Two weeks to go...

I write this from the Delta Calgary Airport Hotel Lounge. This has been a long couple of days.

I started off in St. John's Newfoundland yesterday morning, flew home mid-day and managed to spend a nice evening with the WGG and "The Doctor" - it was the season 6 finale of BBC Wales wonderful continuing Doctor Who.

This morning it was up and at 'em. Conference call with a Saudi Oil company at 7:00 AM, 22 km run with my group at 8:30. Back home, shower, pack, visit Barbara's booth at the Bayview Art Tour, off to our office for a couple of hours and then the airport.

Now I am in Calgary. Tomorrow, one meeting here and then up to Yellowknife to work with the Department of Education on some telecommunication issues and spread the word about eSCRIBE. Further, one of my very best friends, Duff Spence is running for MLA in the Territorial election there tomorrow and I want to be there to buy him a beer, no matter how it goes.

Thursday home and next Wednesday the WGG and I head to Europe for the Cardiff 1/2 Marathon on the 16th. Whew!

So, to make sure I can run the Cardiff Half, today I completed a 22 km LSD in about 2:29 minutes which is pretty good given that I want to actually run it on race day under 2:18:22. My race plan is developed and tested (in Ottawa 2 weeks ago) and I feel really ready to do this.

Song of the run - fellow Cardiff lad, Dave Edmunds' Creature of the Black Lagoon.

Back with you soon!

Paul