Once Around the Park
Well I survived the first criterium of the season. Criteriums are crash-prone races that are all about tactics, about wheel sucking until the perfect time you can pull out the sprint and win. Last night I did the opposite of…
Bravo for Brevet
I never would have believed it possible, but there are worse things than getting up at 4:30 in the morning and cycling over 200 kilometers. Saturday was my first brevet of the season (second ever) and entailed a long and…
3:31:48
That’s 3 hours, 31 minutes and 48 seconds. This would be a decently long ride outside, but is a true test of one’s patience and sanity inside on a trainer. The first annual Are You for Riel 100 mile ride…
Pretty Racy
Oh goodygoodygoodygoodygoody!!!! Christmas has come extra late this year for Cyclechick, but well worth the wait. The Manitoba Cycling Association has posted the 2010 race schedule: 15 criteriums, 3 time trials, 8 road races, 9 cyclecross… and a bike helmet…
Ice Donkey Adventure Race
Today I participated in the Ice Donkey Adventure Race with two of the best people I know, Lisa and Dan. The race combines ice biking, snowshoeing, skiing and skating. The day started well despite my son waking up in the…
Cat Guts and Frozen Donkeys
A week of flu in the house and somehow I have been spared. I’m not sure whether to credit excessive exercise or excessive wine drinking, but I have no plans to stop either, just to be safe. I am cautiously…