tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630352036539112112024-03-12T20:20:18.099-03:00Swift FoxLiving and running swiftly at FoxfieldErin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-1433980620067211492014-12-28T17:03:00.000-04:002014-12-28T17:03:29.130-04:00Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a photographic run-down of our Christmas. </div>
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I did 4 volunteer shifts (4 hours each) with the Salvation Army Christmas kettles. I did Walmart, Giant Tiger, Sobeys and the liquor store. The Walmart shift was, of course, the most interesting. </div>
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Mackenzie helped me with the Giant Tiger shift. He said "I love doing the Christmas cuddles!" LOL</div>
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Mackenzie's judo club held a Christmas Party, and they did a really great job! </div>
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We found a tree farm here on the Island where we could cut our own. We decorated it the week after we cut it. </div>
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Mackenzie's Christmas Concert</div>
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After all the parties and concerts, I finished my "baking". </div>
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Santa came!</div>
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On Christmas morning, Mackenzie woke me up at 4:45. I sent him back to bed, and then realized we had no power! I checked the Maritime Electric website on my (only half-charged) phone and it said there were no reported outages. I called, and they sent someone out to fix it. They arrived at 6:30, and had it fixed shortly after. In the mean time, we had a candle-lit breakfast of home made cranberry-orange muffins. </div>
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Santa brought Mackenzie's most-wanted gift... A Nintendo DS!</div>
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This one just made me laugh. My mom wrapped a gift for Mackenzie in a Strongbow box... and he thought that's what it actually was! Maybe Blaine and I drink too much Strongbow?Nah...</div>
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Mackenzie's Aunt Paula got him an autographed copy of Chris Hadfield's latest book. I actually squealed and clapped my hands when he opened it. I MIGHT have also grabbed it from him.</div>
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Second best gift... in my opinion. I want to learn to play them too.</div>
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Christmas Day meant warm apple cider with brandy for me while I cooked my Outlander-inspired dinner. </div>
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First was the bread. I am always happy when I get a chance to use my ulu.</div>
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One loaf of honey-oatmeal bread, and twisted parmesan and pepper breadsticks.</div>
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Supper was pork tenderloin with a cider sauce, hassleback potatoes, roasted carrots, and breadsticks. Dessert was hazelnut torte with a browned butter brandy glaze. It is absolutely the best meal I've ever made. </div>
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After supper we watched a movie.</div>
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And Mackenzie fell asleep while reading. A boy after my own heart.</div>
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My mom and Scott came on Boxing day. </div>
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Our gift from mom was this antique armoire for our entry way. I am SO happy with it... our entry way was usually a disaster, but now we can hide our mess behind closed doors. </div>
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I spent some time clearing off my to-sew list... hemmed 5 pairs of Blaine's jeans.</div>
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Molly got a special Christmas treat... she was allowed to sit on the couch with us.</div>
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Mackenzie and I played his new Battleship game. We're not sure who won... we thought he did, but when I checked to see where that last ship was, it was somewhere I already guessed, so we called it a tie.</div>
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And to finish off, here's a video of some Christmas Joy. </div>
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<br />Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-42156585485150581792014-09-13T18:26:00.000-03:002014-09-13T18:26:11.504-03:00Video for Red Fox<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-55565103309721500742014-09-08T20:09:00.003-03:002014-09-08T20:09:46.249-03:00Judo was MUCH better today!I know some people who follow my blog (if there ARE any) are wondering what's going on. Red Fox is offshore, so I've been using my blog to post photos for him to see instead of emailing them. <br /><br />(Also, I plan to go for a run tomorrow! Now that you know, I feel obligated to go!)<br />
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Where are my shoes? oooohhh yyyyeeeeeaaah. </div>
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<br />Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-25517237025049956222014-07-11T21:22:00.003-03:002014-07-11T21:22:55.975-03:00Back to lifeI haven't posted in a long time. I've felt guilty that I am not running... but then I realised that this blog started as a personal-family blog, and the running was a part of that. So, here's a personal, family-kind of blog post that isn't about running. <br />
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Red Fox is Sea Fox once again. He left on July 3rd. His mom is staying with me to help with Little Fox and the cottages. <br />
