Weird knee injury

Here's the start of the Toronto Father's Day Run for prostate cancer research. Look at the dork juggling!

Three days after my humiliating parkour hurdling injury, my shin is still massively swollen from knee to ankle. I also have a very strange knee injury that allows me to run without pain (although I haven't ventured out on an actual run) but I can't walk up or down stairs properly, and it hurts when I stand up or sit down. As long as I can run, I'm happy. I don't need to sit down.

Joggling the Father's Day 5K

I snoozed the alarm in my sleep and almost missed the Father's Day 5K. The whole family slept in and I was the only one to make it out to Toronto's Distillery District for the prostate cancer charity run.

The distillery is a perfect venue for a run like this. There's a tonne of space both outdoors and in, and the roads in the area are flat and almost traffic-free.

I used my Sport Juggling Co. racing beanbags and started out in the lead. But a drop at 1K took me back into 2nd place, where I stayed until the end. I finished comfortably in 18 minutes, so I still think a world-record, sub-16:55 is doable on the track.

It's good to be joggling again.

Ray from Bluevelo e-mailed me today to let me know that I'm booked for a velomobile test drive next Sunday. I'll be trying out the WAW and the Versatile. Can't wait!

Up next: the Toronto Father's Day 5K

What better way to celebrate Father's Day next month than with a 5K joggle?

The Father’s Day Walk/Run for Prostate Cancer Research in Toronto's Distillery District has invited me to do a joggling demonstration at the their fun run. It should be a good time and for a good cause. The event is also run in Edmonton, Calgary and Halifax.

Thanks to my friend and running inspiration, George Hubbard, for the invite.

On the competitive side, I'm in the process of trying to find a suitable track venue for another assault on the 5,000m joggling record of 16:55.