When most people get to the junction of the Pacific Rim and Tofino-Ucluelet highways, they turn right to Tofino, one of the best known tourist destinations in British Columbia, famous for its white sandy beaches, glitzy resorts and beautiful rainforests. My girlfriend and I instead turned left to Ucluelet, a fishing village often thought of…
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Pain in the midst of beauty: My Cascade Crest 100 adventure
I was one of the lucky few selected in the lottery to take on the 2025 edition of the Cascade Crest 100, an iconic ultra trail race in the heart of the Cascade Mountain range in Washington State. Run entirely by volunteers, the race is considered one of the “old school” ultras, which was evident…
Riding the struggle bus at the Lavaredo 120
To celebrate turning 50, I decided to tick off a bucket list item and do the Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120, which just happened to start an hour before I officially could call myself an old man. Starting and finishing in glitzy ski resort town of Cortina D’Ampressso, the race is regarded as one of the…
The last time
The last time mediation encourages us to treat each and every activity that fill our lives as if we were doing them for the very last time: the last time we take the dog for a walk, read a story to our children, go for a hike, have a drink with friends or make love…
Reframing food
It has been estimated that one in five deaths globally are due to poor diets, or diets characterized by inadequate intake of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and excess intake of foods high in sodium, saturated/trans fats and added sugars 1. Rather than reflect our collective inability to exercise restraint and…
Books I didn’t abandon
It has been said by many authors that books are never finished, just abandoned. Listed below are some books that I read over the last 12 months that I’m really glad that, as a reader, I didn’t abandon. For each, I have included a link to a more detailed review (just click on the title…
Eat, travel, run 