few showers on Saturday and Sunday was absolutely beautiful. Having said that, I'm sitting here early Monday morning looking out to rain and a strong breeze (wind is for winter).My back yard is a gorgeous emerald green and all of my gardens seems to have sprung up overnight. (hopefully my neighbour behind me will spring up with their house siding this summer)
For some reason this year, we have a new group of migratory birds and even some new species that have taken up residence in my garden. The Baltimore Orioles arrived almost a month early this spring along with the Yellow-bellied Sap Suckers.To date, I haven't seen the Hummingbirds yet....they will be arriving shortly.
Oddly enough there were no Honey Bees in the apple blossoms this spring, this I find alarming...mother nature is definitely out of sorts.
Today is our Victoria Day Holiday, not too sure what stores will be open, if any, but I'm going to see what some of garden centres have to offer. I can hardly wait to get into my gardens.
Saturday morning I peeled off a fast 6K run in 39:29, which isn't fast compared to some of the other speedy speedsters, but it was good for me. Afterwards I helped unload a truckload of compost into my neighbours gardens as well as mine own. Somewhere along the line, I tweaked my right knee hopping up in and out of the truck bed. It was an obvious tweak, so I rested it on Saturday night.
Sunday morning was our final 16K run at race pace before next Sunday, this is where the reality check comes in.
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Although I'm fitter and a little faster than last year at this time. (the picture to the right is me coming across the bridge from Quebec to Ontario in the Half Marathon). In all honesty, I can't see me completing the marathon in my hopeful 5 hours. Yesterday's run was great! I felt strong and we pretty much stayed on time. 16K at 1:54:15.
I also acknowledge the fact that I'm going to need to purchase a couple more fluid bottles for my belt. I run with PowerAde and they only have Gatoraid at the water stations. I'll also be carrying a couple of Vector Bars and a larger stash of Chocolate-cherry Carb-booms for extra energy.
But to keep that pace up for another 26.2K, well let's just say it may not happen. No, I'm not being Ms. Negative Nelly, I'm being honest. Being my first marathon at my age (no, I'm not blaming my age..) I will be VERY happy to finish with whatever time I have, as long as I'm upright and smiling!!
So, with that being said, I'm going to try to stick with or around the 5 hour pace bunny, but if I need to slow it up a little I will not be disappointed. I'll be sticking with my 10:1's and I know that I can rip off some time with my walk....I'm not as fast walking as my friend Glenda, but she has taught me well.
This week of running consists of less than 20K to run before Sunday.
On another note, yesterday, after getting home from our run, I checked into blog land and found a brand new Canadian Blogger had landed on Lily on the Road.
Marci with an I (eye) is brand new to blogging but not brand new to running, in fact she'll fit in quite nicely to our eclectic, eccentric group, both Marci and her husband are running 5 (yes 5) Marathons in 5 weeks!!!
Please stop by and give her a warm runner's welcome!!
I'm headed off to the garden centres.....have a great Victoria Day!
Life's fun if you don't weaken,
Lily
Oddly enough there were no Honey Bees in the apple blossoms this spring, this I find alarming...mother nature is definitely out of sorts.
Today is our Victoria Day Holiday, not too sure what stores will be open, if any, but I'm going to see what some of garden centres have to offer. I can hardly wait to get into my gardens.
Saturday morning I peeled off a fast 6K run in 39:29, which isn't fast compared to some of the other speedy speedsters, but it was good for me. Afterwards I helped unload a truckload of compost into my neighbours gardens as well as mine own. Somewhere along the line, I tweaked my right knee hopping up in and out of the truck bed. It was an obvious tweak, so I rested it on Saturday night.
Sunday morning was our final 16K run at race pace before next Sunday, this is where the reality check comes in.
.jpg)
Although I'm fitter and a little faster than last year at this time. (the picture to the right is me coming across the bridge from Quebec to Ontario in the Half Marathon). In all honesty, I can't see me completing the marathon in my hopeful 5 hours. Yesterday's run was great! I felt strong and we pretty much stayed on time. 16K at 1:54:15.
I also acknowledge the fact that I'm going to need to purchase a couple more fluid bottles for my belt. I run with PowerAde and they only have Gatoraid at the water stations. I'll also be carrying a couple of Vector Bars and a larger stash of Chocolate-cherry Carb-booms for extra energy.
But to keep that pace up for another 26.2K, well let's just say it may not happen. No, I'm not being Ms. Negative Nelly, I'm being honest. Being my first marathon at my age (no, I'm not blaming my age..) I will be VERY happy to finish with whatever time I have, as long as I'm upright and smiling!!
So, with that being said, I'm going to try to stick with or around the 5 hour pace bunny, but if I need to slow it up a little I will not be disappointed. I'll be sticking with my 10:1's and I know that I can rip off some time with my walk....I'm not as fast walking as my friend Glenda, but she has taught me well.
This week of running consists of less than 20K to run before Sunday.
On another note, yesterday, after getting home from our run, I checked into blog land and found a brand new Canadian Blogger had landed on Lily on the Road.
Marci with an I (eye) is brand new to blogging but not brand new to running, in fact she'll fit in quite nicely to our eclectic, eccentric group, both Marci and her husband are running 5 (yes 5) Marathons in 5 weeks!!!
Please stop by and give her a warm runner's welcome!!
I'm headed off to the garden centres.....have a great Victoria Day!
Life's fun if you don't weaken,
Lily
