December 2019/2020 River Cree Hockey League

Wed 18th, (Game #13) 1 Goal
@ 7:45pm, River Cree arena Rangers vs. Jokers (W 6-5) This was a great way to finish off the first half of the season. Boxscore

Mon 9th, (Game #12) 1 Assist
@ 9:00pm, River Cree arena Rangers vs. Moose Knuckles (W 5-3) Great team effort and nice hat trick from Eli. Boxscore

December 2019 Training

Sat 28th, Cross Country Skiing (Skate style) @ Goldbar Park for 1 hour (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =161 Max =190, Elevation gain 184 ft. Km's 7

Wed 25th, Spin @ my parents house for 1 hour (Zone 1/2) Km's 23 

Mon 16th, Went to gym @ the Meadows and road the bike for 1 hour (Zone 2/3) Km's 27

Tue 3rd, Went to gym @ the Meadows for 1 hour did legs, core, chest & arms. Road the bike for 1 hour (Zone 1/2) Km's 24 

Sun 1st, Went to gym @ the Meadows for 35 minutes did legs, core, chest & arms. Road the bike for 1 hour (Zone 1/2) Km's 24 

November 2019/2020 River Cree Hockey League

Thu 28th, (Game #11) 1 Goal
@ 9:15pm, Enoch arena Rangers vs. Renegades (L 4-3) We played a really good game and just fell short tonight. Boxscore

Wed 21st, (Game #10) 1 Assist
@ 9:15pm, Enoch arena Rangers vs. Praxair Prostars (L 5-2) I thought we played them hard and kept moving our feet. Boxscore

Sat 16th, (Game #9)
@ 5:15pm, River Cree arena Rangers vs. Jokers (L 7-5) We blew a third period three goal lead. We had lot’s of chances. Boxscore

Fri 8th, (Game #8) 1 Assist
@ 10:15pm, River Cree arena Rangers vs. Moose Knuckles (L 9-5) It felt like we played better than the score was. Boxscore

Fri 1st, (Game #7) 1 Goal
@ 10:30pm, Enoch arena Rangers vs. Praxair Prostars (L 6-5) This game had everything from goals to nice saves. Boxscore 

November 2019 Training

Sun 10th, Spin @ my parents house for 45 minutes (Zone 1/2) Km's 18

Sat 2nd, Went to gym @ the Meadows for 25 minutes did legs, core, chest & arms. Road the bike for 45 minutes (Zone 1/2) Km's 18 

October 2019/2020 River Cree Hockey League

Fri 25th, (Game #6) 1 Goal
@ 8:00pm, Enoch arena Rangers vs. Renegades (L 5-3) We had a two nothing lead however just could not hold on for the win. Boxscore

Thu 17th, (Game #5) 1 Goal & 1 Assist 
@ 10:30pm, Enoch arena Rangers vs. Rookies (L 10-3) This team is getting moved two divisions lower because they are really good. Boxscore

Tue 8th, (Game #4)
@ 8:45pm, River Cree arena Rangers vs. Jokers (L 6-2) We scored twice to make it a three to two game early in the third period. Boxscore

October 2019 Training

Sun 6th, MTB ride @ Gold Bar Park with parents for 2hrs (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =138 Max =191, Elevation gain 712 feet. Km's 18

September 2019/2020 River Cree Hockey League

Mon 30th, (Game #3) 1 Goal & 1 Assist 
@ 7:45pm, River Cree arena Rangers vs. Moose Knuckles (L 6-5) We scored in the last second of the game however it was close so did not count. Boxscore

Mon 9th, (Game #2)
@ 7:45pm, River Cree arena Rangers vs. Moose Knuckles (L 2-1) The game was really close and could have gone either way. Boxscore

Tue 3rd, (Game #1) 1 Assist
@ 10:30pm, Enoch arena Rangers vs. Rookies (L 5-1) We were really rusty in the first period after the summer off. Boxscore

September 2019 Training

Sat 14th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall with parents for 1hr & 36mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =138 Max =183, Elevation gain 413 feet. Km's 37

Sat 7th, MTB ride @ Terwillegar Park with parents for 2hrs (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =136 Max =191, Elevation gain 955 feet. Km's 18




Pic by Mom.
 

