Judger

On the heels of Ericka's post I must admit that I am a person who judges those who don't show love.....and even Mormons need love.

Everybody go to PostSecret- it is a good thing.

Master Artist

Ever has learned how to draw circles, now all his big truck drawings have tires.

Food

The grocery store had 'local' asparagus on sale. Really who knows where it came from, at least it had a foodland Ontario tag, but I digress. I bought a ton much to the amusement of all shopping. 'What are you going to do with all that asparagus??? To let the world know- I froze it. Asparagus soup in January anybody?

On Tuesday night we had roasted chicken, quinoa, steamed asparagus, and apple pie for desert. I didn't make the pie, it was a fundraiser fro a couple going to Honduras.

On Thursday night we had Chicken pot pie. The roasting pan has the chicken for the pot. The red casserole has the veggies, and the sliver pot has the cream sauce i made- ready to be all mixed together and topped with a pastry crust.

Rant

Called today to make an appointment with my FD for some routine bloodwork.
My appointment......July 26. Of course the nice receptionist suggested I could go to ER if this wasn't soon enough.

Not that I know all the answers, just know there has got to be a better one.

Mississaga Marathon Observations from Luke

• Eating with runners the night before a big race, is NOT something to do if you are looking to lose weight. 
• Noticed a runner kind of running oddly, then noticed that her thighs had rubbed themselves raw the prior 17km and were bleeding. Probably the most painful thing I have seen in a long time. But she was obviously determined to finish.
• Saugeen tri club members loved when I cheered for them on the course, which I do extremely loud and long. That's a lot of fun.
• Had a great time hanging out with everyone.
• Marathon rate at a very nice hotel made me feel spoiled. Best water slide I have been on in a long time. Seriously.
• Seeing everyone run half and full marathons, in no way, shape, or form, makes me want to do it sometime.
• It is sort of stressful trying to beat the runners to spectator points to see people go by. Especially if they are fast. I missed Bevin for this reason.
• I didn't take enough pictures... as usual.

Mississauga Marathon and Half-Marathon Crew (most of them anyway)

Missasuaga Marathon 2010

Well that is done, checked off, and yes I finished.
All week before I was just waiting and resting. Waiting to get hurt, waiting for something to happen so I wouldn't be able to run. I had dreams/ nightmares of all that training going to waste, but surprisingly I made it to the start line.

Went down the day before- THANK YOU STEPHANIE AND PAUL for looking after the kids. Luke and I almost got a divorce related to my crustiness/nervousness and would have not done well with the kids there. Toured the expo. Was disappointed at the size, I had hoped to get some arm warmers but I didn't see anything at all. Saw my Internet friend Kim. Bought some blister preventers and was the best $10 ever spent. Will give you one Ron. Went out to dinner with Tri club people who don't have links and then had fun at the pool/water slide. We had an amazingly comfortable bed at the Delta and I actually slept. Well in between nightmares.

Rise and shine at 5:20. Quick got ready and ate my porridge I had brought, a little extra chia seeds than usual. We all got to the race site in good time. Enough for last minute prep and a quick trip to the porta potties. Pictures taken, gear left with my WONDERFUL SHERPA HUSBAND and got the the starting corrals.... and I had to pee. OK to late now- will pee at a porta potty along the way.
Cannon goes off and walk four minutes to the start line. The first 5k were gravy. Just fun enjoying the moment and whoo they went by fast. Realised at 12k that I could BQ if I held steady and soon realized I had a bit extra to hold onto. But I didn't want to waste any of that time on the porta potty. So I was that girl splashing water down the front and down the back.

