizzle until we were done our walk and in the warmth of a coffee shop. I went for a hot tub afterwards […]
Who else just flakes out at the end of the school year? At least I didn’t get sick. That sometimes happens… I reach Christmas break, March break, or summer, and my body crashes. After work Friday we hopped on a ferry to visit my in-laws and oldest daughter on Vancouver Island. We were there for […]
