NCHL 2012/13 (Game #3) 1 Assist

Wednesday Oct 3rd, @ 10:45, Kinsmen Arena Garbage Goals vs. Dirty Birds (L3-1) I got the assist when I did a wrap around and Jen M shot it and then I got it over to Tanner J for the goal. This team was pretty good all their players came back and played team defence well. Our first star was the goalie Mike H, he kept us in the game to keep it close.

October 2012 Training

Thursday 25th, Lane Swimming @ Kinsmen Sports Centre for 45mins, did 1,000 metres. Went to gym for 45mins, worked on legs.

Tuesday 23rd, Lane Swimming @ Kinsmen Sports Centre for 45mins, did 1,000 metres. Went to gym for 45mins, worked on legs. Weight=161

Saturday 20th, Hockey practice with my Garbage Goals NCHL team for 1hr 40mins.

Sunday 7th, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine for 1hr 40mins. Kms 20

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #2) 1 Assist

Thursday Sept 27th, @ 10:45, Bill Hunter Arena Garbage Goals vs. Pylons (L4-2) I got the assist from a dump in to their zone and I got the puck from behind the net wrapped it around the net and was stopped and we scored. Kellen S had 1G &1A, his goal was while we were two players short handed wow that was a great play. We played really good in the third period.

NCHL 2012/13 (Game #1) 2 Goals & 1 Assist

Thursday Sept 20th, @ 10:45, Mill woods Arena Garbage Goals vs. Gongshow. (W 5-1) I scored my first goal on a break away and I shot it up high and then I crashed hard into the boards, My second goal was a break away and I deked the goalie out with my go to move fake left go right but the play was all made because our player dove head first at the red line to intercept the puck and get it to me. My assist was a shot and John L got the rebound and in Garbage Goal fashion right in front of the net. The whole team played hard. It was a great way to spend my 30th birthday. Great games by Paul R with 2 A, and Alex L with 1G & 1A.

2012 Mountain bike XC & Mountain bike XC Marathon Racing Season Recap

Western National Marathon Series MTB XC results out of one race:

1. Provincials @ Hinton AB, Aug 26th, = 18th out of 25 in open men (18 points)

 

I was in the 86th spot out of 248 racers that completed one race.

Alberta and Saskatchewan Cup series MTB XC results out of five races:

1. Coulee Cruiser @ Lethbridge AB, May 13th = 5th out of 6 in Novice (8 points)
2. Blackstrap Biter @ Blackstrap Lake SK, June 24th = 9th out of 21 in Sport (105 points) 
3. Perogy @ Edmonton AB, July 8th = 19th out of 25 in Sport
4. Africa Bike @ Canmore AB, Aug 18th = 9th out of 9 in Sport
5. Provincials @ Hinton AB, Aug 25th = 12th out of 15 in Master A (2 points)

I finished with 8 Alberta Mountain bike cup points in Novice and 2 Alberta Mountain bike cup points in Sport. I was ranked 26th in Novice Men and 41st in Sport Men. I do not get awarded points for the Saskatchewan cup series because I am out of province and I was out of the top eight for a cross over to AB Cup points. (ABA would have to review either way)


This was my third season of racing. It started out with me joining United Cycle Racing team because River Valley Cycle closed the doors before the new year, and that was hard to see. It was an easy decision to join the new team and most of all one person Stew H and I have raced against each other the past two seasons in Novice and had some great battles on the race course, but off the course I developed a good friend ship with him and saw that he was a great person and I wanted to be around that kind of person for racing. I had joined the Lori-Ann Muenzer (2004 Olympic Gold medalist in track cycling and from Edmonton) spin classes for two months and there with me doing them was Stew H. It proved to be a great training advantage for me.

I had a really bad crash the first race of the season in Lethbridge AB when I flipped over the handle bars and landed on my left shoulder, a trip to the Hospital resulted in me being lucky as it was damage to the tendons and nothing was broken. My shoulder was never 100% all season after the crash but it was good enough to race so I was so happy for that. I was 14 points short of upgrading to Sport Men, so I asked Alberta Bicycle Association to be upgraded and I was granted this request as my lap times were of the next level. I was happy with this because when I do all that driving out of town I get an extra lap. I did two Fat Tire Tuesday MTB XC races and did not fair to well in them. I did one Spring Series Road Race and did not do to well. I had my best races in Saskatchewan and Hinton. I volunteered for two Tuesday night Cyclo Cross races and the ABA Lions Den race in Devon all were put on by my club United Cycle . I went a total of 1,358 km's training and racing on the road and trails.

