Today…

Posted on May 10, 2007

 
Today was a bit of a busy day.  After a few tough [for various reasons] practices this week, including lasts night’s sprint workout with the likes of Diego Rosero, Kalon and Shane Dobbin, Scott Arlidge, Dj Nation, Danny Finster, Peter Michael, Ruban Martinez, Wayne Begg,(Hi guys, thanks for checking in)… Nicole Begg, Andrea Gonzalez, and a host of others that deserve equal mention, I wasn’t feeling the greatest physically or mentally (frankly) so I went out for a moderate bike ride in the hills [of Kruezlingen and Weinfelden] by myself so enjoy some scenery, spend some time thinking, and of course to feel better.  Here are the stats from the solo ride:
05/10/07:
Ride time: 1:39.30
Avg. HR: 139bpm
Max HR: 168bpm
HR Zone (135-170)
      Time in zone: 1:22.16
                 above: 0:00.00
                 below: 0:17.14
Kcal: 958
Distance: 43.45km
Avg. Speed: 26.2km/hr
Max Speed: 66.3km/hr
Avg. Cadence: 93rpm
Max Cadence: 118rpm
The ride was really nice. I just took my time, rode around, got to know the roads a bit, climbed some hills, had some fun with descents, and even stopped by to see who was at the track, and to see Andrew and Sigrid at their place in Weinfelden.  I listened to some great music, and even managed to listen to the complete album; “Carnavas” by the Silversun Pickups, that I’ve been meaning to listen to for a while.  It’s good.  I like the vibe that album had for me on the ride.  Anyway, the highlights were definitely the mountainous skyline, and the decent into Kruezlingen. 
Some food, some cleaning, and a shower later, I headed out with Wayne to go to an expo for the BEE Company, a sponsor of our team for a few hours.  They manage 24/7 call centers and other services for various companies.  We have met the owners and the “High-ups” already, and get along with them well.  The team is even on their company posters and other media pieces… (which reminds me: I need a haircut.)  There is one huge picture of Jasper on one of their posters that I thought was kind of funny.  It always seems to fascinate me to see the types of pictures that non-skaters pick out as “good ones”.
After that I had a bit of food, prepped my skates for a ~50min workout/skate on the streets and paths around here.  It was really fun.  I just explored and booted around since I missed the group skate Kalon and the boys had set up out of the house while I was at the expo.  I felt alright on skates tonight.  It seems I always feel ‘alright’ when I skate by myself here, since I don’t have to attempt to manage the pace that the number of current and former world champions tend to train at, and I actually have the chance to warm up, and work on my form.  At the end of the skate, I followed the “around the lake path” as far west as I could to attempt to find the Frolf course, which I did.  I was excited to see the first frolf basket, as the boys at the house give frolf such a hard time, and now I could show them that it actually exists.  Anyway, I cooled down, and got back to the house with just enough time to change, head down to the course, which is about a three minute skate from my front door, and explore the rest of the course/throw a quick round.
For all my frolfing friends back home that might actually take a look at this site, the course isn’t nearly as well maintained as White Spruce.  We really should feel privileged to have such a great course in Brampton.  It is world class.  The course here has no set tees, I just shot from the basket of the previous hole.  The placement of the pins was rather remarkable.  It seemed that they would just be on the front lawn of someone’s house, behind a tree of the side of a foot path, or at the foot of a small castle.  Yes, castle.  It is a really cool park though.  I couldn’t resist playing on the zip lines after my last hole, or noticing the huge chess board/set where the pieces came up to my shoulder… or the outdoor table tennis (ping pong) table, and the mini-golf course.  There is even a petting zoo.  [Oh that reminds me… at the expo, there were two loose baby goats.  I had no idea goats were so cute!  I pet one.  Or I petted one.  Spell check didn’t grab “petted”, so I’m sure it’s a word.  I just invented a website!  www.isitaword.com …does that count as a trademark?  It should. Oh, that was how my brain usually works, by the way…]  Anyway, this is getting long, and I am rambling and probably losing your interest, so I will wrap it up.  With my trusty yellow Champion Aviar, I shot pretty much par (3) for every hole I could find, with a few bogies, (not boogies, Jake Maas) and no birdies.  It was a fine, fine day, though busy.  I leave for Rennes, France and race Sunday.  It will be my first time in France, and I am excited, though I would like to stay longer.  I hope to get a better chance to do just that in July.  The Giro starts Saturday!!!  I am excited about that too.  Oh, I may race the Swiss National Championships next weekend, depending on how I’m feeling.
Goodnight all,
Aaron.

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