Yeah, the out and back business trip was no fun. I heard on the radio that travel between Red Deer and Olds was not recommended. I had just gone past Red Deer.
Had to go to the ‘Chuck’ as we kindly refer to Edmonton. Business. Went well.
The drive up and back was not fun. Lots of ‘oh shit; moments when i didn’t know of the surface tension between the tires and the road was enough to counteract the 100km/hr (60mile) cross winds combined with the very icy surfaces. Lots of people found out that it wasn’t enough. So many people in the ditch. The province installed a post tension barrier all the way from Calgary to Edmonton, dividing the opposing lanes of the freeway. I am pretty sure it saved lives today. Especially here. This bog boy was JAMMED into the wires…
There were a lot of big 4x4’s in the ditch too. I think these good ‘ol boys think they are invincible…
nope. There were actually 5 of them jammed backwards into the ditch here.
Coming home was WAY more scenic, but 10x more treacherous. At a few points we were down to a 5 minute mile, just hoping to stay on the road. These Big rigs sure had a rough ride too!
Oh, By Scenic, I mean like this…
These are taken with my iPhone 5.
Anyway, I made it. Hopefully next Friday's trip is easier. I got home, went right upstairs, got changed and went for a run. Strides Run Streak is intact. 2 days in a row. I went 1.5 miles and felt energized. I slowed down and enjoyed the run. Yesterday I ended up with coughing fits for a couple hours, as I tried to run my pace from 6 months and 25lbs ago. I slowed down, enjoyed it, and went further. Didn’t plan to, I was just enjoying myself so much I extended it.
Oh, and on the second day of Lego Advent Calendar, my true love gave to me…
A Catapult to go along with our ever so popular Christmas character, the Hipster Cat-burglar. Well, I guess we found out what the white thing was from yesterday. Ballistics. So Christmassy don’t you think?
Anyhoo. Tomorrow I will be running in the morning as Andrew and I have a Sausage Party weekend. DW is selling her custom Jewellery in Airdrie at the Festival of lights.
Fun!
Wow that was a lot of action on the road. Glad you made it home safely. Enjoy your weekend.
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Joanne! Yes the team has already submitted I think. Maybe if we all volunteer for the Calgary marathon we can gauruntee our spot!!
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ReplyDeleteWow... looks like it was a crazy drive.. but the pictures are very cool. And yeah, that Lego Advent is whack! :-)
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