Glen Schaefer
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Glen Schaefer: Lacing up to train in Nicaragua's soft sand, big heat
“It’s tough running on a beach,” James Cassell warned. James would know. He’s the veteran triathlete who helps coach my Wednesday night Sun Run InTraining clinic — and he runs 10K in well under 40 minutes. → Read More
Glen Schaefer: Managing a social-media addiction training for Sun Run
I’m still wondering about that pizza-and-doughnut diet, though. Should I download a nutrition app? → Read More
Schaefer: From guinea pig to running bug and loving every minute of it
My 50-something body was ready to pack it in as I ran the uphill half of the Burrard Bridge during last year’s Vancouver Sun Run. My jog slowed to a shuffle, and the shuffle was about to beco… → Read More
B.C. senior adopts old dog, an autumn love story
Betty Clements isn’t trying to teach her old dog new tricks, but she was happy to give him a new life. → Read More
B.C. senior adopts old dog, an autumn love story
Betty Clements isn’t trying to teach her old dog new tricks, but she was happy to give him a new life. → Read More
Teen pals have beaten all odds to compete, but this Sun Run will be for fun
Teen track star Luke Harris has never laced up for the Vancouver Sun Run before — it’s always been high-level training or competitive events for the three-time 800-metres provincial champion. → Read More
Neither sickness nor wine nor comfy couch stops newbie runner
Two tests of my notoriously fragile will this week. First up, I caught that wicked head and chest cold over the Family Day long weekend. More accurately, it was a head, chest, arms and legs cold — I was miserable Saturday and Sunday, still pretty crappy Monday, so I bowed out of a family ski […] → Read More
Transplant survivors, donors lace up to show their stuff in the Sun Run
Sun Runner Margaret Benson was always an athlete — though some years she was more of an athlete than others, to be sure. → Read More
Parties to comply with balloon ban at parade
None of the political parties will be floating any trial balloons at this campaign stop. → Read More
Election inflates balloon fears in preparation for Surrey Vaisakhi parade
None of the political parties will be floating any trial balloons at this campaign stop. Surrey’s annual Vaisakhi parade, happening this Saturday, regularly draws more than 300,000 spectators an… → Read More
Cruise ship season kicks off
The cruise ships and the crowds they bring to Vancouver are getting bigger, and you can thank (or blame) the newly expanded Panama Canal for that. → Read More
Cruise ship season kicks off in Vancouver, with a boost from Panama
The cruise ships and the crowds they bring to Vancouver are getting bigger, and you can thank (or blame) the newly expanded Panama Canal for that. → Read More
Homeless numbers jump 30% since 2014
Metro Vancouver mayors and those who work with the homeless are hoping to turn the latest survey of Metro’s growing homeless population into a provincial election issue. → Read More
B.C. election 2017: 'Paper candidate' a software pro who stumbled on Facebook
A software consultant running for the Green party in Port Moody-Coquitlam said he was inaccurately branded as a “paper candidate” after he mistakenly posted on Facebook what was meant to be a priva… → Read More
Octogenarian ski daredevil ready to give his name to extreme Blackcomb run
At 80 years old, extreme skiing pioneer Sylvain Saudan is back at Whistler Blackcomb to make amends with the resort that once took his name in vain. → Read More
City appoints first chief resilience officer
A fortune built on oil money will pay for a new position at Vancouver City Hall aimed at preparing for potential disasters including, among other things, oil spills. → Read More
City of Vancouver appoints first chief resilience officer
A fortune built on oil money will pay for a new position at Vancouver City Hall aimed at preparing for potential disasters including, among other things, oil spills. → Read More
Love of hockey helps father and son connect with North Koreans
A motley group of amateur hockey players led by a Vancouver father-son duo are just back from North Korea, where they took on that country’s national hockey team in a series of friendly charity gam… → Read More
Metro's March to a rain record only likely to crack the top five
Believe it (or not!) — our soggy, foggy March likely won’t be one for an all-time rainy record. → Read More
Gvmt. promises to widen stretch of Trans-Canada
The B.C. government will spend $113 million on the latest phase of widening the Trans-Canada Highway to six lanes between Langley and Abbotsford. → Read More