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Little Fox is taking part in a study regarding kids' fittness and activity level. We did a phone survey and they sent us a pedometer which he wears every day for a week. We record the numbe of steps he takes each day and then send it back. This is perfectly timed for us, because I wanted to get him to stop watching TV. I let him watch in the morning until about 9, and after supper. Today, we went to the beach, so I took it off of him while he was there. Even though he didn't wear i for over 4 hours today, he still logged almost 12,000 steps today. It helps when there are kids staying in the cottages; he loves going outside to play with them. <br />
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Here are some photos from our beach day. We had a picnic lunch. I introduced Little Fox to the joys of being buried in the sand. <br />
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Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-50107139860478595462014-06-29T09:01:00.000-03:002014-06-29T09:01:07.682-03:00The itch to run... (haha)The title of this post cracked me up. Here's why: <br />
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I had plans to start running again this week. About 3 weeks ago, I got an itchy spot on my back. Then I got a few more. And then a few more. They appeared ALL over my back, my arms and my neck. I made an appointment to see our NP, and she gave me a few prescriptions. At the pharmacy, the pharmacist was explaining the cream, and then she asked why I needed it. She asked if I had a specific rash (I can't remember the name) and she said, "Oh! I had that! It's worse if you exercise or sweat." So... great. I'm putting off running, because it's itchy enough as it is! <br /><br />But I'm still helping with the Learn to Run class. The ladies are up to run 3 minutes, walk 2 minutes. There were a few of them who said that they'd "NEVER" be able to run that, and I told them they'd be surprised. They all did it, and were all smiling at the end! Everyone is doing really well. A lot of them have signed up for the Colour Run, and I just registed to volunteer. <br />
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I am still planning to run the 10k trail run in August. That's the plan.... hopefully this rash will go away ASAP and I can get back out there!Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-73347009590477492372014-06-21T10:17:00.002-03:002014-06-21T10:17:44.903-03:00Catching UpI haven't posted since Little Fox's birthday party. I haven't been doing much running, and nothing really exciting has happened. So here are some photos and updates on the day to day around here. <br />
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Cottage season has started. We spent a long time getting Cottage 3 ready. Cottage 2 is half ready, and Cottage 1 needs some work!<br />
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My birthday was on the 13th. The newest Diana Gabaldon book was (finally) out on the 10th, so I went shopping. Thanks Mom!</div>
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Molly found a family of baby bunnies. We kept them in a basket for a while so Little Fox could see them, and then put them back outside. Hopefully Molly won't find them again. The bunnies all crawled up into a big pile. Here's 7 of the 9 bunny-butts. </div>
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Last night was our niece's prom, so we went to see her in her dress and get some photos. It's too bad that it was raining and so cold!<br />
Red Fox is going offshore for the month of July. I'm mentally preparing myself for running this place without him!Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-92047085185218059342014-05-27T08:44:00.000-03:002014-05-27T08:44:41.026-03:00Little Fox is 6!Little Fox turned 6 yesterday! On Sunday, we had his birthday party. My dad, mom and stepfather came and stayed with us for a few nights. Thank GOD they were here, because that party was chaos. I always had respect for school teachers, but Little Fox's teacher must be one incredble teacher to be able to handle some of those kids! <br />
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I let Little Fox invite 8 kids from school. We also invited a family friend. Red Fox was on my case a little bit over the last few weeks because we didn't invite the whole class and he felt bad that some kdis felt left out. About 15 minutes after the kids arrived, he said "good call on not inviting the whole class".<br />
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So then the kids arrived, and chaos ensued. They screamed. They ran. They jumped on furniture. They peed ALL over the bathroom. They pushed. They cried. After about 15 minutes, I sent them all outside. It was cold and wet, but I didn't care. More screaming, running, pushing, crying... my throat hurt from yelling at them to stop doing things, or don't go near the road, stop climbing the trees. </div>
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Little Fox spent some time putting together one of the lego sets he got, and we all enjoyed the quiet and calm. <br />
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On monday, his actual birthday, he got some gifts from the grndparents in the morning and then went to school. I took some cupcakes to his class, and he said they sang happy birthday to him. After school, we put together another lego set, and then went to the Frosty Treat for supper. He had his usual chicken fingers and fries. Then we took him to Summerside so he could pick out a few toys. He picked out some cars (of course) and a dinosaur bone kit. He was asleep in seconds, so I think he had 2 really fun days!<br />
