The final Run To Remember

The final Run To Remember by temporallobe at Garmin Connect - Details

• Weather: Low of -4c High of 5c (24.8 F to 41 F) Sunny
• Distance for Today : 29.82 km 18.52 miles

• Total Distance to Date: 7873.11 kl (4904.79 mi)

• Song of the Day: Eye of the Tiger-Survivor

Wow I finished. I have run across the country. I have run 7873.11 km. Such a feeling. 

I don't think it's all sunk it yet. I will need a couple of day's to process. 

My mission was to yell as loud as I could all across Canada about Brain Injury. I did not want anyone to ever go through what me and my family went through. 

I met some of the amazing people. I lost so many memory's ;') 

Today is the picture of the finish. In the coming day's I will post again my favorite pics and talk about the over all experience. Right now. I am heading to bed. I am tired. 

 Me jumping into the Ocean. I did it. One Ocean to the other.

Off to sleep. More tomorrow. I got all the time in the world. I don't have to run!!

This is the photo's and run data from the 07/12/2011 blogpost. I was so tired that night I had no energy left.
South Wellington to Somenos. by temporallobe at Garmin Connect - Details

• Weather: Low of -3c High of 5c (26.6 F to 41 F) Cloudy
• Distance for Today : 34.97 km 24.73 miles 

• Total Distance to Date: 7845.22 kl (4885.47mi)

• Song of the Day: Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

And were off. 

only 95 km to go. 

Some of Santa's friends. 

An interview Check News. 

The Nanaimo Brain Injury Society  Where I was met by Brit who has a very twisted sense of humor and I loved it. She caught me off guard but she is so quick witted by the time I caught up she was already onto something else. She was awesome. I wish I had more time.

This is Brit

Tony 

Tony then took over again was funny we had a blast

Just some of the People from NBIS

Magda Cap the Marketer extraordinaire who will be mad I chose this picture to post 

Mayor John Ruttan the Presented us with the Run To Remember Decree. 

Another interview. 

The man that made me speechless. OK so in the brain injury world there are so many survivors. There are people that go through so much. I honestly perceive anyone who gets up and pushes the limits of what they are capable of are Hero's. It was the struggle I saw these people go through that moved me to push myself. 

However this guy is an actual real Hero. His story that I saw a while ago was one of the reasons I could no longer pity myself. This man was such an inspiration not only for his unwavering beliefe in his recovery but in his ability to forgive. There are a few people I have met in my life that have resonated like this man has. 

Today I met a Hero. Capt. Trevor Greene

Trevor and Debbie. 

I was speechless. I am sure I said something that made no sense at all. When overloaded by stimuli I flood. My hard drive crashes. It was with such a humbling moment. That is all. 


So you can see why I was a little over whelmed on this day. It was a great day. 

Almost finished.

Duncan to Victoria. Sort of. by temporallobe at Garmin Connect - Details

• Weather: Low of -4c High of 5c (24.8 F to 41 F) Sunny
• Distance for Today : 33.04 km 25.53 miles 

• Total Distance to Date: 7843.29 kl (4886.27 mi)

• Song of the Day: Don't Stop Believing-Journey

What can I say about the last two days. They say a picture speeks a thousand words.


Early morning start. Going to be a busy day.

 It was a little chilly however I had a few months to prepare for it.

I am on my Victoria.

A little bit foggy

 Victoria 42 km away. That's a marathon. I have one marathon left and two day's to do it. Mind blowing.

Headed to a school.

 The school was amazing. The kids were great and I was very touched by the card the made for me. They drew a pair of running shoe's in it.

I was then off to finish some distance before it got dark. However the drive back to where I stopped was now a bit of a drive in rush hour. There was limited window of sun light left. So Mel thought quickly and rather than sit in traffic we stopped and I got out an ran a portion of tomorrows run. So I start tomorrow at where I stopped earlier today. Then when I get to the point I ran today. We will drive ahead.

 Running into night fall

Today was an amazing day. Talk about sensory overload.

Short post because it is really late. It was a monumental day that I still processing. I will update more tomorrow but here is a short note of the day.

In the morning I was met by a news crew and reporter,

Then I ran,


After running about 25 km We stopped to head to the Nanaimo Brain injury Society.

I met the Mayor of Nanaimo and had a run to remember day declared.

I met so many fantastic people. Oh my gosh what a group. From the caretakers to the fresh brained ( I like that better than a survivor)

I was so dumb struck when one of my hero's showed up. Capt. Trevor Greene

This man is a Hero. In the full sense of the word. Not only did he serve  in the Military where he survived a brutal head injury. He has one of the best senses of humor.

I was speechless today. I was so moved that he took the time to come out to the Brain Injury Society. I still get uncomfortable when people call me a hero, or a role mode, or inspiring. This is the man that inspires me. I am in awe. When people ask how I can keep going. I don't know what to say, other than I am truly so lucky. How can I possibly not be motivated when we are surrounded by the true hero's.

I am actually finding words hard right now. It was very moving. I don't know what to say. I met a hero. Enough said

First Run on Vancouver Island.

Vancouver Island Run Through Nanaimo by temporallobe at Garmin Connect - Details

• Weather: Low of 3c High of 5c (37.4 F to 41 F) Cloudy
• Distance for Today : 12.63 km 7.85 miles 

• Total Distance to Date: 7810.25 kl (4860.74mi)

• Song of the Day: Song of the Day is changed to Word of the day. That word is "F*ck" it was very appropriate today. 

All I can say about today is wow. I mean "WOW"!! 

Talk about sensory overload. It all started with meeting the Mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson

Mayor Robertson, Magda and some guy 

The Mayor declared a Run To Remember day in Vancouver. 

The paper was very nice. 

We traded a Shirt for the Run To Remember Decloration. I totally got the best end of that deal. 

We had a couple of interviews to do. 

A good friend and someone to whom this run would not have taken place. Bill Vigars.

Thank you Bill. 

With the Meet and Great over we drove back to the Ferry Terminal where I finished off yesteday. 

This is Melissa's "don't take a picture of me" Face 

Once off the Ferry in Nanaimo I got in my running mode. 

Close to being done!! 

It was starting to get dark and it had been a long day. 

I plugged away 12 km and then back to the Best Western to crash. 

Tomorrow is going to be crazy busy, however I am so close to dunking my feet in the Pacific Ocean.