Pic by Mom.

2019 Mountain Bike XC Marathon & MTB XC Racing Season Recap

Marathon MTB XC

1. Golden two four @ Golden BC June 15th = 42nd out of 60 in the solo open men category 

Alberta Cup MTB XCO 

1. Royal River Valley Rumble @ Edmonton AB May 26th = 10th out of 12 in the Expert men category 
2. Mountain Maiden @ Canmore AB June 1st = 21st out of 22 in the Expert men category
3. Fluffy Bunny Provincial Championships @ Bragg Creek AB June 8th = 5th out of 5 in the Masters Men 30-39 category   

This was my tenth consecutive season of mountain bike racing, and sixth with coach Heather K. I did one fat tire Tuesday MTB XC race. I went a total of 1,512 km's training and racing on the road and trails along with indoor spinning and cross country skiing.

August 2019 Training

Sat 17th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine with parents for 1hr & 40mins (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =133 Max =186, Elevation gain 689 feet. Km's 16

Sun 4th, MTB ride @ Gold Bar Park with parents for 2hrs & 30mins (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =144 Max =194, Elevation gain 1,155 feet. Km's 22

Fri 2nd, MTB ride @ Kinsmen Park for 1hr & 9mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =159 Max =196, Elevation gain 486 feet. Km's 13




4th. Pic by Mom.

July 2019 Training

Sun 21st, MTB ride @ Gold Bar Park with parents for 1hr & 41mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =130 Max =164, Elevation gain 594 feet. Km's 18

Sun 14th, MTB ride @ Capilano Park for 1hr & 34mins (Zone 3/4 + 4 Hills) Average heart rate =164 Max =195, Elevation gain 1,132 feet. Km's 15

Fri 12th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall with mom for 1hr & 30mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =129 Max =160, Elevation gain 417 feet. Km's 33

Sun 7th, Road ride to Ellerslie road for 1hr & 2mins (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =161 Max =190, Elevation gain 305 feet. Km's 25

Golden Two Four MTB XC Marathon Race 2019 @ Golden BC

Saturday June 15th, I finished 42nd place out of 60 in the solo open men category Results, It took me 6 hours & 9 minutes to complete 3 laps and I went a total of 45 Kms. Lap 1 = 1 hour 57 mins, Lap 2 = 2 hours 4 mins, Lap 3 = 2 hours 7 mins. Total elevation gain was 4,659 Feet. My average heart rate was 163 bpm and max was 193 bpm. Check out my garmin data Here.

I entered the 8 hours category to complete as many laps. The start was lemans style where we had to run around the school field for almost a kilometre and then find our bikes before hopping on and riding the race. I did not like this style of start. Once on the bike I had a really strong start because I moved up a lot of spots and was climbing very consistent and with the ability to push as hard as I could. At the ten kilometre mark of the first lap I was trying really hard on a climb to make it over a rock with a sharp left corner to follow and I did not quite have enough speed and lost my balance where I tipped over and landed hard on a tree stub and bumped my head on a rock. I took about ten minutes to collect myself, get my chain back on, make sure that I was ok to carry on. I road the next five km's very cautiously to finish lap one safe. I checked in at the medical tent and made sure I had no concussion (thankfully not) they cleaned up the cuts on my leg, elbow & bum where the bib shorts ripped. I was allowed to continue and managed to get in two more laps. I really enjoyed the course because it had a really big six km long climb with a really fun decent that was just as long. The only part I did not like was the black rated two km rock a bout section where there were lots of rocks and if you wipe out its a long fall down rocks. I ran this section every time. The temperature was 27 deg C.

