Spring Series Road Race 2015 #1 @ Northern Bear Golf Club

Sunday April 19th, I finished about mid pack in group C and that is un official because there is no timing done. It took me 1 hr & 30 mins. It was four laps and a total of 52 km's long. My average heart rate was 171 bpm and max was 191 bpm. The total Elevation gain was 735 feet. Check out my Garmin Data here. I parked at Strathcona Olympiette Centre and it is 10 kms to the start line so it served as a nice warm up. For the day I went a total of 72 Kms. I spent a lot of time at the front of the lead group and even lead the race for some of the time. I could not respond to an attack late on lap three on the hill and I found myself riding with a team mate Maury as we road the last lap together. This was the fastest I have done this race by one minute. There was one crazy moment as a Lama was on the course so we had to stop and then it ran alongside of us. I still do not feel comfortable road racing. I did enjoy today as great training. The temperature was 15 deg c. Thank you to all the volunteers.

2014/2015 Non Contact Hockey League Season Recap

This was my seventh season of organized hockey, second with the Rangers. We finished 2nd place out of 6 teams in Division 10/14. I played 26/30 games and had 15 Goals & 16 Assists for 31 points. I had a twelve game point streak this season. I played in 1/1 play off games and had 1 Goal. We lost our play off game and were eliminated.





Back Row L to R: Ryan S, James S, Blaise F, Bruce C, Howard C, Daniel D, Patrick G, Jason L, Me
Front Row L to R: Javan M, Ryan L, Harry A, Chris R, Alex H
Pic by Chris R's Dad 

April 2014/2015 Non Contact Hockey League (Play-Offs)

Sat 18th, (Game #1) 1 Goal
@ 1:30pm, Kenilworth Arena Rangers vs. Voodoo (L 6-3) I scored my goal as I won the face off back to Howard C who then took a shot on the net and there was a rebound so I dove across to reach the loose puck and poke it home, as I slid on the ice after the goal. We jumped out to a three nothing lead about six minutes into the game. I think at that point we thought that this was going to be an easy win. In the second and third period we got out played by Voodoo and they deserved the win more than us by making a big come back like that. I will be honest this was a tough loss as I thought we had a good chance to go all the way this year. Bruce C 1G. Patrick G 1G. Blaise F 1A. I would like to thank my parents for coming out to watch the game.






Pre game warm up: Javan M, Me & Chris R. Pic by Chris R's Dad



Me diving to reach the loose puck to score. Pic by Chris R's Dad



Me doing a toe drag while three defenders watch me do so. Pic by Chris R's Dad

April 2015 Training

Sat 25th, MTB ride @ Terwillegar Park for 1hr 37mins (Zone 1/2/3) Average heart rate =151 Max =186, Elevation gain 1,024 feet. Km's 20

Fri 17th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall for 35mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =129 Max =158, Elevation gain 115 feet. Km's 15

Wed 15th, Road ride @ Colchester Hall for 2hrs (Zone 1/2) Elevation gain 551 feet. Km's 50

Sun 12th, Road ride along Ellerslie Road for 2hrs 23mins (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =112 Max =139, Elevation gain 648 feet. Km's 45

Sat 11th, Road group ride @ Wye School to Northern Bear Golf for 2hrs 39mins, Average heart rate =164 Max =199, Elevation gain 1,109 feet. Km's 74

Wed 8th, Road ride along Ellerslie Road for 1hr 30mins (Tempo Effort 60mins) Average heart rate =140 Max =166, Elevation gain 492 feet. Km's 41

Sun 5th, Road ride to Beaumont for 2hrs (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =133 Max =166, Elevation gain 643 feet. Km's 48

Sat 4th, Road ride Beaumont to Sherwood Park for 3hrs (Tempo Effort 55mins) Average heart rate =137 Max =172, Elevation gain 909 feet. Km's 70

Fri 3rd, Road ride along Ellerslie Road for 2hrs (Tempo Effort 55mins) Average heart rate =142 Max =167, Elevation gain 679 feet. Km's 52

2014/2015 Cross Country Ski Racing Season Recap

Alberta Loppet Race Series XC

1. Canadian Birkebeiner @ Blackfoot AB - Feb 14th, 244th place out of 537 Overall

This was my third season of Cross Country Ski racing.

* In total for my career after three season’s I have done 5 races.

