Weeks 1 and 2 were about developing a routine and I managed a long bike of 40 miles and felt good. Then came a week at the beach and no swims or bike rides. But I did some other workouts and 3 runs which went fairly well. Then came the discomfort behind the knee. Lightning strike over the Atlantic Ocean.

Still trying to become a runner. Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Suffering and the Beauty of Failure. But everything Out there takes so much time, or carries some deeper intrinsic risk, so instead, I try to make the old stuff just a little bit harder.

Find their path from depth to ascent. Sleeping peacefully to the rhythm of the ocean. Excited anticipation of the many planned adventures and travels in the year ahead.

This started as a training blog, with the various highs, lows and challenges for the 2013 Prince Edward Island Marathon. Now it is a general running and fitness blog, with input from many. Another year of racking up the Ks. New faces, new challenges, new results. This column ran in the Aug. 8 edition of the Daily Gleaner. An avid runner with a great.