Alive With Sport

I’m 7/7 in the Feb bike challenge! It’s Monday and I have to admit, my legs are tired. Riding 1hr on your bike isn’t actually that much, but I’m feeling it. With such a busy weekend**, scheduling workouts was a challenge (Sunday included a 6am trainer ride and a 9pm speed endurance [...]

Here’s the results for my first couple days in the February bike challenge
Day 1 – 1:02:19, 22km – nice ride, mild weather
Day 2 – 1:20:51, 27km – soggy bike in the am, nice in evening, also had a quality run session
Day 3 – 1:01:18, 17km – all over downtown
Wednesday night I was super tired, so [...]

I have accepted a challenge, worse I even up’d the ante – and bet on it. The challenge is to ride your bike every day in February for at least 1hr. No make up rides the next day & no whining (ok, I admit – I added the no whining part for myself). [...]

No New Year’s resolutions for me… I’m not into that this year. I have however decided that I’m going to make 2010 the year of the Bicycle. Lots of riding – that’s my plan.
On that note, we started the year off right with this ride.

My brother is the adrenaline junky – not me.
I’m not sure what’s with all this media attention that I’ve been receiving lately. I think it might have something to do with my ability to say, “Sure, I’d be happy to help!” I’m exhausted from 3 days of talking and filming. [...]

I had a nice leisurely ride with my LETC friends this weekend – which was really just an excuse to do brunch. Thanks Amy for making the awesome French Toast! and Brian for making me multiple lattes! The start was a bit like herding cats [right Brian?!] but once we got rolling [...]

Ok, so now we’re at the swim start. I’m a different swimmer now. Much faster, so I wanted to get a spot near the front. I was in the first row… but way out on the side. The strategy worked well. As you can see from the picture, it still was a bit crazy but I was way more comfortable. I like the new one loop course. My time was 34:03 (last year 34:54) – Hmmm, maybe I was a little too comfortable and probably should have gone faster. Oh well, no biggee, it was comfortable.

Triathletes like to eat…. so I’m posting these awesome pictures from my garden.
I can tell you that food from the garden tastes especially good after riding a bike up Mt. Baker.
I had to get a VISA to enter the US. Cost me $6… The VISA form had a question, “Are you a [...]

Last Thursday I headed up to Penticton for this “Performance” training camp. It was a very good experience, well run, and quality workouts with great people.
On Friday, I did my own workout in the Penticton pool. OMG, it’s hot in that pool. I guess the old fogies won’t get in [...]

captured by the fine folks at SI photography…
Check out this great picture of me during warm-up, wool socks and goggles = essential gear for any bike warmup.

and another one of me cruising in on the run.