quiet week

so after another long run on sunday - 3:25 - up k2, up and up the dingle, and almost over to hwy 9 - followed by a soak in the pond - i'm starting a slight taper for bear mountain next weekend. the thought of running 50 miles isn't too bad, it's the logistics of getting to new york, getting to the north face store in NEW YORK CITY to get my race kit, getting to the shuttles by 4am and finally getting to the start line for 5am! yack! i'm used to having my pylons telling me what to do - you know - what to wear and what time to be ready ! yack! so i'm already starting to freak out, and my friends are already starting to laugh at me freaking out!

here's a pic of the pond . . .

and another shot from last sunday - love the sky!

trilliums are up in palgrave - just not quite open yet!

good week at crossfit - my body is trashed! did a bunch of ring dips, maxed my hang power clean at 110#, did a bunch of deadlifts at 190#, tied my power clean at 110#, and did a bunch of burpees and sit-ups. i'm sore all over!

saturday on the trail

sweet day yesterday. started out around 11 in palgrave with christine. my brain wasn't really psyched for doing 4+ hours, but i was hoping that would change once i got moving - and it eventually did. i hadn't run with christine in a long time, so we did a lot of yapping - well she did - but that was okay - good for distraction!

one of the ponds - saw a turtle but he escaped before i could get his pic.

another pond . . .

kool sky shot . . .

spotted these bloodroot - first of the season!

almost done . . .

ahhhhhh ! 4:30 and a soak in the big pond on hwy 50.

treated myself to a tub of haagen-dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream while watching this spectacular sunset.

yep - 'life is good'

nice ass !

gawd bless nike . . .

couple shots by the fern garden from my run last sunday.

by the pond in palgrave . . .

and no friday night club this week due to the most recent chocolate holiday, so we made it thursday instead. lots of deadlifts and sit-ups for me, sonia and sara!

and poor digger has hurt himself - again . . .

get better soon my little beer drinking pylon . . .

i'm a certified crossfit endurance trainer now !!

spent saturday and sunday at crossfit newmarket central getting my crossfit endurance certification. thanks to ryan and michelle for hosting a great event, and to max wunderle who did a fantastic job of getting all the material through my thick skull ! so if anybody wants to be my guinea pig, i'd love to throw a schedule together for you.

goofy shot from our latest trip to mec - love this comment from andrea . . .

Looks like a bag of grain...you know for the chickens...yes officer grain for the chickens oh what do you mean this isn't the co-op?

shot from the beaver pond while riding a couple of sundays back . . .

we had a week of half-decent weather too - good enough for a few days of chillin at the treehouse!

friday night club was all about fedon! what a machine! did 2 miles running AND 500m of 225# prowler push - all while wearing a 40# vest! holy crap!

and i'm pretty sure i didn't do burpees, but here's proof that i actually do them!

oh, and i just realized that me and andrea will be heading south of 7 in just over 2 weeks to do the north face endurance challenge 50 miler at bear mountain in new york! argh!! what the fuck was i thinking!

OH! one more thing - monster congrats to coach spaff who WON the 52k at seaton on saturday! you can read his race report here !

jeepers peepers . . .

what a saweet day for a run on saturday! headed out just after 10 from humber station and made my way north. after 2 and a half hours i hit the hockley crest side trail at the tai chi centre.

love this little gate . . .

lots of people out on the trail today. got this shot of the enchanted forest just before the 5th line.

and check it out - still a mound of snow just before the lookout . . .

and by this big old log . . .

bee-ootiful . . .

did my last few minutes to 'long tall sally' - wicked song ! finished up a solid 5 hours feeling pretty tired, but not totally messed up!

coach spaff suggested i do an ice bath if possible after the run to aid in recovery. well, the treehouse doesn't HAVE a bathtub, so as i was driving through palgrave i spotted the big pond off of hwy 50 - hmmmmm - why not? i parked in the lot and wandered down to the edge of the water. sporting my 'homeless person hat', i hiked up my shorts and carefully walked in. FUCK! i lasted all of a minute before my calves started to cramp and i couldn't stand it anymore. okay, let's try again, the second time won't be as bad . . . FUCK! now my quads were cramping ! i stood in the water for another minute, yelling out loud, wearing my 'homeless person hat', and with my shorts hiked up, as tons of cars drove by. leslie would have been impressed!! okay, ENOUGH, i'm done! as i was walking back up to my car, with my 'homeless person hat, my hiked up shorts, and my now 'beet-red' legs, buddy with the kayak goes, 'ya know there's still ice on the pond . . .' gee - thanks!

and spring is officially here - i heard the peeper frogs last night for the first time!!! yahoo!!

giddyup

alright! check out the kool pic i scored off of A.D. for the ghetto . . .

friday night club was busy again! coach spaff has me running 5 hours tomorrow, so i was only allowed to trash my upper body. consider it done thanks to adorable adam - 50 each of handstand pushups, ring dips and regular pushups! groan! he must be so tired of having to make up special WODs for me . . .

here's fed pre-WOD . . .

and post- WOD . . . hmmmm

jay lookin tuff . . .

lisa lookin 'right on' baby . . .

sara lookin strong - as usual . . .

and luca . . . being luca

good thing fed was there to figure out my new camera for the group shot 'line up'.
luca - STOP IT !!

so wish me luck tomorrow - 5 hours on trail - i'm actually looking forward to it. wonder how much snow is left up north of 9 . . .

first day with the new camera

so my friend liz'bet helped me get a new camera - a canon powershot something or other. i decided to take it on my 'hill repeats' run up k2 today. all was going well until i tried to do the self-timer thingy - i set it up, put it on a log, hit the button, started to run towards the bench when it fell smack into the deepest chunk of snow within 3 miles - FUCK ! screw the timer shot, i'll just get one the old fashioned way . . .

not to be defeated, when i got back to my car i tried the timer thingy again. FUCK - too close!

one more try - FUCK - too far away!

to hell with it - i'm going home - i'm hungry - but thanks sweetie - i will figure it out eventually !!
stoopid contraptions designed to make my life difficult !!

it's april fool . . .

LOVE this shot of me and lisa from friday night club! we 'did' karen - 150 wallballs!

lisa, tony and jay . . .

and, the picture - isn't tony's little guy cute . . .

wtf - stoopid turkeys walking across the yard the other day?!

dragged moose out with me sunday for my long run. started from humber station and headed up k2 and then up and up the 2 switchbacks north of 9. check out the kool fungi . . .

what the hell's with this sign . . .

STOP IT !!!

kinda liked the way the ice was melting off the pond just north of 9.

moose heading down the trail ahead of me - and yes, i know - major pylon infraction sporting tights past april 1 . . .

sweet wipe-out at the edge of glenn haffy - this was BEFORE he stubbed his toe on the way back down k2 . . .

and another dopey tree shot . . .

legs were a little trashed overall, but still managed to put in 3:30. trails were muddy, icy and snowy but it was a great day to be outside! thanks for the company moose, and LOVED how that cranky goose with the big beak and beady eyes reminded us of an old girlfriend! haha!


oh, and lia - we tried those strawberry banana donuts . . .
you were right !!!!!!