Lots of action since the last post, please excuse the infrequency of the posts here, WiFi is tough to come by out here!! For a more consistent events-feed, please check out www.facebook.com/theruntolive

We finally have some media attention building.  Our first interview since getting to the Rock, was by a sports writer named Matt for a local newspaper in Gander. He was very cool to deal with, and he even promised us good weather after the long weekend, because it was tradition for the island.  

We have continued slowly but surely towards the West, and have found ourselves in the Grand Falls-Windsor area.  On Tuesday, we drove ahead to this city and had a small media event.  We met Roger (a city councellor & VOCM radio interviewer), a CBC Radio representative came out to ask us a few questions and a local newspaper journalist came out as well.  

We were also joined by the local Canadian Cancer Society representatives, which was super cool of them.  Francine brought her daughter Emily out who had made a sign for us which was so cute.   It is great to have a support network building out here!!

Physically, the foot is back on track and feeling great! However, in my recovery, I changed my gait a little too much and am now dealing with the outcome of overcompensation.  My IT Band on the same leg is giving me some pain whenever the Quads contract (which is pretty often when you are talking about running).  It will get better though, at least I can keep moving in a forward direction with this pain, unlike the foot issue.

We are half way through the province now and I am getting excited to get closer to the Ferry.  I love this province, but let's get serious, we have a goal here!! 

I hope everyone back home is enjoying our journey, through our pictures and videos.  

Be well,

Scott and TRTL

Today was the first day of running after a 6 day rest period.  After the first 3 days of rest, I attempted a walk which proved to be too much for my foot.  The second 3 day portion was very necessary for healing.  

The injury itself was never really "confirmed"; a hospital visit in Clarenville, NL, (complete with an x-ray) concluded that the injury was not a stress fracture.  The visit, however, offered no advice as to how I should deal with this "unconfirmed injury".

So, a chat with a friend in Peterborough, ON, who is absolutely fantastic, said that it could be a sprain and from there I made the decision to take a rest.  The sprained ligament is located on the posterior-lateral side of my right foot ---NOT my ankle--- I just had to clear that up, everybody assumes ankle, but thankfully, this is not ankle.  With that said, it still needs ample rest!!!


Today's run took me through Clarenville and just past Thorburn Lake, NL.  It was raining all day and was significantly colder than expected.  It was fairly typical of the past couple of weeks.

An injury like this is incredibly frustrating because there is very little that can be done about it, except taking some rest.  I am keeping my head high and hoping for no pain in the morning.

Be well,

- S

Alarm clock ringing, we began our day at 6:30am. From the moment we woke up you could feel the excitement in the air. We dressed in the clothes we had set out the night prior. We had been staying with Dave and Tony, locals to Newfoundland and friends to Scott from the running community in Peterborough. They were generous enough to open their home to us and even let us use their shower.

Once dressed, Dave had made us a hearty breakfast of oatmeal. We all ate and finalized the details for the day. We wanted to be the first to arrive at the starting point so we were sure to leave the house early (7:50am).

The Run to Live began promptly at 9:00am in a part of St. John's called Quidi Vidi. The area was surrounded by mountains and had an inlet from the ocean.

While we waited, we had many supporters come out. Jon and Steven were the first to arrive. They have been with us since we first left Peterborough and wanted to follow us through Newfoundland.

Scott had his Uncle Ross, Aunt Cindy and Grandma Sheila fly out to show support and him off.

There were many other friends who came out to support Scott. Some were locals who we had just met, while others had made a special trip out to Newfoundland. It was truly amazing to see the support from everyone. Despite not all of our friends and family not being able to physically be with us, our cell phone was buzzing with people sending their well wishes and positive thoughts.

The Canadian Cancer Society was also there, represented by Al Pelley. He shared some inspiring words with Scott and made his support of the run known to anyone who asked.

Once everyone arrived and we had a quick photo op, Scott was climbing down an embankment towards the water. We all watched and cheered as he dipped his toe into the Atlantic and before we knew it we had hit the ground running. With the truck and trailer following, Scott ran the route we had perfected months ago and before we knew it we had reached the city limits of St. John's.

Scott ran beautifully and only encountered a little bit of ITB soreness from sitting down for the last four days of travel.

We did have our first meeting with Newfoundland's RCMP, and were stopped around 20km. The officer was mostly interested in giving us some safety tips for Scott and the vehicle. After learning about what Scott is doing and our cause she left and we continued.

Before we knew it we had reached Butter Pot Provincial Park, our stopping point for the day. We all ate dinner and were in bed by 9:30pm, after such an eventful day we all were exhausted, Myikka included.

TRTL Team