May Long in Kelowna

With only one weekend of short-wearing had thus far in Calgary, we opted to head west to Kelowna for the long weekend. Having been pumelled by head winds on most rides to date this year and too many indoor rides for this time of year, I was anticipating three days of hard core mountain biking with my boyfriend Dave and close friend Dion. The Myra-Bellevue Canyon in Kelowna has some of the "awesomest" mountain biking I have come across. Whether it is climbing up the relentless Swamp Thing, or challenging the nerves while descending Vapor, I always come home with a smile on my face. Dave and Dion always challenge me to ride what I would otherwise walk.... it is amazing what some peer pressure can achieve!

All in all a really great three days on the bike (even the lost chain ring bolts and two broken crank arms didn't dampen our spirits!). Next up on the plate is the Calgary Half Marathon on May 31st. I am really looking forward to seeing how my running has come along. My long runs have been feeling great and my weekly 6x1000m and 2X3000m are geting consistently faster (sometimes aided by running away from the geese that have once again taken over pathways!). The following three weekends are action packed as Wasa is just around the corner, followed by the Chinook Half...... Looking forward to it all :-)

So on that note, I will sign off. As I look at Ari's picture I get the shivers just thinking about 70.3 - at one point it was a dream, at another a distant goal, but the reality of 12 weeks to go is finally sinking in. YAY!