September 2012 Training

Sunday 23rd, MTB ride @ Mill Creek Ravine to Kinsmen for 1hr 30mins. Kms 18

Monday 17th, Hockey practice with my Garbage Goals NCHL team for 1hr 40mins.

Saturday 15th, MTB ride @ Terwillegar for 1hr 20mins. Kms 15

Friday 14th, Went skating @ millenium place for 1 hour.

Provincial Marathon Championships MTB XC Race 2012 @ Hinton (Western National Marathon series) #1

Sunday August 26th, I finished 18th place out of 25 in the full marathon results . It took me 5hrs 20mins and it was five laps long and a total of 53 Kms and it was over 5,500 feet of elevation gain. My average heart rate was 161 and max was 183. There was a time cut off in effect you had to have the first three laps done in 3hrs 30mins and I was there in 3hrs 6mins, I could not believe I had made this time cut. I decided to keep going even though all of my muscles and bones were sore and some minor cramping, but I grinded it out and the best part was when I was coming to the finish line all the racers & volunteers were there cheering me to the line. It was an amazing atmosphere and well worth it to finish as pride for myself and also, I now get to post 18 points in the Western National Marathon series. This was my first ever Marathon and it wont be the last because I am more geared towards them because I am a very slow starter almost like a diesel engine. The race was held at the Hinton Nordic Centre and the temperature was 26 deg C. A huge thanks to Nathan F and free wheel jasper and all the volunteers for putting on the race.

Provincial Championships MTB XC Race 2012 @ Hinton (Alberta Cup) #4

Saturday August 25th, I finished 12th place out of 15 in the Master A category for all racers age 30 to 39 Novice, Sport, Expert results.  I earned 2 Alberta Mountain bike cup points. It took me 2hrs 22mins. It was two long laps and one short lap for a total of 25 Kms. The Elevation gain was 2,769 feet. My average heart rate was 179 and max was 193. I was ahead of my pace last year when I was in Novice and did one less long lap. The course was a bit different and I would say a bit more challenging than the past two years. I defiantly peaked for this race as it was my best race I had all year. The race was held at the Hinton Nordic Centre and the temperature was 22 deg C. A huge thanks to Nathan F and free wheel jasper and all the volunteers for putting on the race.





 My suffer face, pic by Caleb's dad

Africa Bike MTB XC Race 2012 @ Canmore (Alberta Cup) #3

Saturday August 18th, I finished 9th place out of 9 in Sport men results , I was one minute out of 8th place and two minutes out of 7th place. It was 1.5 laps and 18 Kms in total. It took me 1hr 25mins. My Average heart rate was 181 Max was 194. It was 27 deg C. My first half upper lap was 31 mins then I did the lower half lap in 29 mins so I was at 1hr for the first lap when I got my legs and lungs and did the same upper half lap in 25 mins. At that point I had lost too much ground on the bad start to come back. I was happy how I climbed and there was alot and I did pretty good on the down hill technical sections but that's where my time was lost. I had fun. The race was held at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Thanks Shauna T & Trevor C for coming out to cheer me on. Thanks to Boiler Tech, my parents, Bob B for donating your hard earned money to help me raise the pledge minimum of $130 so that we can make a family happy in Africa with a nice bike to ride.

A huge thanks to Melissa F and Kelly M @ africa bike project and all the volunteers for putting on this great first class event. I Helped Crazy Larry and Kelly set up the lower half lap of the course. The BBQ after the race was so good. Having Crazy Larry on the mic was a great time, great job Larry.




Post race With Crazy Lary, Melissa F and Kelly M

August 2012 Training

Monday 27th, MTB ride @ the Hinton mountain bike park for 1hr. It was a recovery ride. Kms 12

Sunday 19th, MTB ride @ the Canmore Nordic Centre for 2hrs. I did parts of various race courses. Kms 22

Friday 17th, MTB ride, did a pre lap of the Africa bike race course @ Canmore Nordic Centre for 2hrs 10mins. Kms 18

Sunday 12th, MTB ride @ Terwillegar for 1hr 5mins. Kms 15

Saturday 11th, MTB ride @ Kinsmen for 1hr 30mins. Did hill repeats. Avg heart rate=154 Max=192. Kms 20

Thursday 9th, MTB ride in Mill Woods ravine for 1hr 35mins, Kms 20

Monday 6th, MTB group ride @ Fort Saskatchewan for 1hr 37mins. Avg heart rate=157 Max=186. Kms 20

Sunday 5th, MTB ride from United Cycle to Sun Ridge Ski Hill for 3hrs 8mins. Avg heart rate=151 Max=196. Kms 50

Saturday 4th, Road ride from Country Side golf course to New Serepta for 2hrs 10mins. Avg heart rate=161 Max=190. Kms 60