
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Halloween Hanging

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
My 1/2 Marathon debut!

Things I remember.....
- Saying to Chris in the car on the way downtown that I didn't want it to start off raining - I didn't care if it started raining once we'd set off but not for the start
- As we turned the corner into City Park we heard the gun go off for the full marathon - meaning it was 1/2 hour till my start
- In 30 minutes I had to go pee twice and whilst waiting in the (mammoth) queue the second time it started POURING
- that running in the rain is sweet......it means that no-one knows that your nose is running and you're dribbling :-)
End stats;
Clock time - 2.06.42
Chip time - 2.04.39 which gave me an average pace of 5:55/km
Happy with that!
(and for the record, no this does not mean a full marathon is next. I seriously admire the committment and training required for that. Just training for the 1/2 gave me an insight into that much...but I will never say never.....;-)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Smiley Faces!

Finally Saturday was the day! After months of waiting we got the call first thing in the morning to say the weather was co-operating! And that was the understatement - it was a beautiful autumn morning - we really couldn't have asked for any better! The Hot Air Balloon trip with Okanagan Ballooning was a gift from my Mum & Dad for Christmas so a somewhat belated celebration! But oh so worth the wait!
You couldn't help but be happy when you look up and see the great big smiley face!!

I expected it to have been cold and we were ready to wrap up to the elements but there's no chance of that with a bloomin' great furnace blasting over your head. I'm sure I could smell singed hair! But as John the balloon pilot reminded us - fire is our friend!
I also think I imagined a less than dignified bouncy landing. As if....we just plopped down right next to the Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport - much to the excitement of the traffic controllers and us both! (and after we were all unloaded we got a special visit up to the top of the tower for a little looksie!)
And polished off the outing with a glass of local bubbly, pastries and fresh strawberries.
Thank you M&D - a fabulous gift we thoroughly enjoyed!
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