Beauty ride with Keith this afternoon to Lake Louise on the 1A. Crisp out with blue skies, dusting of fresh snow on the peaks with fall colors on the trees and a rather LARGE black bear just off the road that made us give a quick sprint by him.
Have to take advantage of decent weather days and get out on the road, once it cools a tad more stick to the trees on the mountain bike.
Keith was down in Fort Collins last year for this race
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usgp-of-cyclocross-new-belgium-cup-2011/elite-men/results
See Mark Mcconell made the trip down. He is having a solid year, wow long season starting with Velocity and now consistent top 3's in Elite during cross season.
What to do tomorrow? looking like a light spin as legs quite heavy now after 6.75hrs riding in 2 days.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
A new partnership
I am super excited to start working with Dave Vukets with not only nutrition but on the training side of things as well. I met Dave at the TT bike check during the Banff Fest, he offered advice on nutrition after hearing my lackluster bonking perfomance during the 1A race. Several e mails back and forth this summer where this week we confirmed working together.
This will be the first time I will have a structured program with actual training phases and peaks etc. I have done well myself winging it in the past gathering info from the web and magazines throwing it together some way or another. But riding at this caliber requires more than winging it, especially maximizing the limited riding time I have.
Check his nutrition business www.performanutrition.ca/
Rides with www.trekredtruckracing.com/
Marn, the boys, Jack and Christie drove down to Little Bow Friday morning for Thanksgiving weekend, I am unfortunately stuck working. After they left, I dusted off the trainer and spun for 1.5hrs as it was pouring out and 5 degrees. The rain subsided a tad several hours later where Keith and I spun out to Healy Creek / Sunshine road and around Banff. 1.5hrs later and back home. Solid day!
Excited to get outside over the next several days, dust off the road bike with spins on the mtn bike as well.
This will be the first time I will have a structured program with actual training phases and peaks etc. I have done well myself winging it in the past gathering info from the web and magazines throwing it together some way or another. But riding at this caliber requires more than winging it, especially maximizing the limited riding time I have.
Check his nutrition business www.performanutrition.ca/
Rides with www.trekredtruckracing.com/
Marn, the boys, Jack and Christie drove down to Little Bow Friday morning for Thanksgiving weekend, I am unfortunately stuck working. After they left, I dusted off the trainer and spun for 1.5hrs as it was pouring out and 5 degrees. The rain subsided a tad several hours later where Keith and I spun out to Healy Creek / Sunshine road and around Banff. 1.5hrs later and back home. Solid day!
Excited to get outside over the next several days, dust off the road bike with spins on the mtn bike as well.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Back to work with Marn finished work
Well my 4.5 months Paternity Leave has finished. What an amazing, bonding experience with the boys. Sure pulling my hair out some days but would do it full time no problems.
Marnie's last day was yesterday, off for 7 months now with the boys. She is obviously beyond excited, to reimplement rules (sorry seth not as many timbits at timmy's now) but as much to spend more time doing her yoga practice and to teach again.
Took the boys out for spins last 2 days -Norquay, s.corner/tunnel and Vermillion Lakes. 50 lbs with them and the 10lbs over I am made for good grinds
Only from Red Bull
www.salomonrunning.com/os/blog/400m-uphill-vertical-sprint-in-austria-45-gradient-steep--.html?sf2245512=1
Marnie's last day was yesterday, off for 7 months now with the boys. She is obviously beyond excited, to reimplement rules (sorry seth not as many timbits at timmy's now) but as much to spend more time doing her yoga practice and to teach again.
Took the boys out for spins last 2 days -Norquay, s.corner/tunnel and Vermillion Lakes. 50 lbs with them and the 10lbs over I am made for good grinds
Only from Red Bull
www.salomonrunning.com/os/blog/400m-uphill-vertical-sprint-in-austria-45-gradient-steep--.html?sf2245512=1
Monday, October 3, 2011
Making time
Time management article buy Gordo Byrn, Canadian now living in New Zealand.
http://coachgordo.posterous.com/real-world-personal-planning
http://coachgordo.posterous.com/real-world-personal-planning
Winner's wiff
Eventual winner of the tourney. This during Saturday's round, he made it up with the front 9 of Sunday
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Swing-and-a-miss-Kevin-Na-completely-whiffs-on-?urn=golf-wp6111
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Swing-and-a-miss-Kevin-Na-completely-whiffs-on-?urn=golf-wp6111
Nutrition article
Another useful article on pre race nutrition
http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2011/10/nutrition-tips-for-the-warny-and-the-grafton/
http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2011/10/nutrition-tips-for-the-warny-and-the-grafton/
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Run much?
Phil V running and running around Canmore
http://x-cphil.blogspot.com/2011/09/canmore-4-peaks-challenge.html
And looks like he could not get enough so headed down to Kaslo for this http://www.kaslosufferfest.com/
He mentions Leighton and Jon Firth were 1,2 in the 100km mountain bike race. Looks like quite the event which will hopefully continue to grow
More running -
former HR Block Seb Salas wins Grouse Grind, misses his own record by 9 seconds. www.grousemountain.com/grousegrind
Makes we want to relive my younger running days, Calgary cross country city champion in grade 6 - ha ha
Though my IT band likes to flare up with pain when I run these days, from a mtn bike crash 5 years ago that still hurts.
http://x-cphil.blogspot.com/2011/09/canmore-4-peaks-challenge.html
And looks like he could not get enough so headed down to Kaslo for this http://www.kaslosufferfest.com/
He mentions Leighton and Jon Firth were 1,2 in the 100km mountain bike race. Looks like quite the event which will hopefully continue to grow
More running -
former HR Block Seb Salas wins Grouse Grind, misses his own record by 9 seconds. www.grousemountain.com/grousegrind
Makes we want to relive my younger running days, Calgary cross country city champion in grade 6 - ha ha
Though my IT band likes to flare up with pain when I run these days, from a mtn bike crash 5 years ago that still hurts.
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