April 22nd

7.00pm: Another mile long train bisects Canmore, I am on my way to pick up Jamey before our Bow Valley Soccer League meeting in Banff. I am running the Rose & Crown FC team this year - earlier I did a particularly severe boot camp, 300+ Firemen Steps were brutal!

March 9th

6pm: So finally, finally we got some snow & the valley once again looked a bit wintery. Today was the first day of bootcamp & as I dragged my weary body home after an hour of torture I took a wee moment to snap the snowy scene from the far end of our street. So the ski season might just be extended by a few weeks, but with more warm weather forecast - who knows?

January 18th

6.45pm: Monday night is indoor football night, two hours of high intensity aerobic exercise at altitude chasing the world's bounciest ball around the Middle School Gym. The standard is pretty good, as is the mix of nationalities - plenty of Brits but a fair smattering of Canadians, Mexicans, Hungarians, French, Jamaicans & our indomitable Irish leader!!