 

March 2014/2015 Non Contact Hockey League

Tues 24th, (Game #26) 1 Goal
@ 10:45pm, Callingwood Arena Rangers vs. Chiefs (L 7-3) My goal was on the power play as I got control of the puck along the half wall and passed it to Cameron B who took a hard wrist shot and the rebound went to me for a wide open net tap in. I had a groin pull that occurred late in our last game so I was not able to skate at 100%. I was in my own end and tried to stop the puck and I deflected it in my own net. The Chiefs were a really strong team. This was our first game against them as they came from a lower division and their team speed was a lot faster than ours. We battled as hard as we could to prevent a blow out loss. Scott I 1G. Blaise F 1G. Cameron B 2A. Jason L 1A. Ryan S 1A. James S 1A.

Wed 18th, (Game #25)
@ 10:45pm, Kinsmen Arena Rangers vs. Admirals (W 3-0) We played a full team game tonight in both ends of the rink. Early in the first period Scott I picked off a clearing attempt and went in alone and scored a goal that turned out to be the game winner. We did not allow very many shots but when we did Ryan L was there to hold the fort down and in doing so he got his first ever shut out. Ryan S 2G. James S 2A. 

Wed 11th, (Game #24) 2 Goals
@ 10:45pm, Kinsmen Arena Rangers vs. Puckaneers (W 8-4) On my first goal Daniel D kept the puck in their zone and it went to me on the boards so I toe dragged it around their defence men and tucked it in five hole off my back hand shot. My second goal Mike G carried the puck over the blue line and passed it to me and then I used their defence men as a screen and shot it in. The first period both teams traded chances and I felt that late in the period our goalie Blake M made a huge save. We out played them in the second and third period. James S 2G. Ryan S 1G & 2A. Cameron B 1G & 2A. Scott I 1G. Patrick G 1G & 1A. Blaise F 1A. Harry A 1A.

Thur 5th, (Game #23) 1 Assist
@ 10:45pm, Terwillegar Arena Rangers vs. Apple 3.14 (L 2-1) Javan M stole the puck at the red line and I came in behind and carried the puck into the slot and took a wrist shot, it was too hard to handle and Javan M was there to burry the rebound. I also had a good chance off my back hand to score but their goalie stopped it. This game was very even. Both goalies played really well. The game went back and fourth and it was played at a good pace. It was really cool because the score keeper was playing music in between the whistle's. The shots were 30-30

March 2015 Training

Sun 29th, Road ride Colchester Hall to Uncas School for 2hrs 6mins (Zone 1/2). Average heart rate =129 Max =177, Elevation gain 600 feet. Km's 50

Sat 28th, Road ride to Eagle Rock Golf Course for 1hr 32mins (Zone 1/2). Average heart rate =139 Max =162, Elevation gain 528 feet. Km's 36

Sun 22nd, Spin @ home for 2 hours (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =135 Max =150, Avg Rpm =85, Km's 40

Sat 21st, Spin @ home for 1hr 30mins (Tempo Effort 50mins) Average heart rate =142 Max =168, Avg Rpm =80, Km's 32

Tue 17th, Road ride in Mill Woods for 1 hour (Spin Ups x10) Average heart rate =128 Max =170, Elevation gain 253 feet. Km's 24

Sun 15th, Road ride to Beaumont for 2hrs 30mins (Tempo Effort 45mins) Average heart rate =131 Max =163, Elevation gain 751 feet. Km's 57

Sat 14th, Road group ride @ Wye School to Northern Bear Golf for 2hrs 18mins, Average heart rate =167 Max =193, Elevation gain 778 feet. Km's 63

Sun 1st, Spin @ home for 2 hours (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate =130 Max =153, Avg Rpm =87, Km's 41

Canadian Birkebeiner XC Skiing Race 2015 @ Blackfoot (Alberta Premier Loppet)

