BEFORE quality time....

so sue and i just had our 9th anniversary....ahhhhhh.... but i got out for a nice ride before spending the rest of the day with the wife.....

one of my favorite lookouts... i often take this road just for the view at the top of the hill....

hours are building up, strength is gaining and it's feeling like 2hr endurance rides aren't enough anymore... darn...

Mall Madness....

went out yesterday to brave the mall crowds and crazyness.... it lived up to it's reputation. made it into SportChek with the kids just fine and drop some cash on some great deals while Sue stood in line for LuluLemon .... i got the better end of the deal. after being in line for over an hour, sue was just at the front when we arrived... only to wait in line for the dressing room (note - i had 1 item and sue had dozens....) and then line up to pay.... good deals and always good stuff from Lulu...

also signed up at SnapFitness 24/7 in brooklin... a pretty good gym that is a 12min run away.... did some strength last nite and realized that i missed it.... never got into it last year and i think that was part of the reason why i had a so-so year...

christmas around here was good.... hope yours was also... now it's time to work off the excess food and fit back into my riding stuff... good thing it stretches!!!

So... Ummmm...

yeah... it's been a while... sorry...

what's been going on? well... start with a busy month at school and home (concerts, starting volleyball team, sick kids... the usual) and then building for the winter of training.. the knee is doing well and isn't a factor anymore .... as long as i keep it stretched and pulverize it on the foam roller....

a big factor i think has been my commencing of Hot Yoga at Moksha Brooklin... great place with great instructor and an affordable Community Class and Karma class.... www.mokshayogabrooklin.com for more info... and it's always good for a mid-afternoon nap!!!!

in my efforts to build my endurance and strength... and get outside but NOT on the bike... i decided to go for a nice snowshoe with Eric Batty.... yeah... if you don't know about him - he's one of the guys who decided to Pole Run the ENTIRE 78km Kilarney Trail Loop.... in 12hrs!!!!!

so after a nice warm up (jumping off logs and pretending that i wasn't at threshold) we settle into a nice pace of jogging the flats and downhills and walking (thankfully!!) the uphills.... turned out that i'm not that unfit since it was just a matter of finding a pace about tempo and keeping the breathing under control...

turned out to be an enjoyable 2hrs of 10.8km of Hill-hunting in Durham Forest...... might even do it again!!

The best Mo Day...

according to me... the best day of Movemeber was having my Grade 4's cut our moustaches for the school assembly.... too cute....

according to sue... it was "Shave Day"...

Hi Honey... i'm back....

Mo No Mo'

Movember has come and gone... i shaved my 'stache off a bit early because i was getting tired of my kids hiding under the covers when i tried to kiss them goodnight...

it's funny how we perceive ourselves so differently when we make small changes... you'll see what i mean...

a cronicle of my "Team's" Growth...

Is that Barnes..... or Paul Sr from Orange County Choppers? Maybe with a few more YEARS of growth....

Is that Danny Masters.... or Matt from Operation Repo?

Mo-vember Week 2

so the Mo is still a Go..... much to Sue's dislike... and getting to be an annoyance to me... i don't know how ZZ Top does it.... yes... it's taken 2 1/2 weeks to grow this....

but Team Handlebar is growing.... 2 new members... So much Manly-ness gathered in one small space is frightening....

another Mo Bro.... Whacha Gonna Do?

Mo-vember

also know as "how to make your wife want to NOT kiss you for 30 days".... but why not... all in the name of raising money for prostate cancer awareness and treatment...

my growth after Week 1....

my team-mate....

our inspiration...

if you're interested in more info or want to sponsor us so there is a valid reason for looking this way... check out...

http://ca.movemberfoundation.com/

there is a Donate box at the very bottom... you can search my name or our team West Hill...

i'll keep you posted on the growth....