58

That is the amount of kilometres I clocked today. I rocked a 52k bike ride .. had some gorgeous scenery which always helps! After that I figured I'd put my feet up and spend the evening relaxing. Turns out I clocked 6 more kilometres with Tiff! It was an awesome evening run! The tea afterward was especially delightful.

I am slowly starting to like my new shorter hair. Some perks:

1. It never gets in my face
2. It dries way quicker
3. Requires much less product.
4. Still looks pretty great after 58k!

So on that note .. I would attach a photo except that I don't have one on my computer. I have one on the Mac though so if I get up to get more food I'll edit this post and throw it up. Considering I'm craving another one of those chocolate chip cookies (DAD! Stop bringing delicious treats into the house I can't turn down!!) I may actually end up in the kitchen before too long.

Actually ..a quick check of photobucket shows me I already saved it in there. So here you go:

So .. that's my hair. I'll update this post with run photos after my momma uploads them for me! Until then, enjoy this lovely evening :)

Updated with photos from the Fiddler's Fun Run!

Meg& I giving Tiff a last minute pep talk!

Love this shot ..good job, Momma :)

Meg coming through the gates!

Congrats on first place pretty lady :)

Me -crossing the line 3 minutes later.

28th overall .. 12th in my age division!

Tiff, myself& Meggy!

Enjoying some post-run orange slices& bananas.

35k

Last night my boyfriend came over and upgraded my bike!! He wasn't happy about it because we live 25 - 30 minutes away from each other and it was late and he was tired and really just wanted to go to sleep.

The wrath of my potential physical abuse, however, made him come on over and fix it regardless ;) Kidding, kidding. The fact that he was tired, cranky and had a long day yet still came over upgraded my bike further cemented him in my Boyfriend Hall of Fame! Thanks, bubs .. you rock :)

So, my almost-new bike& I went for a ride today. We did 35k with lots of monster climbs in 1:17:45 or 27km/hr! Pretty fantastic considering I ran a personal best 6k last night (29:02). So basically I thought today would be nice and slow but apparently my legs are gaining some stamina! Managed to punch out one of my best rides yet :) An excellent workout week if I do say so myself!

Quick Update!

I have reached 15% of my goal for Tour for Kids thanks to donations from Momma, Donna& Annette :) You ladies rock my socks ..only $850 more to go. Hey, at least I'm out of the 4 digits worth of fundraising needed. Woooohooo!

So today was GORGEOUS out so Meg& I ran a 5k. It was fun ..I'm going to do running as a cross training for my Cabot Trail ride and Meg is training for the half marathon here in September so I'll decide later to enter either that or the 10k. Depending on how my legs feel after August 7th!

Hope you folks enjoyed your weekend (or, if you're in America .. that you enjoy your tomorrow as well) and that everyone had fabulous weather! I promise a much better entry tomorrow.

Rain, rain go away.

Please? Just leave us be for a little while. Tonight I did nothing useful with my life at all.

Seriously. I spent the morning at the barns. I rode .. got few cute shots .. headed home. When I got home my neighbor brought over her brand new puppy :D I was in puppy heaven.

How can this sweet little thing not bring you happiness?!

So so so cute!

I was going to go for a bike ride ..except that it is FREEZING out and I can't be bothered. I was at the barns running around all day. That has to count for something, right? I'm pretending it does, regardless of the truth.

So, while at the barn I got a few shots. These 2 are my favorite. Enjoy ... I'm off ti shower (finally!), lay on the couch and rest up for tomorrow. It involves puppy walks ... the beach .. riding .. hiking& circus. Hope the remainder of your weekend is going to be as exciting as mine ;)

Shann& Bracelet! 

Love these two :)

This is Midnight. He has had a month off with no work.

Can you say lucky?! I love this horse!

Friday Photos

Today was busy and gorgeous and I hope every day is like this for the next 2 months at least. We totally deserve it on this little island.

So, what did I spend this gorgeous day doing? I bike 25k in less than hour (score!) and I rode Dewey and cleaned him all up (also score!). Then my cute little friend, Shann, showed up at the barns with her puppy& her brother. Her mom wanted a quick photo of them and I was grateful I bring my camera with me 24/7. I literally did a 2 minute photo shoot for her and these were 3 I took.

Black& white! 

So cute ..I love this shot.

Once more .. with color!

I love that the dog refused to look in both photos.

I think the focus is sort of off with this shot.

For some reason I love dogs that are slightly out of focus.

Okay, that's all I've got for you folks :) I've been too busy enjoying the sunshine .. now I'm exhausted. Curling up with Criminal Minds for the next little bit and hopefully peaceful dreams will follow.

How did you spend your Friday?!

Sigma..

I have lost you. Remember when I posted that I owned a Sigma 906? Well .. I don't anymore! I lost the part that attaches to my bicycle and actually keeps track of my distance& speed. This makes me sad. It also means I went for a 5k run today instead of a 30k ride. Ugh. Have to get back on my bike. It's been three days.

