My first half ironman of the season, and also the last triathlon of the season is done. Wait, that might not be true … there is a chance that I will be racing in an off-road triathlon (XTERRA) this coming Sunday. I am not a mountainbiker so the bumps and logs on the bike course […]
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Well, the long weekend is not over yet but I thought I post an update nevertheless. This is definitely a cycling weekend … We did about 78km around Armstrong and Enderby yesterday, adding a bit of distance to avoid the IPE traffic in Armstrong. Perfect weather and great company, with 17 riders enjoying the loop.
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A 3-day hiking trip with the Ferguson’s took us into the Valhalla region west of Slocan. The first day saw us driving from Kelowna to Fauquier, stopping in for a beer with our friends Bud and Roberta, then continuing on to the Lemon Creek Lodge south of Slocan. A quiet and idyllic piece of this
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Oh my, sometimes we do crazy stuff … like the 2010 Full Moon Swim! A perfect night with a perfect moon, a warm Lake Okanagan and about 20 fearless souls, donning glowsticks around the necks and wrists, and decorating the 11 buoys of the Gyro Swim Loop with glowsticks as well. Needless to say …
The big race weekend has come and gone … the 2010 Kelowna Apple Triathlon is in the books! A year of working towards this date has paid off, with a very successful, record-setting event this past weekend. It started on Friday evening with the Aquathon (I assisted as the lead cyclist) and the 1.5km open
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The time in Europe went by way too fast! We’ve already been home over a week now, and everything is back to normal. It is full blown summer here in Kelowna, with 30+ degrees every day. The lake is more than 22 degrees warm, and I have been swimming almost every morning. My last open
Spent a wonderful birthday here in Konstanz! Not only were we spoiled with yet another yummy breakfast, I even got to spend two hours in a spa in downtown Konstanz, courtesy of my sister. It was GREAT to get spoiled for so long, and my feet and muscles feel wonderful now! In the evening, we
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We have been in Germany for 3 days by now … jetlag is not too bad, weather has been pretty rainy but today was a sunny and warm day. The weather improved just in time for the 32nd annual lake swim here in Lake Constance. As opposed to the “heavily organized” Across the Lake Swim,
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Finally, after almost a year of preparation, our big event, the 62nd annual Across the Lake Swim, took place last Saturday. I won’t bore you with the details of all the things we revamped, organized, argued about, ordered, purchased and discussed … but it was a lot of work, especially in the last few weeks.