2009-08-30-Camrose to Home and Back

Today was a beautiful day, but with a 25km South wind. I drove to the office so I could ride upwind first. It was a very hard ride straight into the wind towards Dried Meat Lake. My GPS was set to mph, so it seemed even slower....

While the ride south was tough, the ride back was a breeze (literally). Once I got up the hill, my speed was almost double the speed of the first leg. I accidently shut off the GPS for a couple of k's towards the start.
Trip 39km
Total for year 400km.

2009-08-27-Bittern Lake

A quick ride to Bittern Lake and back after work. No GPS or photos. Worked hard on the way there - sort of ran into a wall on the way back even though I was with the wind. Good ride - very nice weather.
Then went to the Munsch a Bunch Kickoff meeting at Merchants.
35km (Including a ride around Bittern Lake).
Total for Year = 361km

2009-08-19-Edberg

Today, I went out with Helen, Dave, Alan and Sheralyn as they practiced for their Munch a Bunch of Miles for Literacy.

Alan and Sheralyn - switching riders....

We road in "Relay Style", shuttling the vans ahead 15km at a time. We rode the Camrose, Edberg and back "loop". This way each of us road about half the distance and had a few breaks in betwen (15k segments). It was a beautiful day with a North wind. The wind really helped with the south leg - and was good enough to die off for the north leg. A very nice ride - about 35km for me.

Total year to date = 326km.

August 16, 2009

A short ride from the store to the Highway and back. (We have been so busy with summer, and the new boat - that I haven't been on my bike for a real ride since the Tour'dAlberta.)
Nice day, but a stiff breeze from the North. It was a long ride to the highway, but very quick back - almost doubled my speed. Good to be back on the bike. Tried out my new mirror - seems to work well - but very touchy to adjust......

28km. Total this year = 281km

July 26, 2009 - Tour D'Alberta

July 26, 2009, Jim, Anita, Alan and I participated in the 100km Tour D'Alberta road bike tour.

We started in Mornville, rode through Alcomdale, Legal, Bon Acord and back to Mornville.

Map of 2009 Tour.

Jim and Anita looking fresh and ready to go!

Blue is Speed, Green is Elevation. It was a very nice day with a bit of a breeze from the North West.

Jim - Waiting in line for water in Alcomdale

Ted and Anita - Ready to go!

Anita!

All in all - lots of fun. The lasst 15km were hard - into wind and very tired. While I tried to stay hydrated, I didn't quite do it - and I started to cramp up a bit in my right leg. I was able to work it out and finished the race. Not to sore on Sunday - but a bit drained.......

Alan is a "real Biker" He finished the ride will ahead of Anita, Jim and I.

Watch for him on the Munsch a Bunsch of Miles for Literacy Ride to Valleyview and Back later this summer.

2009-07-23 - Bittern Lake - Prep for Tour D'Alberta

Alan Ford and I did a short (32km) ride to Bittern Lake and back tonight as a warmup for the 100km Tour D'Alberta ride that we plan to do Sunday!

Nice warm day (28c) with a slight wind from the North West. Headwind going, but a nice tailwind coming home! Very nice to have someone to ride with!

After the ride, I stopped in Mirror Lake Park to talk to Paul Neilsen and watch the Jeppa Train....

Total Mileage this year = 153km

July 6, Bike Ride

Nice bike ride today. I parked at the Tillicum Store and rode to Andy Johnson's and back, doing the hwy 26 loop to Camrose. 45km in all, it took me about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Seemed like I had a headwind most of the way (except Westbound on Hwy 26). The day was very pleasant in the mid 20's. No issues with the Bike!

Total for year - now 121km