Thursday, December 1, 2011

Running to the Puttullo Bridge

Running to the Puttullo Bridge by temporallobe at Garmin Connect - Details





  • Weather: Low of 0c High of 4c (32 F to 39.2 F) wet and getting warmer
  • Distance for Today : 35.00 km 21.74 miles (this is a rough guess)
  • Total Distance to Date: 7749.13 kl (4822.77 mi)
  • Song of the Day: CBC Radio and the Great Voice of Doug!! 


Today was a straight run day. I was running through some familar area. This is my training ground for my biking part of my Ironman training. 


On my way home 

Fellow traveler and wearing a Helmet!! 

Rare side shot of me. 

Hello Traffic

I love the Lower Mainland. 


Another Helmet!! 


In the distance is New Westminster. My home. 

Look at that face!! 

I am almost home.

So today I stopped at the Pattullo Bridge. That is just before my Neighborhood of New Westminster. 

Today was just a great day. I am so close to being finished. I am in an area I recognize. 

We were met by a very good friend and a huge contributor to the run today. So hello Bill and thanks for everything. 

Tomorrow is going to be a strange day of Mayors, Dentist's, Running, and a Party!! I still have a few days left of running but tomorrow will be limited on the run and heavy of events. 

8 Days and counting. 

4 comments:

  1. Hi David;

    You ARE almost home, aren't you?
    Yea you!!
    (A bit different from the East coast weather-wise, from the look of the pictures.)

    Your name came up on a conference call between a few of the BIANS Board members.
    Joe Lively says hi.

    All the best,
    Jane Warren

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  2. Hello David,
    You are getting close!! You are gonna complete what you set out to do and after I ran with you and we talked for a while I knew that you would complete what you set out to accomplish "Run across Canada"!!! I think the very same thoughts when I see people riding bikes without a helmet and if they have a parent with them I will tell the parent how important it is to wear a helmet. I know for a fact that many people are listening to your story and see the importance of wearing a helmet and how important it is to protect our brains. You have become a true inspiration to many people. I have people asking me everyday "How is your friend David doing with his run"? I always respond "GREAT"!!!!!!!! Some people ask me why I am always running and I just tell them because I can and I love to!! I can't say that I ever felt depressed with what my head injury has put me through the last few years (surgeries,loads of testing and a change of life) If anything I am more positive about my life after all that was done to me and how much I have improved and after meeting you, a guy who had a worse head injury then me and watching you run across the country I don't think that I will ever say "I am not able to do this"!! Thank you David
    Sean Deleau
    ps. life is a gift so live,love and protect it!!(wear a helmet)

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  3. Sean I just love getting your messages. You are totally inspiring man. Thanks so much for keeping on spreading the message. I am so close to being done. It's been a journey. I am so lucky to have met so many fantastic people. Also a few who really stood out like you. Thank you.

    Dave

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  4. Hi Janey,

    Yes the weather has changed. Instead of cold, windy, and snowy. It's just wet ;') The kind of weather I like. Very close to being in done. It helps me because I know where I am. One of the problems I had after my injury was my internal GPS is shot. So my sense of location is always off. However I trained for my marathons, and Ironman here I know these roads so well. They are firmly entrenched in my long term memory. Victoria will be a little different. However I can see the finish line!! Now I have to get a real job ;')

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