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We left for Nova Scotia on Friday, early morning (I had a meeting at my office that afternoon). I made sure to have my water bottled filled, and drank water all day. After the meeting we went to my Mother-in-Law's house, where we'd be spending the weekend. <br /><br />On Saturday morning, we went to the Expo to get my race kit and browse the booths. The man who gave me my race kit was originally from PEI, so we chatted a bit and he wished me luck. I went to get my chip activated, and when I saw my name and bib number come up on the screen, my heart pounded. I was actually doing this! <br />
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We walked around the Expo, and I talked with <a href="http://indyroo.blogspot.ca/">Courteney</a> a bit at the Run Nova Scotia booth. We noticed that at the next booth over, there was a man doing caricature drawings for free. Red Fox and I both had ours done. Red Fox's is awesome, but I'm not a fan of mine (Red Fox said "well... he captured your German heritage"). I also bought a Blue Nose headband to wear during the race. <br />
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That evening, I had a giant plate of spaghetti, and went to bed at about 9. We'd have to get up at 5, and I knew I wouldn't sleep well. I had the internal debate regarding my ear plugs... if I don't wear them, I'll hear snoring all night. If I DO wear them, I might not hear my alarm. I didn't wear them, so I was awake at 2:30, and basically didn't sleep after that. I got up, taped my feet in an effort to avoid blisters, and got dressed. Put my hair up and braided it, and put on some makeup. I KNOW, it was a race, but they take photos, AND the makeup has SPF30, which was the only sunscreen I had. We packed up all our stuff, and stopped at Tim Hortons for breakfast on the way. I had a yogurt that I brought with me, and half a bagel. Honestly, that's more than I usually can eat before a race!</div>
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Red Fox dropped me off at the Metro Center and I went in to stay warm and prepare. I went to the bathroom 3 or 4 times... mostly preventative... I didn't want to have to stop for a pitstop mid-race. Finally, it was time to go to the start area. I saw mom, Little Fox and Red Fox on the way, and they got some photos and took my jacket. </div>
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This was not my best race. I was feeling good at the very beginning, and looking for my mom, Ref Fox and Little Fox occupied my mind. It was sunny and warm, so I took a drink at the first water stop. BIG MISTAKE. I got the worst side stitch I've ever had. I tried to run/walk through it, but I just didn't go away. I lost sight of the pace bunny at about km 2. A lady stopped and asked me if I was ok. I said I was, and when I caught up to her a few minutes later I thanked her for checking on me, and we talked about how disheartening it is to get a stitch, have to walk, and watch all the runners blow past you. I saw Mom and the boy at about km 8, and I still had the stitch. I told Mom I didn't think I'd be able to do this. Finally, about a km later, it faded. <br /><br />But then, at km 10, my knee started hurting. I was like, Nooooooooooooooo. It hadn't been bothering me since last summer, WHY NOW?! I had been texting Red Fox during my walk breaks. I also sent Courteney a text to let her know I felt like death, and that I had seen <a href="http://girlgoesrunning.blogspot.ca/">Heather</a>. As I was going in to Point Pleasant Park, I saw runners coming out. I thought I might catch Heather, so I pulled out my phone and got the camera ready. I was JUST about to turn the corner and put my phone away when I saw her! I yelled to her and snapped a quick picture. <br /><br />Here are some screen grabs of my desperate (and typo-filled) texts, and some of the photos I took along the way. </div>
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As I entered the park, someone had some music playing, and the song was Hedley's Anything. There was a man running beside me and we both loudly belted out "Forget that, I can do anything!" and then looked at each other and laughed. It was one of my favorite moments. Running through the Park was really nice. It smelled like ocean (obviously), and was nice and cool, with a bit of a breeze. I was in some pain by this time, and I took the chance to walk up that giant hill that is in there. <br />
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The support along the route was amazing. So many bands playing, lots of people with cowbells or other noise makers and drums, and everyone cheered for everyone. The water stops were high energy and full of encouragement, and the police and commissionaires personnel were great. One guy was directing us out of the park, and made a little dance out of it. It really made me smile. <br />
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Another of the bands near the end of the route played Nelly's Ride Wit Me, and the lyrics "why do I feel this way... must be the money" also made me laugh because at this point, I felt terrible, and I certainly wasn't getting any money for it! <br />
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Finally I could see the finish. I tried to finish strong, but my knee hurt SO bad, so I just tried to actually keep running. I saw mom and Little Fox, cheering and yelling "you did it!!" and then crossed the finish line. I felt relief and pain! I checked my garmin and saw that I finished in 2:21:36, which I was pretty pleased with, considering how much walking I had to do. As soon as I stopped running, my calves cramped up into knots, my quads went weak. I hobbled over to get my medal, and the volunteer and I laughed at how long I was taking to get to her. I went in to he Metro Centre to get a banana and make my way down to meet my family. I s-l-o-w-l-y made I down the hill, and tried to fumble my way through a decision about lunch. Really, my head was a bit messed up, and I wanted someone to direct me and to say, "ok, we're going here, and we're doing this" but we eventually came to a decision to meet Alex and Alex at their hotel and eat at the restaurant. We originally planned to go to Cora's, but the hotel was closer, and we wouldn't have to drive there. <br />