A huge thanks to Transrockies for putting on the race and to all the volunteers for their efforts to put on this amazing event and especially the medics that took care of me.




Lemans Start. We raced on the mountain just to the left (not pictured here)

Fluffy Bunny Provincial Championships MTB XC Race 2019 @ Bragg Creek (Alberta Cup XCO) #3

Saturday June 8th, I finished 5th place out of 5 in the Masters Men 30-39 category Results, It took me 1 hour & 45 minutes to complete 3 laps and I went a total of 17 Kms. Lap 1 = 35 mins, Lap 2 = 34 mins, Lap 3 = 36 mins. Total elevation gain was 1,509 Feet. My average heart rate was 172 bpm and max was 191 bpm. Check out my garmin data Here.

I finished -1 lap behind. The race Commissaire reduced every category by one lap. It had rained for two straight days before the race. I was elated to see the sunshine for the morning of the race. The course was really muddy and slippery. On the awesome 2 km long climb to start off each lap, I had trouble getting grip on the roots & rocks and therefore spun out multiple times and it disrupted my climbing rhythm. I did fairly well on the 2 km long down hill. I raced fairly conservative in some spots because I really did not want to get hurt. There were elite level racers in my category. I am proud of myself for going out there and trying hard and not giving up. The temperature was 23 deg C.

Thank you Onyerleft for putting on the race & all the volunteers for their efforts along with cheering us on.




Post Race, Muddy Bike

Mountain Maiden MTB XC Race 2019 @ Canmore Nordic Centre (Alberta Cup XCO) #2

Saturday June 1st, I finished 21st out of 22 in Expert Men category Results. It took me 2 hours & 26 minutes to complete four laps and a total of 27 km's long. Lap 1 = 32 mins, Lap 2 = 37 mins, Lap 3 = 38 mins, Lap 4 = 37 mins. The total Elevation gain was 2,044 feet. My average heart rate was 175 bpm and max was 190 bpm. Check out my Garmin data Here.

On Lap three I took a wrong turn and it wound up costing me a couple minutes. Someone took the purple ribbon down where I was supposed to turn right, not left. I was so happy with how the race went because I was allowed to complete all four laps and for me its about finishing and having a good time. My first lap was my fastest and I was really motoring out there. I slowed down considerably the next three laps. I really enjoyed the course because you can get into a good rhythm on the two km climb on the start of the lap and lots of flow up top and on the two km down hill section to finish up the lap.

The temperature was 22 deg C. I would like to thank all the volunteers and Spin Sisters for putting on the race.




Pic by https://www.instagram.com/manual_therapist_/?igshid=wuplf5ngd2ov&fbclid=IwAR28HycyYnDNuBqzeUVQIUvSIkHTu9ikzkYih48dtpL62obY2eJTH1YBQOk



Canmore at Patrino's Post Race Steak meal. Great food.

June 2019 Training

Sun 23rd, Road ride @ Colchester Hall with parents for 1hr & 52mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =118 Max =154, Elevation gain 472 feet. Km's 37

Sat 22nd, Road ride @ Colchester Hall for 1hr & 33mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =133 Max =160, Elevation gain 407 feet. Km's 40

Wed 12th, MTB ride @ Golden BC for 3hrs 20mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =138 Max =177, Elevation gain 2,136 feet. Km's 24

Tue 11th, MTB ride @ Golden BC for 4hrs 21mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =141 Max =177, Elevation gain 3,009 feet. Km's 33

Sun 9th, MTB ride @ Bragg Creek for 2hrs 11mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =151 Max =183, Elevation gain 1,916 feet. Km's 20

Thu 6th, MTB ride @ Bragg Creek for 2hrs (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =144 Max =182, Elevation gain 1,000 feet. Km's 21

Tue 4th, MTB ride @ Canmore for 3hrs 12mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =136 Max =179, Elevation gain 1,883 feet. Km's 21

