Blogs

Hey everyone, here is my darling little list of resolutions big and small:

1. Chuckanut 50k (March 20th): Finish in under 7 hours

2. Lake Stevens Half-Ironman (August 15th): Finish. Period. Preferably without dying along the way!

3. Run enough that I don't have to worry about what I eat!!!

4. Participate in several CFA events and get to know other club members.

5. Create a second event down here stateside (because the Galbraith Mtn Tour was so much fun!)

I look forward to running with you all in the new year!

Genissa

2010, can't wait to meet you.

There is no one on this planet than I admired more than my Grandpa Eads. My grandpa always told me to set my goals high. Even if I didn't reach them, he argued, I'd get further along than if I had set the bar lower. Well, it stuck and this mentality is evident in my 2010 running plans. A couple of these races are tentative due to travel/logistical challenges I need to work out. Of course it ALL hinges on me staying healthy & injury free. 

Just a quick note to you Vancouverites,

Who of yous is doing the Orcas Island 50K?

I Desperately need to know.

I have only two wheeled transportation, (or two legged.)

I know that there are a whole bunch of Prarie Inn Harriers going , but I am more reluctant to ask for support from them as they have a "on again, off again." approach to runners from the "Dark Side".

Just trying to expand my options....

On the other front.

Who else, other than me, wants to run the E/B 50K this coming May?

Time to draw the lines in the sand for 2010. 

Last year saw me injured for the first 7 months and on the comeback trail for the balance of the year.  For the first time in 4 years, I feel as though I am starting the year with a fitness base I can build on.

For those of you too young to remember it (Showing my age a bit here), that's from Hill Street Blues and the phrase was "Hey, let's be careful out there"

This Saturday past, we were up Grouse for an exceptional morning of showshoe running. Beautiful day if a little icy. We headed up and over Dam and then swung back towards the chalet. There was talk of heading down Thunderbird ridge, but it technically wasn't opened yet and there were zero tracks, so the opting was to do the lap of the Blue Grouse Loop instead. 

The most popular run in Switzerland took part yesterday in Geneva.

Around 27'000 persons ran it (it's not the Sun run, but compare to Swiss population is not bad) from 6 years old till 89yo.

It's a pretty fun run and short one (4,8km for women and 7.3km for men), which egals with a fast run. Usually after the run we all say "Oh my God, I ran it too fast" but the atmosphere is so great that you forget about the pain!