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Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with my time. I'm disappointed about the side stitch and knee pain, and I think if it hadn't been for those things I could have finished within my 2:15 goal, but all things considered, I am really pleased. It's now Tuesday morning, and my knee still hurts. My legs are quite sore. But I feel pretty damn good about it all! <br />
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Oh, I almost forgot. Here's my favorite photo from the whole thing. It was taken by Jeremy Buehler, a photographer along the route. I love this one because it perfectly captures how enthusiastic Little Fox is, and I love that he's so happy, friendly, and outgoing. There are other photos from the other direction so the runner's faces are visible, and everyone is grinning as they run past him. Also, hank you, Mom, for coming to Halifax to watch the race, and thanks to Mom and Red Fox for their support, encouragement, and reassurance that I would finish and not collapse on the way. <br />
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Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-15993482804226500692014-04-23T20:13:00.000-03:002014-04-23T20:13:37.337-03:00Half Marathon Training - Weeks 11 and 12I didn't update last week, because I didn't run. On Sunday evening, we went out for chinese food. On Monday at lunch time, I ate the leftovers. On Monday at 4pm, I was suffering from the worst bout of food poisoning I've ever experienced. By tuesday morning, the digestive part was better (manageable), but I was feverish and exhausted. I slept all day, wrapped in a blanket on the couch by the fire. Wednesday and Thursday I still couldn't bring myself to eat much. After that, I basically gave up for the rest of the week. <br />
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Which brings me to Week 12. On Monday, I went out for a 6k run. It was the best run I'd had in months. Warm, not overly windy, not wet or muddy (or snowy!). I started out with one pair of tights, a long sleeved shirt, and my jacket. After the first 2.5k, I took my jacket off, shoved it in my mailbox, and finished my run. I felt so free with no bulky layers! <br />
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On Thursday after work/school, we drove to my mom's in Nova Scotia. I had my long run planned for friday morning, and had a route all figured out. I was REALLY looking forward to the run. I slept in my running tights so I'd be ready in the morning. I woke up early on friday morning, and had some of my mom's muffins for breakfast. My route too me down mom's road, and then along the Lahave River to Bridgewater. I wanted to run across the train bridge, and then run up oward my old high school as far as possible. <br />
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It was a bit colder that I anticipated, and my thighs and butt were frozen by the time I made it to the end of the road. Fun Fact: It is exactly 1 km from my mom's to Mo's store. I loved running along the river. My Garmin stopped tracking at once point because I went down a path to a little park right on the riverbank. I didn't notice at the time. Oh well. <br />
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It didn't seem to take very long to get to the mall, and I was feeling really good. I texted my friend Pat because I'd be running past his house, and I wasn't sure what side of the road the sidewalk was on. I waved as I went by on my way to the train bridge. <br />
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I stopped when I got across because I felt a blister developing on my toe. I put a bandaid on, and kept running. I made it to my High School in about 45 minutes. Fun Fact: My bus ride to school took 45 minutes. I'd be an awesome runner by now if I had just skipped the bus to run to school everyday! I kept going and stopped when I unexpectedly ran out of sidewalk. I crossed the road to watch and listen to the rapids. I'd never seen them from that vantage point before. It's funny how I never appreciated it until I moved away! <br />
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I was starting to get a bit tired by this point. My thighs were sore and tired. I started taking more walk breaks (other than for photo ops!). I texted Red Fox and facebooked my mom to let them know where I was and when I expeced to be home. I kept on keeping on, and when I passed the mall, I thought, ok, I'm almost-almost there (and also, where did hat WIND come from?!). With about 3 or 4 km to go, I thought... "oh... this is the wall". And then my dad called! I chatted with him for a few minutes, and that helped me recoup. When I got to Mo's I knew I only had 1km to go! My legs were exhausted when I got to Mom's but I felt great, and really enjoyed the whole run. I'm unsure of my actual distance, but I think it was about 18km. My pace was about 6:35/km, which I feel ok about. <br />
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Sometimes, a change of scenery is a wonderful thing!Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-44977792316463964832014-04-06T16:05:00.001-03:002014-04-06T16:05:44.859-03:00Half Training Ver 2.0 - Week 10Another crazy week! On Sunday, the weather was supposed to be bad. We got more snow, freezing rain and crazy wind. When I woke up on Monday morning, we had no power. The freezing rain was still falling, and our tree limbs were cracking and crashing to the ground. Obviously, I didn't run that day! The details are for another post, though! (Coming right up, for thsoe who missed them on Facebook).<br /><br />The weather/roads stayed terrible, and power stayed off until Wednesday night. On Wednesday, we finally gave in and went to a hotel for the day and night so that we could get some work done and be warm. There was a pool, so Little Fox and I went for a swim. I swam laps and tried some pool running (even though I didn't have a belt). My muscles felt wobbly when we were finished, so I figured it was a decent work out in place of the running I missed in the first half of the week. <br />