Before I knew it the half were separating from the fulls. I started crying realising that I was actually doing this, then was soon brought back to reality by the man who looked like a skeleton wearing the skimpy shorts and no shirt. Seriously put on a singlet.
Anyways crossed the half mark at 1:48. Felt good. Was following the pace band, feeling like a 3:38-40 would be possible.
Then I hit 25k, saw a man peeing in the trees- yelled out whoo hooo, and at that exact moment my right calf cramped/seized completely. Immittlty stopped, stretched it out and walked for 500metres up a hill. Watched the 3:40 pace bunny go by- who wasn't nice when I asked her a few questions by the way. Eventually stared running again. Every step was painful and hard. Saw the 3:45 bunny by....then it was pure survivor mode to finish. By 36k realised that were was no hope of regaining time lost., and just hoped to finish by 4:00 and threw away my 3:40 pace band. I like to call 38- 40.5 k a special version of hell. I walked a bit and kept on thinking if I can make it to 41k it will just like picking up Maya- only 1.2 to go. Thankfully the crowd support was there bringing me in. Sadly I was still listening to my Ipod and just about missed Andrea who had come all the way to see me finish. I saw her at the last moment and blew her a kiss. Her coming really made my day!
Then I was at the finishing shoot and I gave a strong finishing kick. Chip time 3:49:10

I know I should be happy with my effort for a first marathon.. but damn you nine minutes from keeping me from Boston and my ever so lusted Boston Jacket. Curses to those spectating with one on mocking me with me not quite enough time.

What did I learn? Same thing I say after every long run. More long tempo runs.
I think I could have done better with my nutrition. I had 3-4 E-LOAD tablets, a ton of water, and two sharkies every time I thought of them- which amounted to slightly less than three bags. I also took in 3 orange slices and a small piece of banana along the way. I had a gel with me but really didn't want to take it soo I didn't.

Where do I go from here?
At one point during the race I could see a trail system and for a moment forgot myself and started to go towards it, thinking 'oh lets get off this road and do something fun'. Telling I would say. I truly enjoyed the distance but did not enjoy the roads. I looked way to enviously at the bike riders.Wishing I was riding instead of running on this -insert bad word here- pavement. Thankfully it is triathlon season and my first is coming quick, thus it is time for me and my bike to become closer.

Luke's Music

At 32, I have come to realize that my music tastes that I once thought diverse, have narrowed. While I used to download and update the songs on my ipod pretty regularly, but now for the last couple of years  I just listen to the Dance Department, Tiesto's Club Life, and Indie Feed Electronica podcasts. While those podcasts cover a wide variety of music, I typically enjoy the sort of french house electronica that groups like Daft Punk, all of the Ed Banger crew, SebastiAn and several others create. One primary theme being that very little of what i listen to has lyrics. The other being that what I listen has a lot of variety within the spectrum of the genre, from a nice heavy beat, to a more ambient mixed style.
Besides that , I guess I also listen to a lot of Massive Attack, and a few other random ones that I have picked up off of the internet. Oh ya, that and several CBC podcasts when I don't want to listen to music.
Otherwise its electronic stuff.



Oh and also, rumour is that Daft Punk is going on tour this summer to promote the Tron Legacy soundtrack, which they created. So if they are in Toronto, Anne and I plan on going if anyone else is interested.

Dinner

-Lemon Cranberry muffins.
-Swiss Chard pie with olive oil dough
-Spinach quiche

Enough for two days.... except for the muffins. Really those mini muffins do not make me eat any less.. maybe even more.
Do not look at the messy stove. Well do and understand that the stove top I clean and under the burners Luke is responsible for.

Muddy Children

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Potty Trained

Well the deed is done, there will be no more diapers in this house, all because *drum roll* Ever is potty trained!

This picture is of Ever's first pooh on the potty. I was downstairs and Ever did this all by himself then came to get to me and show me. I'm not one of those sit with you while you defecate parents.

The entire process wasn't that painful. Ever basically initiated it by deciding not to wear diapers anymore cause they brothered him. What potentially started the movement was a big discussion about what happens when you pooh in the pool.
So we decided it was time, and we commit. There is no diapers at night, there is no pull ups ( diapers marketed as another name), and only once did he pooh in his pants. Sorry Stephanie. I think the process took a week.
I have a sense of disbelief about the whole thing. Really... !!No more???
It had to happen soon cause I kept on forgetting to change his diapers anyways.
Now the next step is moving from the potty to the toilet cause we aren't so good at emptying the potty, so then Ever does it, and well sometimes it doesn't work out so well. To facilitate this we are getting this amazing toilet seat.

So now I have all of the diapers for sale. Anybody want to be completely set up for $175?

