Easter Sunday Funday

Another day at Servus Place. There were fewer buckets on the track today, so that could mean two things - a) most of the snow melted off the roof yesterday or b) it's colder today so the buckets will come out later.

I did a combination of stretches and weights with my sister. Working out with her is a bit like playing street hockey with Wayne Gretzky in his day. I'm a better spectator. I tried for a bit, then did a few laps and some free weight stuff.

We hit the swimming pool and hot tub ; where we met Donna and Reese. I'm sure the hot tub could turn sugar into caramel today. I found it brutally hot but really refreshing. Everybody had a great time and I'm hoping to buy some new runners this afternoon. These ones feel like I have construction paper taped to my feet.

In The Big City

I wasn't quite sure how things were going to play out today - there were all sorts of possibilities. I ended up going to Servus Place in St Albert with my sister and her significant other.

When we got there we went our separate ways and I headed to the track. It's a really nice track with natural light all over the place. A bit too much natural stuff today. There were 3 buckets marked with pylons on the track. The reason for these (other than to catch people who weren't paying attention) was to collect the melting snow. It was hard to believe that a facility this nice has leaks in the roof. After dodging buckets for 30 minutes I hit the shower and wondered why people have to throw their wristbands on the shower floor rather than in the garbage can.

The workout finished with a medium bold Starbucks - room for milk and 3 Splendas. I've included a picture of the Starbucks with no lineup - something I've never witnessed.

Today's Excursion

I wasn't quite sure what to do today - it was pretty much open, and as far as "schedules" go ... I don't have one. Last year when I was training for the big runs, I religiously stuck to training schedules and then when the big runs were finished I actually went backwards really quickly. It was nice to have everything planned for you, but after months of routine, it was actually quite nice to do "whatever" - as they say. I guess right now, I am stuck between the two places - schedule purgatory.

After yesterday's sloshing on the gravel roads, I had sort of written off that idea. Thankfully the weather was so nice that it didn't really matter. The gym is closed today, so at one point I considered walking there, reading the sign, then pretending to be disappointed and walk home with my head down. I also considered the basement stuff - exercise ball, free weights, treadmill, spin bike or Netflix. Knowing that I'll chip away at Netflix later, I decided that I had better avoid the basement for a while. An outdoor run.

I started out with a bit of slushy gravel (picture included) then did a combination of dry pavement and icy/snowy stuff. It turned into a slow 8k, but it is finally starting to feel like winter is leaving. I probably shouldn't have said that.

The Very First Post

As you can tell from the clever title, things in this cyber world will be fairly simple. My luck with journaling is akin to the Oilers winning on the road ... or at home for that matter, so if you are a betting person, rather than betting on the witty quality of my posts, you might actually make some money betting on the length of time this lasts.

I wanted to keep a record of fitness activities that I could access; as well as friends, family, and likely a whole bunch of spam monitoring programs. This seems simple enough that I can monitor and turf unwanted comments. Feel free to add helpful or unhelpful comments as long as they are interesting and filled with humour and wit. I won't dock marks for American spelling.

Along with fitness thoughts, I am hoping to include tidbits regarding food, music (?), TV and anything else that crosses my mind when I am thinking about or participating in fitness related activities.