50km for a Milestone Birthday - 50° 52' 08" N 115° 21' 08" W

This is Gordon.  Gordon is turning 50.  Gordon thinks doing a 50km run is a fine way to commemorate this milestone.

This is a bottle of wine.  It is while drinking this bottle of wine that Gordon managed to convince Kate to join him of his 50km/50th birthday run.

Oh dear!

This is the course they decided to run.  From Buller Mountain, along the High Rockies Trail to Goat Creek then along the Goat Creek Trail to Bow Falls in Banff.  If you have your choice of routes, one with plenty of down is a wise decision.

Even so, 50km is a bloody long way to run!

This is at the starting point at Buller Mountain.  They are smiling, looking keen and eager.  Gordon still seems to think this is a good idea!

This is at Three Sisters Dam, almost at the halfway point.  Still standing, still smiling - this is a very good sign.  Or perhaps it is just the fresh shoes and socks that is causing the smiles?

This is at Bow Falls - the 50km mark.  A lap around the parking lot was required to reach 50km. Big smiles making the end of our first ultra-marathon distance.

Nailed it!

Note to self:

• 50km is a bloody long way to run
• Ignore Gordon the next time he comes up with a scheme to commemorate his birthday
• 50km is a bloody long way to run
• Ignore Gordon next time he come up with a scheme to commemorate anything
• 50km is a bloody long way to run
• Avoid red wine around Gordon when he is scheming
• 50km is a bloody long way to run