Beautiful Wintery Snowy Runs.... WOW!

The holidays are almost over; I have 2 days before we are back at normal life. The kids have to go to school, household chores take a good hunk of the day, and work and training fall back into their regular routine. There is comfort in routine, but I'm not quite ready to pop back into it just yet!!! Puleassee..... can I have a few more days in Pano!

Oh ya... the beautiful wintery snowy run story...

When I come up the mountain I rarely leave. I pride myself in not starting the car and hunkering down in the snow for the duration of the trip. Unfortunately when you are in a condo with 9 people for 8 days, someone has to get groceries! So, a friend who I have not talked to for a very long time stopped by and mentioned she was going to run in town. I put on a brave face and decided to "break the habit" and head to town! It worked well with a run / grocery shop, so was an easy sell to the family unit who stayed on the mountain.

We parked in the grocery store parking lot to kill two birds with one stone, and headed out. It was a gentle run to start, and we picked it up a bit as we went. I was worried we wouldn't have much to talk about since our lives are very different and we've not really had a visit in so long. I was wrong on both accounts. Joanne is a high powered corporate lawyer. I'm a triathlon coach. Our lives are so different, but somehow, on this snowy day running on Westside Road in Invermere we had a wonderful, intimate joyful run with rich flowing conversation that will be etched in my memory for a long time as a keeper; the runs you reflect on often because there was something special about it.

We had an amazing view of the lake, and there were deer at every turn. Snow was abundant as was sun and cold, and I loved every minute.

So, take a shot at something different once in a while. A new running route and wonderful company inspired me to do the unthinkable a second day in a row! Yup.... I went down and did a short run the next day after several hours shopping and having lunch with my sister, my niece and my beautiful amazing daughter Ali. It was a girls day until I ditched them at the grocery store to do a short run. Again, there were deer, and snow, and sun... and again... it was amazing!

I wonder when the next run will bring.