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I was finally able to run on Thursday. I had to go to Summerside for groceries to replace everything from our fridge and freezer, and I thought it would be a good oportunity to go running at the track again. The roads had so much snow and ice on them that there were places where the road was only one lane. I didn't want to risk getting hit by a car or run over by a snowplow/snowblower. I stopped at Credit Union Place first, and ran the track for 30 minutes. I'm not sure how many laps or km that was, but based on my usual pace, I'd guess 5 or 6k. I noticed I wasn't pushing myself very hard, so I started doing some pseudo-intervals. I ran 3 or 4 laps at an easy pace, and then ran hard for 2 laps. I did that about 4 or 5 times, and felt like I accomplished something when I was finished! <br />
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I felt pretty good at the beginning. By about 4k, my quads were starting to feel tired, and knew I'd be struggling by the end! At 5k, I paused my garmin, went inside for a quick pee-break and to get a pebble out of my shoe. Wow, is that ever annoying when you're running!! At about 8k, Red Fox drove by after a trip to town, and gave me a much-needed banana. I did the first 8k in about 52 minutes (I think?), and felt pretty good about that time. Kilometres 8-12 were ok, but windy. So windy, in fact, that I was blown off the road! The last 4 kms were killer. My thigh muscles were SO tired and weak, and I had to take some walk breaks, but I got it done! My garmin gave me the low-batery signal with 3k left, so at 15k I stopped it, and then started it again for the last km. Just in case. <br />
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My total time was 1:43:23, with an average pace of about 6:30/km. I feel pretty good about that, considering I had to take walk breaks during the last 4k. My legs were killing me when I finished, and I had a pseudo-ice-bath halfway up the driveway. It felt SO good, and if my butt hadn't been so cold, I would have sat there much longer!</div>
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Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-53109117434839772772014-03-30T10:17:00.000-03:002014-03-30T10:17:42.506-03:00Half Training Ver 2.0 - Week 9What a crazy week it's been! The snowstorm of the year was forcast for wednesday, so I headed out for a run on Tuesday. I ran the beach route twice, and at the beginning I felt AWESOME. After the first 2k, I was feeling much less awesome, and the only thing that made me turn around at the mailbox and run it again was autopilot. I really struggled on the way back up the hill, but I got it done and felt good that I did it. <br />
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Then, Wednesday afternoon, the snow came. And the wind. It was a CRAZY storm here on the north shore of PEI. School was cancelled. We were lucky, though, and only lost power for about an hour and a half. On wednesday at about 5:15, I turned the stove on to make supper and the power went out. Of course! Thankfully, I expected the power to go out, so for supper on Tuesday, I made 6 big baked potatoes so that we'd have leftovers. We cut up a few potatoes and some hotdogs, put it all in our cast iron pan and cooked it over the wood stove. Little Fox thought it was the greatest thing ever. The power came back on as soon as we finished eaing!<br />
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This is what the guest house cottage looked like. </div>
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We spent Thursday waiting for the snowblower to arrive. He finally got here at about 7:30pm. He said that he started that morning at 6am, and we were the worst he saw all day. School was cancelled again on Friday! So we all spent a lot of time outside, shovelling out the truck, playing in the snow, and walking aound to see jsut how much we had.<br />
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On Saturday morning, I saw on twitter that they announced the slogan winners for the Blue Nose Marathon. I didn't win. BUT the winner of the kid's slogan was "Run til you're blue in the nose". Sound familiar????? I emailed them and asked how the winners are chosen, since that is the slogan I submitted, and I submitted it about 5 minutes after the contest was announced. I don't really expect anything to come of it, but I was pretty annoyed. Free entry to the race would be awesome. My race fee is a Christmas gift from mom, but still, free is free!<br />
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Anyway, after that, I was annoyed so I went ouside to vent my frustrations on the snow. We had to get into the barn to get some wood and the oil cans, but the door was snowed in. After lunch, we went into Summerside for some oil and groceries. The boys dropped me off at the Credit Union Place so I could run on the indoor track while they ran the errands. I wanted to get my long run done, and I was worried that I'd be bored running around the track. BUT I was really looking forward to running on a level surface, with no ice or snow, no cold, and no wind in my face! It was glorious. LOL There was a hockey game, and I had some music, so I wasn't as bored as I thought I'd be. Also, it took a lot of brain power to keep track of all the laps! I did about 60 laps, which is about 15 km. I may have lost count, but I was running for about an hour and 40 minutes, so it seems about right! <br />
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My plan of attack was to run 10 laps, and then have a drink and walk one lap. After about 30 laps, my legs started to get pretty sore, but I kept going. Even with the sore legs, I REALLY enjoyed this run. I was surprised a how "easy" it was to run on the flat surface, and surprised at how much easier it was to keep my pace consistent. <br />
