Nothing like a brisk dash through the woods to invigorate the soul and ready the blood sugar for the onslaught of holiday baking!
Saturday morning broke rather early as the family taskmaster cajoled, bribed and jovially managed to convince us that what we really wanted to accomplish by 9 a.m. — more than anything else–was an act of island solidarity requiring us to ease out from warm bedclothes into the frosty morn.
Let’s just say the taskmaster’s day job rewards him more than this particular undertaking…
See these reluctant runners?
They survived! And were happy to tell the tale!
Turns out we were joining Bowens’s annual Reindeer Run, organized by a lovely and ebullient woman, Mary Letson, who owns a fitness studio on the island, and pulls together this run (most definitely not a race) just to get people up (that would be up and out of bed, I assume) and moving in a healthy direction.
These ducks were definitely in the spirit — antlers provided with your registration fee.
The gal in the middle, fourth from the left, is the same woman I bumped into mid-market in Aix-en-Provence.
Cookies, coffee, hot chocolate and prizes for the winners participants!
Homeboy and another girl from his school actually won came in first completed the course before the rest of us sloggers and managed to take home a prize gift of a pre-assembled gingerbread house (“Just add icing!”) and as the first family (in fact we were the only family showing up in its entire nuclear glory) to finish we snagged a box of chocolates to replenish the vast amounts of energy discharged running up and down a couple of hills.
All profits from the registration benefitted the Bowen Island Christmas Hamper Fund.
The taskmaster was vindicated. Maybe we should listen to him more often…
There are many good things to be said for island life.
And taskmasters.
Mary
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Indeed!
Fun lurks around every corner if you can just haul yourself out of bed!
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Nothing like a brisk run in the morning to get the juices flowing…
Great shot of Taskmaster and Princess and I did a virtual run through the woods with you.
Keep well… Love, Alice
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Thanks, Alice!
Hope to see you next week!
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