tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33138368295002292282012-02-20T07:48:32.995-08:00Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-9663661177311277432012-02-18T18:20:00.000-08:002012-02-18T18:29:23.180-08:00

Last weekend I headed over to Vancouver for the Vancouver First Half Half Marathon. I had come off of 3 big training weeks after the Pioneer 8km that had left my legs literally completely dead a week before the race. I was a tad worried about how the race would go; however, generally after 3 hard weeks I get 1 easier week and that is exactly what happened. That 1 easier week is also exactly what

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-56376085738739977912012-02-14T10:59:00.000-08:002012-02-14T10:59:01.195-08:00

Just a short update. I FINALLY am seeing my fitness back to where I want it! A race report will come shortly (hopefully by the weekend) as I ran the Vancouver First "Half" Half Marathon this past Sunday. It was a good day that resulted in a Personal Best; however, that is not what I am most proud of. I am most proud of the way I raced it, but I will get into that in more detail later. Stay tuned!

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-84922511793094405922012-02-09T00:03:00.000-08:002012-02-09T00:03:23.269-08:00

A couple weeks back I went to the local pub down the road for my co-workers birthday. One of my other co-workers there frequents that pub fairly often. Her way of introducing me to everyone she knew in the pub was by saying "you know that girl that is ALWAYS running around Cedar, that's her." Which was generally followed by "oh you are that girl." One guy even told me that I was like a local

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-81527908282724508532012-02-08T23:57:00.000-08:002012-02-08T23:57:23.713-08:00

This past Sunday I volunteered at the local Cedar 12km. Since the race actually runs by my house shortly after the start, how could I resist. I took tons of photos as I attempted to catch every racer at least once. It was neat to see Simon Whitfield show up and run a great battle against James Lander. Cedar is a rural community on the outskirts of Nanaimo, so to have Simon here and running where

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-1896179140330451872012-01-12T23:02:00.000-08:002012-01-12T23:02:07.207-08:00

I jumped into racing only a week into the new year. The plan was to train through this race and to not taper for it. I completed close to my regular week leading up the race and had no idea how the legs would feel. In fact, coach Matt had some plans for me post race too that I wasn't informed of the details until after the race.  I headed off around 8:15 for the drive south to Victoria. Of

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-60202899957103975572012-01-08T22:29:00.000-08:002012-01-08T22:31:57.140-08:00

It won't take me long to recap 2011. I started off training through aches. About a week before I ran the Ice-Breaker 8km in 29:31, those aches started to turn to pain. A few days after the 8km, that pain became unbearable and I began to cross train. Cross training continued for about 2.5 months before we realized it was not going anywhere. I also learned that your feet go numb on the elliptical

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-7586137801190926902011-12-23T00:04:00.000-08:002011-12-23T00:04:31.921-08:00

Wow, time is just flying by. Hard to believe that Christmas is only 3 sleeps away. My co-worker is back to work as well, which means I am back to part time. It's weird because even though I have been tired and mega busy over the four months he was away, always dreaming of the day I would go back to part time, I find part of myself disappointed with actually achieving it. I have no idea why. What

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-22632450899853716502011-12-09T23:57:00.001-08:002011-12-10T00:03:05.700-08:00

Chris Kelsall who is the main organizer of the Q Victoria Track Series and has written many articles for Flotrack, recently developed a brand new site called Athletics Illustrated. It is an excellent site where you can easily located each of his articles. It won't feature up to date news, but is a site with a wealth of information! Be sure to check it out and book mark it. Also like the site

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-87881656646976186892011-11-27T22:35:00.001-08:002011-12-09T23:54:27.226-08:00

This past weekend I headed over to Vancouver for the Canadian National XC Championships held at Jericho Beach. We had some wild weather in the days leading up to the race and race day was calling for 50+mm of rain. Yay. With ferries being canceled on Thursday due to winds, I was very nervous when I woke up race morning on Saturday to see wind warnings in effect yet again. I was at the terminal

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-90800723795330905402011-11-17T22:01:00.001-08:002011-11-27T22:34:58.257-08:00

Back on November 4th/5th, we took our top 7 girls to Kelowna for the BC High School XC Championships. It was a successful trip. When we arrived, we headed straight up to the race course to check it out. The kids would run a 1 loop course of about 4.4km (I believe). It was a very frozen course with a bit of snow in places as it was up at the Telemark XC Ski Hill.  From there we checked into our

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-77890055350527257742011-11-13T20:58:00.001-08:002011-11-13T21:50:10.216-08:00

After the 8km, I set my sights on the BC XC Championships which were being held on Oct 29th in Aldergrove. I ran this course last year and it was a brutal course. It consisted of three 2km loops for 6km in total. I had no idea how this year was going to go, but I decided to give it a shot and see what happens. As the race got closer, the women's starting list grew bigger with faster competitors.

