Google Earth!
We, and by we, I mean I, have downloaded Google Earth! I downloaded it once, just to look for Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, but I deleted it because I thought it was causing problems for my computer. I also tried to find my house but I couldn't because it was hidden behind a huge cloud; this time though, I found it but I was going, "This isn't my house! It doesn't look like my house!" and it really didn't even though it was my house. No, it doesn't look like my house at all.
But this time, I wasn't so interested in looking for Osama as much as in the running routes I could find to get ready for the New Balance Fall Classic.
So now we, and by we, I mean Gilbert and myself, have just used the "Measure" function on Google Earth, and mapped a 16km route from UBC to Stanley Park which we will run one sunny day so that we (hopefully) can get ready for the half marathon distance. Personally, I feel a little cheated because the half marathon is just 2 rounds of the 10 km distance and a little bit. And that just means running around UBC and its surroundings twice. Nonetheless, I think it'd be a cool idea to complete 21km in Vancouver which is why, even though the 21km is bound to be boring during the second round, I'm (hopefully) going to do it.
In other news, it's been raining the whole of today and we, and by we, I mean Gilbert and I, have had a discussion on this topic and come to the conclusion that 1) he needs to get a water-resistant jacket, and 2) walking is the better option of getting from point A to point B when it rains than cycling because you get less wet walking.
In other, other news, there is going to be a Grouse Grind Mountain Run this Sunday! It is 2.9km and tough going because Grouse is a mountain, and we know that mountains go up and up and up and up and then down and down and down and down, and the 2.9 is unfortunately on the up and up bit. But, as is the case with most races here, the prices are steep; it is 29.68CND just to sign up for the run, and an additional 34++ for a technical t-shirt. It might not happen because the Grind has been closed, although it has been reported that the Grind will be open in time for the run. I want to try running up it (if, and when, it opens)! What is a trip to Vancouver without a trip up the Grind?
But this time, I wasn't so interested in looking for Osama as much as in the running routes I could find to get ready for the New Balance Fall Classic.
So now we, and by we, I mean Gilbert and myself, have just used the "Measure" function on Google Earth, and mapped a 16km route from UBC to Stanley Park which we will run one sunny day so that we (hopefully) can get ready for the half marathon distance. Personally, I feel a little cheated because the half marathon is just 2 rounds of the 10 km distance and a little bit. And that just means running around UBC and its surroundings twice. Nonetheless, I think it'd be a cool idea to complete 21km in Vancouver which is why, even though the 21km is bound to be boring during the second round, I'm (hopefully) going to do it.
In other news, it's been raining the whole of today and we, and by we, I mean Gilbert and I, have had a discussion on this topic and come to the conclusion that 1) he needs to get a water-resistant jacket, and 2) walking is the better option of getting from point A to point B when it rains than cycling because you get less wet walking.
In other, other news, there is going to be a Grouse Grind Mountain Run this Sunday! It is 2.9km and tough going because Grouse is a mountain, and we know that mountains go up and up and up and up and then down and down and down and down, and the 2.9 is unfortunately on the up and up bit. But, as is the case with most races here, the prices are steep; it is 29.68CND just to sign up for the run, and an additional 34++ for a technical t-shirt. It might not happen because the Grind has been closed, although it has been reported that the Grind will be open in time for the run. I want to try running up it (if, and when, it opens)! What is a trip to Vancouver without a trip up the Grind?
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