In Pursuit Of

In Pursuit Of Closing in on 60 in the next couple of years, optimal fitness, both physical and mental, are key to continued adventures. I am not an elite athlete. I was there.

Join me as I share my daily runs, bikes, travels, learning and thoughts. The ongoing story of a 55+ dude and his pursuit of many things, most importantly an ultimate level of health and fitness. I am not a health expert. You can maybe take what I do as inspiration but you should not take it as advice. I'm really not concerned if anyone other than myself reads these posts - "In Pursuit Of" serves as a journal of my adventures in battling the Reaper, a war that I hope will go on a long, long, long time. This is not a rags to riches (or couch potato to elite athlete) kind of story. I have always been athletic and even somewhat good at some things physical. I strive to reach a level of ultimate fitness but it's a pursuit that should be ongoing and never really achieved as there should be no real upper limit. Just to be clear, I will neither be a couch potato or elite athlete but I sure hope to be running on a trail with by great grandchildren in the distant future. I had a health and fitness breakthrough about three years ago. I lost 40ish pounds and was running toward ultra distances. But, I wasn't there. I focused solely on running and ended up injured, back to bad eating habits, gaining weight and getting sick. This time. This time, I'll do it right. I still want to run ultra distances but the goal is an all-around fitness lifestyle that strengthens the whole body and mind. Running, biking, winter sports, water sports - you name it, it's all part of the plan. And, the plan really is to stay active every single day. Stay tuned for daily updates on my pursuit of...

04/14/2026

Beauty scene on the Credit River within Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. Water was high from the all-night thunderstorms and downpours.

Some shots from today's hike/running at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park #
04/14/2026

Some shots from today's hike/running at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park

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Not entirely a hike. Not entirely a run. Not entirely a photography walk. All of the above. This little journey was my f...
04/14/2026

Not entirely a hike. Not entirely a run. Not entirely a photography walk. All of the above. This little journey was my first time at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park this year.

Originally wasn't planning on doing any running but my legs felt better than expected so did quite a bit, considering the average pace came in under 11 minutes per km and I did a lot of stopping for video and pictures (those are to come). Added bonus was the 362 metres (1200 feet) of elevation gain.

Did have to enter the park via the Cataract Elora Trailway because, despite having an Ontario Parks pass, I was unable to access the parking lot because I didnt have a reservation. I stopped by the parking lot and there were 3 cars (more on thst to come too!).

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The season is finally almost here! Gotta love getting out on the paddleboard on some nice calm, boat-free water.
04/14/2026

The season is finally almost here! Gotta love getting out on the paddleboard on some nice calm, boat-free water.

Good 1st half of the day - can pretty much guarantee the 2nd half will not be equal!
04/13/2026

Good 1st half of the day - can pretty much guarantee the 2nd half will not be equal!

04/13/2026
04/12/2026

There’s been a lot of buzz around VO2 max in distance running, but is this what we should be focusing on? Running coach Jason Fitzgerald weighs in.

Along with my goal to put in 5,000,000 steps in 2026 - I've added this goal: to get my rolling 1 year step total to that...
04/12/2026

Along with my goal to put in 5,000,000 steps in 2026 - I've added this goal: to get my rolling 1 year step total to that 5,000,000.

Great thing about Garmin (and probably most smartwatches) is this "past year" total is always available.

Despite waking up with these numbers this morning, a grumpy stomach kept me down much of the day - needed the rest day a...
04/12/2026

Despite waking up with these numbers this morning, a grumpy stomach kept me down much of the day - needed the rest day anyway

04/11/2026

Where the iron ends.

03/20/2026

I remember 2 weeks or so ago when scenes like this were supposedly in storage until next winter! Hopefully, with spring technically here, Mother Nature will start acting like it.

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