This past weekend we celebrated Jakob’s birthday. Again. It’s the 3rd party he’s had for his 2nd birthday! We celebrated this one in Brandon and invited all his Aunts and Uncles from both sides of the family and the result was a great time of family fun.
He loves his Wassermelone
A sweet moment with cousin Aleksa
As for the bike racing goals that I set for myself, that’s a different story. Results have been mixed in the sense that on the positive side, I’ve completed every race. On the less positive side, I’ve been slapped with the hard reality that I can’t just jump into racing after a 5 year hiatus and expect to do as well as I used to. Somehow I thought that the 2 months of training on the exerbike at the compound gym would have me well prepared to compete. That has not exactly been the case. Part of the problem is that I keep registering for the tougher race categories so that I can get my money’s worth and spend more time on longer courses. Oh well, I’m in it more for the experience and the fun anyway (yeah, nice excuse. 
. In any case, it was good to come back after 5 years and receive warm welcomes from the familiar faces I used to race against. One club went so far as to welcome me back on their website. I thought that was nice. Next Sunday (July 5th) will be the defining moment of truth to see if this crash course of racing pays off. I’m scheduled to ride a 100km mountain bike race. Friends who have done it before say I should be prepared to SUFFER. Should be fun…not.
Looking kinda chuby in those spandex. At least you have some extra weight for the downhill portions. Looks and sounds fun! 100K….yikes.
On a side note; Julie and I bought a house! 4 years of apt. living finally paid off.
Jim
Comment by Jim Brownlee — June 30, 2009 @ 7:53 am |
100Km??? Wow, you are ambitious!! Good luck with that one!
We had a fun time in Brandon – thanks for the invite!
Comment by Annelie Teixeira — July 2, 2009 @ 9:16 am |