Category Archives: People

am I still running?

Posted on August 14, 2011 by kaan

yea, sort of… After the run to end poverty had its climactic conclusion, I sort of retired from the running scene for a bit. My knee was not fully recovered when I began the race and it was way less … Continue reading →

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try SCE to ‘Aux’

Posted on July 5, 2011 by kaan

Friday I will be in Florida. I have long been a keen learner of all things related to human spaceflight. No technological accomplishments in my lifetime have been more spectacular to me than the 134 NASA Space Shuttle launches and … 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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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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get ruffled

Posted on May 17, 2011 by kaan

Last Wednesday I had the joy of attending a video release party for the new Ruffled Feathers single, Blueprints For Our Failed Revolution. It was sooooo good. The video can now be found on youtube (and the song is available … Continue reading →

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Running for Meggles!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by kaan

Today I ran for Meggles. Having done the spartan race yesterday I was pretty sore this morning. Mostly my shoulders. Alice had similar pains and we figure it might be from hauling the buckets of rocks. Also we both still … Continue reading →

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running with Nicole

Posted on May 12, 2011 by kaan

Today I went for a lovely run with Nicole. I am presently about mid way through 50 km for her. It was our first time running together where we were not chasing a frisbee – we play on the team … Continue reading →

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A caper for boland

Posted on April 25, 2011 by kaan

My good friend Dan Boland is currently working for Engineers Without Borders in Ghana to improve rural infrastructure planning capabilities. (His blog is here.) One of my last adventures with him before he left Canada was an ascent of Yak … Continue reading →

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brother

Posted on April 21, 2011 by kaan

In all that I do, my family supports me to an extent that words can’t capture. In this particular running endeavour he was there on day-one (march 21st) with 50 km for me to run. I wonder if he saw … Continue reading →

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Toga!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by kaan

Last Saturday was the 25th birthday of my good friend Alvaro! To ensure my attendance at his birthday party (the night before the banana run) he made a donation and a demand through my “taking a break” page. The evening … Continue reading →

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