June 2013 - Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency

After more than 1576 steps
LCol Martin Arcand, PMNY,
enjoys the view from the 86 th
floor observation deck of the
Empire State Building.
city shined like a window from Tiffany’s! I might have
called it breathtaking – if I had any breath to spare!
Even if I had run marathons, triathlons or done some
obstacle runs such as Spartan Races and Tough
Mudder before, nothing was more intense than
climbing these stairs in a dark, cramped, oxygen
limiting conditions. How do you train and prepare
for this kind of challenge I read some tips on line, I
skipped the elevator to my apartment a few times
and I let myself believe that running flat in one
direction for a long time would translate to a possible
vertical sprint! Why would you want to suffer like this
Other than the fact that it is for a great cause, I own
now the bragging rights to have done this race, which
is very hard to get into and I can now checked this
item on my New York City bucket list.
South of 49 – 15 Feb
Rain or shine, AFNORTH / 601 st
AOC and Canadian Detachment
Tyndall were going to face off
for the first (maybe annual) ball
hockey match no matter what.
Well, it was definitely closer to
rain than shine, but we played
anyway. With the Canadians
all suited up in their red away
jerseys and the Americans in their
whites (anybody notice how this
is backwards) the scene was
set. After a bit of a warm up
and a classic late entrance by
the US goalie Dano “Stand Up”
McCarthy, the ball was dropped
(into a large puddle, but who
noticed) and the game was
under way with rocking music in
the background.
Mid way through the first, the
Canadians opened the scoring
with a beautiful tape to tape play.
“Stand Up” tried to get across the
crease in time to get a toe on it,
but the red light was on and the
tanning had begun. By the end
of the first it was 3-0 Canada.
The First Shirt must have had an
emotional speech during the first
intermission, because after the
puck dropped in the second and
Canada scored 8 seconds later
(precipitating comments about
the Superbowl!), Team USA came
back with 2 goals in under 1
minute. With pride on the line, the
Canadian Detachment Tyndall’s
faces matched their red jerseys.
Even with 2 men in the penalty
box due to some outrageous call
by the referee, Canada played
stellar defence and kept it at 4-2.
Back at full strength, Canada dug
deep into their roots and came
out on top with a 6-2 victory.
Both teams battled hard, faced
not only fierce competition,
but tough court conditions and
pouring rain. There were a
few MVP prizes awarded – but
everyone came away a winner.
There was definitely interest to
play again, but not so much in the
pouring rain. With that in mind,
Cdn Det Tyndall would like to offer
up to the First Shirt and his team
a chance at redemption (but on
a sunny day!). So stand by for
game number two in a possible
best of seven series. Maybe, just
maybe there will be a miracle
on….the tennis court.
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