Someone once said that pain is temporary, but glory last forever. Our 5am wakeup call went out, and like the elite group of crack athletes that we are the team was ready to go seconds later. By ‘seconds’ and ‘ready to go’ I mean 45 minutes later we dragged our tired and pain riddled carcasses out to see Busie and the MRSP for the trip out to East Point. Apparently, Boomer Gallant put in a good word with the weather Gods and the rain, fog and wind that pelted us yesterday has been replaced by more suitable Island climatic conditions of broken cloud, occasional spits of rain and sunshine. The addition of horns on the bus to ‘cheer the runners on’ as added a new dynamic to the MRSP and those who choose to spend their time while not running trying to ‘rest’.
Cpl Dave Chivery from the Charlottetown City Police joined our merry running road convoy with his police issued Harley Davidson. Now known as Bikie, he is going to be busy for the remainder of the week controlling traffic round our slow rolling fleet. Despite their two and four wheel differences, Busie and Bikie seem to be getting along fine. Thanks to folks at the Souris FD and Town Hall for all they did as we made our presence felt while in town.
Runners); Joel MacDonald’s mom, Janis. Not only is she running and biking with us today, but she volunteered to undertake perhaps the most difficult task imaginable; brave the unbelievable horrors of our team’s dirty laundry! I hope the toxin pile of stench does not cause any genetic mutations in the surrounding live stock farms.For our next VIR, we pulled out all the stops and swelled the running parade vehicle tally to five. We were augmented by the rescue truck from Montague and an RCMP cruiser manoeuvred gracefully by the intrepid Brenda Hogan. Premier Joe Ghiz joined us at Pools Corner and set a gruelling pace for the final drive into Montague. After a tremendous effort on the road he was quick to support the Children’s Wish with a purchase from our BBQ’er to recoup his depleted energy level.
decreased from this morning. Stiff legs and the beginnings of atrocious looking feet are making the hobbling around our Home Base all the more sad and funny. But glory and the occasional good natured ribbing seem to make up for this. Still just a little shy of our third wish, the glory of this worth while cause will drag many more miles out of the guys and girls before we concede defeat.CU on the road, WolfMan
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