Nose Hill parkrun, a Farmers Market, and an ice hockey match
Quite close to Peter and Cassie's house is the venue for Calgary's only parkrun. We joined a healthy turnout of 83 runners on a bitter morning, including Stuart and Kathryn from Delamere. It was good to see mainly locals enjoying the parkrun experience and the views of snow clad Rocky Mountains to the west. This run is well established, having been going for over a year. Despite the altitude (over 4000 feet) and the hilly course, Sue managed her fastest ever 5 km, in 26.11. Unfortunately I succumbed to an old injury.
Hot baths back at base soon had us raring to go on our next excursion - with Peter and Cassie to a farmers market for a schnitzel lunch and a few goodies for everyone. David and Carol were there, and presented us with an appropriate memento from Calgary. Thank you for that, whichever clone of David we bumped into. (David is either stalking us or has numerous clones dotted around Calgary; I'm sure I spotted one of them at the parkrun!)
It was a lovely drive back through the city on a beautifully sunny day.
Sadly it was time to move on from Peter and Cassie's to visit Mark and Julianna and their young children, William and Adeline. They live about twenty minutes from P and C, in the south west sector of Calgary. They haven't featured previously on these pages as it's more than ten years ago that I enjoyed a week with Mark and Julianna around Innsbruck and Mayrhofen. I still have to 'process' the photos and create a photo book...
I was at university with Mark's mum Anna, who is also in town with husband Dale. Readers may recall that Sue and I walked a section of the English Coast to Coast path with Anna and Dale a couple of years ago. They are in the process of moving to Calgary from Weyburn and have a partially tenanted house nearby.
So it was quite a little reunion that took place after Sue and I had enjoyed a minor excursion into nearby Edworthy Park.
We then went with Anna, Dale and William (nearly 3) to watch the Calgary Royals in an ice hockey game against 'Canada', at the Olympic Park Winsport centre. The stadium seats about 2500 people but only a few select 'in the know' spectators were present for this free entry match. The Royals are a young amateur mens team. They were up against the Canadian women's team, who won the match 3 : 1. One of the women goalkeepers, who has represented Canada in the last two Winter Olympics, is one of Anna and Dale's tenants.
Back at our new base we enjoyed a chicken meal with delicious apple pie to follow.
Then it was time for bed. Except for William.
5 km in 26.11 for Sue and 26.51 for Martin, plus sundry bimbles.
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Well done on the time Sue! Sarah
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