I'm sure a few of you have seen this already, but I really enjoyed it...
Friday, May 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
May Long Weekend Pt. 3
Sunday morning brought us both sunshine and a brisk wind. While the air made thinks a bit chilly, the sun inspired us to do another hike. This time to Bertha Falls.
From 2010_05 May long Weekend
The hike up to the viewpoint was well hidden from the wind, but once the pinnacle was reached we could see heavy, almost fog-like cloud cover over the lake in the distance as well as the stiff hit of cold. No matter how many times I hike...
May Long Weekend Pt. 2
From 2010_05 May long Weekend
After a weekend of trying to second guess the weather, we managed to actually make use of the unpredictable, yet pleasant weather. With the forecast of 2" of snow in Waterton we decided that it might not be the best weekend to head out. I used some time in the morning for a quick look at goats haunt webcam, which to my surprise was blue sky, water like glass and no snow. Huh... go figure....
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
May Long Weekend Pt. 1
For being such a pessimist this weekend, it sure turned out great. Every day we expected rain, yet were met with sunshine! It wasn't the warmest by any stretch, colder than my calculated average (see older posting), but a great weekend. Here is a short video from my Monday. I managed to get out biking and thought I would try filming it. This is the minute, thirty it took me to get down. A bit shorter than the 12min. it took me to climb back out! I played around with my altimeter watch the day before and...
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Accountability
Marco will no doubt be posting about our pretty awesome May long weekend. He will supply pictures and witty captions. I don't want to steal his thunder. I just wanted to say that training has started. For real. My first 1/2 marathon is 20 weeks away from today. I have signed up to run this race with my 2 sisters-in-law and good friend. We will be each others motivation and support. I'm really looking forward to it. So I just wanted to throw it out there that I ran my 10 k today around the Waterton townsite. I thought about a trail but...
Friday, May 21, 2010
Does May-Long Weekend Suck?
This question seems to plague me every year, so with the Internet and spreadsheet in hand I finally decided to tackle it.
It's amazing what you can compile with a little spare time on your hands. Looking back over the last 10 years in Waterton, I wondered what the weather was really like. Does it always suck? Am I imagining things?
Turns out the average high over the past 10 years is 16.26 degrees, with an average low of 4.44...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
For my Techie Homeboys.
For you techies out there, Google Wave is now in open beta release. You can find it here.
Enjoy playing...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
And the winner is...
Well, not me. But I am still really happy with how things turned out this weekend. Marco has filled you in on the specifics of the weekend so I won't repeat that. I just wanted to throw out my final time in the 12 k race...Place Gun Time Race# Name Div/Tot Div City Net Time Pace222 1:24:06.97 1135 S.IWAASA 93/235 F3039 Lethbridge AB 1:22:45.00 6:54So yipee for me. I love how my overall place (222 out of 595) is the same as a certain house number. Maybe next time I can gun for 213!So thanks for the positive...
Monday, May 17, 2010
Wicked Weekend
Don't tell anyone, but I had a great weekend. Nothing hard core from my end, just a short day hike up Heart Creek, but the combination weather, company and time away from home made it a great time.
Dora had a surprize race when a friend of Jaime's canceled, opening a spot in the Rocky Mountain Soap Company Women's Run. With litterally a week to train, Dora ran a 12km race, 4km more than any previous race. I don't know about you...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
I wish I had my hair back.
Remember that Diet Pepsi commercial showing a man wanting to feel young again, then showing a montage of the man with Flock of Seagulls hairstyle while the song "I Ran (So Far Away)" plays. It was sweet.
Evan apparently feels the same way. We did give it a trim today, but here it is in all it's glory before we cut it.
From 2010_05 Mother's D...
Sunday, May 09, 2010
I just had a double double.
Mother's Day has arrived and Dora got to sleep in a bit. After a quick breakfast of Apple Waffles we ran to the corner to watch Kevin complete his second triathlon. Last year he did the super sprint, but this year he did the sprint, 0.5km swim, 20km bike and a 5km run. He ended up finishing 3rd in his age category and 11th overall? Could be wrong about that. Regardless, here is quick look.
Also a few pictures as he...
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Calling all nutbars!
So, I thought after a winter of not running much that I should start. I have been getting out irregularly over the last couple of weeks. A few solo runs, a few with Denali (that girl can STILL run - hope I can say that at 84), and a few with family - I thought hey I'm getting good at this again. I know lets destroy ANY self-esteem that I might have in terms of my ability to exercise and enter a race. Not just any race, no may nos way, a 12 k. Not so bad you say and you'd be right, with a bit of training it would be great. A wonderful opportunity...
Thursday, May 06, 2010
One Big Dam
I came across this link today... thought it was pretty awesome.
A beaver dam that's 850m across! The worlds largest beaver dam, in Northern Alberta. The site didn't have any coordinates which wasn't good enough for me. So with a little "Googling" and a lot of Google earth, I came up with this.
58°16'18.76"N 112°15'7.63"W
feel free to throw those numbers into Google earth or Google...