Saturday February 14th, I finished overall 244th place out of 537 Results and in my (30-39) men's age group 40th place out of 70 Results, It took me 3hrs 47mins. It was classic style and it was a total of 31 Kms long. Average heart rate =166bpm Max =186bpm, Elevation gain 2,959 feet. Check out my Garmin Data. We started @ the Unkranian Culture Heritage Village and the finish was at Blackfoot. The night before the race it had snowed over 20cm in parts of Edmonton and ranging towards the race course. This made it really difficult for the groomers to track set the entire course. It was slower conditions because of all the new snow. For most of the course as there was a lot of fresh snow it was like a skier set track feeling out there. Going up the hills was like going up quick sand because of the thickness of the fresh snow so the trails were not packed down and believe it or not this is were I accelerated past lots of racers. I had a really good consistent pace from the start to the 26km mark, it was this point were my legs started to get sore and feel heavy. I still had a small loop to go around the lake and my pace had slowed down at this point and it was a full on mental game for me and I knew I had enough in the tank to finish, I just had to go slower. The start was delayed by one hour. I was a couple minutes slower this year than last years race. I was happy with my race especially considering in mid January I had the flu and it turned into a bad sinus infection that saw me not able to exercise for over two weeks and then being on call the week before the race were some challenges that I had to over come. The temperature was -14 deg c. Thanks to Canadian Birkie and all the volunteers for putting on the race and the smokies were great at the the end of the race. Thank you Fast Trax Ski Shop for waxing my glide and kick zone along with the entire staff for their support.

February 2014/2015 Non Contact Hockey League

Wed 25th, (Game #22) 2 Goals
@ 10:45pm, Kinsmen Arena Rangers vs. Voodoo (W 6-3) On my first goal the puck went to the point and Bruce C took a slap shot and the goalie let out a rebound and I pounced on the loose puck. My second goal also the GWG, our line was in their zone putting some pressure on and the loose puck went to Chris R and he got it to me and I reached out and got it to go in, as it just barley crossed the line. We out played them in the first period and could have been up by more than the 2-1 score showed. The second and third period went back and fourth with us pulling away late in the game. Jason L 2G. Ryan S 2G. Javan 1A. James S 2A. Alex H 1A. Andy R 2A.

Wed 18th, (Game #21) 
@ 10:45pm, Kinsmen Arena Rangers vs. Bandits (L 11-2) I did not play very well tonight. My legs had a lot of lactic acid build up I think from the XC Ski race I did on last Saturday. I did break up two plays in front of my net. I also took the man in front and had two shots bounce off my skate and in. This was our teams worst game of the season as we got out played big time. We stopped skating and then they just kept the pressure on us all game long. Javan M 1G. Cameron B 1G. Ryan S 1A. James S 1A.

Wed 4th, (Game #20) 
@ 10:45pm, Kinsmen Arena Rangers vs. Puckaneers (T 4-4) This game was even and both teams had some great scoring chances and if weren't for good goal tending both teams could have scored eight goals each. The lead changed and so did the momentum at times. Their player had a hat trick and made a big difference for them. With only eight seconds left and our goalie pulled Javan M scored the clutch game tieing goal and then in the shoot out made a super slick deke. Ryan S 1G & 2A. James S 2G & 1A. Scott I 2A.

February 2015 Training

Sat 28th, Spin @ home for 1 hour (Tempo Effort 35mins) Average heart rate=137 Max=177, Avg Rpm=91, Km's 25

Fri 27th, XC Skiing (Skate style) for 1hr 30mins @ Strathcona Wilderness Centre. Average heart rate =155 Max =181, Elevation gain 224 ft. Km's 13

Sun 22nd, XC Skiing (Classic style) for 2hrs @ Goldbar Park to Capilano Park. Average heart rate =137 Max =175, Elevation gain 502 ft. Km's 15

Sat 21st, Spin @ home for 1 hour (Test #1) Average heart rate=153 Max=186, Avg Rpm=85, Km's 20

Thu 19th, Spin @ home for 1 hour (Tempo Effort 30mins) Average heart rate=138 Max=169, Avg Rpm=92, Km's 23

Sun 8th, XC Skiing (Classic style) for 2hrs 8mins @ Goldbar Park to Capilano Park. Average heart rate =147 Max =181, Elevation gain 612 ft. Km's 16

Sat 7th, XC Skiing (Classic style) for 2hrs @ Goldbar Park to Goldstick Park. Elevation gain 1,293 ft. Km's 15

Thu 5th, Spin @ home for 1 hour (Tempo Effort 25mins) Average heart rate=137 Max=172, Avg Rpm=88, Km's 22

Sun 1st, Spin @ home for 1 hour (Zone 1/2) Average heart rate=145 Max=164, Avg Rpm=87, Km's 20