Since I missed last weeks Workout Wednesday, I thought I would post it today with the results of our Winterman Running yesterday.
Hubby did the half marathon (yes, he is THAT crazy) in 1hr 56min. Which is amazing. We had a morning of good temperatures and some snow which made footing difficult. Not too cold but also a tad bit slippery. Hubby has run in this before so he was prepared.
Since I was running I had to rely on Zoom Photo to capture us so these two photos are courtesy of ZoomPhoto.ca.
I have never run in the snow, so I was not so prepared for my feet feeling like they might slip out from under me at any given moment, so my strides were shorter and the hills were harder (this is the same course I have run for the CIBC Race for the Cure the last two years) add to that the chest cold I have had for a week and a half and the fact that our treadmill broke (a new belt is on the way) so I hadn’t run for a week and a half. I think I did pretty good at 33min 19sec. I was really hoping to get below 30min, but it just wasn’t going to happen yesterday. I was thinking this was my first timed run ever, but Hubby reminded me that back in 2000 I ran/walked the 5k with some friends from work and it was timed. I was able to look up my time from ten years ago and I did the 5k in 41min 41sec. Pretty sad considering I was 15lbs lighter and ten years younger!!
My plan is still to do the 10k in May and surprise Hubby with it, so my training to get past the 5k will continue, let’s just hope it is a nice day in May for the run.
It is hard to believe that the February meeting of Entrepreneurial Moms has already come and gone. And what a great meeting. Held on Tuesday night at Lagos we got to hear Shari Westman of Comfort Keepers speak on how and why she decided to start her business and how she has managed to keep going through the challenges of starting a company and raising a family. Shari was very motivating and wonderful to listen to.
Again another great group of women turned out for the event. There were a few new faces and I am already looking forward to the March meeting. My only hope is that I am much healthier than I was this past month.
Shari Westman, Comfort Keepers
Carolyn Mehdi, Shari Westman and Janet McCausland
Co-Directors
Carolyn Mehdi and Janet McCausland
With all the running around we had last week, playing hooky and enjoying fun with cousins things around here seem pretty quiet today. Except of course for the cough J has and the ringing in my ears that I may have to see the Doctor about tomorrow.
I just couldn’t go another day without sharing my chocolate adventure with you. On Saturday night, I was pleased to be one of the Yummy Mummy’s that was able to attend a Chocolate Demonstration at Le Cordon Bleu on Laurier. I was finally able to meet Loukia and Rebecca in real life and they are both just as sweet as I imagined them to be, it seems like we have known each other forever yet only just met. I was too sick to attend many of the other events that were going on, but there was no way I was going to miss this. And we did make it to Snowflake Kingdom on Sunday, only running into two other Yummy Mummy’s.
But, Saturday afternoon, it was all about the chocolate.
I would like to introduce you to Chef Christian Faure MOF. He is an exquisite demonstrator. He was fun and willing to share his secrets on making chocolates. I have to admit that I used to make chocolates, but I would make the ganache and then dip them. This was all about the mold and WOW! If I can send the children out to their Grandma’s for an afternoon I will make some of these up. Although I guess if I am prepared properly I could do it during a naptime, but I think that the kids would be wanting all the chocolate. I have always wanted to attend classes at Le Cordon Bleu and after just this one demonstration, I am sure I will be asking for classes as gifts for the next few birthdays and Christmases.
Chef Christian started with this…
Some of the finest chocolate, good just like this if you want, but wait until you add a little of this…
This is a caramel filling. There was also Pistachio Cream and Ice Wine Ganache. And may I say, they were divine. Chef Christian also showed us how to make a flower and some bowls with some very simple techniques. And if I had only known it was this simple, I would have done it a long time ago.
Now excuse me while I go help Hubby fix the treadmill, I am going to be needing it very soon.
