I woke up at 6:30 am this morning to head out for a solo ride to my cottage.  It was a great morning to ride, with the sun hiding behind the clouds I didn’t overheat and the traffic was minimal.  I could almost count the number of cars that passed me on two hands during […]

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The TCG would like to announce a great new partnership with Exercise Advantage, and Luke Nielsen (CFT, CNS).  Luke is a highly qualified and dedicated fitness and nutrition professional.  We are happy to have his consulting expertise on the TCG team to ensure we are all in tip top shape for our journey next summer.  […]

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On the morning of Sept 19th Grayski and I woke up with a goal.  We were riding from Ottawa to Kemptville and back.  We mapped out a route of about 110kms and took off straight into the wind.  Our legs were both a little soar from training the day before, but this was the only […]

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After a visit back to Whitby, I was given the opportunity to play in the Bernie Hurst Memorial Golf Tournament and meet with some old friends. My grade 1 teacher, Mary-Jo Hurst, was happy to hear of our endeavours and offered her school’s support. Thanks very much to all the teachers and students and especially […]

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determined to get to the 100k mark on a ride, me and braatz decided to push ourself towards the end of the week and get in a good ride of around 65-70 kms.  We pretty much winged it and just went where ever we felt, ending up about 20 kilometers south of ottawa.  Braatz has […]

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After a 13 hour sleep I thought I would be ready to ride.  Decided to do hill training up in Gatineau.  Climbing for about 25 kms into the wind is brutal and Grayski was MIA, so it was hard to get motivated.  I am pretty sure the only thing that got me through today’s training […]

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After reading Gray’s post, I realized it was time to redeem myself.  It was not cold by any means this morning, but the slight breeze gave you an uncomfortable chill even with a long sleeved shirt on.  We hopped on our bikes just outside of Chaffey’s Lock with bare legs and a sleevless shirt, facing the […]

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Not even the country roads of Chaffey’s Lock could slow braatz and me down . We took a step back from our big city training to bust out some interval training in the back roads of Eglin.  In sets of nine minutes we would pump out 2 minutes at 85%, then go all out for a minute.  Traffic […]

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Here is an awesome tribute video to firefighters worldwide.  What many people don’t know is the other risks involved with firefighting such as cancer.  Firefighters are true Typical Canadians

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Grayski and I, went for a good spin today on our bikes, riding on mostly flat terrain, with few but challenging hills.  It was one of those rides where we had no plan and we didn’t know where we would end up…Well we ended up on a super busy highway with transport trucks flying by us.  […]

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