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When we got home from Summerside, we drove down toward the beach. Our road is basically flooded with all the melt run-off. The flood waters (ok, maybe not a FLOOD, but there's a lot of water!) start at the cottage driveway, and go all the way down to the beach. I'm SO glad I ran inside!<br /><br />We're under another weather warning for today (Sunday) and tomorrow. Snow and freezing rain. Seriously. This has got to stop!<br />
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After all the shoveling and the long run, I am REALLY sore today. My back and shoulders hurt, and my thighs are killing me. Its amusing to note that the right side of my upper body hurts the most, and my left leg hurts more than the right (from running in a "circle"??). I am feeling a little unbalanced today! I plan to do some foam rolling and have a warm epsom salt soak!Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-56605203372357036622014-03-23T14:53:00.001-03:002014-03-23T14:53:03.201-03:00Half Training Ver 2.0 - Week 8On Tuesday, I ran 5k in under 30 minutes. I can't remember the last time I ran a sub-30 5k! Well, maybe I've been running them this whole time, and didn't know it cause I rarely take my Garmin! It was a pretty good run and I felt great when I was finished. <br />
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Thursday, I ran hill repeats. I was feeling a little run down, so they weren't done well, but I did them. <br />
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Yesterday I had a sore throat and felt really blah. The muscles in my arms and legs felt weak and shaky, and I was really sleepy. It feels very similar to how I feel when my blood sugar drops.I ate and ate and ate, thinking it was just that I needed some fuel, but I didn't help. We went for a drive and I barely had the energy to hold up my head. Red Fox kept asking me what was wrong, but I have no idea! I even napped yesterday afternoon, which is something I do only VERY rarely.<br />
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So anyway, today, I am feeling the same way. Throat isn't as sore, but still feels weird. Arms and legs still feeling really weak. Not as sleepy, either. I had breakfast and put some chocolate chips in a baggie for my run. I got dressed and headed out, but I only made it to the stop sign before deciding I probably shouldn't go today. My knees were buckling a bit, and I didn't want to get 5k from home and get "stuck" with no way of contacting Red Fox (cell phone was dead). This is so strange... I hope I'm not getting sick. <br />
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Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-56540517641569542142014-03-16T16:45:00.000-03:002014-03-16T16:45:13.457-03:00Half Training Ver 2.0 - Week 7Tuesday morning, I finally decided I was feeling "better enough" to run. I still wasn't 100% better, but it was more of a sinus problem than a chest problem. I checked the weather and decided to run after work when the wind would be lighter and the temps warmer. I finished up at 4:30, got changed and headed out with the plan to take it nice and slow and easy. It felt SO good to get out and run after more than a week. I pretty much sprinted down TDH, but then stopped to... blow my nose. I have been so stuffed up, and it was nice to be able to employ the "farmers blow", because my nose is so sore from using issues. <br />
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Anyway, enough with the grossness. I ran the River Rd, and I felt great. It was warm-ish, not much wind, and quiet. It was the first run since October that I felt like my old runner-self. Like I could stretch out and run freely, instead of fighting my way through the weather and just "Get it done". <br />
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After the first 2 laps, I had a really sore spot on my toe. I made a quick trip into the house, trimmed my toenails, put some tape on the sore spot, changed my sneakers, and then headed back out. I originally had my old sneakers on with my ice spikes, but the road was clear so changing my sneakers was something I wanted to do anyway. I ended up doing the route 6 times, which added up to 15k. 14k ended with me down at the beach, so why not run back home, right? </div>
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It was a good run, and there were a lot of people out walking. Met some new people, got some compliments on my Christmas decorations that I still have hanging outside, and got some applause for my running efforts. Whenever I got down to the beach, I picked up a rock to put in the mailbox so that I could keep track of my laps. The lady who lives down here must have been thinking "what is that crazy woman doing now?!" The weather was pretty decent, except that one short stretch where the wind whips across the road. That last lap was pretty awesome. It was my longest run ever, and for some reason the 15 km distance made me feel like a "real" runner. </div>
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Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-9118591802525690152014-03-11T08:21:00.000-03:002014-03-11T08:21:06.213-03:00Half Training Ver 2.0 - Week 6No running this past week! I started coughing last sunday after my long run, and am still coughing a little bit. I was also really stuffed up and had a bad sinus headache for days. Today is the first day I feel "well" enough to run, so I'm hoping to get out at lunch time or after work. Now that the time changed, there's enough light after 5 for me to go running. Thank goodness!<br />
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This is my shirt from the Lucky 7 Relay (in November). I commented on one of their photos and said hat my shirt has a sticky spot, so they are sending me a new one! </div>
