Tales of Trails, Mountains and Rocky Roads

Sunday morning saw my first trail race of the year - it was also the first time I had gone to a race entirely on my own - no Andy, no Wilson or Brandy, no friends and not even any familiar faces that I could put a name to. It was also a 50km ultra which meant I had to be self-supporting in terms of monitoring my fluid intake and nutrition for the duration of the race. I'd heard lots of positive comments about Rundles Revenge and with it being organised by the same folks as the TransRockies Run and the now defunct Kananaskis Triple, I had been contemplating entering the 50km since just after Christmas. I knew it was likely to become one of my favourite races if I decided to do it, but then when I won 2 free entries in IMPACT Magazine's "30 Day Race Entry Giveaway" competition I guess the decision to register was made for me and I found myself signing up for the 50km. The day didn't start too well. It had been exceptionally hot in Calgary in recent days and...

I'm a firm believer that life is for living - there's no point sitting around thinking, "I'd love to do that, but...." and then coming up with a whole load of excuses for not doing something. Sometimes we have to take a leap of faith into the unknown, to challenge ourselves and get out of our comfort zone, to move away from all things familiar, as that's the only way we truly find out what we as individuals are capable of. These past few weeks have been pretty awesome even with Andy being away from home. Even now, as I write this in my little 1 person-2 dog tent at the Lake Louise Campground listening to the wind in the trees, the sound of the nearby river rushing by, the crackling of wood from the campfires outside, whilst the birds are singing their last songs of the day, I can't help but smile at what I've been doing this past month or so. Since my marathons have been completed, my focus has now turned to my next main goal - The Transrockie...