So this leaves me wondering ..is this a sign from heaven? Do I buy a Garmin? My boyfriend said that the Sigma would cost $30 to replace. The Garmin, god bless it's soul, is a tad more expensive coming in at $250. Why, oh why am I not employed? I want this so badly. I know ..it's expensive. But it measures SO MUCH MORE than the Sigma. I may as well keep dreaming, I'm not getting a Garmin!

 Source

Don't you find it even LOOKS beautiful?!

Tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful out. My game plan? Bike to the barns (22k), ride, bike home(22k). A 44k bike ride+ some quality Dewey time. My legs have officially been given a fairly significant break from big rides and so I shouldn't be TOO drained for this. On the other hand, if I am ..my mom will come pick me up. I think ..right, momma?!

Besides, it's not like I can afford gas at this point in my broke life ..so if anyone is reading my blog and looking for a wicked awesome employee? I'm your girl. You'll note my blog contains near perfect grammar and witty humor. What more can you be looking for?! Although I suppose not being able to fill up my car is excellent incentive to cycle everywhere. Mostly I'm kidding ..things aren't that desperate yet (I found $10 in a pair of cropped Lulus while out running. Hello, jackpot!) but I'm getting close. Being unemployed would be great if I could just convince someone to pay for it. Oh, my life.

What else is new you ask? I have SO MUCH free time that I've taken to looking at expensive custom jewelry. I find it always really fun to want things when you have no money .. so while searching, I remembered that Halifax had a custom jewelry store. I found it! FireWorks Gallery. I started browsing when all of a sudden, I found the one thing that I may want more than a Garmin. Honest to goodness. I found the ring that looks like it was DESIGNED for me. Prepare to be stunned. Unless you like really fancy things ..in which case you probably won't like this ring. Regardless, please comment* tell me what you think.

Is this not one the most beautiful rings you've ever seen?

I am almost 100% certain they designed it with me in mind.

Side note: don't forget to donate to my cause! I will love you even if you donate $0.01!
I think it would be:
A. Awesome to actually fundraise $1,000 like I'm required.
B. Neat to have people from all over donating to me ..I'll feel so cool having donations from different provinces& countries!
C. Amazing for you to know you helped me out. Plus, if I get donations I'll do a real good blog giveaway. Promise!!

Give to Live!

So today is a sad day. People are coming to look at Dewey.
I have to go ride him and make him look pretty. Ugh.

So, on that note ..instead I'm going to ask my lovelyyy blog readers to do me a huge favor and help me :D You know how this blog is slowly becoming a fitness blog? Wellll .. it's because in 73 days I will be biking the Cabot Trail.

Here is a sampling of the kinds of 'hills' I'll be climbing.

So, yes ..this is something I've been saying I wanted to do now for a few years. In a moment of insanity, I decided this was the year. Meg posted me the link via twitter and 2 days later I was registered and training for the craziest 3 days of my life.

I'm doing the ride with Tour for Kids. It is honestly awesome but I am SUCH an awful fundraiser that I'm hoping someone will come across my blog& decide to help me out.

If I end up dead along the Cabot Trail, I guess it won't matter I've raised $0 of the $1,000 I was supposed to. There is an upside to everything, right?! Let's make it so I'm not preferring death while on my cycling adventure, okay? I know you guys can do it :D

I already asked Ellen via Twitter to donate... wouldn't that be amazing? I would kill two birds with one stone. Just imagine me now. Take a moment and enjoy the photo below .. I'm hoping within the next 73 days that this moment will happen to me.

Imagine how amazing it will be when you see me.

Rocking that sweater / scarf look.

Helping me out also helps all kinds of kids and every dollar counts! I promise on August 8th to have a massive recap with lots of photos (here's hoping I can convince people to take photos ..boyfriend?!), stories and laughs. This is all assuming I survive.

So, now that I've convinced you to donate a dollar, you need my personal page to donate to. Here's where things start to get sad. My personal page still has $0 raised. I've met 0% of my goal. Sorry, Tour for Kids :(

Click here if you want to help me out!

Thank you so very much people. Even if you can't donate, thank you for reading :)

Hiking day!

HAPPY HIKING DAY!
I'd totally photoshop a sweet little graphic but I'm upstairs on the mac.

Well the sun is shining but it's cold enough out there for snow. Seriously. So, I figured while waiting for my egg (we only had 1 left. Tragedy.) to boil that I would outline my day. If I commit to these things on the internet, I'll do them in real life. So here goes nothing.

1. Make/ eat breakfast. (Check)
2. Put on workout clothes. (Check)
3. Get helmet, iPod and water bottle ready. (Check)
4. Bike to barns.
5. Ride horse.
6. Bike home.
7. Shower.
8. Hike. (let's be real. It's hiking day!)
9. Circus.
10. Photograph most of these events and recap my day.


WHO'S EXCITED?!
PS Congrats to Meggy who survived both the rapture AND her 10k. Waiting patiently for a recap from her *hint, hint* :)