Pleasant surprise.

It's always great when Peter offers to watch the girls so that I can get out for a run alone. After fighting a cold for the last week, I finally got out yesterday and it was wonderful. In the end, I ran a little farther and harder than I likely should have, considering I didn't run for six days, but it was well worth it. When the sun is shining, it's hard not to push yourself a little.


My good friend Brenda, whom I adore, accepted my invitation to run this morning. Brenda's kids are all grown (and hopefully for Brenda they are entertaining thoughts of starting families of their own!) and she's a retired nurse, so she is not only a wonderful person, but a wealth of experience and information. Plus, she is an inspiring and talented runner and is always a joy to run with. Can you tell I'm a fan? :)


I was fairly sure that none of my regular Running Moms were going to be able to make it today, but I was excited to get out for a run with a friend. So I was pleasantly surprised when Devon showed up with her adorable son Xavier (I hope I spelled his name properly). Devon emailed me last week with questions about the clinic, but I wasn't sure when or if she would join us. I'm so happy she did!


We headed out into the glorious sunshine, and made out way down to Dallas Road before heading through James Bay and back to the store. We ran intervals of ten minutes running and one minute walking and ran a total of forty minutes (forty-four including the walks breaks). You can view our route here. Devon told us she had been running four or five kilometres at a time, so our total distance of almost six kilometres was more than enough. ...Good thing Brenda was there to remind me that we needed to think about heading back; I have a habit of getting busy chatting and forgetting about how far we've run!


With the exception of missing my regular crew (Cristal, Christy and Adrienne), today was a fabulous day. Thanks to Brenda for coming out; I hope it becomes a regular thing. And thanks so much to Devon and Xavier; hope to see you next Wednesday!


No pics today, but here's an image I found online of the beach along Dallas Road: