TRAIL RUNNERS LOOK OUT - PHAT CHICKS ARE COMING THROUGH!

FANTASTIC DAY...beautiful weather! It felt so good to see the TEAM all together again. THANK YOU SUSIE for keeping us going all day. Your encouragement inspired me to run a little further.

Kelso is a beautiful park in the Niagara Escarpment with biking and running trails. In the winter it's a ski hill! Although we didn't run down to the bottom - thank goodness - we did experience some of the wide open areas and the single track through the woods.

Some areas were a little rocky and others more soil and roots but we ran it all (well almost ran it all...yup...I walked at times - out of breath). When I slowed down, Susie was there encouraging me to lift those legs, keep the body upright, shoulders back and RUN!!! Thanks Susie. I did a little wipe out - right in front of Beverly Ann...DID I LOOK GOOFY? It seemed like slow motion when I went over on my ankle and fell to the ground. OUCHIE...but I got up and tried to keep going. Before I knew it we were back to where we started from, the top of the hill in the parking lot. YIPEEEEEEE!

The stretching felt good. I FELT GOOD...so amazing - but I know I really need to keep working on expanding my lung capacity and my distance.

I wasn't about to miss an opportunity to ride at KELSO...so I pulled out my bike and brain bucket. Running the trails gave me a whole new perspective on space around me and the distance we travelled when running. I went back and rode it on my bike...I took a couple of turns into some rocking areas...FEAR! YIKES...how do I get through here. I haven't been on any tough trails in quite some time. I need to build my confidence up. Riding is nice because I can just switch gears when the going gets tough - running is a full body effort.

I can't say enough for the support I got today from the team!!! High fives and go "stretch" kept me moving. Thanks again girls - and maybe one day I will catch up to you :)



Looking forward to Thursday