Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Gorgeous days off!!

What a beautiful 3 days off.
Walked into town Saturday morning with Seth and Marnie, bumped into friends and had coffee and tasty blueberry scones at Wild Flour. Into Canmore after to seek items for Mexico, had delicious Illy espresso at Mountain Mercato - highly recommend this cafe. Dinner and wine at Marn's parents to finish the day.
Sunday, went for my first outside road ride of the year. Keith and I met up with 4 guys who rode in from Canmore and proceeded West on the 1A. Group split up by "two trees" and regrouped at Castle Junction. Robbie, Keith and I rode onto Lake Louise - burn burn. Americano and a date square later and back to Banff, burn burn burning legs.
Not bad, 120km's for first ride of the year - and one of the fastest rides to the Lake and back - good job pulling boys. Body held up considering had not been on a bike longer than 1 hour all winter.
Robbie was laughing at my 'less is more plan" and that it seems to be working as I felt great out there....especially on the climbs.
I had been waiting 5 months for that day...the 1A is such a beauty ride with those views and climbs, appreciate every day I am out.
Monday brought a morning walk with Seth to town. We then hooked up the bike attachment for the Chariot and rode with Seth for the first time out to Vermillion Lakes. Great for both of us to be on the bikes together and to pull Seth along...grunt up the hill going home...ass was hurting from day before as well.
We then sat on our deck for 2 hours soaking up the sun, burnt my forehead actually.
Back at work today for 3 days, then 16 days off!!! Marriage and Mexico :)

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