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Fade Into You ~ Mazzy Star

Right On Time ~ Brandi Carlile

If You Could Read My MInd ~ Gordon LIghtfoot

Thank you Ms Coulter

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My Old Friend ~ Tim McGraw

Death Takes a Holiday ~ MASH

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Happy Birthday Darcy! Love you so.

You are loved

Marry Me ~ Train

Alive ~ The Intangible

sorrow and gratitude. at the limits of your endurance they are one and the same.

The Intangible · Alive

It has been a rough few weeks :(

Tom Rosenthal - Home (Lyrics) Cover

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i Will Remember You ~ Sarah McLachlan

Band of Brothers

When The Last Hope Runs Out

ambient

Oma. Opa. Thinking of you. Wish we had had more time together.

front toward enemy

Ruska ~ Apocalyptica

Ruska

Kaori Muraji - 村治佳織 - Merry Christmas,Mr Lawrence - Ryuichi Sakamoto's

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Njosnavelin (The Nothing Song) ~ Sigur Ros

May all dogs be loved.

Lift Me Up ~ Bruce Springsteen

It only looks broken.

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Brilliant Disguise ~ Bruce Springsteen

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Always Remember Us This Way ~ Lady Gaga

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Where The Shadow Ends ~ Banners

Thank you angel.

Phone On The Wind

The vintage rotary-dial wall phone is in the Labyrinth Healing Garden in Port Moody. It's not connected because words spoken into it are meant to flow into the wind — giving the phone its name. (Ben Nelms/CBC); CBC: How an unconnected telephone in a B.C. park is helping people mourn lost loved ones

As we sit here together in this space, it is hard to believe that there is another dimension in which we're moving apart at the speed of light.

The Walker ~ Fitz and the Tantrums

For McLennan's GRIT, The Walker by Fitz and the Tantrums

2021 Races and Challenges

Diez Vista 50K; 30.03 miles 7,671 feet 7:28:26; GPS track; results

Around the Lake Give R' Take 30K. Cultus Lake, Chilliwack; 18.7 miles; 4,600 ft; 3:51:06; GPS track (wonky in parts); results

Frosty Mountain 50K DNF; Manning Park; 42 of 50K; 2624 m; GPS track

Survival Of The Fittest 35K; Squamish; 35K; 1650 m; GPS track; results. This was my first in-person race this year!

Fort Frenzy 6 Hour; Burnaby Mountain; 26.82 miles; 4,988 ft; GPS track

PACE High-5: 5000 m vertical challenge; 5,073 m; 80.4K; Burnaby Mountain; used 3 of 7 days allowed; 13 hours 22 minutes; Day 1 track; Day 2 track; Day 3 track; results

Be Fearless Trail Marathon; Burnaby Mountain; 5:46:45; 5,079 ft; GPS track;  results

CMTR Sixer Series: 50K; Burnaby Mountain; 7:40:27; 5,857 ft; GPS track;  results

CMTR Sixer Series: 20 Miler; golf course; 3:32:56; 2,007 ft; GPS track;  results

PACE Rendezvous 135: 135K; 5,157 m; Burnaby Mountain and golf course; used 3 of 6 days allowed; 20 hours 23 minutes; Day 1 track; Day 2 track; Day 3 track; results (UltraSignup); results (PACE)

CMTR Sixer Series: 25K; Burnaby Mountain; 2:54:25; 2,683 ft; GPS track;  results

CMTR Sixer Series: 10 Miler; golf course; 1:27:06; GPS track;  results

CMTR Sixer Series: Ascent Challenge; Burnaby Mountain; 808 meters; GPS track;  results

Cottontail 6 hour; virtual; ran golf course; 26.49 miles, 2,749 ft; GPS track; results

FARVets 50K End of Winter Challenge virtual; Burnaby Mountain: 50K; 7,000 ft.; 7:32:46; GPS track; results

Vancouver Sun Run 10K; virtual; Killarney Track: 45:28; GPS track; results

Walla Walla 6 hour virtual; Burnaby Mountain: 26.00 miles; 5,270 ft. GPS track; results

TriStars Sooke 10K (VIRA); virtual; Burnaby Mountain: 1:12:21; 1,468 ft, GPS track

Comox Valley RV 'Half Marathon' 19K (VIRA); virtual; repeats on northern (flatish) section of golf course: 1:46:30; GPS track

6.8 Hours for End68; virtual; ran Burnaby Mountain for 6:48; 28.12 miles, 5,962 ft; GPS track; results

Port Alberni Paper Chase 15K (VIRA); virtual; golf course 4x: 1:36:06; GPS track

Hatley Castle 8K (VIRA); virtual; golf course 2x+: 43:45; GPS track

Cedar 12K (VIRA); virtual; Killarney track: 58:15; GPS track

Diez Vista 50K

A fun time running Diez Vista 50K this weekend. I would have come in first overall but there were 193 other runners who were faster than me. Windy cold and raining at times, but had a blast. 30.03 miles 7,671 feet 7:28:26. Garmin track. Results.

