Vacation(ish) Time

I am going to Nanaimo next saturday! It's time for a vacation, and the chance to explore a new place! Heading out on saturday, taking the horseshoe bay ferry to Nanaimo and then seeing Cassidy!!! I've never been to Nanaimo before, and from what I've heard, it's a beautiful place- and a beautiful place to race! On sunday I am going to race/run the Cedar 12km, my first race of 2011. Hopefully this will be a good first race back, given it is a spur of the moment idea (I decided to race it today) I think that I can taper back my intensity this coming week to be prepared to run the race... goal: under 60min. I am really excited to get out of my "rut" and I think that this trip/race will be just the trick! Check out the website here: http://www.bastionrunning.ca/index.php?p=1_2_Cedar-12-k

In other news, home in two weeks! Cascade hwy here I come!

Cheers!

rut

once again it's raining here in burnaby, and it is ugly. After living atop burnaby mountain for 5months now, I still have the feeling of dislike for the city. I know that SFU isn't the city- in fact it is quite removed and very isolated, but I just can't get the fact out of my head that I don't like it here. Maybe I am in some bad head space today- but I am not a city person. I want to be in a place where I can ride my bike without fear of being killed by traffic and where I can run without worry of freaks in the bushes wanting to rape/murder me. I want a more relaxed lifestyle where people aren't hustling around from one place to the next- always in a rush. Honestly, the 145 bus to Production station and the skytrain give me a huuuge headache! I guess all I can do is count down the time until I am out of here and living where I want to be, probably the kootenays or maybe canmore (I like the atmosphere there). Almost 1/4 done, and three weeks until reading break and home.

I guess I just need to vent and get out the negative.

Back into the swing of things

I am back at uni and ready for everything that 2011 brings! The best way to start that off is, of course in my fashion, by breaking things. At circuit practice this morning I managed to break a hurdle. I jumped over it, it fell and hit my heel and then split in two. What luck?! Oh well, the rest of my a.m was great: said goodbye to my dad at seven, hit the pool (for only 1200m because the guard was 45min late) and hit the hurdle in circuit. With the first official practice of the new year I am feeling pretty good, so I put down the 3000m for my first indoor track event that is on the 15th in Seattle. I am nervous to say the least. I don't think I am ready for track yet- as I am not up to speed (literally). I might compete in this one and then redshirt and train for the rest of the season to really get good so I don't make a fool of myself! Decisions, decisions.

In other racing news, I am pumped to do the UBC Duathlon in two months on March 6th. The team will be at Indoor Nats, so that will be the perfect time for me to try my first duathlon! I am super excited! I plan to scatter some other triathlons throughout june, july and august- and possibly run a half marathon sometime in there to prepare me for 2012 because.... I am going to do a 70.3!!! Probably the Calgary 70.3 on august long. I figure why not? I will be 20, and that's the perfect amount of time to get myself ready. Plus I should get serious about it, because I will probably be registering for it sometime this year!

Lastly, before I go and have a nap- thanks to everyone who was a part of my Christmas/New Years/Winter Break celebrations! I am so lucky to have such amazing people in my life!

Cheers and best of luck in 2011