Trillium Race

So on Saturday Anne and I (that's right, it's Luke writing this one)went to Mount Forest to do a race on a cold, rainy miserable day. Running keeps you warm though.
So I did the 5K. Time was 25:16. My legs are really sore, but I think if I do a few more races and run a bit more I will be able to do under 25min without trouble this summer. Wow, that was a lot shorter than Anne's reports!

Anne did 10K in 45:18 (she thinks). So she was running faster than I was for twice the distance, and she feels fine. I am not sure how I feel about that.
Plus it was basically a fun run for her as she was holding back for the marathan she is doing next weekend. We are going alone and the kids are staying with Grammy, which will be great.

Maya's Dance

So this year Maya did ballet at the grey-bruce school of dance, and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Here is a video of what her class performed at local dance competition prior to the recitals. Her group received 1st place @ 89%!

April Totals

Swim 9.97k
Bike- 87k
Run- 239.09

A good month... but could somebody come and vacuum our house?

Technologic

I'm feeling perhaps a tad too plugged in lately. To long run I need:

Cell phone- for dog attacks, naked men, and utter exhaustion.

Ipod- Really into podcast lately. Namely -This American Life, Stuff you should know, Zen and the art of triathlon, The Age Grouper.

Garmin- I just might be the last runner to get one, but it has quickly become a friend. A friend that whispers I am going to slow. A friend that keeps track of all my details. This friend has only left me in the lurch once by forgetting to get its battery charged but it was rather missed. The friend bruises my wrist but I am OK with the abuse.

Oh and I also need food. Sharkies are my present favorite.


The theme song for this post.

Calories

Just for fun I thought I would add up the calories I consumed today at A&W.
500ml Chocolate Milk
+
Regular Fries
+
Teen Burger

Grand Total= 980calories!!!!!!

It was a once a year kind of treat, not to be repeated any time soon. That has got to be more than half of what I need for the entire day.

I think I have come to the end of rope.

I am asked constantly how I have time to run? Do I have a good babysitter so I can run? Usually I just say it a challenge but I manage.

Then for some reason woman often share with me how they could never run because their husbands would not be supportive. How their husbands are not home enough. Basically how the mother is the single person responsible for the care of the children.

I am sick of hearing this, so sick I am ready to snap.
Soon I fear I will be advising woman to leave their husbands. Really, would they be any worse off?

While I am complaining... Rather frustrating how some men who are sharing the childing raising yet society is not willing to accommodate their participation. For example, a father may not participate in dance preparations, but would a mother not be allowed into a hockey change room?

Any nasty comments will be deleted, this is my blog and I will say what I want. Get your own blog if you disagree.

A run fueled by big feet, jelly beans and mini eggs... nope dose not work for me.

For the last fricken time. A marathon is a set and specific distance.
42.195 km
26.21876 miles

Less than a month

 

In less than a month now I will be running the Missasuaga Marathon. Although it would be nice to Boston qualify on my first try at 42.195, quite frankly I think that would very wishful thinking at this point. The problem is pavement. IT just trashes my legs. I did my entire 34k long run on gravel/trail today and really worry about the pain of the extended pavement exposure. I read one training plan and it calls for alot of long runs then another that only does one over 30k. I also have no idea about what to do for calories. I have been training with sharkies/other candy and water. Just can't do gels anymore. I wonder about a few chips as I crave salt. Luke thinks I should take a salt lick.
I am thinking around 4:15- 4:30.???

Ballet Girl

 

Annual 5k

I really hate 5ks.. but knowing that I only do a couple a year make them bearable.
Did Spring Thaw 5k in Barrie today. Total time 22:38- which actually is worse than last year. Bummer. In my defence it was windy and cold and of course I didn't bring the right clothes. Still got second in my age group. Got the exact same metal as last year. Yep Annie they are starting to add up.
Now trying to decide if I should do a couple hours on the bike or a hour trot on the tready for recovery.

This is why I love Facebook

Yesterday was my birthday, just so you all know, I will be accepting belated birthday gifts.

