Tempus Fugit

Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies

Month: April 2011

  • Muddy Waters 100

    The Muddy Waters is the largest cycling event in Manitoba with hundereds of riders participating in this 25km, 60km, 100km, or the 100 mile historic century ride. I’ve ridden a few of them over the last couple of years and it’s always a good time. Lots of fun trying to keep up with the fast crowd, and after that’s over with, lots of fun trying to finish with a good time. Last years ride was just over 5 hours, so that will be the time to beat, 100 miles in under 5 hours. Do you think I can do it?

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  • Numbers

    Kuota Karma

    For me, the cycling season has officially begun. Last Saturday was the first official FOG club ride of the 2011 season. A crew of about 16 showed up for the 10am departure. the standard course was modified to bypass River Road to avoid the flood activities any yielded a distance of 70.42km for those who did the extra lap of Birds Hill Park. At a time of 2:14:49,  average speed of 31.34 km/hr, average cadence of 86 and a top speed of 42.17 km/hr. It was a good first ride. According to the heart rate monitor an average rate of 153 bpm and a max of 192 burned off some 2,218 calories.

    The rest of the week was cycle commuting to work for 5 straight days at about 20km per day. Monday was fairly warm in the morning at +5C, but Tuesday fell to -8C and I went with a light glove for some reason and just about froze my hands off. The rest of the week was cooler that seasonal, but dry, except for Friday evening when the snow came back!

    To mark the start of the season, I’ve noted the odometer on both the bikes. The Kuota has 5,027 km after 2 years of riding and the 2000 Specialized Rock Hopper Pro, with a new frame this year, has 14,823 km. Both road and mountain bikes are missing some mileage. I rode Scott’s Guru for a couple of years before getting the Kuota, and the Rock Hopper has had periods of broken cycling computers and not to mention the couple of months I rode Eric’s Trek while the frame was getting investigated.

    Looking forward to some good mileage in 2011, happy cycling!

  • The Eagle has Landed

    The Eagle has Landed by Big Dadoo
    The Eagle has Landed, a photo by Big Dadoo on Flickr.

    Well, more correctly, the eagles have landed. I was surprised this morning on my walk to the end of the road to see two heads in the eagle nest. They say that eagles mate for life and this pair has been returning to this nest for many years. Once endangered, we now see multiple eagles almost every day when we’re at the lake.

    Speaking of the lake, we’re out for the first time in 2011 and in spite of all the changes in the forecast, Saturday turned out to be a beautiful sunny and warm (+10) day. The ice is still very thick in the 20″-24″ range, and I’m so glad I bought that ice auger a couple of years ago. Hacking through the ice with a pick axe, the way I used to do it, is a killer workout.. Cars & trucks are still driving on the ice roads, and ice fishing shacks dot the lake.

    We enjoyed some time on the side deck in the sun with just tee shirts on. There is almost no wind and it was lovely and warm in the shelter of the cottage.