Archive for April, 2006

Biking to Calmar and back…

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

So far I’ve logged 253 kilometers on my bike this year. Today I did 66 kilometers over a ride time of 3:13:43. Is it because I am whacko crazy? Possibly. I wonder if there is anyone out there who has any tips on camping trips where you just take off on [...]

A pain free 7.42 kilometers today…

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

What a refreshing change to run a 6:44 pace per kilometer without pain. No knee pain at all. It was, as I said on the penguin group, delicious. Tomorrow I will accept an invitation from my wife Marilyn to bike to Devon with her. Summer is starting out to be very [...]

Small test ride turns into marathon…

Friday, April 21st, 2006

I thought I would check my running distance using my bike odometer today. I want to increase my weekly running distance by 10% so I wanted to know where that was. My plan was to hop on my bike and take a brief ride for 3.71 kilometers one way then I would come [...]

Day out with Friends

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

I went to Edmonton for a bike ride on the river valley trail system. The trails sometimes go along the road as in the pictures but a lot of the time they are farther from traffic and much nicer. What I know of Calgary’s trails is that they are closer to the river [...]

173.6 and counting…

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

I have run 173.6 miles since Jan 1st, and countless miles on the stationary bike and elliptical machines. I have also begun to record my swimming efforts. I am using a snorkel and mask because I have never been able to swim before. This Tuesday I plan on just using a pair [...]