Not sure what it is about that voice, but it sure brings back a lot of ghosts, several who would be better left buried in the past.

Traded emails with IWC, he is a nice guy, even without his moustache. Or the W.

There is a street performer I see now and again who reminds me of Dr. J. Wonder where he has disappeared to and if he still roller blades with his bass. And love your neighbour neighbour. Still owe him a movie. Or was it a beer? SS still owes me a trip to a Star Wars movie.

And so many more on the other side of reality when we sang the body electric.

Last race of the season tomorrow, thankfully the monsoon came through last night, may actually be an okay morning.

Got a costume ready to go, rain or shine. Looking forward to a shorter distance. Won't be any easier with a 1,000 elevation difference along the way.

Rest day today. Got my new Nutribullet. We have a program at work that is supposed to encourage staff to be healthy and active. I stopped entering information into the site back in July because I had to be honest at I was only doing it for the prizes. So I stopped entering data. And I won a prize!

Need to start doing breakfast smoothies now and again.

Bay City Rollers or Elton John, could go either way.

Had a good week. Did not run until after work Thursday, it was good. Made Friday morning run a challenge. Need more than 12 hours of rest between sessions. One benefit was that all my km were in the right pace.

Result was no run today. Rode Penny to the library instead. have not been there for awhile. On the way home, passed a pile of magazines in a FREE box on the side of the road, so I have a lot of bathtub reading again.Passed some people looking for a lost white chihuahua, wonder if they found it.

Tomorrow is a 20 k long run, will have to include a pace interval scheduled for today. going to be fun.

I pity kids today. From the tv commercials, kids today spend car trips watching DVD's or on technology. When my kids were young, car trips were for conversations and learning.

time for dinner

With the start of,school, the bus schedules changed. The bus I catch home used to come at 3:35, and if I ripped down the stairs, I could usually just catch the bus. Well now it comes at 3:33. So now I have to wait another 13 minutes for the next bus.

Lulu lemon has a half marathon in Vancouver in August, it sells out in about 15 or 20 minutes. They announced last month that registration is Sept 16, but with less than a week to go, they still have not announced the date. It's not raising the anticipation, it's just annoying.

My current training plan has me running 9 of first 11 days of October. My half is on the 11th, and I would have run more than 80 k in the 10 days preceding that. I have serious doubts I can run that much and still run a half. Asked the coach to tweak it no she did, but only by about 8k. May need some more reduction.

Things not bugging me.

The birds are back. Can't remember what they are but they are pretty. Robin size, dark grey backs and dark rust bellies with a white stripe right down the middle.

love the Go Daddy commercial, our new motto is STICK IT! Freaks the cat out.

Had a good run. Got a salmon casserole on the oven just waiting for dinner. Finished the pumpkin hat for the granddaughter and a monster blanket for a new grand nephew. AND tomorrow is Friday. AND I could retire next year and get a pension. Not much of a pension but nice to know the option is there.

Life is good.

Weather forecast yesterday was for rain, rain, rain. Listened to to bouncing off the roof off and on all night.

Got up to a grey sky and light breeze. Took awhile to get mobile, but finally got out the door. Turned out to be a good run. After the rain last night, decided that some of the paths were likely mudflats, so headed out on a different route. Changed that route on the fly, just kept moving. Tried to stay on our general neighbourhood and was quite successful. Saw a few streets I had not seen before.

Ran through a mist storm about 9 k in, but otherwise the route was dry.

Had to do a couple of loops around the cul de sac to get those last few metres in, but I hit 20k and was still moving at the end. In good shape to do the half in 5 weeks.

having issues with this website as of late.

Been trying to watch Carrie, I am sure I went to school with one of those guys.Still remember getting a smile from him walking down the school hall.

had some good rides to work. Decided not to stop for a hot dog on Friday, the line up was too long. The snap on the strap on my pannier broke off and the strap got wrapped around the rear wheel, but it came off okay. Need to get the front derrailleur adjusted.

Spent yesterday watering things in the garden. We have a lot of trees!  Raspberries are ready, had a few and they are tasty! Made rhubarb jam and crumpets yesterday. Never made crumpets before, strange dough. Will be making them again.

We seem to have inherited a resident squirrel. Not sure where he came from, but he is healthy!

Got our baskets yesterday. First time I have seen orange geraniiums.

I have been a cyclist sinceI was 8 and bought my first bike, one with a banana seat. That lasted a few years. Bought my first 10 speed from Sears, bright yellow. Wiped out the first time I rode it - went over a railroad crossing, my light popped open and the batteries fell out. So I hit the brakes; they stopped a lot faster than the ones on the banana seat bike.

That 10 speed lasted for 4 years. I graduated from high school. Moved into the big city and decided I was going one cycle from Jasper to Banff for vacation. Bought a new Ralaigh Grand Prix, named Bea. Had Bea for 2 weeks when some kid ran into me on the bike path and bent her frame. I was devastated, but it turned out she still functioned. That cycling trip was one of my best vacations ever.

Four years later, I relocated and sold Bea. Came back and bought Bea the 2nd, another Raleigh Grand Prix. We put on a lot of miles. Last year, I got Fiona, a Norco Corsa II, butter yellow with bronze trim. A real tank (36 pounds worth of tank). Bea was relegated to a back up bike. Fiona was an okay ride, very pretty but very heavy, and only 8 gears, which left something lacking. Did not get a lot of riding done last year.

In early May, I went to move Fiona and her kickstand broke off. It was attached to the frame and provided a connection for a rear fender. We took her back to the store for review. The Norco rep agreed to replace Fiona-no questions asked, like for like- great customer service.

So that brings me to Penny, a butter yellow Norco Vermont with black trimmings. 24 gears, handlebar shifters, step through frame. Wonderful ride. I am sadly considering that, after close to 30 years, it may finally be time to retire Bea the 2nd. Hard to let go, but time for Penny and me to make some new memories

It was a good race. Beautiful morning, perfect running day.

Did the early start again, take off time 07:00. My plan was to do 5 minute intervals, 3:30 run and 1:30 walk. Plan was similar last race but I never got it started.

This race, different story. Benefit of an early start. Worked the plan pretty good, had a few times when I ran into the walk interval, but got faster as I went. Was 65 minutes at 9.5k, still finished in 2:18:14. Faster than the first half, slower than the second.

No issues with my knees or hamstrings or quads or heels, just a good, solid, enjoyable morning run.

All in all, a good run, fun experience, good reminder of why I run.