6 weeks to Saipan

In about 6 weeks from now I will be on my way to Saipan for the Xterra world stop. Training is going well although I have been fighting a cold these last couple of days. Winter training is not always easy with the weather. I recently started doing the Peak Center winter racing serie, which consist of bringing your road bike which is then hooked to a computerized trainer. A course is downloaded and you can see your progress on the screen! I highly recommended if you look at different ways to train during the rainy season. Happy trails!

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Happy New Year!!

Hope all of you had a great holiday and I wish you all an Happy New year.  I hope that 2011 brings you Joy happiness and some great adventures.  I am happy to announce that my partnership will continue with the awesome crew at experience Cycling and Sugoi.  So what are my plans for  this year's racing season? Well there are a few things in the works, some I won't disclose until they happen.  I can tell you that I will be in Saipan on March 12 for the Xterra world tour stop.  This race is described as the crown jewel of Xterra.  What is an Xterra you ask?  Its an off road triathlon which includes a 1.5 km swim, 30-40 km mountain bike and a 9-12 km trail run.  For Saipan I will be looking at 1.5 km open water swim in the ocean followed by 40 km mountain bike and 12 km trail run.  With 3 slots in my age group for the world championship in Maui in October, it should make it interesting.  Stay tuned for more racing announcement and tips. Happy Trails!

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End of season

Last weekend saw the end of cycle cross season. Saturday was the final bc cup serie and su day was the bc provincial. The stairway course was probably the most technical course I saw all season. The Sunday course was a bit easier and 3 of us were wearing shop's colors. I'm not too sure where I finished in both races but it was nice to finish the season. I am now officially done until 2011. I wanted to thank all of you who have been following me during the season. I have many plans for 2011 so stay tuned for some cool races, and perhaps a new redesigned site. Enjoy the holidays! Happy trails

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Glotman Simpson cross race

I would find myself at Softball city this past Saturday for yet another cross race. Although it was not raining, you could feel the cold November air as I was trying to warm up. Although this race was not part of the BC cup, the usual suspect were in attendance. The course was a fast one, with a couple of technical sections and a lot of mud! Perhaps it was a combination of the cold, mud and the fact that I hadn't race for a while but I fell 4 times off my bike! I would finish my required 7 laps with so much mud in my pedals that I could barely clip in. Only 2 races left November 27,28 for the Bc cup final and the provincial championship. Happy trails!

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Haney to Harrison

The relay race was this past saturday and for the most part the weather cooperated with us. My team finished a respectable 10/15 in the police/fire division. The other team beat us but as I said in the previous post, it was all friendly competition. I was pleased with my running time, it was a personal best for me from what would be the last time the race would be held at this location. It's moving to whistler next year. I'll be back at it this weekend with some cyclo races, it should be nice to be back on the bike. People might wonder what happened to the "chuck" factor during the race, well the mad scientist found a way to counter it. Tomorrow is remembrance day, hopefully you will all take the time to honor those who fought for us so we could enjoy our current freedom. Lest we forget. Happy trails

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The Chuck factor??

I'm doing the Haney to Harrison road race this weekend with my co workers. We have actually 2 teams going into it. As I was sitting at my desk, I overheard members of the other team talking about the "Chuck factor" at that moment I had vision of mad scientist on a white board trying to come up with some formulas. One of my co worker came over and ask me when was my last road race and my time. I told him that they could probably could look up my previous time from the race. I also asked him what was all the fuss about this "Chuck factor" he told me that his team needed to find out how fast they needed to run to negate my running time. I smiled and told him that they had great runners on their team and that they probably were giving me too much credit. I thought this was funny hence why I'm sharing this with you. It should be a fun Saturday. Cross season is coming back next week and I I'll be back at it. I came across a quote that I wanted to share with you all. I wish I could claim it as my own but that would be a lie. The quote is from Mohamad Ali and goes as follow:
"Champions are made from something,
They have deep inside them, a desire,a dream, a vision
They have last minute stamina,
They have to be a liitle faster
They have to have the skill and the will
But the will must be stronger than the skill"
Hope this quote will inspire you, happy trail!

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P.s. I ran on the treadmill yesterday, did intervals. I would not want to disappoint on the run, wouldn't I......

Pumpkin cross

As what would prove to be true cross conditions, I was at the pumpkin cross yesterday in Maple Ridge. The usual suspects were all there and as usual, the master division was by far the biggest field. Although the downpour had stopped, the course was very muddy! Even more due to the fact that we are the last group with cat 1/2 to take the course. The number of laps always changes from race to race. This race Was 5 laps and by the end My bike was so covered in mud that I couldn't see any of it's components! If you are curious about the races, they usually are on utube. No race for me next weekend, I know it's shocking, there is actually a break in the cross season. I will be at the Haney to Harisson relay race in 2 weeks. Hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather we have been having, I think the rain is here for a while. Happy trail!

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