Sun 2nd, MTB ride @ Bragg Creek for 3hrs (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =143 Max =181, Elevation gain 2,874 feet. Km's 24




12th, Golden BC Moon Raiker Trails



12th, Golden BC Moon Raiker Trails



2nd, Bragg Creek 3/4 the way up Snakes & Ladders Climb

Royal River Valley Rumble MTB XC Race 2019 @ Sun Ridge Ski Hill (Alberta Cup XCO) #1

Sunday May 26th, I finished 10th place out of 12 in the Expert Men category Results, It took me 1 hour & 38 minutes to complete 3 laps and I went a total of 18 Kms. Lap 1 = 33 mins, Lap 2 = 32 mins, Lap 3 = 33 mins. Total elevation gain was 1,437 Feet. My average heart rate was 181 bpm and max was 193 bpm. Check out my garmin data Here.

A huge thanks to my friend Howard C & his wife and my parents for coming out to watch me and provide some motivation for me to push to my full out maximum effort. I finished -1 lap as it was a four lap race. I started out really fast as for the first couple km's I could still see some racers and then I blew up as I went out to fast. I recovered ok for lap two & three. I am thrilled with this result because I have been pretty sick since January 2017 and this shows that my programs from my coach Heather K and the hard training that I have put in that I am trending upwards again. The temperature was 25 deg C & sunny.

Alberta Bicycle Association had a new regulation for this season allowing MTB XC racers to select what category to race in and no down grades are allowed. If you earn enough points or wins you will be upgraded to the next category. I selected Expert (4 laps) over sport (3 laps) because for nine years I have been racing three laps so I wanted more bang for my buck when I travel to race as I do better in longer races.

Thank you Kurt M, and Hardcore Bikes for putting on the race & all the volunteers for their efforts along with cheering us on. Geoff I rocked it on the mic again as the DJ for the event and it definitely helped to pump up my energy levels during the race.




Post race protein bar. Pic by Parents.
 

Fat Tire MTB XC Race 2019 @ Sun Ridge Ski Hill #1

Tuesday May 14th, I finished last place in the four laps group. It was 7 kms long and it took me 34 minutes. My average heart rate was 165 bpm and Max 193 bpm. Total elevation gain was 696 feet. Check out my Garmin data Here.

I did a cool down ride with Cory D to Gold Bar Park and went a total of 13 kms and road for 1 hour & 23 minutes. The course had lots of climbing and fun twisty technical sections. It was great to get out and have fun tonight. It was 13 deg C and perfect for the race, then it rained on my way back from Gold Bar Park. Thanks to the crew @ Hardcore for putting on the race.

May 2019 Training

Fri 31st, MTB ride @ Cochrane for 1hr & 40mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =124 Max =170, Elevation gain 886 feet. Km's 22

Tue 28th, Road ride @ Mill Creek Ravine with Geoff I for 4hrs & 8mins (Zone 2/3) Average heart rate =151 Max =189, Elevation gain 1,483 feet. Km's 76

Sat 25th, MTB ride @ Sun Ridge Ski Hill for 1hr (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =163 Max =190, Elevation gain 276 feet. Km's 10

Wed 22nd, MTB ride @ Tiger Gold Stick Park for 1hr & 36mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =164 Max =191, Elevation gain 978 feet. Km's 17

Sun 19th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine for 3hrs & 10mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =144 Max =184, Elevation gain 1,722 feet. Km's 23

Sat 18th, MTB ride to Kinsmen Park for 1hr & 40mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =151 Max =180, Elevation gain 1,138 feet. Km's 16

Fri 17th, MTB ride @ Tiger Gold Stick Park for 2hrs & 9mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =159 Max =195, Elevation gain 1,053 feet. Km's 15

Sun 12th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall with parents for 1hr & 51mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =134 Max =173, Elevation gain 502 feet. Km's 33

Fri 10th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine for 1hr & 21mins (Zone 3/4) Average heart rate =157 Max =181, Elevation gain 830 feet. Km's 13




12th. Pic by Mom.