Anyways we didn't have any significant plans, and it was raining, I wasn't having a emotional breakdown as I usually do on my birthday but I was feeling down. UNTIL I read a new friend status update on Facebook.. she was participating in an indoor triathlon that day. A phone call later and Luke and I were all ready to go for 6:30pm.

Basically it was run out of Stone Tree, you swam 370metres in their over heated pool, rode 10k on a exercise bike, and ran 2.5k on a treadmill. There was a tad too much time for transitions, and I could not get comfortable on the bike. I didn't push to hard but had fun....and apparently Luke had fun too, or at least he said he did. Definitely better than going out for dinner and we got protein bars for our efforts.

Still Nursing

On another breastfeeding note, tonight Maya advised me to pump my milk so she could drink it. She most likely wanted it to wash down the banana I made her run around the house 20times for.

Spelling

Our address is 531 12th Ave.

What I realized today is I can't spell the rest of ave.

March Totals

Swim- 2.4k
Bike- 10k
Run- 158.7k

Really pathetic I know, but I did have an injury, my bike tire in flat, and I had some meeting on swim night/ work.

Only 42 days to marthon- I'm going for a run now at Allen Park.

Hypervention

Just registered for the Mississauga Marathon.

A full marathon.
42.195km
26.2miles

Going to have to get going on that.

Around the Bay 2010

I had some high hopes for the race. I had hoped to smash my time of last year by 1.30min- finishing in under 2:30- and achieving a sliver metal... I had hoped this until about a week prior... see below- ankle injury. BUT i did do everything I could to make it happen- I picked up an extra shift thus allowing me to see the chiro, buy some homeopathic stuff, some other top secret stuff, I sat on my butt all week, I iced like a crazy person, and I even exposed myself to radiation to ensure there wasn't a stress fracture there. But it wasn't just my day....

I think that mentally I had lost my push because I mentally prepared myself all week to not run the race so when it came to race, and I was able to race I just didn't have the drive. I also I have been suffering some insomnia and haven't been sleeping well for a few weeks now. My other excesses are:
-There is a point in my cycle when I naturally have low energy levels- and this was it.
-I had the beginnings of a something yesterday and today my throat is a scratchy mess with lots of phlegm.
- I just don't think I get enough hill/ tempo work in.

I probleary started out to fast, but I wanted to run if I had to stop at 10k due to my ankle but right when I saw Kim I realised I was dropping off pace, by 18k when I saw the 2:30 bunny pass me and I had no hope of staying with him that my day was turning into a tempo Marathon pace day. I finished strong, hoping I wouldn't be too beat up today.. but I think the damage was already done, stairs are an issue today. People keep on looking at me cause I'm walking funny.

It wasn't a total disaster, I have a time I am still proud of, and I know there is always next year. I had great fun, I met Kim at the expo, a blog of which I have been enjoying for quite a while. I met some Running Manics on the go... Was it British accent Mark?? Wearing Ascis and is a fore- foot runner? Tons of people asked about the Saugeen Triathlon Club.
And just to get me through the last few kilometres I sang.. at the top of my lungs Eye of the Tiger, and Run to Me. I think I made a few peoples day.

Ankle :(

On Friday night I was sitting with my feet up at the computer making an attempt to put Ever asleep. I was JUST moving my ankle around and somehow, something shifted out of place. This has happened before and usually after a few moments I can get 'things' back in situ. Not this time. I thought things would relax while I went to sleep, and pop back into place.
Saturday morning, and it is still off, so Luke dose a little off market chiropractic care and gently 'things' pop into place. It was tender but but overally so.
Sunday I planned to run but take it easy during a fun run with the tri club. Perhaps not the smartest thing I could have done.

Swollen, and tender to touch. Walking to pick up Maya yesterday wasn't to smart but how else would she have gotten home?

What makes this especially fun is a little race called Around the Bay on Sunday. I am Icing, compressing and elevating the best I can, but really with the kids/ dinner to be made/ laundry to be done how am I to rest??
I don't feel like I should pull out of it. I am seeing Chiro tomorrow. Perhaps this is a lesson in patience?

Not the Smartest Thing To Do...