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-49560212905951074662011-10-30T21:39:00.000-07:002011-10-30T21:39:05.504-07:00

Lately I have been busy with coaching the NDSS high school XC team. We have a great group of kids this year, consisting mostly of girls and a handful of guys. The past few weeks the kids have had their Island Age Group Championships (Oct 18th) where the younger kids were able to run against their own grades and then their Island Championships (Oct 26th) where they raced in a big group of grades 8

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-84758833718826803422011-10-23T23:37:00.000-07:002011-10-23T23:37:42.852-07:00

After a very LONG and frustrating 22 months, which included a good 12 months of abdominal pain, 1-2 months of my hip slowly acting up, 3.5 months of no running and a total of 8.5 months since racing, I finally returned back to the start line of a race. It had been just under 5 months since I made my slow return to running with 15 minute runs, where I doubted myself that I would ever get back to

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-83256303154529978872011-10-21T23:41:00.000-07:002011-10-21T23:41:06.939-07:00

I know, I need to post. I have been so incredibly busy between training/coaching the high school kids and working extra hours, that I am procrastinating big time about updating my blog. I will do my best to do it ASAP. Things are going well and I after 8.5 months of no racing (including the 3.5 months no running), I made my return to racing back on October 9th. I am also finally seeing what it is

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-45439186223073411482011-10-02T23:38:00.000-07:002011-11-15T00:00:58.964-08:00

No lies that I have been neglecting my blog recently. The internet was pissing me off, I banned myself from Facebook for a bit in order to deal with it. I was less than motivated to write because of it; however, I have decided to finally update it. I should mention that I have also been pretty busy with work. Speaking of work, my poor co-worker who works opposite evenings as me (in my assisted

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-73652786215094342902011-08-20T11:29:00.000-07:002011-08-20T11:29:06.927-07:00

It's been awhile and I haven't really felt like writing. Being lazy when it comes to blogging is part of it; however, I have also been busy with work. Not to mention my running was a bit frustrating for a bit. Nevertheless, I had my MRI back on July 22nd. Another day trip to Vancouver and back. I was in and out quite fast. They initially talked about taking some images and then injecting a dye to

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-71147462394186505772011-07-26T13:44:00.000-07:002011-07-26T13:44:49.543-07:00

Within the past 2 weeks, I have been to Vancouver twice. The first time was back on Tuesday July 12th. I think I was called the Wednesday before to advise that I had my appointment. Of course, it fell on a day that I was supposed to work. Thankfully, I have a great co-worker who switched shifts with me so I could attend the appointment.  I guess it was my own fault for not clarifying; however, I

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-63454952166358310012011-07-19T21:25:00.000-07:002011-07-19T21:25:42.911-07:00

I suppose it is time for another update. I guess if I think back a few things have gone on over the past weeks. A few weeks ago I ran into a bear at Westwood Lake. I was there earlier than usual, which was 7:30 for me, just to do a 30 minute run. About 2km into the trail, I heard some rustling in the bushes off to my left, so I looked over. There I saw a bear about 15m away from me. He was in

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-8624584791327377502011-06-25T20:18:00.000-07:002011-06-25T20:18:00.295-07:00

I haven't really addressed the subject of running lately and that is because I didn't want to jump the gun and jinx myself. After nearly 2.5 months of cross training, followed by 1 month of absolutely no workouts (well, I cheated and did about 2 weeks of nothing and then 2 weeks of hikes), I began to trial running again. I think my first run back was 6 weeks ago for a total of 15 minutes and was

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-78772831263810144982011-06-20T20:54:00.000-07:002011-06-20T21:33:58.471-07:00

Oh man.... the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs were insane!! All season long I had said that Vancouver was going to be in the finals. Let's just say that I live with my bf who ALWAYS cheers for the other team. It doesn't matter who Vancouver is playing, he will cheer for the other team as he gets annoyed that everyone thinks that Vancouver is the best. He also does it to annoy me as he knows it works!

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-2303063132585465652011-06-08T23:11:00.001-07:002011-06-20T19:48:17.646-07:00

Over the past few months I have been busy assisting with the local high school track and field team. We had our biggest team yet with a whole bunch of new grade 8 kids. Months of training boiled down to the last few weeks. First came the North Island Championships on April 30th and May 1st in Port Alberni. This was our qualification meet for our grade 8 and 9's. The senior kids (grade 10-12) just

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-54197993593825780852011-06-07T22:32:00.000-07:002011-06-07T22:32:07.503-07:00

The last of my hikes was done at Biggs Park/Jack Point. It was a gorgeous day which made the hike perfect. This hike was located not far from home out in Cedar. Specifically, its located right near the Duke Point Ferry Terminal so it gives some gorgeous views of downtown Nanaimo.  Welcome! To begin the hike you go through a tunnel that takes you under the highway to the ferry.   I had to take a

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-14513964695281845692011-06-07T21:58:00.000-07:002011-06-07T21:58:37.393-07:00

Back on May 11th, I met up with my friend Kris to hike to Ammonite Falls. Yet another place that I had no been to before. My co-worker Mandy was also supposed to join us, but I hadn't heard from her, nor had she responded to any form of message I sent her. Turns out her phone screwed up and she never got any of them.  We entered Ammonite off Jingle Pot road, specifically Jameson Road. Pretty easy

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-6566985865489567872011-06-07T21:32:00.000-07:002011-06-07T21:32:01.623-07:00