Photo by Ty Holtan

Starless ~ King Crimson

There is only this moment ... but it contains everything.

Kugluktuk

Around The Lake Give 'R Take 30K

Had a blast running around Cultus Lake Chilliwack yesterday doing Around the Lake 30K. So much fun racing with others. A beautiful course with some good climbs; it was soggy and overcast but not raining on us. 18.7 miles 4,600 feet 3:51:06. The Garmin track went wonky in parts, most obvious in the elevation profile. Results.

Photo by BigMac

Focus Music

ambient

May all dogs be loved.

Taoism

Keep Surviving ~ Kat Robichaud

Mood ~ Dune

This applies to running aswell.

A wonderfully wet rainy stormy day on Burnaby Mountain. Always alone but never lonely there. Thank you.

At the time we didn't realize how wonderful those days were.

Fall down 7 times ... get up 8.

ATROPA ~ DUST

Never-Ending Road ~ Loreena McKennitt

Frosty Mountain 50K DNF

DNFd at the Frosty Mountain 50K yesterday. Missed the cutoff at the last aid station by 10 minutes. Was totally bummed but grateful for a beautiful day on a tough, gorgeous course, supported by wonderful people. The snow-covered scree on the peak was something I've never experienced in an ultra. The wind was brutal. Challenging. Later when the skies cleared the views were amazing. 27 miles; 8,600' vertical; 7 hrs 43 min. Gratitude.

Coming For You ~ Amelia Curran

Trail Dog ~ Salomon Running

Done is better than good.

Alone ~ DUST

"Don't forget about me. I never forgot about you."

Frank Schnekenburger

ST:TNG:The Inner Light

Survival of the Fittest 35K

My first in-person race since March 2020. What a blast. Thank you CMTR!

RHR 40 BPM

You are loved. You always will be.

Delicate Hands ~ The Long Winters

Running Log

Show monthly summary

Firefly

Mel's Song

Firefly Opening Theme

The Ballad Of Serenity ~ Sonny Rhodes

Will You Remember Me ~ Jann Arden

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Hey dad. A miracle arrived on Sunday. Kayla gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. You have a great-grandson. His name is Levi Charles Schnekenburger. I am so proud of Kayla and Keegan. They will be great parents to Levi as they are to Darcy. I wish you were here. We miss you.

Loreena McKennitt ~ Mummers Dance

Thank you. For giving life to my memories. And memories to my life.

Boba Rescues Mando

Time to get back at 'er pitter patter.

The Inner Light ~ ST:TNG

Neys. Born and hope to die.

 

May All Dogs Be Loved

It cannot cut through pure Beskar

Fort Frenzy 6 Hour

Another challenge today. The Fort Frenzy 6 Hour. I managed 26 miles and 5,000' on Burnaby Mountain. We're in the middle of a heat wave. It was really hot (30+ C) and humid. Smoke from nearby forest fires made things worse. The usually-busy trails had few people; I had the trailhead to myself. I saw two ravens cooling off in the only stream still flowing on the south side of the mountain. Beautiful creatures.

Predator

Twin Peaks Theme ~ Angelo Badalamenti

It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we will not reach our ultimate goal. The effort itself yields its own reward.

~ Gene Roddenberry

A good run today. Where there was once nothing there is now a 20-miler.

Take On Me ~ a-ha

The Hunt For Red October ~ Red Army Choir

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.

~ Sydney Smith

Metal Fatigue

About a month and 400km ago, Luna and I took a tumble with our bike+dog-crate rig. Fortunately we weren't hurt. But the down tube of the bike frame was bent a bit. Still rideable though. It finally failed yesterday. We had a very slow ride home. But we made it. A Trek FX2. A good bike.

Raised By Wolves ~ HBO Max

 There are others out there ... like you. Running. Seeking.

Scary Cold Ambient ~ Relaxing Soundzzz

I'll See You Again. I Promise.