The other day I went for a run, gratefully provided for by Erika. I had planed on a simple out for a half hour and return- negative splitting of course. I did the first 30minutes without incidence, arriving at a T intersection. I could have turned around and went back where I came from OR I thought it might be fun to go on the No exit road that was a snowmobile path, thus completing a square back to Erika house.

The snowmobile trail was rough going- few sink holes, lots of mud, and many puddles- nothing a good trail runner can't handle. After about 10min I figured I should have met the road but instead the trail veered east when I needed to go west. Frustration abound, I turned around and ran back along that snowmobile trail. Now my destination is right along the hydro towers pathway and so coming across them I figured I could cut across the country side and take a fun short cut. Ten minutes later my legs are scratched from branches, I have had snow up to my knees- wearing shorts of course, and I come across a field of boulders. I admit defeat and turn around. I ended up being 25minutes late.. and I don't think Erika was to mad.

This would have not been so bad except for the fact I didn't have my cell phone on me, I had told no one where I was going, I was actually just in shorts and bra so if I had to stop/ injured I would be hypodermic rather quickly and I had no defence against wild animals. The pack of deer I saw wasn't likely to hurt me but the pack of coyotes I have seen in the past might have mistaken me for dinner.

Whats missing????

Temper

Emotional breakdown for unknown reason.

Re Fashion

My mother says this was my sister Kathie's coat- but not mine?? Even though she was older apparently I didn't wear it when I got to that size???
So I washed up up, sewed up the mice and moths would have made and sewed on some new buttons and ta da new coat! Vintage!

On another note.. Maya officially has straight hair now. I have hope once she hit maturity the curls will return. I think she is on her way to being a brunette permanently as well now.

Jammin in his Jammies

Due to Ever's persistent pretending that anything was a guitar we got him one... well it is really a ukalie but shhh don't tell him.

Tutus

This huge mass of pink tulle is to become tutus for Maya's dance class. I was handed it plus some old elastic with some vague instructions. I made four prototypes before I got it right.
Fun with the non- profit dance company.

Gambling

Tim Hortins- 1
Anne-0

How much of a scam I think the whole roll up the rim thing- Undefinable.....and yet I am still suckered in.

Febuary Totals

Keeping in mind that my tready isn't accurate, and my bike totals were a little off due to a flat tire issue making it rather easy to hammer it out... and really it just isn't right.

Swim- 6.7km.
Bike-150km
Run- 173km Thought this number would be higher, however I was sick for a few days and missed two runs- including a long one. Still disapointed.
Other- Downhill skiing x5hrs.

In the future

We think Maya has a strong future in middle management.

We have taken to calling her bossy bureaucrat.

She isn't very happy with us.

On Food

On family day our church had a little gathering for families to play games and have potluck. Sounds fun right?

Except I felt kinda stressed. There was snacks. There is always snacks. No matter where we go there is always food. Do we really need to eat at hour intervals...... I say no.

Sure it was only popcorn and juice* but it represents a problem. Historically perhaps yes we needed to eat more, where as now we do not have near the amount of physically taxing work to do thus we simply do not require the fuel, but we still eat, eat and eat.



*Juice- I'm guessing it wasn't fresh squeezed, so it is some chemical/ sugar concoction.

Safety?

At the grocery today I saw a person driving a minivan while talking on a cell phone, which is a forgivable offence. However, I also saw a infant car seat in the front passenger seat. I did a quick glance and saw that there were unoccupied seats in the back as well as noting that the seat belt for the front seat was dangling and not at the very least securing that seat. What I didn't notice was if there wasn't an actual baby in that seat. Soo I let it go.

Naughty Boy

One of the children's favorite games is to move the little table into the living room, move the cushion in front of it and jump off the table on to the mat.

There is a rule that in our house anything that I like gets broken. There are countless examples.

Do you see where this is going?? I asked Luke not to jump, I said he has broken other things by jumping ie. Our blanket box which remain unfixed.

He jumped. He broke the 35 year old table my siblings and I played with. He broke the table I lovingly refinished for my children. He broke the table.

I really do not know why he is smiling.

Cause everybody else has one

Maya NEEDED a seat cover for school cause everybody else has one.. well like three people. Fabric from Sally Maddock and who knows where the quiting batting came from.

