MIA

Haven’t written in the blog for over a month now. I have been MIA on the internet front! Here is a little update of the last few weeks from my end.

 

Have been busy getting things sorted with my new career in Real Estate soon to start as soon as my work visa is approved and granted which should be not much longer now! I made a decision on the brokerage here in Penticton I am going to be working with.  And now have started putting together my business plan, advertising image, marketing premises, and website. I like to make a plan and then work the plan. Just like training for a race...

How was that for a segue into my first race of the season? Today was the Summerland Centennial Half Marathon, http://www.interiorrunning.ca/  Forecast was for sunny and warmish, however Mother Nature threw us some wet snow instead! This was a very hilly course. I did a practice run on it 2 weeks ago which was brutal and took me 2 hours. So for today’s race I thought anything under 1:50 would be fantastic. I took it out conservative and kept pushing my pace throughout. I felt my base training had me feeling strong and ready for this event. I never went anaerobic, just kept it a touch over steady to begin with and pushed up to tempo for the end. 1:42 finish time and 1^st in my age group 35-39 and 6^th overall female. 

Yeah, 35-39 age group this year! I aged up.  Now I am with the tough and strong fast ladies.  So far this year is off to a great start.  Gotta kick out of the raffled off prizes at the end of the race.  I won a solar panel to charge my car battery if I am ever caught stranded with a dead battery (who knew?)  and Scott won a little tea set.  How cute, huh?