So back whenever I was hiking, the day after Haslam Creek (so May 10th I believe), I decided to go check out Linley Valley here in North Nanaimo. I had heard of it, but again had never been there. I found the entrance quite easily.    A quick look at the map to get an idea of where to go This park is a hidden gem, right in the middle of north Nanaimo. Hard to believe that the busiest part of

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-85650481759496394532011-06-02T11:55:00.000-07:002011-06-02T11:55:29.135-07:00

So I apologize about the lack of posting lately. I had plans to post of a few more hikes I had done, but then I became busy with work and helping coach a local high school track team. Now here we are weeks later and I still haven't posted. This is my promise to you that I will post next week. I don't have time for a real post right now as I have things to do before work, and then tomorrow and

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-27679368885426305952011-05-13T22:40:00.000-07:002011-05-13T22:40:08.204-07:00

After giving my ankle 5 complete days off from any activity (other than work), I started back hiking on Monday May 9th. This time I decided to check out the Haslam Creek area. It took me a bit to find the area as there were plenty of "No Entry" "No Trespassing" signs that scared me into venturing further. My friend Kris told me to keep going though, so in the end I found the entry to the trail. 

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-31687923457576529582011-05-13T22:01:00.000-07:002011-05-13T22:21:07.292-07:00

I opted to go somewhere new on Tuesday May 3rd, traveling south to Ladysmith. It was really only about a 15 minute drive from my place so not far to go at all. I parked near the Dogwood Parking lot and looked for brochures which I had heard were awesome, but there were none today. I headed off not really knowing where I was going. Hike started out very peaceful  Holland Creek  It wasn't

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-33607097058106984942011-05-10T19:53:00.000-07:002011-05-10T19:53:04.815-07:00

The Saturday and Sunday (April 30th and May 1st) after my Cable Bay hike, I was busy in Port Alberni with the NDSS high school track team so I was unable to fit in any hikes. I did get a nice sun burn on my head where my hair part was. That became fun a week later, when it peeled and became itchy. Note to self to wear a hat or make sure I have no hair part next time! There were many great

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-86782292639723079812011-05-09T22:23:00.000-07:002011-05-09T22:23:52.560-07:00

Back on Friday April 29th, I decided to start hiking. I officially hit the 2 week mark of complete rest. It was suggested to me that after 2 weeks, to try hiking to give my body something to do that was light impact. I decided to stay close to home to start with and investigate the Cable Bay Trail as I had never been there before.  It was a gorgeous day, but I dressed in layers as I had no idea

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-46946683554839419222011-05-04T16:34:00.000-07:002011-05-04T16:34:54.865-07:00

**Okay, I have delayed this post that I wrote awhile back, but figure I may as well post it now. Don't feel like reading through it again, so hope it sounds okay** I have delayed this post as I haven't felt like writing it. As is, I am not sure if I will post it right away anyways. I received my MRI results on the Monday April 11th which said things were clear. On Thursday April 14th I heard back

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-83998228090188163192011-04-12T21:54:00.000-07:002011-04-12T21:54:53.850-07:00

I received my results, but don't get too excited. My results showed (drum roll please)........ NOTHING. See below.  MR ARTHROGRAM OF THE RIGHT HIP COMPARISON STUDY: None available. PERTINENT HISTORY: Rule out labral pathology. TECHNIQUE: Coronal, axial, sagittal T1 fat sats with gadolinium, along with coronal T2 fat sat with gadolinium, and oblique axial images through the right hip.

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-45180758996637825142011-04-06T21:47:00.000-07:002011-04-06T21:47:50.711-07:00

Sorry for the delay in this post. I have been busy with work and cross training and had been holding off on posting as I was hoping I could add some results at the end; however, that is not the case. So instead I will tell you all about how the tests went.  My adventure started on the 10:30am ferry to Vancouver. It was a gorgeous sunny day and the ferry was full of many Canuck fans.  I ran

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-55333691355268749752011-03-31T01:10:00.000-07:002011-03-31T01:10:07.573-07:00

It's finally here. My MRI and Arthrogram is today, though technically it seems like Wednesday night still as I haven't gone to sleep yet but it is after midnight. I stopped running shortly after my last post and went back to cross training. New this week is some aches in the hip during cross training. Bugger you hip, please don't take cross training away from me too. I will lose my mind if

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-16469306968171498032011-03-15T20:54:00.000-07:002011-03-15T20:54:50.813-07:00

I should have 10 days until my MRI, which is what I last reported. After having my bone scan canceled and then re-scheduled for April 12th, I updated my doctor in Vancouver. After a week with no response, I figured he was keeping the same MRI as planned so I requested the night off work so I could attend the appointment. I basically went into my work and said "I am taking this day off no matter

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-40397985739906486002011-03-06T12:06:00.000-08:002011-03-06T15:01:12.478-08:00

I was supposed to race the Bazan Bay 5km today. That was the plan, but instead I am sitting at home while yet another race pass me by. I tell myself that there will be plenty more for me though. I will get my chance. Congrats to all those that raced, with a close finish that saw Jim Finlayson (14:58) take top spot, Steve Osaduik (14:59) and my coach Matt Clout (15:02). Top female was Paula

