Category: Grab Bag

By the numbers: 9 consecutive days 13 Sufferfest videos 2,828 riders started 1,695 riders finished 13 hours, 42 minutes and 48 seconds in the saddle 504.6 km 1,077 Total Training Stress Score (TSS, and other acronyms explained) 10,808 calories burned my rides All to get this:   and perhaps a prize.

For the 1st time, we welcomed in the new year from the cottage. With the forecast for temperatures in the -10 to -20°C over night it seemed quite manageable from a heating and temperature perspective so we headed out around noon on the 31st for a nice sunny drive to the lake. Once at the Read More …

Who would have thought that you could wash a bike on the driveway on December 14th, in Winnipeg Canada? It’s +2°C and the grit and grim from last weeks commute rides was huge and the chain was rusting! With the forecast for some more fairly warm weather, I think wet lube is in order.

New Gandbabies! Grandkids in general Lake maintenance adventures Winter riding – year 3

The lake level is very high and this wind is not helping. ‘ ‘

And by “opening” I mean opening up the cottage from it’s long winter’s sleep and getting it ready for the summer season. It’s tradition to open on the May long weekend and this is the first year since we’ve been on The Lake of the Woods, over 30 years, that there has been ice on Read More …

True story or made up? Either way a great way to look at life. The line  “Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away, just for this time in my life.” really touched me. Post by Suspended Read More …