Sun Run 2017

Another successful Sun Run under our belts. Today I posted my 5th best elapsed time (58:35) in the 12 years since I've been participating in this event.

That's us in front of the Hotel Vancouver in the "Green" staging area.

Who knew the green group included dinosaurs?! (Actually I guess dinos
run really fast; these ones were in the "Yellow" group.

The "after" party in BC Place.

False Creek Light Show

The weather has been pretty cold and dreary this Spring, so today's patches of sunlight drew us to False Creek to walk our dog. The light for photography turned out to be fantastic. This time of year is really good for drastic contrasts; bright sun against dark, ominous clouds.

Science World.

That ominous squall in approaching from the west never did
catch us. Perhaps it was receding. 

Pillar art under the Cambie Street bridge.

I even managed to get a "stealth" shot of pirates moored in False Creek.

Icelandic Blues

Last night we took in the second of Kaleo's two Vancouver shows. Shauna bought tickets late last year right after the shows were announced. Nonetheless I was still pleasantly surprised to see how close to the stage were ended up. Row 7, although on the far right side.

However, I should have known it was too good to be true, because just as Kaleo hit the stage the usher appeared with a couple claiming we were in the wrong seats. Apparently we were (ours were 10 rows back) but these were the seats the usher had directed us to originally. No big deal. Our new seats offered an additional entertainment factor; a really drunk middle-aged couple that wouldn't stay still. They roamed/staggered up and down the aisle adjacent to us, they danced, they fist-punched the air and generally fought gravity to stay vertical on an obviously intoxicating mix of what I assume was alcohol. I wonder how much of the event they actually remember this morning.

The show itself was incredible. Kaleo is exactly the calibre of band you want to catch in a small venue at least once. I predict their next tour through Vancouver will be on a substantially larger scale.

It was starting to get a bit hazy in the auditorium before Kaleo
started their set.

Mt Seymour Sun Run Training

Here's rain-soaked me at our annual Mt. Seymour Demonstration Forest Sun Run training session. It's always my goal to reach the 5 km marker.

This year I was surprised at how much energy I still had to increase my pace at 9 km. I guess the Sun Run InTraining Run Stronger program is working its magic!