Thursday 6 June 2013

Bucket List..


Gem running for the finishing funnel. 
 Since we last blogged we have managed to tick a couple of things off our bucket list first up was the marathon in Calgary this is helping us get towards our goal of running 50 marathons and also another country where we have completed a marathon. It was a sunny hot day (beginning to think that's the only conditions i am going to get for racing marathons) which was unexpected due to the rain we had all week leading up to race day and with only a couple ours sleep due to a party in the room downstairs and a 4am wake up alarm wasn't the best preparation for a marathon but nothing was going to stop us getting to the start line. It wasn't the easiest of marathons that I have completed due to somehow injuring my ankle and foot during the course and Paul was using it as training run for his ultra season coming up we both managed not to disgrace ourselves. Paul was 2nd male under 25 over the line and i was 4th female under 25 to finish. 
Paul's second place medals (Belt Buckles)
The second tick off the bucket list came on night of May 31st\morning of the 1st of June which will stay with us forever as this was the moment that we finally got to see the Aurora Borealis aka the Northern lights for the first time with our very own eyes. After missing out seeing them already a couple times here we starting to believe it wasn't going to happen during our time here, but we having been keeping a close eye on forecast and we were super excited when we saw that the Aurora was at storm level , the next step was frantically finding a lift to Lake Minniewanka which is a hotspot for seeing Aurora due to its ideal conditions. Luckily some of Paul's work mates also had the Northern lights on their bucket list too. So after a comical car journey to the lake which is another story in it self we stood their waiting patiently. It was fairly overcast so we weren't sure whether we were going to be able to see anything but shortly after midnight the wait was over , you could clearly see the sky putting on a show it would have been out of this world if it was a clear night.
Northern Lights....
I'm also very proud to announce that Paul has become a Brand Ambassador for Energybits ( www.energybits.com ). Energybits is a 100% organic spirulina algae which is used as a healthy high protein low calorie snack which gives you natural energy. Paul will be using this as a fuel to aid his ultras this summer rather than using high sugar/artificial supplements. 

Next up on our agenda is me completing my first ultra marathon and for us to see a bear in the wild more and more of our friends are seeing them and it making us very jealous can Canada produce the goods once again .....

Thanks for reading 
Gemma & Paul x