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Wendy Cohen: One Stride at a Time

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: May 01, 2019
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Wendy Cohen: One Stride at a Time

Wendy Cohen is proof it’s never too late to start running. As the Frontrunners Run Clinic Coordinator, he ...

Wendy Cohen is proof it’s never too late to start running. As the Frontrunners Run Clinic Coordinator, her passion for the sport and for getting everyone involved is infectious. She gathers joy in lif ...

May 01, 2019
| by Barbara Risto

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Ganbatte

Posted by Danny Robb
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Ganbatte

After our morning taisō, I mentioned to my Japanese co-worker my plans to climb Mt. Fuji. She cheerfully ...

After our morning taisō, I mentioned to my Japanese co-worker my plans to climb Mt. Fuji. She cheerfully replied with the traditional salutation, “Ganbatte,” which she explained meant, “Try hard” — an ...

May 01, 2018
| by Danny Robb

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Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers – is it For You?

Posted by Laurie Wilson
|Date: April 04, 2018
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Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers – is it For You?

This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on th ...

This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on the challenge of their annual 275 km Vancouver Island tour in September. ...

April 04, 2018
| by Laurie Wilson

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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

March 01, 2018
| by James Ellsworth

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Joy Fera: Going for Gold

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Joy Fera: Going for Gold

Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing tea ...

Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing team at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, she recorded a 7th-place finish in the Coxed Four, the ...

March 01, 2018
| by Kate Robertson

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Stairway to Good Health

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: August 01, 2015
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Stairway to Good Health

Step training, or bench stepping, will burn body fat and strengthen your heart and leg muscles. You can t ...

Step training, or bench stepping, will burn body fat and strengthen your heart and leg muscles. You can take step training classes at the gym, or do it privately at home. Use a sturdy box or bench, at ...

August 01, 2015
| by Eve Lees

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Ella Lee: Summer Breeze

Posted by Kevin McKay
|Date: July 01, 2009
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Ella Lee: Summer Breeze

During the first week of September 1995, Ella Lee walked onto the track area of the BC Senior Games in Ol ...

During the first week of September 1995, Ella Lee walked onto the track area of the BC Senior Games in Oliver, and wondered what she was doing there. She knew she was entering some races in a track me ...

July 01, 2009
| by Kevin McKay

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