AMHL 2011/12 (Game # 3)

Wednesday Sept 28,  @ 10:45, K of C arena, Global Devils vs. Chiefs ( W 5-3 ) The Chiefs got in to some penalty trouble in the second and third period. We were led by Vincent F who tallied four goals and one assist.

AMHL 2011/12 (Game # 2) 1 Goal

Saturday Sept 24,  @ 5:00, Argyll arena, Global Devils vs. Filthy McNasty's ( W 10-2 ) I scored my goal, as I came from behind the net I re-directed a shot from Vincent F past the goalie. We jumped out to a 6-1 lead after the first period and never looked back. We got hat tricks by Vincent F and Carey K.

AMHL 2011/12 (Game # 1)

Saturday Sept 17,  @ 9:00, Kenilworth arena, Global Devils vs. Invaders ( L 3-2 S/O ) The turning point was in the second period when it looked like Ryan O tipped a puck in and it trickled over the line only to have the ref say ''no goal''. The Invaders scored with three minutes left in the third to tie it. In the sudden death shoot-out they scored and Adam M hit the cross bar. We get one point.

September 2011 Training

Sunday 11,  Was a Pre-Season game with my team the Global Devils vs. Redshirts in preperation of the 2011/2012 Alberta Mens Hockey League season. I felt good on the ice, good lungs and strong legs.

Thursday 8,  MTB ride in Terwillegar Park 1hr and 30mins. 20 km's.

Wednesday 7, MTB ride with my parents to Mill Creek Ravine for 2hrs, 35 km's. I am in Candy3 clips.

Sunday 4, Played a round of golf at the Mill Woods course with my parents, I shot 94. This is not really training, but better than sitting on the couch.

2011 Mountain Bike XC Racing Season Recap

Alberta cup Mountain bike XC results out of five races:

1. Iron Maiden in Canmore, June 11th = 22 out of 28
2. Iron Lung Grand Nationals in Canmore, July 17th = 12 out of 18
3. Canada Cup in Edmonton, July 23rd = DNF (snapped derailer & broken hanger)
4. Perogy in Edmonton, Aug 21st  = 16 out of 21
5. Provincials in Hinton, Aug 27th = 8 out of 18 = ( 4 points )

I finished with 4 Alberta Mountain bike cup points and was ranked 28th in Novice. With my ten points from last season my total upgrade points were 14. I needed sixteen more points to upgrade to Sport.

This was my second season of Mountain bike XC racing and I enjoyed every minute. My season started with a scare as I missed most of May with a Right Knee injury and with lots of Physio I was back racing in June. My lungs were behind my legs from the injury. I did three Fat Tire Tuesday races all in the three lap category and I did not do to well. I had a very strong race at Nationals. My best performance was at Provincials and I love that course it is made for me with long climbs and good fast descents, winning a gold medal in my age category was proof that with lots of effort you can do well and obtain your goals. I went a total of 1,218 km's training and racing on the road and trails.

Provincials MTB XC Race 2011 in Hinton (Alberta Cup) # 5

Saturday Aug 27, was my fifth race on the Alberta Cup series, I won a gold medal in my age category Senior Novice (age 17 to 29), and finished 8th place out of 18 overall in Novice results I earned 4 Alberta Mountain bike cup points. It took me 1hr and 23mins, that was over twelve mins faster than last season on this same course of two laps for 17km's. My average heart rate was 183 and max was 199. My performance peaked in this race. It was 24 deg C. On my first lap I caught up to my team mate Gord B (Sport) and he followed me up the single track climb, then passed me on the technical decent and was ahead of me by a few minutes. I caught up to him on my second lap and I led us up the hills and climbs and for the technical decent he passed me and I followed his wheel the whole way down, I was impressed with myself that I had done this. I dropped him up the last climb, as his hip was injured. The race was held at the Hinton Nordic Centre.

A huge thanks to Free Wheel Jasper  Cory & Nathan, This is my favorite race on the Alberta Cup series the past two seasons. I stayed at Days Inn Hinton and it was a good night sleep = good race results.