Posts Tagged ‘cycling blog’
Winter riding made easy: Tales from Oahu’s Tantalus climb
There I was in February just flying up a Hawaiian road that bisected a golf course off Sandy Beach. Okay guilty. I wasn’t flying up the hill because I was in winter shape. That means, I had no shape. If you have already, or want to, cycle on Oahu, then you will like this. My…
Read MoreWhen the Mountains Called for Me
There are hills that we are going to confront in this life. Long winding monsters with knives out that we see waiting from a great distance, others that seem to step out of the treeline and blindside us from out of nowhere, causing us to fight for each foot forward in slow motion. When I…
Read MoreWhat a Ride It Was!
Prelude – The Flat Tire One week before the Tour de Victoria I headed out on my last major training session with the intention of riding one section of the new 60 km route that I didn’t know — the second quarter that runs from Victoria General Hospital up to Elk Lake. I’d heard rumours…
Read MoreIt’s a ride, not a race!
“It’s a ride, not a race”. We took that approach this year and had a great day along with the rest of the Silver Wheels team, including many who took part in a pre-race photo-op: and warm-up ride on Friday: On ride day, though, the adrenalin was in evidence and everyone was pretty keen as…
Read MoreWhy the Tour de Victoria really is a ride for everyone!
Lets just say procrastination might be human nature, but it is definitely my nature. The intention to train a little or even to ride a little before the Tour de Victoria went out the window when lake season arrived. I pulled my bike out of the garage at 9:00 am on August 18. Two very…
Read MoreThe Tour de Victoria is here, no turning back now
Deadlines approach, no turning back now. The last month has been interesting, not a recipe for event training but it is what it was. One month to go: After some extended rest periods, courtesy of Hannah, my physiotherapist, and some common sense, I got the green light to get back on my bike for some…
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