Running and Writing

On the Run: Essays and assorted stuff, on the active lifestyle

Along the way, I've written a number of articles for the Burlington Runners Times, the bimonthly newsletter for the Burlington Runners Club.  I found that I really liked writing and had a minor flair for it. A few of these articles have even been picked up by a number of web sites. You'll find a collection of my musings in this section.

Latest Running Articles

• I Don't Wanna... - Posted: January 9, 2010
• Why A Wedgie? - Posted: October 31, 2009
• Ironman Canada 2009 - The Path of Perseverance - Posted: September 5, 2009
• I Hereby Resolve - Posted: December 26, 2008

Team Rocket

Races, times and information about Team Rocket (Amanda & Mark Collis) and why we do what we do.

• Team Rocket: Running with Amanda - An essay on why I run with my daughter Amanda.
• Team Rocket: News - Quick updates on what's happening
• Team Rocket: Races - Listing of races and personal bests
• Team Rocket: Pictures - Pictures of the Team in action
• A Chair Pushers Guide - My personal guide to how to train, find gear, make adaptions and play safe with others.

Training Clinics

Through out the year, I host or participate in a number of triathlon or running specific clinics. You'll find posted below information on the ones I'm involved with.

Learn 2 Run: Clinics for non-runners and beginners.

I have been coaching Learn To Run clinics (L2R) for quite a few years. So far, most have been run though the Lifestyles group in the Health & Saftey department at work. I have also been doing paid clinics out of Neworld Runners in Burlington. Follow the links at the right for the full program as I teach it.

Around The Bay Training Clinic 2012

Once again, I will be hosting the Friday evening ATB clinic in 2012. I have updated the schedule and feel free to use it for your training.

Note: Lots of embedded links to www.mapmyrun.com maps of the training routes, so be patient and wait for them to load and update.