I celebrated my 30th birthday in style this year, with an all-day party combining my favourite things in life – running, gaming, and eating. I went for a 32 km run in the morning, competed in a Geekathlon in the afternoon, and hosted a dinner party in the evening with loads of yummy vegan food.

Early in the morning, I went for a 30+ km run. Amazingly, I managed to convince 4 friends to join me. Dan and Katie ran the first 12 km, Owen ran 25, and Dustin ran 32 km with me out to Burnaby Lake and back.

Later in the afternoon, I invited my 12 nerdiest friends to compete in a Geekathlon, inspired by Hirtle’s 30th birthday. The round robin tested everyone’s geek-fu, pitting pools of 4 players against each other in bouts of crokinole, Jetpack Joyride (ipad), and Bomberman (xbox). The final event was a 6-player showdown of King of Tokyo with the top 2 players from each pool competing in the A-Final, and the bottom two in the B-Final.

Katie got a bonus point for the geekiest outfit.

Prizes were awarded for the top 3 players in each final.
A-Final
1st Place – wachunga – Battlestar Galactica board game
2nd Place – ultimatecoughlin – Saboteur board game
3rd Place – dubes – Ninja Bread Men cookie cutters

B-Final
1st Place – thefury – Zombie Dice board game
2nd Place – thekat – Mario Coin Box Candy
3rd Place – marathonsprague/captaincaddo – Purple bike tire LEDs