Category: sports
Two days from now I leave for my vacation to visit the fam. Two weeks from now I will back from said vacation and running a half marathon! My training for this particular half marathon has been rather lacklustre, so I’m not expecting to set another personal best like I did last time. At this […]
I’m wary of saying too much, because, like Erika & Paul, I’m afraid of saying/doing/not doing anything that could be a jinx right now. Instead, here are some photos from the celebrations downtown after last night’s game: Here’s an overhead shot of downtown: And here’s the sound of the city after the goal: Also, Maxim […]
So, we all know that Boston Pizza has changed its name to Vancouver Pizza, the Boston Cream donut is now known as the Vancouver Cream donut and even the town of Boston Bar is going by the moniker Vancouver Bar. But I think this one takes the cake – a teacher who changed her name […]
Many years ago, I read about a study in which the researchers measured the heart rate ((And other cardiac measures.)) of recreational hockey players. And I’ve always thought it would be fun to do a similar study on hockey *fans*. Going through the first three rounds of the playoffs and the first two games of […]
Things are crazy awesome in this city right now. Cars are covered in Vancouver Canucks flags. Every second person you pass on the street is wearing a Canucks jersey. On game days, the energy across the city is palpable! It’s like the Olympics all over again! This is my lunch room at work: After every […]
Updated on May 30, 2011: Because there is now a YouTube video to embed. And I have new things to say. So the other day, Lisa Johnson ((Coincidentally, Lisa moderated the panel of science bloggers that I was on at Northern Voice. Note to self: weren’t you going to blog about that?)) from the CBC […]
So apparently I’m on a kick of buying sports related stuff. In addition to my new insoles, last week I finally broke down and bought myself a new face protector for my hockey helmet. All of my playing career, I’ve worn a clear plastic full visor, like this: The one shown above is actually my […]
So apparently everyone decided that May 25th makes a really good day for a holiday. As outlined by Dr. Dan over on Consumed by Wanderlust, May 25th is: Geek Pride Day World Planking Day Towel Day After he published that posting, however, he discovered that it is also: Wine Day In honour of Towel Day, […]
Why yes, I always dress like this at the office. Doesn’t everyone? We beat the Chicago Blackhawks in 7 games We beat the Nashville Predators in 6 games. And last night we beat the San Jose Sharks in 5 games. Clearly, we are going to take the Stanley Cup in 4 games. It’s simple math, […]
On the advice of my chiropractor – who I’m sure is sick of having to adjust my feet, which seem to get super duper tight when I run long distances – I went to Kintec, a specialty shoe/orthotics store for athletes, to get some kick ass insoles that will keep my feet from getting all stupid tight […]