Brian Walker

Runner, Tiger-Cats fan, dooer and watcher of things and stuff

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

If you're going to lose, you might as well do it in soul crushing fashion

[Hamilton Tiger-Cats @Ticats]

Final.

#CFLKickoff | @FirstOntarioCU

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

One of our greatest athletes and a stark reminder about how poorly First Nations people have been treated. @CraigBaird has an episode about Tom's life and it's a fascinating story

[Old Canada Series @oldcanadaseries]

Today is Tom Longboat Day in Canada. Thomas Charles Longboat, Iroquois name Cogwagee, was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario. Longboat, born in 1887, would go on to become the most globally known Canadian athlete of the first half of the 20th century. His dominant victory at the Boston marathon in 1907, with a lead of 5 minutes over the 2nd place finisher, was reported and celebrated around the world. Marathon racing at the time holding global cache.

In February 1916 Longboat enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces running messages between military posts, earning the nickname the “Bulldog of Brittania”.

After a tumultuous adulthood back in Canada, Longboat would pass away in 1949 at 61 on the Six Nations Reserve of his birth.

June 4th in Canada is Tom Longboat day.

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

@dog_rates I was NOT ready for the roll 🤣🤣

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

Have the Alouettes considered covering receivers without just pulling them backwards? Tabernak de Christ!

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

After review by any person with sight, it's DPI on Montreal.
Interference de defense passer

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

IT'S GAAAAME TIIIIIME BABY LFG!

[Lorne Goldenberg @LorneGoldenberg]

https://t.co/G1qTVfQKqZ

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

This is why when I ref soccer, I'm one of the biggest on the pitch.
In basketball, I'm nearly the shortest, even in JV high school games and have to toss the ball to kids 15cm taller than I 😆

[Out of Context Football Manager @nocontextfm1]

Every country at the World Cup ranked ranked from smallest to tallest (average squad height)

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - 178.4cm
🇿🇦 South Africa - 178.8cm
🇶🇦 Qatar - 179.4cm
🇲🇽 Mexico - 179.5cm
🇦🇷 Argentina - 179.7cm
🇨🇴 Colombia - 180.0cm
🇯🇴 Jordan - 180.4cm
🇺🇾 Uruguay - 180.5cm
🇪🇨 Ecuador - 180.5cm
🇨🇩 Congo DR - 181.0cm
🇪🇬 Egypt - 181.2cm
🇨🇻 Cabo Verde - 181.3cm
🇯🇵 Japan - 181.3cm
🇭🇹 Haiti - 181.4cm
🇵🇹 Portugal - 181.5cm
🇵🇦 Panama - 181.6cm
🇵🇾 Paraguay - 181.6cm
🇪🇸 Spain - 181.7cm
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan - 181.8cm
🇰🇷 Korea Republic - 181.9cm
🇨🇼 Curaçao - 181.9cm
🇨🇦 Canada - 182.1cm
🇬🇭 Ghana - 182.6cm
🇲🇦 Morocco - 182.7cm
🇩🇿 Algeria - 182.7cm
🇧🇷 Brazil - 182.8cm
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire - 182.9cm
🇮🇶 Iraq - 183.2cm
🇺🇸 USA - 183.4cm
🇳🇿 New Zealand - 183.5cm
🇦🇺 Australia - 183.6cm
🇮🇷 IR Iran - 183.7cm
🇹🇷 Türkiye - 183.8cm
🇸🇳 Senegal - 184.0cm
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England - 184.2cm
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland - 184.5cm
🇹🇳 Tunisia - 184.6cm
🇦🇹 Austria - 184.7cm
🇭🇷 Croatia - 184.8cm
🇳🇱 Netherlands - 184.9cm
🇫🇷 France - 184.9cm
🇨🇭 Switzerland - 185.2cm
🇩🇪 Germany - 185.4cm
🇨🇿 Czechia - 185.7cm
🇧🇪 Belgium - 185.8cm
🇸🇪 Sweden - 186.2cm
🇳🇴 Norway - 187.2cm
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - 187.2cm

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

@sherriontherock Similar in Clarenville this morning

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

Hit 3:45/km on my workout yesterday and although it's not that fast, it means I'm all the way back and the summer is looking good

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

@ChrissyDawnVee No but a couple years ago I found a train museum that had a bbq scheduled, so I just assume they're everywhere lol
I think it was somewhere between CBS and Brigus 🤷‍♂️

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

@NoContextCanMNT Obviously. "B" for Boston and "M" for Massachusetts

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

Taking my belt off in the security line is more fun than it should be

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

@evilpez4 Dumb people vote for dumb leaders. Well educated voters don't fall for the nonsense presented to us by leaders who work for comporations instead of the people

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

Johnson quit and people got upset when Bailey called him out and I loved every second of it. Americans claimed Johnson was the world's fatest man despite Bailey setting the 100m WR and winning gold in 4x100m relay a week later in Atlanta 96

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On this day in 1997, Canadian Donovan Bailey and American Michael Johnson ran in a 150-metre race at SkyDome to determine who was the World's Fastest Man.
The race was won by Bailey after Johnson exited the race at the 110 metre mark citing a quadricep injury.

📸 Robert Mackson

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

@evilpez4 May, June, etc

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

End of May and my hands are numb at the end of my run from the cold

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

I've refereed lots of playoff and championship games in basketball and soccer, but watching this final is waaaaay more stressful

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

@shanrocksnwa Yes for as long as I can remember, although the clouds so occassionally part and it's important to savour the moment when it happens

[Brian Walker @BrianRunner]

Excessive intoxication is Ivor Wynne Stadium in the 90s

[Benjamin Hochman @hochman]

The “rules” of the Tarps Off section at Busch Stadium