out of the city

Alberta is a big, diverse province with a bunch of great places to run. All of them usually involve a drive to a nearby city, the mountains, or one of the great natural areas a long or short drive away.

St. Albert Road Race 10 Miler (2022)

April 25, 2022

There is an interesting phenomenon that happens during shoulder season races here in the Canadian Prairies. Four days ago we had a blizzard, and the streets were covered with five centimeters of snow, and a biting cold wind reminded us that any kind of weather was never a guarantee around here. As I woke up at 6am on Sunday morning, race day, there were traces of that cold lingering in the air, tho nearly all the snow had melted again. I stepped out my back door and I could see my breath and the chill was obvious.