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Chicago Marathon 2025 – Fourteenth Marathon
On October 12, I completed my fourteenth marathon; Chicago. The Chicago Marathon takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe – the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. When the applications opened, I submitted mine right away and was accepted the next day. While the race was 303 days…
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Jersey City Marathon 2025 – Thirteenth Marathon
On April 13, I completed my thirteenth marathon; the Jersey City Marathon (JCM). The JCM takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Lenape peoples. Looking for my Spring 2025 marathon in 2024, I found several options. Like the 2023 California International Marathon (CIM), it didn’t take much for Meaghan to talk me into the…
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Toronto Marathon 2024 – Eleventh Marathon
On May 5, I completed my eleventh marathon; Toronto. The Toronto Marathon takes place on the lands of the Mississaugas of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Wendat. May 5 is also Red Dress Day, which remembers and honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples (MMIWG2S+). The day is a painful…
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California International Marathon 2023 – Tenth Marathon
On December 3, 2023, I completed my tenth marathon – California International. The California International Marathon (CIM) takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Nisenan, the Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Miwok, Patwin Wintun, and the Wilton Rancheria. Aside from the Marine Corps Marathon (which had a two and a half year delay due…
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games 2023
The 2023 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games (NSMSG) were held in Millbrook First Nation. The 5K (which is normally the only event that I do) was on a Friday (August 25). While the NSMSG returned in 2022 (in Potlotek First Nation), they were in late-July, and the 5K was the day before a Half Marathon…
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Winter Blues 2023
For the first time since the 1990s (or pretty much, as far back as I can remember), I can say that I haven’t really had to deal with “Winter Blues.” I was relatively happy this past winter. Like some folks, usually every winter, I go through some sad periods and or bouts with depression. But…
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Marine Corps Marathon 2022 – Eighth Marathon
On October 30, 2022, I completed my eighth Marathon; Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Marathon takes place on the ancestral homelands of the Piscataway and the Nacotchtank. This one was on my mind since 2016. I wanted to do it in honour/memory of my best friend Clint Phillips, who served from 2000 to 2004 (and…
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Candy Palmater (1968-2021)
On December 25, 2021, Candy Palmater passed away. There have been many tributes. This one is mine. Candy and I first met at Saint Mary’s University on March 21, 2001. There was an event on campus to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. I saw on the poster “Mi’kmaw Lawyer,” and…
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games 2019
My home community of We’koqma’q First Nation hosted the 2019 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games (NSMSG). In addition to the usual 5K race that I do, I decided to also try Track and Field. The last time that I did a Track and Field event was the 5000 metre (5000M) in high school (May 2000).…
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