Monday. Ugh. But I started off right. Pumped up after an early morning run. ✨​"A runner is a miser with his time. He spends as little as possible on anything that is not running."✨ — Unknown

Recovery day. ✨"The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them."✨ — Arthur Kinnaird

And I'm back! 😀 1st 1/2 Marathon run in about 7 weeks. That month long flu really kicked my ass. Followed by almost 3 weeks of recovery. ✨"The task is not to be better than anyone else, but to be better than you were yesterday."✨ — Abebe Bikila

I just might be getting my mojo back.💪🏼 This bug has been hard for my wife & I to shake. Week 3. Some kind of flu we think.🤧 Coach Callie came in for the last 1/2 hour to supervise. 😸 ✨​"There will be days you don't think you can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime of knowing you did."✨

Goosies! I had to pause early in my run to visit with the goslings & their parents. 😁 A great run today. ✨What seems impossible today will one day be your warm-up.✨

Another hill day following last Saturday's route. It didn't wreck me like last week so, progress? ✨It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs. - Jillian Michaels✨

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

For the members of The Resistance, with a special note of thanks to @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Sunny & a cool breeze. Does it get any better than that for running? 😁 I forgot how hilly this route was. Ibuprofen where are you? ✨Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and know exactly how far you can go. - Doris Brown Heritage✨ #oldmanrunning69

First Trail Run of the year! 🏃🏽 It felt so amazing to get outside. 😁 It's been a long time since my last running post. I had to drop into Maintaining for a couple of months due to a health concern. ✨The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. - Robert Jordan✨

This says it all.

Sadly, it’s time to revive this 2017 TIME cover.

I'd hoped for a bit of a longer run, but that felt just right today. I'm so damn tired of the treadmill but the trails are still icy. 🫤 ✨The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. - Juma Ikangaa✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #edmontonmarathon #running #oldmanrunning69

My thoughts on Wayne Gretzky and his friendship with Trump. I'm betting some seemingly good people thought Hitler was an amazing person and called him a friend. A great legacy can be easily destroyed by one bad choice. How can you be friends with somebody that attacks your birth country?🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

🇨🇦Go Canada! 🇨🇦 Slowly building up my mileage after my knee strain. No discomfort today. 😁 Still struggling with fatigue but feeling a little bit better today. HRV is still fubar. I'm suspecting Runner's Anemia. ✨If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. — Banksy.✨ #running #oldmanrunning69

Still struggling with energy levels. HRV is badly unbalanced & going in the wrong direction. Long run tomorrow & my confidence is low. 🫤 ✨It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. - Theodore Roosevelt✨ #oldmanrunning69

Message to the Orange Clown: Canadians are nice....until we are not.

Without friends

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The U.S. government has severely underestimated how far Canadians are willing to go in this. Send in the Attack Geese! 🇨🇦

Happy National Flag of Canada Day! 🇨🇦 A much shorter run than usual today. I'm still babying that left knee. Feeling good though. I think it's well on its way to being healed. ✨Run because you can. When you can't, you'll appreciate it more.✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #oldmanrunning69

Day 2 of Not Running. 😕 Knee Brace, Ibuprofen, Voltaren. Some improvement in my twisted knee. Very mild strain & oddly enough....not running related. ✨Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #running #oldmanrunning69

Twisted my left knee on ice last week. I pushed through my Saturday long run & likely did myself no favors. Rest Day today. Speed Work tomorrow. ✨Rest isn't defeat. It's a strategic retreat, fueling your comeback stronger and faster.✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #running #oldmanrunning69

Today I spoiled myself with a little sleep-in, so a bit of a late start today. New month, new goals. PR for distance on my birthday. 🥳 ✨Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. - Michael Jordan✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #edmontonmarathon #running #oldmanrunning69

Last 5k of the week complete. Looking forward to my long run tomorrow & trying for a PR. 🏃 ✨Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #edmontonmarathon #runningmotivation #running #oldmanrunning69

Fast 🏃 5k for Thursday. Does my attempt at consistency make me too predictable? 🤪 ✨The road to success is always under construction.✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #edmontonmarathon #runningmotivation #running #oldmanrunning69

Easy mid-week 5k.🏃 A little tired after yesterday's push but feeling good.😁 ✨I run because it allows me to breathe. I run because it allows me to think. I run because it allows me to be.✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #edmontonmarathon #runningmotivation #running #oldmanrunning69

New PR for 5k. That was a Hard Push. 😮‍💨 I really wanted to quit, but I embraced the suck. ✨Running: It's cheaper than therapy.✨ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #edmontonmarathon #runningmotivation #running #oldmanrunning69

Perfectly captured.

Back at it after a 2 day Rest & Recovery. Easy 5k to start the week. 🌞 ⚡Every run is a victory over your couch. - Unknown⚡ #edmontonrunningcommunity #trailrunning #edmontonmarathon #runningmotivation #running #oldmanrunning69