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-44400055356060990732011-03-01T12:36:00.000-08:002011-03-01T12:36:21.057-08:00

"Hi this message is for Erin, it's the X-ray department at Nanaimo Hospital. Erin we are not able to do your bone scan tomorrow March the 2nd. We don't have any isotope to do the test so we will contact you with a new appointment regarding your bone scan. Please wait to hear from us. Thank you." That is the message I received on my voice mail today. Some how I am not really surprised considering

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-43714726139634211592011-02-28T21:40:00.000-08:002011-02-28T21:40:56.149-08:00

That is how I have felt while waiting for word on my MRI. My extended health company informed me they do not cover private MRI's. Boo... I will have to wait for the public system to work.  Anyways, time to get down to business. I may have worded my last blog post incorrectly. Some have had the assumption that my injury isn't that bad after all and may just be a twisted/misaligned pelvis. This

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-38835570002798511162011-02-17T12:19:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:19:13.922-08:00

Last week I had an x-ray of my pelvic area by my local doctor here in town. I basically went in asking for one and he agreed stating that he figures it would be fine and that a bone scan might be necessary. I received a call back from the doctors office on Monday asking me to come in, so an appointment was booked for Tuesday.  I went in figuring the next step was a bone scan. First off the

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-84683035430127936032011-02-15T21:17:00.000-08:002011-02-15T21:17:03.765-08:00

Okay maybe it was technically a spin by flashlight, but here is the full story: The weather has been quite weird lately. On Saturday, it poured with rain with high winds. Sunday it calmed and we saw the sun. Monday the pouring rain and high winds were back. I live on the outskirts of Nanaimo and quite often we lose power when this happens.  I spent the day completing my elliptical workout, which

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-91254841988793889192011-02-13T21:24:00.000-08:002011-02-13T21:24:08.106-08:00

I am still in cross training mode. My routine has basically been a 60' elliptical run in the morning followed by a 30' spin on the bike to shake out the legs later in the evening. On Wednesday I attempted a test run, foregoing the 30' spin for a 30' easy treadmill run. It was not successful. The run itself felt okay, slight pain here and there, but not as bad as it was. Afterward though, I

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-16149022349659939272011-02-07T13:19:00.000-08:002011-02-07T13:19:58.852-08:00

Before we get to the injury update, I want to say thanks to Benji @ Saucony for a nice apparel package to get me through the rest of the winter. Though the weather has been quite deceiving latley getting up to some mild spring temperatures and considering it is only the beginning of February, I expect to need winter clothes for a bit longer.    As for the injury, I have not run since last

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-91734904077352970982011-02-01T21:59:00.000-08:002011-02-01T21:59:57.560-08:00

2 years ago I ran this same race. It was lousy conditions, pouring rain/wet snow and cold. It was where I set my PB for 30:40. I completed one 8km since then, a very hilly race that didn't come close to my best.  Bring us to 2011 where it was discussed that I would attempt this race once again and treat it like a workout. That meant training through the race with no real taper. This past week I

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-77491915140478905632011-01-30T20:06:00.000-08:002011-01-30T20:06:06.132-08:00

Just a quick shout out to Saucony for providing me with some new kicks! 2 x Kinvara, 1 x Fastwitch 4 and 1 x Pro Grid Ride 3 (sent by error). These will keep my feet healthy and fresh for the next few months. Much appreciated! Up next... stay tuned for a race report!

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-43810132857969094262011-01-26T17:52:00.000-08:002011-01-26T17:53:59.542-08:00

Last Friday, I was up at 5:30am and on the 6:30 ferry from Nanaimo to Vancouver. I had worked until 11:15pm the night before, so I had very little sleep. Luckily I did catch up on some sleep grabbing about an hour on the ferry.  I arrived in Vancouver to find it pouring with rain (yipee). I bussed it from Horseshoe Bay (where the ferry arrives) to downtown, switched buses and headed out towards

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-83233429782057920252011-01-26T00:07:00.000-08:002011-01-26T00:07:34.465-08:00

I saw the weirdest thing on the way home from work tonight. About 3 minutes from home, I drove past a teenage (I think) kid standing on the side of the road wearing goggles and some sort of towel/cape waving his cape around in the air. I wonder what bet that kid lost getting stuck out there at 11:30pm. Definitely very strange so I thought I would share! What's the weirdest thing you have seen? 

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-71851599849153006212011-01-24T22:33:00.001-08:002011-01-24T22:33:55.313-08:00

If you are curious as to what happened with my appointment, stay tuned and I will let you know. I have been busy and have been unable to sit down and upload photos/write up the details. Hang in there and it will come later this week!