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Tuesday was a 5k. I need to start writing run recaps as soon as I finish because by the time I get around to writing my weekly blog on sundays, I forget the details. I know I ran, I know it was 5k, but's about all I remember. LOL<br />
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Thursday, I did hill repeats for the first time ever. A guy I know from High School runs trail ultras, so I asked him for some tips for training for the trail race in august. He said exactly what I <strike>dreaded</strike> expected: hill training. Ugh. So I went out on Thursday and ran That Damn Hill 4 times. The run from home down to the bottom of the hill is exactly 1k. I ran up 4 times, and then ran home, and the total came to 4k. I did have my garmin with me for that run, so I knew how long it took, but I can't remember now.<br />
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Today was long run day. I thought it was going to be terrible. My mom and step-father arrived yesterday to visit for a few days, and I had a glass of their wine last night. Apparently, home-made wine doesn't agree with me well. I woke up at 3am, feeling hung over... from ONE glass! I slept off and on til 6:20, then got up. I had 2 blueberry muffins and 3 slices of bacon, got my running gear on and trudged out the door. It was about -7 with the wind chill, which is damn near balmy considering the weather we've been having lately! Yesterday's wind chill was -25. I had 11k on the schedule for today, but I "secretly" planned to do 12k. I ran to the beach, and from there headed out to the Anne museum, which would total about 7k, and then 5k back to the driveway. It was SO WINDY. At one point I stopped in my tracks, looked into the wind and said out loud "come on! what the hell!?". I had to stop a few times and turn around so I could rub some feeling back into my face! I got the full 12k done, but it wasn't very speedy. I think my average pace was 6:53/km. But hey, I got it done, right?<br />
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After the run, we all went to a community brunch, and I am having some lingering "digestive distress". Ah, the joys of being a runner, right?!Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-24249739327869210632014-02-28T20:41:00.004-04:002014-02-28T20:41:50.021-04:00PEI's Golden GirlThe city of Summerside, which is about 25 minutes from here, is the hometown of Olympian Heather Moyse. Heather and her bobsleigh partner just became 2-time Olympic gold medalists; they won gold in Vancouver, and defended their spot at the top of the podium in Sochi.<br />
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Summerside and the Credit Union Place held a Welcome Home and Congratulations Heather event tonight, and I desperately wanted to go. I asked Red Fox earlier today if he wanted to go and shot down that idea pretty quickly. But then I decided to bribe him with supper at MacDonalds, and he relented.<br />
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PEI Potatoes were giving out 25,000 lbs of potatoes at this event. They had pallets full of 10-lb bags of potatoes. Of course, I made Blaine get a bag as soon as we got there and then carry it around until we left. I didn't want to miss out of the freebies! haha<br />
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We made our way into the arena where they had a stage set up, and a band playing. They were good entertainment while we waited for Heather to arrive. Those of you know know me in real life know that I am always early. And you know, not just a little early. REALLY early. So we got a good spot right beside the "red carpet". </div>
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Then of course it was time for the speeches and such. When she sat down, I heard her 2 huge gold medals clanking together, and my first thought was "Olympian Problems"! Heather was informed that she'll be awarded with the Order of PEI later this year, and that Summerside will be establishing a $1000 dollar scholarship in her honour, as well as naming a street Heather Moyse Drive (with gold lettering on the sign!). They gave her the PEI flag that flew over city hall during the games. Heather was very emotional, and I saw her wiping tears quite a few times! She answered some questions, and explained why she's so generous with her medals. Basically she said that to her, the medals represent the dreams of every Canadian, and she's seen people stand taller when holding the medal, and that people have been inspired to try the things they may not have tried otherwise. </div>
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Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-3542807835160936362014-02-23T16:17:00.004-04:002014-02-23T16:17:36.191-04:00Half Training Ver 2.0 - Week 4Week 4 already? Really?<br />
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I think this must be the first week that I actually did ALL of the runs I was supposed to do!<br />
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We've had great weather this past week, so it was ideal for running. I had 5k scheduled for Tuesday. We had some snow on Monday, but it was all clear for a Tuesday run. The worst thing about running in the snow is using my ice spike things. The work amazingly well, but they squish up the front of my sneakers, which makes my toes bump on my sneakers and they get sore. <br />
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Anyway, the weather was beautiful! Not freezing, and not overly windy either. I planned to do the beach route twice, but after the first one, I wanted to keep going, so I did the River Rd route, which would bring my total up to 6 instead of 5. Needless to say, the run felt great, although I didn't take my garmin so I'm not sure of my time<br />
