Author Archives: kaan

Electroshock therapy

Posted on June 24, 2011 by kaan

The treatment program for my knee continues. It is getting better and I have been given the “green light” to run on Sunday. I was essentially asked to remove my ego from the equation and encouraged to walk if the … Continue reading →

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Playing catch up

Posted on June 20, 2011 by kaan

Despite some long breaks, my knee is still giving me a lot of trouble. I felt guilty about blogging without running so there has been a void in the webspace for this very busy week. All kinds of things have … Continue reading →

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danger is my middle name

Posted on June 10, 2011 by kaan

This morning I ran 7.4 km along the sea wall finishing up the 26 km for Scotty and starting the 50 km for Leanna. People may think running along the sea wall is simple, pleasant, and relaxing. This is not … Continue reading →

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nacho cheese

Posted on June 8, 2011 by kaan

What do you call stolen cheddar? Yesterday was wicked awesome.  Shannon (inspirer of the “take a break” campaign) was the architect of a colossal nacho feast. But I am getting ahead of myself… Tess is back in town unexpectedly. In … Continue reading →

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sproing

Posted on June 6, 2011 by kaan

It seems spring has sprung in Vancouver. A run in the sun this morning was an obvious thing to do. On the north side of the cambie st bridge I stopped to perform some bicycle maintenance for a man who … Continue reading →

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horsing

Posted on June 4, 2011 by kaan

I am ostensibly running for Scotty at the moment. Rather than go for a run together we went for a drive together. We kept on driving until we got to Kalamalka Lake. We cruised up to Predator Ridge and entered … Continue reading →

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Game One

Posted on June 1, 2011 by kaan

What an amzaing frirst game. I feel like it really set the tone for the remainder of the season. I didn’t even realise this was such a big deal. My team, Local Pint, has been givin’er for a laest of … Continue reading →

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Miss Sarah

Posted on May 31, 2011 by kaan

I miss Sarah but I am excited about the european adventure she is on. I first met Sarah at the Gallery Pub at UBC during the weekly open mic nights as mentioned previously. She has a fabulous singing voice and … Continue reading →

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reorientation

Posted on May 29, 2011 by kaan

Today I tested out my heels in an orienteering race (rasing money for the Easter Seals). There were loops around three courses set up near the UBC endowment lands (PDF map). It was a total of about 6.2 km, partially … Continue reading →

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garden of eatin’

Posted on May 28, 2011 by kaan

Today was a beautiful day in Vancouver. I wasn’t brave enough to run on these heels but I did do lots of biking! I awoke at Meggles’ home as often happens on a Saturday. I ate some leftover pasta for … Continue reading →

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