bike routing

So I can go real fast at the track, but I kinda run out of gas after a few sprints.
Sprinting = decent but my endurance = poo
I've recently acquired an old road race bike so I'm ramping up the kilometers this coming year starting with 200-300K a week with the goal of being in the 300-600K range by September. I figure the spring series will be a good way to get my race experience up at the velo and by next season I should have a good base to be competitive. A lot of work, but I consider it a constructive use of my spare time!

Here's a few routes I'm going to be doing over the coming weeks.


Fast UBC Loop
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2414179

SFU Loop
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2414195
(I'd like to combine these on the weekends)

Richmond Loop
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/195410

Horseshoe Bay Loop
http://pathtracks.com/users/7515/paths/49604-20081202-monday-ride

and of course 200 meter left turns on repeat!

Going to be one tired mofo for the first few weeks but if it goes anything like my first few weeks on commuting, I should be in good shape.

NIKO PHONE HOME

Someone stole my camera from Shine at the Sammy Bananas show.

This makes me and ohmyblawg very sad indeed.

If you spot anyone with a Nikon Coolpix 5100 check the shoulder strap... if it reads "Niko" kick them in the junk and steal it back for me!

<3

Office Haikus

Here is a collection of haiku's I have sent (to all the heads in my company) with my DSR (daily sales report). There was a short hiatus where I featured a photo-of-the-day, but the haikus were brought back by popular demand.
My raise is in the bag!


Riding high all day
Full length keeps me warm, but still
Damn you, itchy skirt.

New coffee machine
Eagerly awaiting you
Add fuel to our fires

Sun sets below clouds
Shining through the pouring rain
Rainbows on Railway!

Fan outside window
Only stops at end of day
To screech a farewell

A happy Friday
Going to the velodrome
Hope you enjoy yours!

Haikus are old news
I’m open to suggestion
Next week something fresh

I am bananas
Peanut butter jelly time
Get in my belly

It’s Election Day
For Canada, A leader
Don’t forget to VOTE!

Fearless cheerleader
Pick us up and push us forth
CAROL HILDEBRAND!

Project management
Courses at BCIT
Brian’s back in classssss

One, two, three, four, five.
One, two, three, four, five, six, sev.
Five, four, three, two, one.

I’m not Japanese
But I love to write haiku
Hiro must be proud

I won a raffle
Going to the hockey game!
THANK YOU JOEL BERMAN!!!

Heartbreaker network
January Molasses
Connection is breath

Aziz is the man
With the biggest, brightest smile
He sits beside me

Little glass pebbles
Molten melty bits of awe
The texture is stones

Overflowing heart
Tough as nails with tact and charm
Gina saves the day

Don’t wanna haiku
So hungry and it’s raining
Uphill on my bike.

Rob is on vaca
Leaves Nicole no time to play
Bring a gift or else!

Sharper than razor
Swiftly scans file after file
Emese Horwood!

David Bran, sales man
Pushing buttons, pushing glass
Make her want to smash

i cannot wait until i have all my files on my sweet new imac. this is taking forevvvvvvver.
we went for a hike for brad's birthday back in september:

whew

it has been a really long time since i blogged...
these pics are stupes old.



want these?

srsly...?

this is the only one from raneen's bday

pings w/ brad & natasha




those were @ hamza's
here come shawn's bbq




patcha

love that girl

oh fun




aha lenny's dad in belize. lucky!

ok

multiple posts to follow just pump this stuff out

flocking it up

mutha flocker!

New Bike

Another new bike :)
Was considering a factory repaint but it turns out they can't do the original lettering. So, orangey/red it is! The decals are a bit chewed up but otherwise it's in great shape



1983 Marinoni Special
Columbus SL tubing
Dura Ace Components
Campagnolo Hubs to Mavic Rims

Flocking

Yup!

Blogged with the Flock Browser

Racing!

Finally get to race my bike on Friday. I've been working hard at the track for the past month and it looks like I'm more of a sprinter, only because my endurance is such crap. Tried my first 2k Time Trial and it hurt bad, not sure if it was a conditioning thing or if it was due to running my sprint gear. Either way, something to improve on, and considering 90% of the races are endurance, I'm probably going to get my ass beat down for the first few weeks.

Some world class guys out there so it's definitely worth checking out if you've never been.


Friday Night Racing Info:

When: Every Friday night @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: Burnaby Velodrome
Burnaby Velodrome Info

dear diary,

got third best on my name is jonas on rock band tonight. drank rice vodka. should've got a can of lychees like lenny suggested. the ginger in my juice was its saving grace.

here is a list of some things i collect:
candy wrappers
dead bugs
milk crates
pens
cutout images
prime time containers (not anymore)
do receipts count?
imported cigarette boxes (gave those all away)


ok so not as many things as i thought. prolly a good thing.

Just a party thing

I miss drinking free beer so I'm getting back into the DJ thing. I'm starting from scratch here so I'm putting the word out, starting with my highly frequented blog!

I don't see myself jumping in at the level of some of my DJ peers but I would like to work my way back into some kind of regular rotation locally.

Last minute but, going to be playing some tunes at Ryan's shindig on Saturday, and I do mean 'play tunes' as I'm not really booked to play a set, just to get things moving at the BBQ beforehand. Info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21435588801

Shall be rad!