June Run Collective

It’s super late, but they always say…better late than never—usually.

I like the fact that I put this post up a good month or two after the fact. It’s fun going a little further back in time and look at one’s work. Either way, these are some of my favourite photos from Run Collective in June.

Remember back then. We were all a little slow still. Now we are all fast! Well, ya’ll are fast, I’m barely keeping up.

_MG_6364_web You can't hide Katie, not when the light is that perfect. Panning with the wide angle and Dean timing it perfectly. One out of about 14 tries turned out. _E5A5335_web
_E5A3071_web I'm always looking for new angles to catch the Run Collective on the High Level bridge. I really like how this photo shows the mixed use pathway from the outside looking in, but from a street level. That infectious smile of Andrea from Lululemon is easy to catch on any given day. Here she leads the team down into the river valley. We spent a good amount of time in the trails along the south side of the river heading West, as the sun fought it's way through, I liked to shoot into it with the wide angle. Trying to match speed to the runners and using a slow shutter to catch motion.
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That classic scene where a hand comes out of no where to high five the runner going the other way on a busy active transportation corridor in our city. I love this photo for all the things going on here. Bagpipes catching Adrienne's ear heading back through Emily Murphy Park. Out riding with Run Collective that starts at Lululemon on Whyte Ave on Wednesdays in and around the river valley in Edmonton, AB. Out riding with Run Collective that starts at Lululemon on Whyte Ave on Wednesdays in and around the river valley in Edmonton, AB.
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A traffic jam on the High Level East side mixed use pathway. It looks busy but was still quite manageable considering the group size. Another version of an earlier shot I posted. This is a little wider and provides a fuller version of the Edmonton downtown skyline as the Run Collective finishes up for the night on their way back to the Lululemon Whyte Ave. location.
Photo credit to Nick for catching my dumpster fire of a bike needing repairs. I've since got front wheel nuts and all is well...sort of. Okay, I'll get stuff fixed. _MG_7194_web _MG_6423_web Captain Max. Always out. Always smiling. Always great.
The puddle. It's always there. It causes havoc on the sidewalk on Whyte Ave just East of 106th St. in front of the Lululemon store. A whole pile of tired runners mingling. Passer-by's trying to squeeze through. The whole month, that never dry puddle secures valuable real estate, the traffic afraid to step in it. _E5A3302_web
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Studio portrait of three Jody's, each wearing a different colour of hat, t-shirt, and sweater

Jody Bailey is an Edmonton Alberta Canada based travelling photojournalist, and has been telling stories since he started walking. Follow @3oh6 on Instagram, Twitter, or...ugh...Strava.

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