Carrot Muffins

I had a craving for cream cheese icing. So I made vegan carrot muffins to go with. I used chia seeds instead of flax, and used grape seed oil instead of coconut oil.

On another note, our camera sucks.

Curried Sweet Poato Fritters

Super Yummy meal, this is the last one left. Simple and fast. From 2009 Vegetarian Times Magazine again.

Whisk together
-3 eggs
- 1/2c Cornmeal
-Curry powder
-1t grated ginger

Stir in
- 4c Grated Sweet potato
-1/2diced onion
-1/2c frozen peas
-1/4c Mango Chutney

Then fry up 4-5min per side. Preferably in a cast iron fry pan. FYI- bought mine at garage sales. Were rusty and yucky but cleaned up nicely.

Groundhog Jog

Little fun local race to help celebrate the rodents prediction of six more weeks of winter.... and winter it was!
The children went to Mary and Dwight of Wosley, and Luke and I did this little jog 'together'. I say together loosely cause Luke doesn't want to run with me :(
It was incredibly cold and windy. Some short stretches of snowdrifts on the roads, the driving snow was a nice touch. At several points I tucked in behind other runners to get a break from the wind. Reasonable crowd for a race that was put together in a month and a half on a cold winter day, we think about 75ish runners/walkers. I did it in around 22:57- 2nd female overall.
Luke did really well with around 25- 26min mark. Received a metal for my efforts, I already have a bronze in the same pattern so now I need is a shinny gold. Oh and best Engraving ever on a metal. Seriously can not stand metals that have no details.

The true highlight were the porta poties. The Cadillac of movable sanitation. A delight!

Mommys Boots

Were else can you get -40 warmth and waterproff to your knees for $40. Rubber Boots!!!

Maya Dressed Me

But I wear shirts and pants....

Dinner Tonight

A friend and I were recently talking about our blogs, she wants to make money and I just want to make mine interesting. Sooo here is dinner tonight.
From October 2009- Vegetarian Times which I got free from the hospital. Chickpea Croquettes with Greek Salad Topping.

Settling

As Luke and I got married at the rip young age of 20, I had to sit on the sidelines and painfully watch my friends and acquaintance discuss the 'perfect man'. In one particularly painful episode some woman in our bible study were talking about men and their desires to be married, and I piped up and said..." Ummm maybe do you think you are asking for too much? That didn't go over well.

Today I'm reading the Toronto Star, and it seems some single sad 40 year old is publishing a book with a movie deal in the works advising woman everywhere to ignore the annoying qualities and Marry Him! Well that is a few million dollars I didn't make.

Oh and thanks to Facebook, those woman appear to be quite happily married.

Comments

As you probably have not noticed. The comments system on our site is changing. Apparently Haloscan who we have used for comments for years (before blogger had their own) will be defunct in 2 weeks. So I will be fiddling with the templte and comments to see if I can get everything moved over to bloggers comments.
About time we changed things up in this thing anyway.

January Totals

Just for fun... not entirly accurate, estamations especilly since I am the only runner on the plant without a garmin, and my treadmill is not calabrated at all, and mybike computer is off. My bead method of counting laps is dead on though.

Swim-8.050 km
Bike- 48km
Run- 163km
Other- P90x- x2, Yoga x1

Cost of a Date

So dinner and a movie isn't really our thing, and really how is watching a movie at all interactive, and in fact it is IN- ACTIVE, and since everything in this house has to be active, last night Luke and I went skiing.
The last time we had been skiing was five years ago, how sad is that. For us to go skiing we had to pay for:
- My skis to be sharpened and waxed.
- The gas to get to/from Blue Mountain.
- Lift tickets
- Little plastic thingies for the end of Luke's poles. Little racket BM has going there I tell you.
- Junk food at Macs on the way home.

Grand Total.....I don't want to know. Is it worth it....well going once every five years doesn't do alot for my form, and comfort of flying down the hill. Apparently Luke's boots have gotten smaller, and although It was nice to spend time together, it was cold. Especially on the south side- which is where I like to ski best. Verdict- Undecided.

