Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 Year End Review!

I can’t think of a more fitting way to start the last day of 2011 than to wake up a little before 5:00 am and not be able to get back to sleep.  Given what 2012 has in store for … Continue reading

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The Last Few Days of 2011

Catching up on posts is something I can safely say I hope to leave behind me in the new year, as I get into a new set of habits that will come with having a predictable, regular schedule driven around … Continue reading

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Catching up

Seems like forever since I’ve posted… and well, it has been a few days (the Week 9 review yesterday being the exception!). So much has happened.  And yet so little.  I guess that’s why the call it a “break”. Where … Continue reading

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Week 9 In Review

Week 9 comes to a finish — representing half-way through the Foundations Phase if my training program.  With the close of week 9, I am 238 days away from becoming an Ironman (assuming all goes well!).  It also means that … Continue reading

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Holiday Cheer

As I sit in a bath of Epsom salts recovering from a wonderful two hour ride on the trainer, I’m reflecting on the last couple of days. The wonderful things for which I have to be thankful.  The people in … Continue reading

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… And Delivered

Rolled out of bed this morning knowing that I am now in the countdown to when I’ll be grumbling about how early it is when I am rolling out of bed! And it was a good thing… I am very … Continue reading

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Signed and Sealed

So — today was the day.  I rolled out of bed a little before 6 and got myself ready at a leisurely pace.  Hopped in the car to contend with the traffic heading into Toronto — and thanks to the … Continue reading

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Success and Recovery

Woot, woot!!! Two hours put in successfully on the trainer, on the new Cervelo S5 without a hitch! No flats, two bottles of water mounted in the new cages and drained during the ride. Position seems comfortable – though I … Continue reading

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Problem Solved?

What an amusing visit to my local bike shop – Speed River Bicycles (@speedriverbike) today.  Showed up with a trainer wheel, a couple blown tubes and my stories of getting 10 minutes into rides and flatting out — on the … Continue reading

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What the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks!

OK, I’m fed up…. I know I don’t often have to change a flat — that’s the benefit of keeping your bike in good shape, swapping tires out before their completely blown, and riding in relatively good weather and through … Continue reading

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