When my alarm went off at 3:45am this morning….

all I could hear was pounding rain. I am not going to lie, I hit snooze once. I got up at 3:54am, hit the shower, Bill got up at 4:20am and we were on the road by 4:30am. Any idea how many cars are out on the road at 4:30am on a Saturday morning?

The Weather Network said that the rain would stop at 5:00am in Port Moody, but when we arrived to Buntzen Lake at 5:30am the rain was still coming down. It came down until about 8:00am stopped and then came down even harder. Thanks to an unbelievable race crew it didn’t matter, the course was marked yesterday, the race compound was set up, the course marshals were in place and at 9:00am the rain stopped and the half marathon (we are calling it a “half marathonish”, it was 26.5km) started. The Children’s Challenge race went off without a hitch at 9:30am, and the Sport and Enduro race started at 10:00am sharp.

By 10:30am our rain gear was off, the sun was shining and the sun glasses were on! What started out as a bit of a nightmare, turned into one of the best race days ever.

I thoroughly enjoyed my second season as BC Race Director for 5 Peaks , am sad that it is over and am looking so forward to the 2010 season. Thank you to all the rockstars that volunteered today and throughout the year. A special thank-you to Evan (Race Director for Calgary 5 Peaks) for doing such an amazing job today, I loved the accents!

Nighty night.