On Food

I am willing to spend money on food. I am willing to pay a premium for quality products. I will pay more into the hands of a farmer then the corporate grocery giants. I care about where my food comes from, and will not buy an item if I think it traveled too far to be sold.
Author Jim Algie published a little opinion piece about how my feeling on food were becoming more and more mainstream.... I wish it was true but really I do not think so.
I definitely think I am an oddity. Few people question in the produce department about country of origin, and what it comes down to people do not care and the lowest price wins.
I try to do my best. I store ahead from the farmers market, I pay more for pine river cheese- made in Ripley Ontario. I tend to buy Gay- Lee products regardless of price. Meat from friends only. But even I get lazy. I run out of eggs and buy them from the store instead of a friend. I want bananas, and oranges which are certainly not local. I buy fresh spinach year round.

The point I really want to make is that even the farmers do not seem to make the connection. A family that I spent a large amount of time with as a teenagers and even went grocery shopping with alot would go to great lengths to save money. If it was cheap and produced in God knows where "Yippee it is cheap". So if the farmers who need to paid for what they produce are not willing to spend a little extra on local, who can we expect as a society to do so.

Creemore Awsomeness

This 'local' grassroots run was put on by the organizers of the Creeemore vertical challenge. How grassroots?? It was run out of the race directors house. How great is that??
I knew one person who would be at the race, and knew that there would be some fellow Running Manics but really all except one would be strangers. I really didn't know where it was located but luckily I saw a runner who directed me to the fun... it was at her house.

The course was a 7.1 km loop. Run on approx 3km road and 4km trail. Snow packed steep sections trail. Now the interesting thing about running on a snow trail in the winter, especially in temperatures that hover around zero is that the trail changes. I did three loops of it and with each loop it got more and more rough footed. The hard packed sections got loose and steep and the hill sections were just slippy. All and all good times.

It was definitely a different crowd then I was used to. These people are hard core. There is no taking it easy, really they like to push and push and then throw up and keep on going. Seriously there was a guy talking about a race where he did something like 110km in 8hours and he was cursing himself cause he didn't do more. There were a few people training for 100milers, one guy pulling a sled. How great in that?? After talking to those people I felt like I could another loop... but time was passing, and I told Luke I would be home at a certain time sooo that was my excuse. But really I want to be the person training for a 100miler.

AND after I got changed there was some running fellowship beside a fireplace and as I was leaving i was given an amazing pottery bowl, and I am told that if I do well at the race in June I will get another bowl. Thus I will be back.

What I learned

I went to cardiology update the other day. Amazing how much I forget, and with two maternity leaves there was alot of time to forget. For my own fun I typed some of my notes of things I need to remember. Really nobody should read this post.

• It is not so much the size of the plaque in the coronary arteries, but the instability of the plaque that determines risk for MI
• Chronic inflammatory states are a risk factor. ie. Chronic gingivitis, HIV, RA
• TNKase is a fibrolltic not a thrombotic
• Chest pain is common post sent. It is not a MI but vasospam.
• Tropolin peaks early but takes longer to normalize. Where as CK peaks late but normalizes early, thus retesting with further chest pain post MI has the ability to see if the heart has re infarcted
• Men develop collateral circulation t/o life time. Woman only develop it post menopausal thus they are an increased risk for larger MI post menopause
• AVR should be negative on a ECG. Only lead that sees inside heart. Rt arm.
• Tall narrow Twaves = increased K
• Twave changes= Ichemia, ST segment changes= Injury.
• For Q waves to be pathological they must be wide enough and deep enough.\
• Q waves mean DEAD tissue.
• Reciprocal changes- II, III, avf= I, avl, V
• Takes 1- 2 weeks for T waves to return to normal post MI
• Very important to take pain free ECG- always mark if an ECG is pain or pain free.
• Inferior MI and Posterior often go together.
• Smoking makes platelets sticky
• Takes about a month to completely enbed a stent into the vessel
• Can expect 90 seconds of pain during PCI
• Plavix loading dose can be up to 600mg
• Should be given integrilin pre PCI
• MIAnterior expect conduction problems. MI Inferior expect pump and upper GI problems.
• If inferior MI suspect to a right sided ECG to rule out right ventricular MI
• V8= 5th intercostal space
• Ecg changes are only visible during an acute event for a RVMI
• Small ECG ampitiue r/t air, fluid , fat.
• NEVER give nitro or MOS with RVMI- give fluid- 5000cc N/s.
• Give fentanyl ofr pain. Goal- do not eliminate pain but make it tolerable.
• Wellens syndrome.
• Anything below 35diastolic = Coronary arteries not perfused.

