Where does time go?

April seems to be a month when time flies by. Here it is almost two weeks since my last post, so I need to update. The beginner running group I'm leading has grown to 11, so that is working out well. It's always interesting to see how new runners approach the sport and always there's something to learn from the new perspectives.

Over the past two weeks I've been on a mission to appeal my property taxes and have gotten a real insight into the complexity of the political process between provincial and municipal jurisdictions. Both sides have lots of work to do to become more accountable to taxpayers. The only reponse I've been able to get is that one blames the other and that taxpayers have no recourse when it comes to challenging these cohorts of sorts.

On the marathon side of things it was good to see so many locals do well in Boston. Boston kicks the running season off and so we'll soon see many more of the locals plying their trade in the numerous events around the Maritimes. In the Saint John area, we've finally heard that Marathon By The Sea has a new terrain for their marathon. They've moved to the hills of Lily Lake. Using the Lily Lake center makes some sense for festivities but the parking will be a challenge. No word on the marathon course but speculation is that it'll be a double loop of some kind. I still have hope that some day the KV course from Hampton to Saint John will be part of this event.