Our trip to Manning Park (the second within a month) was fantastic! Another thing off the bucket list: “Climbing Frosty Mountain” – check! It was quite a long trip up and down the highest peak in the park (28km; 1200m elevation gain) but we were rewarded with spectacular views, wildflowers, gorgeous trails and great company. […]
Sorry, it’s been a while since I have posted news on this blog. All of August rushed by in a blur as I was trying to deal with the loss of my beloved dog. I will post more on this when I can stomach it. It’s still raw and hard to hold back the tears.
Well, it has come and gone, and I have now joined the “40-something” club! I had plenty of opportunity to celebrate my big birthday, and I am blessed with wonderful friends who partied with me. First, Mona (who also had a big birthday this month!) and I invited our cycling buddies to spend a weekend
It has been a busy weekend! Two events were crossed off the list, one with slightly more lead time than the other 🙂 First, the 63rd annual Across the Lake Swim went off without a glitch yesterday in great weather with lots of happy faces around! With about a year of preparation, our core team
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The month of July has been declared national “Celebrate Biggi’s big birthday” month 🙂 We had the chance to leave for a week and explore the Canadian Rockies on a pre-birthday getaway (the birthday bash with Mona and friends in New Denver is still to come …). Awesome scenery, great places to explore, lots of
Completed my first “ultra” today … if only the distance of 25km. Very steep, dusty and rocky most of the way from lake level to Divide Lake on top of a 1430m high mountain! What a climb, and what a downhill. Surprisingly my quads and feet held up, and I was happy to get into
My first major race of the season is in the books! Ironman Boise 70.3 was an enjoyable race, very well organized, and scenic. I have to admit it’s somewhat weird to be starting a race at 12noon (no 4am wakeup call, can do hotel breakfast, checking gear bags in on race morning etc.) but it
We could not have asked for a better experience: Gorgeous sunshine, the incredible scenery of the Rockies, lots of good food and of course … the company of our friends! We just completed the Golden Triangle, a 3-day cycling trip through the Rockies, organized by the Elbow Valley Cycling Club. And organized they were! Our
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Finally, after quite a few weeks of chaos in my house, the much-anticipated kitchen renovations are completed! A new dark-grey concrete countertop was installed, and the walls improved with a glass/marble backsplash. Then I painted the whole room blue to match the new colors and voila … a much prettier sight now!
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Training for my Half Ironman race in June is on track … I have been running many kilometers on the trails in Myra Bellevue Park, trying to build the leg strength for a half marathon after 90km on the bike. And our cycling group (the Killer Beez) has been doing longer rides, for example 112km yesterday