Adorable Poppies

Here's Bobbi looking even more adorable in her pink poppy print top on a hike!

Time to Swim

I hit the pool today for one glorious hour of swimming! I learned to swim as an adult and I still tremble thinking about open water swimming. It took me over a period of 10 years and 5 different swim instructors just to get the hang of swimming comfortably in a pool. Now I'm on a mission to overcome my fear of swimming in lakes and the ocean. Keep on practicing until the fear is wiped away.

Born to Run...wish I were

I'm currently reading and thorough enjoying "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall. He is an entertaining writer and the Tarahumaras and ultramarathon runners are truly fascinating. I don't think I'll start barefoot running or become an ultramarathoner anytime soon. But I am inspired to keep on running and perhaps a learn a few things from reading his book! I yearn to run great distances with a seemingly effortless style.

What will be my next race??

The experience of completing the North Olympic half marathon with no training and resulting in no pain just ALOT of stiffness after the fact has really encouraged and inspired me to focus on that next event. And to TRAIN for it this time. I'm so glad I threw aside concerns about finish time and just focused on running the event and having a good time.

Relax, Hike, Relax

Bobbi sporting her Wahine Sport top on the Wolf Creek Trail, Olympic National Park.

Another half, no training

Another North Olympic Discovery half marathon with no training. Yes, definitely do-able if your goal is completion with and not length of time. Very slow running felt relatively easy until mile 10 when my legs started talking back to me. However this experience has inspired me to get back on a regular schedule and possibly train for the next event.

See you in Port Angeles

Wahine Sport will be at the North Olympic Discovery Marathon Expo in Port Angeles this Saturday, June 3. On Sunday, this wahine will be running/walking in the half. Not sure how this will go. My long list of excuses include:
1. I just got back from 9 days in Hawaii which included 0 running miles.
2. I have jet lag from my 9 days in Hawaii (3 hour time diff)
3. I'll be on my feet selling all day on Saturday. '
4. I will probably be drinking wine after being on my feet all day Saturday.

Never mind all that. The slower I go, the more time I will have to enjoy the beautiful scenery and visit with the friendly people along the way.