Outdoor workouts

Outdoor workouts

With gyms being closed in Ontario for at least the next month, many people are worried that their mental, and physical health, will take a hit. Good news is, you don’t need a gym to get in a workout, particularly with the warmer weather. In fact, spending your...
How I felt during the 50km walk

How I felt during the 50km walk

On March 27, 2021, I walked 50km in support of the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. In short, it was pretty brutal. Below you’ll find my description of numerous elements that made up my walk. The Weather I had been checking the long term weather forecast as...
Poll: you choose the feat and charity for April!

Poll: you choose the feat and charity for April!

Alright folks – thank you all for your suggestions. I’ve gotten a dozens of ideas for charities, feats, and combinations. Unfortunately, I had to eliminate many of them from voting due to logistic or feasibility issues. Some are terrific, like biking...
What feat am I most worried about?

What feat am I most worried about?

First off, to see a list of all the feats and charities, take a look at the feats page. As for which feat I am most worried about, it is definitely the marathon. I’ve done a marathon before, 12 years ago, and I did not enjoy it. I trained for 4 months, with my...
Why am I doing this?

Why am I doing this?

That’s a great question. I’ve done fundraisers before, be it a marathon in 2009, CN Tower Climb in 2013, or an Olympic triathlon in 2019, but 12beCAUSE is much more ambitious. I guess it started when I read about Eddie Izzard doing 29 marathons in 29 days,...
You choose the feat and charity

You choose the feat and charity

You’ll notice that for April, I have no charity nor feat listed. That’s because I want YOU to choose the feat and charity for me! If there’s a wicked charity you’ve got in mind, and some creative and challenging feat to go along with it,...