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For this weekend, I had 10k on the schedule. I checked the weather early Saturday morning, and the weather looked perfect for the whole weekend. Hovering around zero, sunny and not-hurricane-force winds, for a change. That morning, I started cleaning up the house and by noon I was exhausted. Like, all I wanted to do was nap. So, this morning (sunday) I woke up, and a leisurely breakfast of coffee and 2 eggs with a slice of ham in a tortilla. (Little Fox calls this a bree-tow). I sat down to watch the hockey game, and knew I wouldn't be able to sit there, agonizing over every play and goal. So, I went running instead.<br />
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The first 5k of my run (from home to the Anne museum) was about 45 minutes! LOL My friend was texting me, I was getting game updates, I was distracted by the scenery, I was tip-toeing around ice, and there was one heck of a headwind. I had to laugh when I checked the time, and texted my friend to tell him to only text me if something exciting happened in the game.<br />
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Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-62265941224395102092014-02-18T08:32:00.000-04:002014-02-18T08:32:28.166-04:00catch-up via photosI haven't posted anything "personal" lately, and my mom was asking, so here are some photos I took lately!<br />
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Found a box of old "stuff" in my closet. Here are my grad photo and grade 12 ID photo from high school!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Little Fox got this neat fish for christmas. It's battery powered and weighted to float a few inches below the surface, and it actually swims around!</span></div>
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Little Fox made a volcano at school while learning the letter "V". </div>
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Molly Dog found a new comfy place to sleep during the day. I think she likes it becuase she can see out of the window.</div>
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When Red Fox was offshore, Little Fox and I had a pizza and a movie night. We watched "the croods" which I actually really liked. That weekend, we also went to the theatre to see the Lego movie, and he loved it.</div>
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I relaxed with the fire, my book, a drink and my dog.</div>
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We went skating down by the beach with some neighbours.</div>
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Little Fox addressed his valentines.</div>
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Molly gets up on the bed during story time, and likes to squeeze right in the middle.</div>
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Little Fox and I played with legos. He built a house and I built the Olympic ski park. (Note the flame in the back corner!)</div>
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On Wednesday, I went to the elementary school to help coach the gymnastics team. I thought I'd be helping for a few weeks, but there was only one class left! Check out the old-school wooden beam, and that giant beat board!</div>
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Little Fox had a fever, and still has a cough and runny nose. This photo was taken at about 6:15 pm... the first time in a LONG time that he's fallen asleep early.</div>
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We had a few warm-ish days and some rain, and we had a river flowing through the yard again. </div>
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Little Fox has 2 loose teeth. The 2 bottom ones in the middle. When I was a kid, my mom made this tooth fairy pillow for me, and I thought it would be nice to re-build it for Little Fox. I took off the purple backing and pocket and pink trim, and replaced it with cars.</div>
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We got a lot of snow this past weekend. Here's Molly, taking a break from chewing on a fallen branch to watch Red Fox shovel.</div>
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<br />Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63035203653911211.post-5145936831192672822014-02-18T08:09:00.001-04:002014-02-18T09:46:09.233-04:00Half Training Ver 2.0 - Week 3I should have posted this on Sunday, but... better late than never!<br />
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OK. Last weekend, I didn't get my long run done, so I ran 8k on monday morning. It was a tough run to get through, and by 3k I wanted to quit! But I stuck it out and got it done. I thought it was going to be really slow, but it was only about 2 minutes longer than the 8k race I ran last summer. Which is really surprising because I am MUCH slower than last summer.<br />
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I ran 5k on Thursday, and then I attempted my long run on Saturday, because of the storm that was forecast for Sunday. I had 10k on the schedule. My plan was that I would run at about lunch time, so I had a lazy morning and had a late-ish breakfast, and planned to have a second breakfast before running. But I really hate waiting around to do things, so of course after I ate, I ran. I shouldn't have because my body wasn't prepared properly. About 4k in, my legs suddenly felt like wet noodles, and I was lightheaded. I have enough experience with my blood sugar to know that I wans't going to make it to 10k! I finished 5k, and went back inside. I planned to have a glass of milk and a little snack, but it didn't seem to help. Frustrated, but I should have known better!<br />
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So I'm about a week behind in my long run distances, but I'm not concerned. I know I'll get there!Erin - Swift Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335687533527950919noreply@blogger.com2