 

12th.
 

April 2019 Training

Sat 13th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall with parents for 1hr 29mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =140 Max =169, Elevation gain 410 feet. Km's 30

March 2019 Training

Sat 30th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall for 1hr 37mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =135 Max =171, Elevation gain 423 feet. Km's 35

2018/2019 Capital City Rec Hockey League Season Recap

This was my eleventh consecutive season playing in a Men’s Hockey League and my sixth with the Edmonton Rangers. We finished eighth place out of ten teams in division 15/17. I played in 20/28 games and had 12 Goals & 14 Assists for 26 points. I got on a really hot streak and went on a tear with an eleven game point streak. I got really sick a the end of the season and missed the final couple games of regular season and all three games of our teams first round play off series that we lost. We had an up and down season. We have a great group of guys on the team and have a fun time playing together.

February 2018/2019 Capital City Rec Hockey League

Sat 23rd, (Game #20) 1 Goal
@ 8:45pm, Castledowns arena Rangers vs. Snake Arm (L 5-1) They really collapse well in front of their net making it hard to get shots through. Boxscore

Sat 9th, (Game #19) 1 Assist
@ 10:00pm, Coronation arena Rangers vs. Admirals (L 5-2) We took way too many penalties. Boxscore

Wed 6th, (Game #18) 1 Goal & 1 Assist
@ 10:30pm, Grand Trunk arena Rangers vs. Kozaks (L 9-7) This was a very exciting offensive game. Boxscore

February 2019 Training

Sun 17th, Spin @ home for 1 hour 30 minutes (Zone 3, 40mins) Average heart rate =139 Max =167, Avg Rpm =95, Km's 40

Sat 16th, Spin @ home for 1 hour 45 minutes (Zone 2) Average heart rate =136 Max =153, Avg Rpm =89, Km's 42

Wed 13th, Spin @ home for 1 hour 30 minutes (Zone 2) Average heart rate =136 Max =154, Avg Rpm =89, Km's 36

Sun 10th, Spin @ home for 1 hour 30 minutes (Zone 2) Average heart rate =120 Max =136, Avg Rpm =90, Km's 36

Tue 5th, Spin @ home for 1 hour 30 minutes (Zone 3, 35mins) Average heart rate =141 Max =165, Avg Rpm =91, Km's 40

Sun 3rd, Spin @ home for 1 hour 30 minutes (Zone 2) Average heart rate =145 Max =166, Avg Rpm =88, Km's 36

Sat 2nd, Spin @ home for 1 hour 30 minutes (Zone 2) Average heart rate =140 Max =155, Avg Rpm =89, Km's 36




My home, Aka The Pain Lab.

January 2018/2019 Capital City Rec Hockey League

Sat 26th, (Game #17)
@ 10:00pm, Knights of Columbus arena Rangers vs. Glorious Beavers (W 6-3) The game was fairly even and our goalie made key saves. Boxscore

Mon 21st, (Game #16) 1 Goal & 1 Assist
@ 10:30pm, Kinsmen arena Rangers vs. Face (L 7-6 O.T) We could not contain one of their players as he tallied six points. Boxscore

Wed 16th, (Game #15)
@ 9:30pm, Terwillegar arena Rangers vs. Yellow Jackets (L 8-1) We struggled to clear the puck out of our own zone. Boxscore

Fri 11th, (Game #14) 1 Goal
@ 8:30pm, Garrison arena Rangers vs. Voodoo (L 5-3) We gave up a third period lead & kept them to the outside the best we could. Boxscore

Mon 7th, (Game #13) 2 Assists 
@ 10:30pm, George Hughes arena Rangers vs. Spoilers (L 7-6 O.T) The game went back and forth however we got out shot. Boxscore