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Last Monday I broke my Yak Trax, a week later (today) I received my new pair courtesy of the company! They also sent a few other gifts along with the Trax. Thanks again Yak Trax! I appreciate the support! While I have my new Yak Trax, I am happy to announce that the snow from last week is all gone, well almost. Just a few piles of snow here and there.    It was a getting dark when I took

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-3554587747648862802011-01-13T22:39:00.000-08:002011-01-13T22:39:05.618-08:00

Has it really almost been a week already? This last week has been very interesting. Training has continued to go well with little aches in my lower abdominal/hip flexor. That was until today. I had a speed session today and my body was pretty unhappy afterward. Also the foot pain is still there, but appears to be getting better.  So last Saturday night we were hit with a snow storm. By morning

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-45284634059936191002011-01-07T22:26:00.000-08:002011-01-07T22:26:02.397-08:00

The hardest part about blogging is thinking up the darn title. I am not exactly creative today as you can see. ;)  The rest of the training week went well. My hip flexor/lower abdominal have been co-operating for the most part. I know the issue is still there as I am reminded every so often, but for the most part we have been getting along. I got through my hill workout on Thursday with little

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-10047991464975923042011-01-04T21:56:00.000-08:002011-01-04T21:56:22.897-08:00

I finally made it to a doctor in town to request a referral to see a sports medicine doctor. I am sick of the average GP's who don't know a thing about sports and generally say "if it hurts, don't run." They don't understand what it is like to be an athlete. I was able to get a referral to the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic in Vancouver as I requested, based on a suggestion from my new

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-72755588988743793742011-01-03T19:18:00.000-08:002011-01-03T19:20:46.721-08:00

Some people figured this out last month after some blog design changes, but for those who didn't, here is the "big" announcement. I am proud to announce that for the 2011 season I will be running for Team Saucony. Yep that is right, I have been granted sponsorship by Saucony for 2011. I have been in love with Saucony shoes and apparel for the past few years, ever since I first tried their

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-5403656008542563252010-12-31T19:18:00.000-08:002010-12-31T19:18:23.150-08:00

Well here we are, just under 5 hours until the New Year. 2010 had its ups and downs as does every year. Some good training, some bad training, some good races, some not so good races. Unfortunately 2010 ends on a sad note. Yesterday was rough. It might have included me doing my final workout of 2010 and some tears were involved off and on mostly throughout the warm up. If I let my mind wander, I

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-70179734416093825022010-12-30T09:42:00.000-08:002010-12-30T09:42:25.803-08:00

Christmas Day 2010! It is with a heavy heart and many tears that I must say goodbye to my Grandpa. I just found out about an hour ago that he passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning at the local hospital. You see, we spent Christmas Day Evening up at his and my Grandma's place for Christmas dinner. He was full of life and his typical self. The following day, he fell while trying to

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-31447227725416948862010-12-29T21:19:00.000-08:002010-12-29T21:19:18.861-08:00

The week before Christmas (especially the day before) was WET! I had an easy run to do on Christmas Eve and it poured the entire time. The part on the roads were wet, including running through flooding sidewalks. I then entered Hemer Park where I complete a lot of my runs. The entire trail into the park, which has to be at least 1-1.5km long was one HUGE consistent puddle. My feet were so wet by

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-72224360299603363262010-12-25T09:17:00.000-08:002010-12-25T09:17:30.462-08:00

I had planned to post yesterday about my very wet and soggy but fun run, but that never happened. I took pictures and all. I guess it will have to wait as they are still on my camera and I do not have time to take them off. In the meantime, just a quick post to say MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 1 Christmas celebration down, 2 to go!

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Alright, I am a tiny bit more in the Christmas spirit, but only a tiny bit. I have now seen "Elf" on TV, so its more Christmas like now!  Tomorrow I will go see a "new" physio. New to me at any rate. I am still having issues with my right hip/lower abdominal/groin/mid-lower back. The same issue that has been going on since last December is still going on! I hope to finally get it figured out.

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-12389692853475595602010-12-19T12:31:00.000-08:002010-12-19T12:31:22.678-08:00

I have decided that the after party really wasn't all that spectacular to write a whole blog post about it. It was a fun night with a great group of people. I must say that it was an amusing night where I have never seen so many people get kicked out of a bar.  Coach Matt, Myself, Natasha, Melissa and Catherine The next day we were able to sleep in, have some breakfast and take our time

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-19965383904129140322010-12-06T21:14:00.000-08:002010-12-06T21:14:33.372-08:00

A quick detour from Nationals.   I survived a run with ROC (Runner's of Compassion) on Saturday. You see, I first ran with ROC a few years ago. 2008 or 2007 maybe? They took me on some trails behind Westwood Lake where I had never been. Most of ROC are pretty hard core trail runners, unlike little miss road runner here. I am a bit of a disaster on trails so I found out the first time I ran with

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-9241694951586691272010-12-02T20:36:00.000-08:002010-12-02T20:36:59.785-08:00

The night before the race I had a crappy sleep. I woke up sweating the last 2 nights, but the night before the race was the worst, plus I was up twice to hit the washroom and once when Mel got up. I felt very tired when I woke up but wasn't too bad after dragging myself up out of bed. We looked out the window to see snow falling. As we went to breakfast, the snow started falling harder. Turns out

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-4060276306411812222010-12-02T19:45:00.000-08:002010-12-02T19:45:29.622-08:00

What a weekend it was! Lots of adventure beginning right from the start! I was up at 5am on Thursday to travel down to Victoria for our 9:15am flight. I woke up to this:   Mel and her brother Jeremy picked me up around 5:40 (I think) and off we went. The roads were covered, but Jeremy's car was good in the snow and we had no issues. That was until we got to the top of the Malahat where we hit

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Don't worry, a race report is coming! I arrived home late on Sunday and then worked Monday and tonight. I have days off coming, so I will work on a report I promise! For now I will just say that I had an absolute blast and that I finished 27th overall (26th Canadian). Stay tuned for the rest!

