Covering Some Distance

Samuel headed out yesterday with the intent of just going for a nice easy ride, but the wind was in his favour, so ended up going 75 kilometres, all the way to and around Yorkton. I had considered going with him, but I’m glad I didn’t, I never would have made it :)

Today Samuel and I rode to Foam Lake and back (49 km round trip), but Samuel had to keep the pace nice and slow so I could keep up with him. He is out again right now, getting a second workout. At this pace, he will be ready for his cross provincial ride in no time.

Saltcoats

This day marks the furthest that I have cycled in my training so far. A few kilometres past Saltcoats and I hit the 100km mark.

Whitesand Park

There are lots of interesting places to cycle to in eastern Saskatchewan. Here are some pictures near Whitesand Park.

More Wind And Rain

We have had a fair amount of rain lately, which has been interfering with our training. Even my basement flooded from all the rain. We have been keeping up with cross training and cycling between the clouds. Here is a picture of PJ heading into the sunset.

Joining Samuel On His Trip

Samuel Carey has invited me to join him on his bicycle trip across the province. He has also invited me to join him here on this blog. I have started training with him and together we are working towards the goal of bicycling across Saskatchewan and raising awareness of his genetic disorder.

Spring Training

High winds and uncooperative weather has been slowing my training. On inclement days, I cross train by resistance training, and still do a bit of cycling on the stationary bike. These two pictures were taken yesterday. It was a bit of a surprise to wake up to so much snow on the ground in May.

A Few More Pictures of my Jack Russell Terrier

To Bicycle Across Saskatchewan

In recent months I found a website (Alpha 1 Canada) that has shown me how to manage my genetic disorder, and now I have found a great deal of energy and a noticeable increase in health and vigor. So I am planning a bicycle trip across my home province of Saskatchewan to help raise awareness of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.

I still have a great deal of physical training to accomplish before I will be ready to make the trip.