Kennedy Subway to Uxbridge photo album
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for the record (summary of previous rides)
July 15, 2007102km – Kipling Subway to Terra Cotta
July 07, 2007
Same ride like the one in July 1st but this time I rode out and back home, a new personal best – 130km.
After last week I thought, wouldn’t it be great to record this from the riders point of view. With that in mind I added a camera mount to my bike. I managed to record a number of short videos during the ride and the results turned out better than I expected. Once I work out a few technical details I believe I will be able to make a good use of it during the rally.
Total distance: 130km
102km – Kipling Subway to Terra Cotta
July 1st, 2007
It’s Canada Day!
Finished with my assignment in Kansas City at last, and having learned my lessons, I was determined to make this one of my most successful rides. I slept, I was nutritionally prepared and I paced myself. The strong wind presented a new challenge and I learned, first hand, the value of drafting. Success was mine, this was one of my best rides thus far.
Total distance: 103km
I rode 1km around the block to beet the previous 102km 
72Km – Finch Subway to Aurora
June 02, 2007
Back from Kansas City and eager to match my previous 100km ride, I failed.
Not enough sleep, nutritionally challenged and pushing way to hard. I hit the wall mid-ride. Another lesson learned.
Had someone offered me and my bike a ride home I would have accepted. That didn’t happened so, it was a slow and painful ride back to the Finch subway.
Total distance: 82km
49km – Kennedy to Rouge Valley
May 12, 2007
Who new, it was meant to be a regular ride but with the last minute change of plans (thank you Lesley) I broke the 100k!
Total distance: 102km
photo album (Kipling to Terra Cotta, July 07, 2007)
July 10, 2007Kipling Subway to Terra Cotta photo album
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photo album (Kipling to Terra Cotta, July 01, 2007)
July 10, 2007Kipling Subway to Terra Cotta photo album
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on a rainy day
July 8, 2007Today’s forecast predicted showers and thunderstorms with winds 40km/h gusting up to 60km/h. Not a very good day for training but a good opportunity to relax, sit down and work on my blog. It was long overdue. My last work assignment was 5 weeks long 4 of which were spent in Kansas City, leaving little or no time for personal life, never mind blogging.
First and foremost, since my last post more friends pledged to support the cause, a big heartfelt thank you to all of them. In addition, I completed my first 100km ride (and two more 100+km rides since then) and attended few socials including the Big Meeting.
I spent the morning post-processing the photos from the last rides, you can check them by clicking here or on the photo link on the side bar. I am working on the blog updates and I am also trying to figure out how to upload the little movies I made in the last ride.
Enjoy, stay tunned and check for the updates.
catching up
May 9, 2007The work in the office is keeping me quite busy and as a result I let my blog lie fallow for a while. It was a busy week for events as well so here is a “Readers Digest” review of everything since my last post.
Sunday, April 29 – Team Two’s First Social.
Stephanie and Geoffrey, our team leaders, hosted our first social. As it turns out, Team Two is comprised of former riders and former crew members turned riders as well as a few newbies. Thank you to our hosts for a great day, a good time was had by all and now we are officially known as Team Tailwinds.
Monday, April 30 – Bike Fit Clinic.
More on this in a separate post.
Tuesday, May 1 – Fundraising 101 seminar. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it due to a unexpected meeting in the office that lasted way past 6pm.
Wednesday, May 2 – Training – Loops
The sunny day was just calling for a ride. So Lucinda’s email calling us out for a ride around Commissioners and Cherry St. was a welcomed one. I ended up riding 57km and experienced my third “zero speed fall” in six years going clipless.
Thursday, May 3 – Hill training at Sunnybrook Stables.
Another late meeting and I was 30 minutes late. A short but intense workout led by Lucinda in which I climbed the hill several times. My legs got a real workout.
Friday, May 4 – Got my new bike!
WooHoo! More about this later.
Saturday, May 5 – Training ride 4 – Kipling to Meadowvale.
The ride overlapped with my last indoor volleyball Beach Blitz Tournament of the season. Tough call, on one hand I was itching to get my new bike out for a ride but on the other hand I really enjoy these tournaments and I haven’t missed a Blitz in long time. I managed to kill two birds with one stone, I took my bike with me and rode home form the tournament. What a ride!
42km Kennedy Zoo Loop
April 29, 2007Cycling, as any cyclist will tell you, is rewarding and enjoyable provided you are prepared for the ride. My experience with other sports like rowing, running even snowboarding is that you can under-dress for the weather because if you over dress you can soon get overheated. Not so with cycling as I found out yesterday. Believing I would warm up during the ride, I decided no to bring my windbreaker jacket. As a result, the 75km I completed yesterday was rewarding but far from comfortable. Lesson learned, I won’t make that mistake again.
Although the morning was overcast and cool, there was one bright ray of sunshine in the form of Todd Davies. Todd is one of our Roadies who has been giving up his Saturday mornings to accompany us on our training rides. He provides us with water and encouragement along the way. A clear reminder of the important role all of our supporting crews will play in our journey to Montreal.