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-42858318349779466462010-11-26T14:24:00.000-08:002010-11-26T14:24:43.278-08:00

Posting from my iPod so no idea if this will work. We arrived in Toronto after a long day. Previewed the course today and am excited for tomorrow. It is cold here today so it appears the weather followed us to the east coast. Still waiting for the Vancouver part of our team to arrive after their flight was cancelled yesterday due to snow! Anyways time for dinner shortly. Updates after the race.

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-13203241307475818522010-11-24T22:35:00.000-08:002010-11-24T22:35:22.969-08:00

I meant to post earlier this week, but in the end obviously I didn't and now time has run out. The west coast has been hit with snow since Friday night. Not all the time, on and off with freezing temperatures around -11 C at night with a -18 C wind chill. Brr! BUT I did get in some good training even though it was snowy and it was good prep work for Nationals in Guelph this weekend! Speaking of

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-53982633715989849422010-11-14T22:18:00.000-08:002010-11-14T22:18:14.316-08:00

The wet weather has arrived! The trails are muddy and the overall temperature is starting to slowly drop. The other night it rained and then the skies cleared, leaving frozen rain drops on my windshield for when I got off work at 11:15pm. Good thing the passenger side of my car leaks, so the carpet on the floor is a puddle. Makes for nice condensation on the inside of the window. Unfortunately it

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-44166903016704285612010-11-09T21:59:00.000-08:002010-11-09T21:59:52.595-08:00

The high school season is now over! Woo hoo! I love coaching the kids, but I will certainly enjoy the extra free time I will have now that the season is done. No high school practices or races to attend until March/April 2011.  To finish off the season, our girls team and top 2 guys headed down to Victoria yet again for the BC High School Cross Country Championships. It was a cool day with very

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-55248378365266465382010-11-04T20:44:00.000-07:002010-11-04T20:44:12.466-07:00

Okay, I don't think I can delay this anymore. I was waiting to see if some photos surfaced from the race, but can't seem to find any.  So as I mentioned, this was my first time running in the BC Championships since I quit the Nanaimo Track and Field club back after the 1999 XC season. I ended it on a bad note, having one of my worst BC XC races ever. I was determined to go into this race and get

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-35309348651190345152010-10-31T16:04:00.000-07:002010-10-31T16:04:33.302-07:00

One year ago today, I woke up and immediately hugged the toilet bowl! haha. Well that is part of the memory yes, but the main reason for this post is because one year ago today, I found myself becoming a part of Olympic history. It's 4pm, so in just over an hour, it will be 1 year ago exactly that I found myself here: Yes that is right, you might remember that last Halloween I ran with the

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-67411713146104775122010-10-29T21:03:00.000-07:002010-10-29T21:03:55.323-07:00

Race day tomorrow! 6km of presumably muddy trail racing! I race at 2:30 PT so think of me wherever you are and whatever you are doing! In the meantime, I must get some things ready as I am on the 7:45am ferry in the morning to the mainland! Race Report to come.

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High School Cross Country is in full swing. We started practice around the beginning of September and we have just over 1 week left until the season is over. So far the kids have attended 5 meets and have done quite well. Back in the beginning of October, we took them over to Surrey for the day to race. It was a lot of fun, but definitely exhausting by the time I got home! Then on the 18th, we

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-32506369338286156022010-10-26T19:27:00.000-07:002010-10-26T19:27:22.332-07:00

Go Canucks Go! Sorry for the outburst. The Canucks are playing Colorado as we speak so I had to send out a cheer. Oh I love hockey season, though the Canucks are less than impressive so far this season. Most of that is our over paid goalie who isn't living up to his salary. At one point someone posted a Craigslist ad advertising him for sale. Unfortunately the post was flagged so I cannot share

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-82032815265797549162010-10-25T21:14:00.000-07:002010-10-25T21:14:24.193-07:00

First off, a few pictures from the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Half Marathon just over 2 weeks ago. Boy I look thrilled to run, hah The start! I'm behind the guy in bright yellow. Just before the 10km point, feeling strong Coming up to the finish   Finished!    Up next, the weekend of Oct 15-17th. A few Sunday's ago (October 17th), I turned the big 2-9. I had the weekend off work and had

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-76041246356655682392010-10-25T13:06:00.000-07:002010-10-25T13:06:37.456-07:00

So I keep getting hits on my blog, yet it has been 9 days since my last post. I have things to say, but have been busy with working and pure laziness when it comes to blogging. I owe you a post or two. Might even have enough to say for 3 posts. In the meantime, I am procrastinating yet again. Time for a run, so I will blog later! ;) Stay tuned....

