Honouring Our Children Run 2024
On September 30, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario at Boulevard Lake a special community run in honour of the Indigenous children who were lost and the ongoing healing journey of residential school survivors and their families took place. It was amazing to see the whole community come together to show their support and commitment to truth, reconciliation, and healing.
On September 30, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario at Boulevard Lake a special community run in honour of the Indigenous children who were lost and the ongoing healing journey of residential school survivors and their families took place. It was amazing to see the whole community come together to show their support and commitment to truth, reconciliation, and healing.
Dirty Girls Mud Run - 2014
The second annual Dirty Girls Mud Run took place this past weekend and I was lucky enough to be a part of it. This was my first time and it was such a blast. Of course, since I'm a guy, I didn't run the course, but instead I photographed my girlfriend's team - The Sweaty Coconuts.
It was also their first time running the race and what better way to remember such an accomplishment then to document the race through photos. That's where I came in.
The second annual Dirty Girls Mud Run took place this past weekend and I was lucky enough to be a part of it. This was my first time and it was such a blast. Of course, since I'm a guy, I didn't run the course, but instead I photographed my girlfriend's team - The Sweaty Coconuts.
It was also their first time running the race and what better way to remember such an accomplishment then to document the race through photos. That's where I came in.
The day started at around 10:00 am. They were supposed to race at 10:40 am but there was a delay of about 1.5 hours. Once they finally took their place at the start line it was my time to capture some of those moments. I was able to immediately follow them to the first couple obstacles, then they were on their own for a while running through mud infested forest. I was told that there were some spots where the mud was up their waste!
So I made my way back to the main area and then walked to the opposite end of the course where more obstacles would eventually take place. I was fortunate to meet another photographer who was a veteran of the event, and he showed me where they would eventually come out.
Low and behold, I eventually saw the five of them at the top of the hill. They soon made there way through a water slide, a bear crawl through mud and then a run to the final few obstacles. These included an even long water slide, a tire climb and lastly, a teeter totter climb. And then the finish line.
All in all, it took them about 2 hours or so. But it wasn't about time, it was about fun, and they had a lot of it. So did I. There is talk of entering a team next year and if they do, I'll be wearing rubber boots next time around so I can get muddier myself.
Thanks to Anne, Cyrene, Cora, Mahogany and Laura for letting me follow them around in the mud for a couple hours!
