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Blessing for the Longest Night
At the start of one of the first Longest Night Runs, my friend Shannon sent this blessing from Jan Richardson. The following year I taped it to my garage wall where I’d return hourly during my night-long run to refuel. As I’ve flipped through the various quotes and poems around the topic of darkness this…
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25 Reasons I Didn’t Go For a Run Today (Winter Edition)
When we were kids we got my dad a “Fisherman’s Excuse Mug”, which cleverly outlined all the reasons the fishing was bad. Which was useful, because the fishing often was bad. This time of year it’s important to probably prepare a list of excuses reasons you might not make it outside for your daily run.…
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100 Reasons to Run 100
Many making plans for 2024 races, here’s a little reminder of why you should chase your dreams and go big next year! This zine goes out to Greg Penner on his birthday, who in 2023 tackled his first 100 miler (and threw in 100km as well). Wishing you many future kudos. Also special mention to…
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Seven things every Manitoban needs in winter
These thanks to the Manke Product Lab (aka the dinner table). Number 8 was “cheek muffs”.
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Seven Signs of Winter
Winter has hit in Manitoba. Here some of the signs you or those you love might be suffering from winter.
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Bugs Don’t Bite in Winter
Snow in the forecast, but there’s lots to appreciate about winter… right?
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Thoughts from the Edge of a Pickle Juice Mug
Here’s the story behind the Pickle Juice Mug, and reflections from my first sips from it. Learn about Type 2 Fun. Purchase a mug so you can have your own deep thoughts while sipping coffee (or tea, or pickle juice, up to you) from it.
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The Pickle Juice Mug
The best jokes need to be shared. Which is why I’d like to share the opportunity to share the joy of pickle juice… Introducing the Pickle Juice Mug! We’ve been having a lot of fun with running and the power of pickle juice this year (read Powered by Pickle Juice which started it off). One…
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Food You’d Only Eat While Running
Runners stick some crazy stuff into their bodies in the name of moving quickly for a long period of time. If you’ve been following along for a while you’ll notice a theme. Lots of talk of things like perogies (Perogy Mile this Saturday!) and pickle juice. Here’s a collection of odd things runners eat on…
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Origins of Perogy Mile
You may have thought Perogy Mile was an idea we just cooked up four years ago. Turns out Perogy Mile has its origins in the ancient folklore of Steinbach. Today’s zine features a little history lesson. If you’d also like to help carry on the tradition, you can sign up here. Our “eat and run”…