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-7748231546584437502010-10-16T19:51:00.000-07:002010-10-16T19:51:56.594-07:00

My recovery is going well after last Sunday. Already back doing workouts, smaller scale of course, but still back at it. I had sore hamstrings and calves for the first 2 days, but received some treatment from Abe on the Tuesday which helped. Plus in general, just getting back out running helps as well. I was even interviewed for the news the other day. I was near a local high school and parked to

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-36993450726824363762010-10-12T20:43:00.000-07:002010-10-12T20:43:32.754-07:00

As you all know, I have certainly had my ups and downs of training over this past summer. Things were great mid August and then went downhill from there. Workouts began feeling harder and paces seemed harder to hit. A less than ideal 10km race lead into getting sick approximately 2 weeks before this half marathon and then the unfortunate incident of rolling my ankle. A horrid workout less with

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-83753465100731397142010-10-11T22:00:00.001-07:002010-10-11T22:00:43.658-07:00

Alright I survived the race. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would go, but also not as good as it could have been! That is all I am going to say for now. Those who are on my facebook know my time/place etc. Those who are not, stay tuned. Race report to come tomorrow!

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-31058163160033928252010-10-09T12:51:00.000-07:002010-10-09T12:51:25.524-07:00

Tomorrow is the day. Time has run out. What will be will be. Stay tuned for a race report at some point.

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-69864311819551337132010-10-04T11:25:00.000-07:002010-10-04T11:25:15.818-07:00

In 6 days at this exact time, I will be done my half marathon. I have mixed feelings about this upcoming race. I will also admit that part of me is afraid to even go into the reasons as to why I am not looking forward to this race. I have received some comments from people that I have apparently "offended" by being unhappy with recent races and training due to them not being on par to where they

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-55165945648186695672010-10-02T20:41:00.000-07:002010-10-02T20:41:00.547-07:00

Okay guys, I know this may seem silly, but a local gas station is having a contest where the winner (most votes) gets a Wii. Please take 2 seconds out of your day each and every day (or at least most days) until October 31st and vote for me! Please please please?! Go here! Thanks you!!

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Almost 3 days ago (Saturday) I thought I ruined everything. I thought I ruined months of training. I thought I ruined my upcoming half marathon in 2 weeks. Why did I think this? Well you see, I ended up coming down with a cold last Wednesday thanks to my lovely co-workers who had been bringing their germs to work. It was making the rounds between staff and I told them, "don't get me sick." Took

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-89787851525468510142010-09-23T20:17:00.000-07:002010-09-23T20:17:16.826-07:00

Over the last few weeks, people at my work have been sniffling, sneezing and blowing their noses. I tried my best to avoid it, but it caught up with me. On Tuesday I told one of my co-workers that I had better not catch her cold. Last night (Wednesday) I went to bed with and plugged yet runny nose. I woke up with it slightly worse. Great! Then again, I have also been saying for the past few weeks

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-58673705747538892362010-09-19T20:22:00.000-07:002010-09-19T20:22:37.345-07:00

After over a year, probably well over a year and many months of saying "I should get a hair cut," I finally went and did it. This past week I decided my hair was getting too long as it started to fall out of its tied up bun when I ran. Having it in a pony tail have way down my back was annoying. So on Friday I made an appointment to get it cut..... ..... and once I got it cut... part of me

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-30545220850538626362010-09-13T20:51:00.000-07:002010-09-13T20:51:44.957-07:00

First order of business: Both kitties are now fine and healthy. About 48 hours after Socket got his shot, he perked up and started chasing Steve around the house again! Yay! He is no longer breaking my heart, but he is back to getting into mischief which made us say "maybe he was better off sick." =) Second order of business and the main reason for this post is my race report. Let's just say I

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-76079771052656190852010-09-08T20:11:00.000-07:002010-09-08T21:49:07.720-07:00

Sick Kitty is breaking my heart. I first mentioned that Steve became sick. He was sneezing a lot, snorting snot everywhere and sleeping much more than normal. I knew it was a matter of time before Socket would get sick because Steve would simply sneeze right in Sockets face. Yummy eh? So then last Wednesday I came home from work and was told that Socket was starting to sneeze all the time.Bring

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Last weekend my dad and step mom hosted a family reunion up in Qualicum Beach. I have a complicated family that includes 1 real sister, 1 half brother, 1 half sister and a whole whack of step brothers and step sisters. All of which are all older than me so I am not really that close to most of them except my real sister. It has also been a long time since my step mom's kids and all of my dad's

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-73541828043482188192010-08-30T20:19:00.000-07:002010-08-30T21:01:07.090-07:00

Don't even get me started on Doctor's here in Nanaimo. I tend to describe most doctors in Nanaimo as USELESS and I apologize in advance but this blog post might turn into a bit of a vent.Let me begin on Friday afternoon. Just prior to 4pm while I was at work, I received a call from the Doctors office. Actually, let's back up to Wednesday. I picked up the mail and found my blood test results from

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-60291311820603503182010-08-29T12:46:00.000-07:002010-08-29T13:00:04.957-07:00