Triad

Exercise- Clothes- Food

Resolution Run Durham Style

I can't believe I did a 'race' and didn't blog about it. Didn't realise until I noticed Westgrey Runners blog about it.

This year a dedicated member from the saugeen triathlon club desiced to put together a resolution run for our community. A totally free event, just for fun run that we could do in our own backyard as opposed to driving to a running room event in the city was the vision that organizer was following.

The race was held New years Day in the responsible afternoon. The day was crisp, and a little blowy but not bad. The course was a loop around the town of Durham on snow packed streets and ankle deep snowy sidewalks. Maya walked with another member and their new puppy and we will not say where Ever was BUT Luke and I got to run together. Of course he was hot and I was cold- really need warmer tights. We manged to stay together for 3km. We got lost only once , then I spotted Maya and I collected her and walked back to the school where it was staged. Luke finnished strong all by himself. Of course since Around the bay in coming sooner rather than later I headed out for another 5k. Thus I was the last one in. Anne last in a race...and it really wasn't that bad.

The best part of the outing was that Lisa was there. My 'encouagement ' worked and despite a painful leg she ran the furthest she has in 16months. Good work!

The Totally Expected New Years Post

Again the same old goals, dreams ambitions that I try to do every year. Mostly I fail but very occasionally there are some small victories.
Before I list them lets re-visit some previous resolutions and see how I am doing.


2005
I resolve to exercise more, Umm I think I got this one covered. however I need to get my pelvic floor in shape first. Well I'm told that I will have to work on this for the rest of my life. Also I want to do more crafty things but due to the lack of creativity I need to work on inspiration first. I now see creativity is something that you are born with and is nurtured at a young age, so frankly it is too late for me now so I should stop stressing about it. Some simple goals include making a list of every book I read, Have a profile on Goodreads and am rather faithful about putting down what I have read. However I didn't start that until 2008. and to brush my teeth at least twice a day. I will have dentures by the time I am 40.

2007
Official List Anne
Drink more H20. Develop larger bladder to hold it all as if not may have to take up permanent residence in the bathroom Constant battle
Do more fun things with Maya Add Ever to that list now
Run a two hour half marathon Down to 1:37
Pray more, Read bible more, Develop a more in depth relationship with God Ummmm yep gotta do some more work on that.
Keep track of running mileage Am doing now, but didn't start until October 2009- Bike and swim mileage in the book too.
Be more social Really who is reading this?

2008
Complete my La Leche League leadership DONE
Be more organized I would be be nobody else in my house shares this goal.
Be less lazy
Drive less

2010

• Run a marathon. Qualify for Boston 2011.
• Develop a master shopping list- would save many many trips to the store
• Do some sort of strength training.
• Stop wasting time surfing the Internet.
• Pray more- make a list.
• Have people to our home occationally.

United Kingdom

I admit it, I like the totally guilty pleasure of reading a good fun book. A novel that isn't going to win any award. Oprah isn't going to rave about, it isn't life changing, but it is fun. There is no sadness, nobody raped, homelessness, starving children, mothers unable to buy medicine for their children. Marriages are mostly faithful, everybody is employed, in fact there is barely a plot cause there is little drama.
The writing may be terrible, the story lines may not be tight but who cares.

My point... the best of the best seem to come from the British Ilse. Problem is they seemly all had the same high school English teacher cause I find these three authors vaguely the same..... but really it isn't a problem. I just wanted something to write about.

Sophie Kinsella

Marian Keyes

Cecelia Ahern

Post Secret

On post secret today I was disappointed because one of my secrets was sent in and it wasn't me who did so. My handy- work could have been famous.

Who wants to be the first to guess what it was?