Sponsorships and donations are starting to come in. This big thing can only happen with your help, please pitch in!!

Plenty of reason to stay in shape. #carrytheflag #mentalhealthmatters

Word is getting out there...

Check it out, my books are available on Amazon! The Monarch Ultra in paperback and Kindle. The Clock Tower Tour in Paperback and Ten Days to Get Here in Paperback (Kindle coming soon). For the Kindle editions I'm including a link to the photos that I have stored online.

I was away, but not idle. Still planning to run across Canada in 2026.

Wanna run a little? Mark your calendars, I'll be running about 70 km per day, looking for company along the way. Run a full day or a few km with me, I'd love to see you! May to September 2026. #canadianpursuit #runforacause #mentalhealth

On May 5th, 2026 I start a big thing: I plan to run across Canada to help bring change to mental health care in Canada. I'm starting a bottle drive for those of you who are local. Or donate directly to www.gofundme.com/f/canadian-p...

Starting round 11:45 on Aug 23rd we'll be online in a zoom meeting as I run/walk with a few local first responders and runners on the final leg of this year's Canal Pursuit, and carry #theflag to Parliament Hill for the 11th year in a row! ZOOM link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8441557032...

I plan to run across Canada next summer. I thought I would try a GoFundMe to see if this project resonates with anyone else. Please take a look at the page, learn about the flag, and the message that will set this run apart from all the previous awareness campaigns. www.gofundme.com/f/canadian-p...

Here's a draft of a pitch deck I pot together for next year's Cross Canada Run for mental health. Want to be a part of this? Message me!

It's happening tonight! Get your tickets now!! www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-monarc...

In less than two weeks in Guelph!! Get your tickets now, limited seating: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-monarc... I'll be there to introduce the film, and for Q&A session afterward, AND I will have copies of the new book about the run available for sale, happy to sign your personal copy.

I've just approved the cover spread, and I'm pretty excited that my next book is ready to go to the printer!! I'll have print copies available in early June, just in time for the showing of the Monarch Ultra film at the Bookshelf in Guelph on June 5th. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-monarc...

Just putting this out there for anyone who is interested: All of the books that I've written or contributed to are listed on this site (and can be purchased with shipping within Canada): www.canalpursuit.com/category/all...

I just sent the manuscript for the Monarch Ultra book to my editor, One Thousand Trees . It was a difficult book to write; I had to journey back through 47 days of the most rewarding, stressful, inspiring, difficult adventure of my life. Copies will be at the Monarch Ultra film, June 5th in Guelph.

The first Authors Evening at Cafe Creperie in Elora was a success, and I'm looking forward to the next one! The guest author on April 24 is yours truly. Space is limited, so please contact the café to book your spot.

Registration for Canal Pursuit is open!!! All events August 23rd. www2.defeatdepression.ca/site/TR?fr_i... to see locations. Look for the ones with Canal Pursuit in the description. Message us for more info

Canal Pursuit 2025 news!! We'd love to see you out there at one of the NINE event locations!! August 23rd, event pages coming soon. youtu.be/ZR9dkfS47O4

Well, we're getting closer to event day. The registration / donation page is set up: fatazz.defeatdepression.ca If you're going to do some fundraising, please go there to register, or even just to make a donation. I'll be out on the course for the day, with my Spiderman backpack.

Route #2 of 16. Outskirts. A cool morning run.

That was a little more rigorous. Rigorous! Who uses THAT word?

That was more of a workout than I expected. The rail trail was fresh loose snow, definitely made me work on the way home.

Canal Pursuit is on for 2025! There will be events in 8 locations: Port Severn, Peterborough, Trenton, Belleville, Kinston, Smiths Falls, Kemptville and Ottawa, as well as a virtual event. Run/walk, all with a target FINISH time of noon on Saturday August 23rd. www.facebook.com/share/uD8dNX...

Save the dates!!! - - Valentine's Fatazz Trail Run Feb 15 - - A Night on the Town, and pot luck dinner Weekend of May 3rd. Run/walk all the streets in Elmira. - - Canal Pursuit Aug 23: Port Severn, Peterborough, Trenton, Kingston, Smiths Falls, Kemptville, Ottawa. 5k, 10k walk run, #carrytheflag