OH CRAP!!!!

Well only 3 weeks to go until the race and today I pulled my calf muscle. I was running on Merry Creek Trail when half way in I felt a tug, a couple more steps and I heard a "pop". The worst part was that I had to hobble out for 2.5 kms. I am in quite a bit of discomfort and not sure if it will heal in time. The achilles took almost 6 weeks to heal with physio therapy and this feels worse.

I am going to contact the organizer of the race and see if I can have someone run for me and enter into a team competition. I guess this is what you get as you get closer to the big 5-0. I must admit my body is tired and I am losing my enthusiasm, I have trained for over 6 months and am anxious to participate now. After this is over, I am taking up chess.

You will notice that this is the first post with no picture because it would just be a sad face. :(

CONGRATS AND THANKS

Congratulations to my wife who completed her 3rd triathalon this weekend. She did 2 Sprint events and was the cyclist on a team entered in an Olympic event. This just proves what I have been saying all along - You are Crazy! Love you anyway.

A big thanks to all who have donated to my cause. I have reached my goal of $1000 and i feel great that every penny is going to Canuck Place. Keep donating, the more the better. Now the only thing left is to actually do the race. I have been working hard at biking and paddling and totally ignoring the running, avoid it and it will go away.

I have decided that i am going to win this race, not just participate. Lofty goal indeed.

Quit Looking and Do Something!!!

Quit just looking and do something - that is the message of this sassy ass squirrel the other day. His point is that Kere only needs about $140 more dollars to reach the $1000 mark, Now that doesn't mean that i can't go higher than $1000. If you are looking and haven't donated, Bust open that wallet, dust off that credit card and donate $5, $10, $20, $50, $100. Give until it hurts.

Remember, all proceeds go to Canuck Place, i may skim 75 cents to buy some painkillers after this is done.

Clayquot Sound

My paddling training is complete. I got back from 5 days of ocean kayaking off Tofino. We paddled hard, camped at some incredible beaches and at times, fought the wind, current and fog. This is our group on Whaler Island on a beautiful sunny day. I'm so lucky to be able to participate in things like this.

MIRACLE OF NATURE

This year i have decided to be a more responsible food consumer. So i built a garden box and am trying to grow herbs and a few tomatos. This is my first tomato. It tasted like success. This is my first harvested strawberry, it was delicious. I am not quite a self-sustaining farmer yet, but I am working on it.

Next week i am off to Clayoquot Sound for a 5 day paddling adventure with some good, old friends. I am counting this as training. - because i can.

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM!

I decided to do an up hill bike ride then jump off my bike and jog up a steep hill in my community called Dove Hill. Well the biking went fine, the jumping off went well but when i tried to jog up the hill, the legs had other ideas. So I walked up to the top. The heat and humidity off the foliage was stiffling but I made it and felt great. As i got to the top I was reminded about my life threating allergy to wasp stings which had resulted in me going into full anaphylaxic shock 2 years ago. If you notice this picture, i am holding my twin ject epi pen and behind it is a bee. A gentle reminder to be prepared, keep my cell phone with me and appreciate everything around me because life can be fickle.

What Are You Doing Today?

So what did you do today? I have a great job, a great life, that allows me to do this on a Tuesday. I launched the kayak on the Columbia and paddled up river towards the Hugh Keenlyside Dam. Warm, sunny, a light breeze..... perfect. It was great to get in the yak and paddle again. Was out for about an hour.

In 2 weeks will be heading to Tofino for a paddling adventure with some old friends in Clayoquot Sound, i guess i can use this as a "training session". It's not the paddling that I need training in, it's that darn run, what a grunt. Yesterday i ran for 41 minutes and it felt pretty good but my body feels the stress and strain the next day. So my strategy is to go out hard on the paddle, blast the bike then crawl on my hands and knees for 5 kms. What do you think?