Ted's Run for Literacy
"The Little Race That Could"
Tag: Manitoba
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Who Is Ted, Anyways?
Full disclosure: I am not a runner. I long tried to be, I wanted to be a runner. I saw people exhausted but happy, having completed their first marathon, I saw their determination and strength; but alas, whenever my feet hit the road I was miserable, counting every minute, every second until I could just…
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Top 10 reasons to be a Ted’s Run for Literacy Runner/Volunteer
http://gph.is/KpX5g8 10)That warm feeling it brings in your heart in supporting CanU! 9)Awesome swag! 8)Be a part of a team with a “specific set of skills.” 7) Be a part of the only race that connects two beautiful city parks! 6) Have a legitimate reason to “tell someone where to go.” 5) Anticipate what outfit…
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TRL Coffee Table – Tom Malone, Course Director and Resident Hugger
TRL: What are you reading? TM: The Power of Now by Eckhart Toll – for the second time. TRL: What’s it about? TM: To sum it up, it walks one through a journey of enlightenment to live in the present. The past is gone and the future is largely out of our control, and living…
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TRL Coffee Table – Carly Walsh, Ted’s Run for Literacy Social Media & Promotions
TRL; What are you currently reading? CW: I’m switching between Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (e-book) and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (real book). TRL: What made you pick those books? CW: Honestly, I picked up Shoe Dog initially because I’d read an excerpt from the book online that featured…
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TRL Coffee Table – Darcie Wadelius, TRL Co-Race Director
TRL: What was the last book you read? DW: The last book I read was Crow Lake by Mary Lawson. TRL: Why did you pick it? DW: I chose this book as I just happened to be perusing the book sale cart at the Millennium Library on my lunch break when it caught my eye.…
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Lori Roberts, our latest People of TRL interview, who’s running her first 10km race at TRL 2015
Ted’s Run for Literacy: When did you start running and why? Lori Roberts: Sitting around a campfire with friends one night in July 2012, I made a suggestion that the five of us should sign up for the 2013 Manitoba Marathon Relay. We all (reluctantly?) agreed, I started running in the spring 2013, and the…
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People of TRL – Petra Rapmund, runner and TRL board alumni
Ted’s Run for Literacy – When did you start running and why? Petra Rapmund – I started running in my early 40s after the death of my mom. I took up running to quit a 20+ year smoking habit. I guess I traded an unhealthy addiction for a healthy one. TRL – What is one…
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Welcome to our new website
Welcome to the new Ted’s Run for Literacy website – your source for registration, race day information, and running news. Feel free to click around, learn about Ted, and our partnership with CanU. Continue to visit for updated race information, special events, and weekly People of TRL updates. You can also find us on Facebook or…
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