Take Me Outside: Running Across the Canadian Landscape That Shapes Us
Colin Harris, "Take Me Outside: Running Across the Canadian Landscape That Shapes Us"
English | ISBN: 1771604654 | 2021 | 192 pages | EPUB | 412 KB
English | ISBN: 1771604654 | 2021 | 192 pages | EPUB | 412 KB
One educator’s story detailing a cross-Canada run to inspire teachers and students to get outside and experience the beauty of the Canadian landscape.
You’d think starting a non-profit organization aimed at getting young people to spend less time in front of screens and more time outside would be difficult enough. But with a decrepit support vehicle housing two dogs that despised each other, a good friend who quit after five months, a lot of peanut butter, and a hope to inspire thousands of students, Colin Harris decided to kick off this venture by running 7600 kilometres, the equivalent of 181 marathons, across Canada. And to ensure this was a truly Canadian venture, he started in the bleak and snowy month of January.
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