Done!!!!

I finished law school yesterday, and instantly felt tired, relieved, excited and proud in that order. Although I (usually) enjoyed the course load and the material, I definitely will not miss exam period, which I have been enduring for the past 2-3 weeks. The mental fatigue, sleep deprivation, simmering stress and lack of physical activity, surviving on caffeine and a steady stream of snacks, is draining and will likely take me a week or so to really unwind from.

Regardless, after a nice dinner with Lauren and mom last night at Rebar , a Victoria dinning institution, I set my alarm early and decided to head up island to race the Fletcher's Challenge 11km Trail Race and help out with some promo for the Salomon Crossmax Door 2 Trail Tour.

It's a great low key, local event on trails that I had never run on. The terrain was typical West Coast running, with flowing, root strewn, rocky, windy, rolling, technical single-track, nice vistas, stream crossings and fantastic organization. The potential for some long hilly runs seems limitless back there.

The race can be summed by the starting orders which were "hmmmm....start over behind that tree" and the finish line, which was catered by a cookie potluck provided by the racers. As always, thanks to all the volunteers and the Frontrunners crew for hosting the day, much appreciated. It was a great way to celebrate finishing (too) many years of school; good Friday indeed!

I was lucky enough to win the race and hang out at beautiful Westwood lake on the warmest, sunniest spring day that we have had yet this year. I also got to help with the kids Easter egg hunt and hand out some awards.



The best part of it all, is that I now have over a month of vacation and hanging out/training with Lauren, until round-two of the legal process begins. I'll be heading to Vancouver at the end of May for a ten-week, multiple exam bar course. I'll be toeing the line at various races throughout that period and then it's back to Europe and the Swiss mountain town of Davos.








The serious stuff about to start--count down to the egg hunt




















The spread at the cookie potluck