The weather sure has been all over the place the last few weeks....currently looking outside and snowing.
Going back, was on my road bike outside for the 3rd time 2 Sundays ago. I make the most out of every ride and have as much fun as possible as the times out are limited. Rode around backside Tunnel Rd to Minnewanka Loop. Couple laps in multiple directions with two trips down to Johnston Lake...I LOVE the new pavement!!Back around Tunnel Rd to end, all up just shy of 3 hours of pounding hills.
Next day on the mountain bike with Marnie for the first ride of the year. Great times on Race Loop, Marnie's grin was enormous as she was so fired up to be on the bike again...me too :)
So after 3hrs on Sunday and Race Loop Monday, the legs were a tad soar as the miles just have not been there this year.
That evening Keith calls me to inform me that the first toonie race is the next day up Spray Road in Canmore. 20 odd minute suffer up Spray Road after the last few days..sign me up. The starting pace was attrocious - thanx Gary. The legs felt like concrete but had fun either way...2.5 minutes back of Scott...slower than I thought but all good.
2 days later Keith and I were excited to join the boys for Hammernight in Canmore....rain and snow that afternoon dashed those hopes...so we thought. Weather cleared a bit so we decided to head out toTunnel and Minnewanka...then saw 10 soaked boys riding - the madmen actually left canmore in torrential rain and plus 5 degress and headed to Banff. We joined them for a Tunnel Rd session including backside road. Good times were had, keith put the pace up pronto going by rocky resort. Fun to be out with the crew and hope to head out again this Thursday with them.
My "less is more plan" is doing well. Biking to work up the 10 mins hill all winter is starting to show benefits as I feel great up the hills on the outside rides I have been on.
This plan was part of my hope of being on RMCC's team for the invite Banff race. I found out last night that ABA will not upgrade a Cat 4 rider for the race - being me (only a Cat 3 can be upgraded -fair enough). Too bad, I started in Cat 5 last year and moved up after 2 races. With a child now, I obviously have other priorities and have not raced at all this year, hence no chance of moving up to Cat 3. I do hope to race Pigeon Lake though, so excited about that. And did enter Banff race for Cat 4....can't wait for the Storm HC!!
Loving this interval the last 2 months.
Pick a pace for a 3 mins hard climb
1 mins Steady State - just below LT
20 secs Hard out of saddle
2 minutes in saddle back at same pace of first minute
5 minute recovery
repeat 3 more times
8 minutes recovery
REPEAT 4 more intervals
Great for building power to attack on a climb, with the ability after to hold that pace to extend the gap.
Have fun out there!!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
seth having fun
Seth has been having a riot in his excersaucer lately. He is able to entertain himself with all the gadgets while bouncing up and down, hilarious.
We put him in the Bumbo at the dinner table for the first time tonight. Important to spend quality time together at the dinner table and this device is perfect. He played with his water bottle and toys while giggling, too cute.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
more mexico pics
more mexico pics
we were upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite 40 feet off the beach. small touches were the swans out of towels that made a huge impression on us.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Mexico
4 days after the Banff wedding, we flew to Mayan Riviera in Mexico for Part2 wedding.
The was my first all inclusive stay, it could not have been any more perfect. Our resort blew all of us away with its 5 star service and beautiful white sand beach and torquoise water...and all the food and booze one can consume. I ate fish twice a day and almost turned into a fruit with the amount I consumed. We had a few days to relax before the weddng day, all we had to do was pick the flowers out that was it...highly recommend a beach wedding for the lack of stress and planning. Cory and Chris showed up for day and had a 2 hr stag party with a number of rums and coronas. The wedding was just perfect...Marnie was drop dead gorgeous as usual and Seth was too much with his matching outfit with me. The entire day / evening was perfect!!
Banff Wedding
April 11th was our wedding day in Banff.
The wedding was simple and small, stress free. In fact 2 hours before the start, I took Seth out for a bike ride in the Chariot. A neighbour pulled me over and asked "aren't you getting married today"? I replied "yes in 2 hours, no worries".
Attendees were immediate family, great to see everyone especially Grandma from Kelowna. Thanx for everyone who made the effort to attend, some people farther than others...Marnie's dad from Burlington.
Our marriage commisioner, Rick Kurnelius, put us at ease with his humor throughout the ceremony....including starting off the ceremony calling Marnie Christie (her mom)...take two he stated as the crowd was in laughter.
Vermillion Lakes provided a perfect mountain setting, wine and cheese / appies at Christie's afterwards, topped off with a delicious dinner at the Maple Leaf.
Thanx to our friend Chris Siddal for taking pics. www.chrissiddal.com
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