In Like a Lion

Ice Beard Buds!

Mar 10th 5.2 0:31:00 Easy jog on Crestdale and Route 4 with Duke and George.
Mar 10th 4.3 0:30:00 Super easy on TM. 1600m swim tonight as well.
Mar 11th 5.5 0:30:20 Route 4 with the dogs. Decent run. Broke 500km! I'll be running in Calgary for the rest of the week!

The next few runs were in Calgary while staying with my brother. Had some decent runs with his dogs but definitely felt the effects of the increased altitude. Calgary is at about 3500ft above sea level. Didn't notice too much while running on flats or downhill but it was quite noticeable on any climbs. I took a day off this week to go snowboarding in the rockies. We spent a day at Sunshine riding fresh powder and having a blast. I also took a day off to rest my very sore, swollen and freshly tattoed leg. I got tattoed twice while in Calgary. I'd been looking forward to it for quite a while but it will certainly not do me any favours in the water. A week in Calgary and (hopefully) two weeks to heal is a lot of time out of the pool. I'll have to work twice as hard when I get back in next week.

Powder day at Sunshine

Mar 12th 5.7 0:32:00 Through MJ's neighbourhood in Calgary with Princess Mia. Great run but very shallow breathing going uphill. Definitely could feel the elevation.
Mar 13th 4.7 0:30:00 Snakey run through the neighbourhood with Gusto. Ran in shorts!
Mar 16th 6.66 0:47:40 Got lost in Nosehill Park with Mia. Beautiful place to run. Gnarly hills. Had to walk some of the DOWNHILLS in the snow! Cold and windy.  
Mar 17th 4.9 0:31:48 Last run in Calgary. Ran un and down the streets and long ally ways in MJ and Beth's hood. The dog and I both had icy beards.
Mar 19th 6 0:35:00 Route 4 to Blackett's Lake Bridge and back. With the dogs. Storm just rolling in. Nice to be back at sea level.
Mar 20th ??? Missed something here. Hmmm
Mar 21st 5 0:30:00 TM in the hotel in Dartmouth. 30 minutes in front of 24 feet of mirrors=gruesome. Also did an easy spin of 20-25 minutes.
Mar 22nd 6 0:35:30 Stuck in Dartmouth - Bad. Finding a few kms of trails in Burnside Industrial Park - Good.
Mar 23rd 6 0:33:30 Regular 6km route from home. Beauty day.
Mar 24th 5.2 0:30:00 Crestdale and Rt. 4 with the dogs. Feels like spring.
Mar 24th 5 0:30:00 TM at home. Vivos. I think this gets me out of debt for the travel/jet lag/ visitors perfect storm of last week.
Mar 25th 5.25 0:30:00 Graveyard with Duke. Off leash run training. Duke rules. Distance is a guess.

Hoo hoo hoo said you could skip a day?