Is spring ever coming?????

Here is the view from the side of our house and out the back... we got a record 21.1 cm of snow in Calgary on Saturday.

Had a busy weekend (shocker, I know) Friday I had threshold testing with the coach from the road bike racing team that I am now part of. Basically, i get on my bike, and i cycle 20 watts harder every 3 minutes. during each three minutes, the coach took blood from my finger to test the amount of lactic acid build up... you basically go until you absolutely CANNOT go any longer... it makes for a painful last 3 to 5 minutes... fun stuff! We also had poker night on Friday, and had a pretty full poker table of 9 people... it was a great group, lots of laughs.

Saturday (that would be the day of the BIG storm) I had a race in Canmore... after a scary drive out, it was a good race. It was a winter triathlon, so I skate-skiied 5 km, mountain biked 5 km, then ran 5 km. It was pretty tough slogging the whole way as the snow was wet and heavy on the ground!! It was my first ride out on my new mountain bike. It already has its first scratch!! :) hahahaha...

I came in first in my category... which wasn't hard, since I was the only one in it!! it was a small race.... I got a cookie gold medal.. yum!

After getting back from Canmore, Neil and I went to the "Hunter's Supper" which was a get together my first partner when I first was in uniform always put on... He passed away almost two years ago now, but his widow still puts it on, and its a great time to fond memories and old friends!

Today has been a little more laid back.... had a nice lie-in and went to yoga this morning to stretch out the bruises and hurts from yesterdays race. Neil and I took a little trip to the mall and got him a new pair of jeans and some work shirts.... he has lost 20 pounds since his jaw surgery, and NOTHING fits him.... he's been reluctant to send alot of money on new clothes, but it's getting a little desperate.... with his new job he goes in every morning to work out, so I think he will probably keep quite a bit of that weight off.

We had ourselves a little bbq this evening, and just having a relaxing few hours, since we both go back to work in the morning!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Cheers

Tara