Tales of Trails, Mountains and Rocky Roads

Life is a funny old game. Sometimes we plod along, following the same old routine day in, day out, and whilst happy and content with life, we don't feel the need to shout about it. Then other times, there is so much excitement and so much news to share, that it becomes difficult to restrain ourselves, and we feel the urge to tell the whole work, particularly if it's good news. The past couple of weeks have been like that for me - lots of things happening that have given me a buzz and I've felt like shouting from the mountain tops how happy I am. A couple of weeks ago, I did the Red Deer Marathon, and I was absolutely delighted to have won my first Canadian marathon. I'm not going to harp on about PRs and what pace I ran, but I was so chuffed to have ran yet another evenly paced marathon. My goal on the day was to run sub 3.15, aiming to go through half way in 1.35 to allow for some slippage in the second half. Yet despite the hills, despite the relentless rain,...

May has finally arrived, and what a beautiful, warm and sunny day it is :-) It really is one of those days where I could burst into song and “Sing a Song of May Time”, but I’m sure all the frogs that have settled in the nearby wetlands nature reserve would feel threatened by a voice such as mine! Yes, it really does feel like spring is here, and last weekend, I even spotted spring flowers starting to poke their heads out of the ground, catkins on some of the trees alongside the river, and endless varieties of birds that have returned home ready to breed. Even our lawn is starting to turn green now that all the snow has melted   and things have started to warm up (I won’t mention the forecast for the weekend for fear of spoiling things!)   It’s been a long, hard slog running wise this winter, but with just over 2 weeks until the Red Deer Marathon, I’m getting excited about racing again, especially as May 18 th sparks the start of the unintentional “Run a Race a We...