After enduring a week of rain, drizzle, and fog (rdf as the locals call it), we have been granted with 2 consecutive days of sunshine. To maximize my vitamin D and Monday energy levels, I walked the scenic route into work. Check out the collage photo and Google Map below.

Some people hate running, I love it. For 36 years of my life I had the mindset that I couldn't run, on my 37th birthday I decided to give a try. I huffed and puffed around Long Pond doing a walk-jog-run combo and nearly passed out, this was the start of the relationship. Over the last 20 months I have built my running distance up to 12 km and I plan on entering my first race this summer, the Tely 10.  

This winter my running schedule took a major detour, in a span of 2 months I had multiple head colds, influenza, and a leg injury from shoveling snow, this resulted in zero runs from March 1 to May 1. Yesterday was my first run in two months, I was fatter, slower, and breathed heavier, but I loved it. Let the training days continue!!

Winter has arrived again in St. John's, and one of my favourite places to go is Three Pond Barrens, located in Pippy Park. 

As you may know, I grew up on the West Coast of Newfoundland and for the first 35 years of my life, I never visited Gros Morne National Park. That all changed in the summer of 2014 when I first hiked Gros Morne Mountain. This year (2016) I did a repeat performance of Gros Morne Mountain, followed the next day by a relaxing boat tour in Western Brook Pond .

Over the Thanksgiving (Canadian) break this year we decided to visit family in Twillingate, Newfoundland. In anticipation of eating two Turkey Dinners (not a typo) I decided to go for a run on the Top of Twillingate Trail.