Mando vs Moff Gideon

Angela Bailey

Angela Bailey, the Canadian women's record holder in the 100 metres sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditions. She was 59 years old. Bailey's 1987 Canadian women's 100-metre sprint record time of 10.98 seconds still stands today. She was also part of the women's silver medal winning 4x100 metres relay team at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. ~ cbc.ca

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Marilyn Laura Cherry

Box Test

Box 1

Box 2

Box 3

Charade ~ Kat Robichaud

"Your thoughts Vader?"
"Impressive. Most impressive."
"Spock?"
"Fascinating."
"Are you receiving this HAL?"
"Yes Dave. Opening the pod bay doors."

 

Song For David Bowie ~ Kat Robichaud

Mariposa Tenaz

So very, very proud of you Rita.

PACE High 5: 5,000 m vertical

 

Boba Fett

Mandalorian

May all dogs be loved.

Songs for the Abandoned ~ Cryo Chamber

 

“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because it will never come again.”

~ Jean Luc Picard

Zion

Memories from 2012. Running across Zion with Tia, Scott and Cary.

Time doesn't flow any more than space moves.

Alien ~ Rise and Shine

Rare and Unreleased (and wonderful) ~ Bowie

Winter Storm

Feels like home

 May all dogs be loved.

Be like K.

Planet of Dreams ~ Bowie

 

Explosive bolts. One day you may have to summon the courage to use them.

Anthony Hopkins

Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating; the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only rarely heard or attended to. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche

The Weight ~ The Band

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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down ~ The Band

 

Hawaii Five-O

This one is for you Scott. Love you my old friend. Hope we can do Mt Adams again one day.

Nuclear Winter Music ~ Cryo Chamber

 

 A hellish day for a 50K. But first 200 mile month this year. Baby steps.

Not Fully Operational Battle Station ~ Robot Chicken ~ Adult Swim

Carry Me, Ohio ~ Sun Kil Moon

Take what you're given ... and make the most of it.

The Silence ~ Manchester Orchestra

The impediment to action advances action.
What stands in the way becomes the way.
- Marcus Aurelius

In This Shirt ~ The Irrepressibles

 

“Time is the coin of your Life.
It is the only coin you have,
and only you can determine how it will be spent.
Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

And when you spend it, spend it wisely so that you get the most for your expenditure.”

~ Carl Sandburg

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Rydra Hannan

Kayla Schnekenburger

Palpatine's Trip ~ Robot Chicken ~ Adult Swim

 

The following program may contain scenes of lederhosen. Viewer discretion is advised.

Joy Incarnate

You're Somebody Else ~ Flora Cash

 

 "Turn these diamonds straight back into coal."

~ Gregory Alan Isakov

Time Will Tell ~ Gregory Alan Isakov

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Mir

The Main Man with Her Grace And Queen ~ Under Pressure

 

 First 50-mile week of the year. Baby steps.

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I was here. So were you.

When It's Cold I'd Like To Die ~ Moby

February 2018

It is ok to be different. It is ok to not fit in. There is nothing wrong with you.

Songs for Wisdom Lost ~ Cryo Chamber

 

This Time Away ~ DUST

 

Floaters ~ DUST

Songs for Dead Planets

 

 

The REAL source of Gravity ~ The Science Asylum

 

We All Move at the Speed of Light

Heroes ~ Bowie

 

Heroes ~ David Bowie

 

 Live with intention.

Ambient Music (Alien Space)

 

Mandalorian

 

Space Ambient Live

 

Beacon

Darcy Schnekenburger

Darcy Quinn Schnekenburger

Tegan Hannan

Tegan Riley Hannan

Superman's Song ~ Crash Test Dummies

Atlanta ~ Will Johnson

 

Forever Young ~ Rod Stewart

Journey's End ~ Clannad

Space Oddity ~ David Bowie

Darcy, Tegan, Levi ... this is part of the beginning.

Love you.

Forever Young ~ Alphaville

Death Stranding

 

"No one sees what you see, even if they see it too."

Stranded ~ Alien Planet Music ~ Ambient

Exoplanet Nature II | Alien ASMR Sci-fi Ambience

Ambient

Tegan

Beautiful CupCake. Can't wait to meet you Little One.

Mors Kochanski

Mors Kochanski

Focus Music

Heroes ~ Bowie (remix of original tracks and other mixes)

If I Had A Heart ~ Fever Ray

Moon River ~ Audrey Hepburn

Anthony Hopkins