Penticton out .. sunny Alberta in!

Extra, extra, read all about it! The long range forecast for Penticton is all about rain, so by unanimous vote Ellen Ainsley and Susan Roberts have decided to stay in sunny Alberta to train.

Ninety percent possibility of precipitation doesn't excite me too much. If it's going to be wet in Penticton, I'd rather stay in Edmonton where it's going to be drier. If it does end up raining in Edmonton, at least I'll get wet and cold at no charge, but the forecast looks better here than there.

My knee is causing me grief too. I don't know what the problem is for sure, but I suspect my IT band is the culprit. After about an hour and a bit, it's painful to run. I guess I better get in to see my physio therapist. He'll get me up and running (pardon the pun). On the bright side, I have Tuesday and Thursday evenings free this week because my coach told me not to run and aggravate it. Playing mind games with myself is a regular occurrence to help me get through all this training, so I always put a positive spin on anything that may be a downer. Ice will be my friend for the next little while. I hope my knee is healed in three weeks or else I'll be poppin' pills because I have a 10 mile race on April 18th.

I've secured the painter for my condo, which was a rude awakening. It is a lot more costly for painting than I thought it would be, but it is going to look amazing. I just don't want to do it myself. I know nothing about painting and frankly, I don't have the time. My new rule, as suggested by Susan, 'whatever you think the price of renovations will be... double it'!

I also got a second opinion on the flooring, simply because I didn't have a good feeling with the lady who originally came in to measure my condo. I guess I better take the flooring sample back and give her the bad news before she sends the cavalry out to get me.

Signing off until next time.