Bloomsday 2009

Finished and have my new Bloomsday T-Shirt to prove it!
a well deserved beer!

Stretching with a refreshing beverage!


This past weekend was an amazing achievement for me, i successfully ran 12km (most of it) in 1 hour 20 minutes. My training had been severely hindered the 2 weeks prior to the run so i wasn't even sure that i was going to be able to complete it, but i can tell you it feels AMAZING!

Kozak and I headed down to Spokane, Washington on Friday morning and did a bit, quite a bit, of shopping on the way down. We caught up with some other ladies from Fernie at our hotel and headed out for a very late dinner. Some of the girls headed out for a wee bit of dancing after that. On Saturday we got up and picked up our race packs, checked out the expo, purchased some things and then headed out for a late lunch (PF Changs!!!for all you Americans reading), did a little bit more shopping and then headed back to the hotel for some rest and relaxation. Sunday morning we got up early and headed out for the run with 50,000 other people (check it out at www.bloomsdayrun.org finished, had a beer and a bite to eat and then got in the car and headed home, wee drive of about 5 hours!

When i crossed that finish line, i felt like i had completed a marathon. The sprint down hill at the end, trying to cross the line in less time that Ren had anticipated gave me such a sense of achievement. In fact the weekend was so great that all the girls are already looking forward to next year!