Keep the snow comin'!

End of March and the snow on the mountains is still amazing!!! I've finally had a day or two of rest/less activity. My legs are happy about that.

On the 16th, I ran the 8K Diva run around Jericho. Great run! It felt pretty good to run hard again and I was really happy with my time.

Dan & I went up to Birken for Easter. A tree had fallen down last November so we cleaned it up. I couldn't believe how sore my hamstrings got from picking up branches for two hours. It never occurred to me to stretch after. I only think of that after running and other things like that. This gardening stuff is hard on the body! We checked out Callahan Valley (Whistler Olympic site for cross-country events) on our way home. My legs were too sore to really enjoy the skiing. It was a nice day and we took our time on the trails.

This weekend, we're going up to Mount Washington (Courtenay) to race in the Vancouver Island Loppet. I'm doing the 15k classic event and Dan will be doing the 30k skate ski event. I'm hoping to beat my time from the Cascade Cup at Manning Park last month.