I run, therefore I am…1081 kilometers farther than I was Dec 31 2007
(The results are in and my time was 2:30:57 for a 7:10 pace)
In spite of feeling pretty run down I ran this half marathon in 2:31:07 according to my stopwatch which I forgot to stop immediately after the finish line, but only by a few seconds. I will correct the real time as soon [...]
It seems there was a camera problem and a lot of the pictures were lost. I wanted to get some nice pictures of Edmonton’s beautiful river valley and skyscrapers but…I guess next time I need to have a professional photographer…how about it Lisa?
Rather than edit my original post and force people to read the whole thing over and over again (like THAT would happen, ha ha), I’ll just add a few comments as I think of them. Pictures will be coming later today.
I mentioned that I was self-sufficient and used a hydration pack. I want [...]
This is a quick post and will be edited over the next week on my blog to correct spelling, grammar and omissions, and to add pictures. Short Story: I completed my first ever marathon Sunday. Chip time was 5:54:26. The fastest runner ran his second half only 40 seconds slower than [...]
Well, I picked up my race package today. Now I am fuming over how I am going to handle open blisters on both of my Achilles tendons where they rub on the back heel cup of my shoes. It happened very quickly when I got some sand in my shoes during a little [...]
Prelude: This run is happening tomorrow and is a 5peaks race event in Devon, Alberta. Start time is 10 AM and the weather promises to be quite cool and partly sunny. I have not done anything in the way of a running workout since my 24 km last Sunday except for a [...]
Ok, here is what the weather was like:
I finished and got some hardware but it was not an easy race for me. I was actually surprised that Amber, a local Fire Captain handed me a finisher’s medal. I was not expecting one.
Here is a 5 km walker, my friend Hilary who is doing [...]
