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The first goal for marathon runners is finishing the race in one piece. The second is to get a new personal best time. Most people will also have a goal time (the one they talk about) and their dream time … Continue reading
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Proofreading in the Pudding
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. It’s performance review time at my day job but I’ve also been proofreading Travis Heermann‘s new self-published book – Sword of the Ronin. I backed the original Kickstarter project and when Travis emailed … Continue reading
Posted in Chatter, Running
Tagged Ellie Greenwood, marathon, running, Sword of the Ronin, Travis Heermann, Vancouver Marathon
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It Hurts How Much?
The snot monkey has packed its bags and is saying its last farewell’s and today is a holiday here in Canada so I decided to try a short 6km run. Ouch. The run itself was fine and we kept a … Continue reading
Posted in Chatter, Running, Writing
Tagged Ethel the Muse, running, The Ghost Smuggler, writing
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Only Three Days?
My wife and I went out for our first long run in a couple of weeks yesterday – a “short” 18km route to ease us back into things. It was a fantastic day, cool with clear blue skies. We ran … Continue reading
Posted in Chatter, Movies, Running, The Ghost Smuggler, Writing
Tagged Moonrise Kingdom, movies, running, The Ghost Smuggler, writing
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Seven Point Story Structure
Fantastic run yesterday. Our route took us from False Creek, along English Bay, up through a fog shrouded Stanley Park, across the Lions Gate Bridge, back down to the seawall to the little pier at Dundarave and back again. The weather was perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Stories, Writing, Writing Advice
Tagged Dan Wells, Ethel the Muse, running, Seven Point Story Structure, The Ghost Smuggler, writing, writing advice
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