Take Me Outside: Running Across the Canadian Landscape That Shapes Us

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Details Colin Harriss epic, 9-month run across Canada, from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia

The author visited over 80 schools and spoke to thousands of kids about the importance of spending time outdoors

Features interviews with teachers, students, and others about their personal relationship with the outdoor landscape

Colin Harris is a regular keynote speaker and has shared the stage with many other outdoor enthusiasts and environmental champions, including David Suzuki

Take Me Outside has a committed and engaged following on social media over 9,000 followers on Facebook, 3,000 on Twitter, and 1,000 on Instagram

Take Me Outside is a recognized organization doing this work nationally, including an annual initiative that sees 200,000 students and teachers across Canada participate

Take Me Outside received an award for best individual non-profit from the Canadian Network of Environmental Education

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Runners World

Running Times

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iRun

Podium Runner

Running Room Magazine

49th Shelf

51 Degrees North

Above + Beyond Magazine

Alberta Views

Angie Abdou CBC Daybreak Alberta (Calgary)

Calgary Herald

Calgary Sun

Canadian Geographic

Canadian Running

CBC Calgary

CBC Edmonton

Crag and Canyon

Crowfoot Media

CTV Morning Live Calgary

Daily Hive Calgary

Explore Magazine

Mountain FM Banff / Canmore

Outpost Magazine

Perceptive Travel

Rocky Mountain Outlook

The Charity Report

Treeline Journal

Potential Blurbers

Martin Parnell, author of Marathon Quest

Elizabeth May, author of Paradise Won

Briony Penn, author of Following the Good River

Ken Wylie, author of Buried

Robert William Sandford, author of Rain Comin Down

Stephen Legault, author of Running Toward Stillness

Rebecca Cohen, author of Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids

Angela J. Hanscom, author of Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children

Linda keson McGurk, author of Theres No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Moms Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids

Silken Laumann, author of Childs Play: Rediscovering the Joy of Play in Our Families and Communities

David Suzuki, author of Letters to My Grandchildren

Jamie McDonald, author of Adventureman: Anyone Can Be a Superhero

Markus Torgeby, author of The Runner

Rune Larsson, ultra-distance runner

Dean Karnazes, legendary ultramarathoner and NY Times bestselling author

Mackenzie Lobby Havey, author of Mindful Running

Phil Hewitt, bestselling author of Keep on Running

No lvarez, author of Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North Americas Stolen Land

Bobby ODonnell, author of Running Wild: A Quest for Healing Across 7 Continents

Scott Jurek, author of North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

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Colin Harris is the founder and executive director of Take Me Outside. He initiated the organization by running 7600 km across Canada over nine months, going into 80 schools across the country and engaging 20,000 students in the conversation about their time spent in front of screens compared to their time spent outside, being active and connecting to nature. Colin has been immersed in the field of outdoor and environmental education for over 15 years. He has been the director of outdoor education at an Ontario-based centre, he has instructed canoe trips for Outward Bound Canada, and he has worked with Indigenous students in the Western Arctic Leadership Program in NWT. He has taught grades 7 and 8 and has completed a Masters of Environmental Education and Communication through Royal Roads University. He enjoys trail running, writing, and continuing to find ways to engage Canadian students in exploring this countrys incredible backyard. Colin lives in Banff, Alberta.