After a wicked progression run last Saturday (Aug 21), I had Sunday off running. I had heard of a free Moksha Yoga session down town at the waterfront, but basically didn't want to go alone. I have only done Yoga a few times with Mindful Strides. An old childhood friend Heather mentioned on her Facebook that she was going to go, so I sent her a message and said if she was going, I would go too. I

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-18594971207393052442010-08-23T21:01:00.000-07:002010-08-23T21:22:06.032-07:00

Yesterday I attended 60 minutes of free yoga downtown put on by Moksha Yoga Nanaimo. Moksha is located at the same place Island Optimal is at, so I saw their flyer there earlier this week and I debated going. Then an old friend updated her facebook that she was going to attend, so I decided to go with her. It was an easy session with a decent group of people. I will blog more about it once they

Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944675328455925972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313836829500229228.post-81839484089778325982010-08-21T14:17:00.000-07:002010-08-21T14:44:11.892-07:00

My view from my icing attemptI got up early this morning to get my workout over with while the temperatures were cool. It has been a big few weeks of training and I wasn't sure how my legs were going to hold up today, which called for a pretty big workout. I visited Abe at Island Optimal earlier in the week where he used his magic hands for some ART on my hip flexors and calves (ouch) to try and

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Nestea Anyone?As I mentioned in an earlier post, I won a year's worth of Nestea (aka 52 coupons for 12 packs). I took advantage of Superstores latest deal buy 2 and get a 3rd free. Using my free coupons for the 2 that I had to "purchase" I would get the 3rd for free. The Superstore deal was only good till the 21st, so I loaded up while I had the chance. When I went to get the mail today, I found

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A perfect morning, with cooler temperatures, partly cloudy skies and a morning run through local trails. The runner glides smoothly along the trail when all of a sudden she gets a spider web right across the face.... and then across an arm.... and then another one across the face. She can feel the webs hanging off of her blowing in the wind collecting more webs as she goes along.Uhh yeah, that

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You know those people.... everyone has them on Facebook. The one's that have consistent cheesy status updates or comments on other's photos/updates. They make me laugh sometimes and at other times they make me hate Facebook. Come on now, admit it, you all have at least one or more of these people on your Facebook.Google is a strange tool. I have the Feedjit application on my blog so I can see the

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Last Sunday I was invited back down to Victoria to attend a second Mindful Strides Workshop. As you may remember, I did a 2 days workshop back in June. This was my chance to check up with Marilyn to make sure I was headed in the right direction and improving on the drills, which in turn improves my form. I feel as though I am more efficient with my running, but many times I have thought I was

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For the entire month of July, here in Nanaimo we did not see any rain. Well to be honest, we saw a very small rainfall on Canada Day (July 1st), but not a single drop the rest of them month. Instead we saw consistent sunny days, minimal cloud coverage and plenty of warm temperatures.Most of BC has been this way, which is really dry. There are over 400 wildfires burning throughout the province.

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Yes that is right..... Jason and I just realized this evening that someone has stolen the garden hose on the side of our house. They were nice enough to the garden hose on the front of the house. We know for sure that the hose was there last Saturday, otherwise, we have not noticed. Who the heck steals garden hoses? Are you serious?! Wow some people are so stupid. What is wrong with people these

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Okay, maybe minus the Lions and Tigers, but I had a Bear scare yesterday morning. Well to be honest, I never actually saw a Bear but it may have been in the same park I was running in.Here is the story, I was doing my easy run in the mid morning and entered a local park a few blocks from my house. I took an extended trail in rather than the regular entrance to the park. As the trail met the main

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Over the last while I have caught the contest bug from a co-worker. I began entering contests here and there and have a few wins. Wins for myself and also wins under some family member's names (shh).The first win included Free Nestea for a year. Unfortunately I do not drink Iced Tea; however, Jason inhales it as though it was air. They send out the prize as 52 coupons for 12 packs of Nestea. Here

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Last week we woke up to find my earphones like this.They were wrapped around my ipod in the center console on our coffee table along with other objects. I have yet to figure out which is the guilty kitty!Socket has also recently taking to peeing in places other than the litter box, the little bugger. At one point he was banned from the bedroom. He stopped doing it for a few days and then all of a

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I was heading out to my physio appointment this afternoon. I was entering the local Parkway that bypasses town. I swear I wasn't driving that close to the guy in front. He was at least 25-30m in front of me and all of a sudden I see a decent sized rock fly up through the air and I hear "Crack" followed by me cursing.You see, I have had my current car, a lovely 91 Ford Tempo for almost 5 years. I

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This post was a bit delayed, I became busy watching Funny People. I've won a few free months of Zip.ca membership, so I have been renting movies. It's so easy, select online, they mail to the house, watch them, put them in the return paid envelope and then the next movie comes! No I am not trying to sell zip.ca; however, it's free so I am taking advantage of it!Anyway, after nearly 7 months of

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I really need to update my blog as I have been neglecting it lately. Last week I was busy with work and tonight I was to lazy, instead opting to watch the Harry Jerome meet live on the internet via Flotrack. I wanted to be there in person, but working out travel arrangements proved to be too much work. I promise I will work on posting a blog tomorrow.I have a physio appointment at 11am, which I

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