Nice new route for me

Warm day, decided I would take a different route and head down to the lake.
70k round trip (I would have like to have left earlier, and made it into a 90k ride)

Around the Zoo, and along side the Rouge

Lots of paved ravine trails, a really cool route (although I do need to switch it up a bit, too much time on Morningside).  Yes, I brought the lamps - good thing too as I took my time getting home, and got a flat. In the dark.  No problem, with the light, new tube and I was on my way again.  I will do this route again, but head further east into Pickering next time.

Full details are here  

Tues. Dec 28 Updates

We switched things up today, and got out the XC skis.  Mark & Brian w/ Mr. John Connors on the bike
Beautiful in the trees

I am going to guess 12k - a good pace, feeling stiff now.
After the parking lot beers, was about to leave when Sean Van D. showed up with the bike and a couple buddies - what the heck, I had my bike with me, so I joined them for an hour and a bit, maybe 12k, real hard work riding the trails in the snow.
Lovin the time off work! Yee Haw!

Updates for Dec. 27

Dec 27 was a spin in the basement
35min
aveHR 138

Ride yesterday(Sunday Dec. 26) was Cold. Windy.

3hrs 35min, 61k

AveHR 127

2451 feet of climbing

Dec 24

20 min spin in the basement

Squats

Heading out for a snowshoe in a few minutes

Back on track

Well I made it through the weekend with out blowing it completely.  The ride on Sunday was good - managed 54k with close to 3,000 feet of climbing, later in the day I got a 4k outside run in (yes, I do have a treadmill...will post photos of the cave soon)
Monday was Joyride and a breakthrough.  I finally managed to do a bunny hop, on flat ground.  Yes I have been struggling with this one for a long time, just could not get it - a J hop, lift your bike, throw it forward and pick up the back end, so many instructions, nothing seemed to work, I guess it just takes me a while.  Funny how it all came together though.  On my last 2 visits I was able to get the back wheel in the air riding up a ramp to a platform.  That all took off on Monday - I was getting more and more air - guessing 2 -3 feet, it felt like I was able to cup the pedals with my feet.  I tried from there to launch on flat ground, 2" then 6" then a foot of air.  A few more tips from Tom (Silent Sports) and I was launching the front end even higher and bringing the back up. Can't wait to get back out on the trails and start launching on every rise.
Finally, last night my good friend John agreed to an outside ride, followed by a run.  31k 1500 feet of climbing on the bike, then a good 2k in snow uphill and down hill slog.  I say "agreed" because, lets face it, when it is -7c and a strong headwind, who really wants to ride in that?  Once we were out there, and were no longer heading north into the wind, it was great, night time, crisp snowy roads discussing religion, science and Cartesian philosophy.  Top it off, as we are both trying to control the weight - no beer in the parking lot afterwards.  All this is starting to pay off as the scale today said 196.6.  
More later..Ride on!

The week so far...

It has been a good week, I haven't worked out every day - needed to take Thurs & Sat off for recovery, but did get in 2 runs and 2 rides, or spins actually.  Monday in my basement, and Wednesday at Joyride...good setup there.  Funny thing is I was thinking during the session, wish there were more pyramid sets, not really a hard session.  What I forgot was we were doing a whole lot of standing on the pedals, seemed like close to half of the session was out of the saddle.  I really felt it on Thursday.  Thanks to my friend Lyndsay that lead the session.

Today, Sunday I will be doing a mtn/dirt road training ride with Mark, Martin and Carmen.

Later!

Stop the Madness!

Stop the Madness!
Yes, as we move into winter and the Christmas season, with the LCBO stocking some exceptional beers*; chocolates appearing in the office, home baked cookies, pub time, an so on, I see my weight slowly climbing. This Monday morning the scale said 200.2 lbs.

That after a weekend pizzas and beer. 200.2 even with rides on Sat. & Sunday.  

200.2 and it is not even Christmas.

Effective immediately, I am enrolling myself in a one week boot camp, conducted by myself. I will exercise (ride or run) every day until Dec. 20.

Update:Just completed 5k 37min treadmill run.

I have a real weakness for the first two..run out and get them while you can.