Nose Hill XC

Carl and I hit up the Nose Hill XC. This was my 7th time in a row racing this event !! I can't believe I have been competing at these so long. I am super pumped to be taking over as race director for this race next year and hope I can convince a few more people to give this race a go.

Here is the video

It was a super sunny day so the camera quality is a little better. Curtis Sampson is a veteran Calgary Road Runner, and he wore the second camera.

Rob Lukacs promised he would be there with us.....

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Commemorative Clothing is in and READY for pickup!

I have the box of clothing at my house. It will be set up as of 4pm today.

Drive up to the house, walk around to the BACK, proceed to the NORTH side of the house, enter the shed, look on the spreadsheet to remember what you ordered, root through the box, grab your stuff, check off you took your stuff, close the shed door. You can also pop in for a visit if it looks like I am home. Don't come really late at night, that is creepy.

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XTERRA Winter Triathlon

Hey everyone
I just signed up for the Xterra Winter Triathlon and I’m wondering if anyone else has signed up, or is interested in signing up.
Here is the link for more information and registration. Looks like lots of fun…well, the downhill part at least.
http://www.smithevents.ca/id7.html

If anyone is interested in doing a little training for it, please let me know: sdonaldson7996@hotmail.com
It's only 6 weeks away!

Shawna

Article on Masters Training.

I mentioned during the spin class I wrote a little article on an aspect of Master's training that is often overlooked. A few of you were interested, here it is.

Looking for input!

Hello,

For those of you that were at this year's AGM , Trev mentioned that I have offered to manage the team's digital communication. This could be anything from just being a point of contact for members of the team to find out what is out there and what other members are using to building a site that meets the needs of the team.

What I would like to find out at this point, is what you guys think. What types of social networks are you using,? How are you using the current blog, forum, other stuff I don't know about.? Also, what kind of information would you like the site to provide that it is not currently there?

If you have any ideas or comments about what you would like to see, either email those to me at scott.gc@gmail.com or you can just post a comment here.

Scott

Clothing!! It's time and it's cooler than ever.

Guys, Thomas has come up with an evolution to the jersey I am sure most will think is cool! Next time you see him, either let him win a sprint or buy him a beer (depending on venue). I have cleared with the ABA that we can race with either the 2009 or 2010 design. Most of us will need to be buying the 2010 jersey simply due to the old one either smelling or getting really old.

A high quality version is available here if you want to view it in better detail.

Please download the order spreadsheet here, save it onto your desktop, and READ IT. Then follow the instructions.

Deadline is the end of the day Feb. 19th 2010. You MUST be a team member at the time of ordering. If you are waffling about joining the team, we are not guaranteeing a 'second round' of clothing orders.

Women's Team open house reminder.

Just a reminder that the Women's Team and potential members open house is tonight (Tuesday Feb 2) 6:00pm at Speed Theory. If you are at all interested in racing and training with the team please come to this casual meet and greet. All levels are welcome and encouraged.

The details

Speed Theory Calgary

#130-5403 Crowchild Trail NW

Calgary, AB

T3B 4Z1

If You Win...

Victory Salute Like a Pro

Now, unlike some ST riders, I've never had to worry about planning a victory salute. Take a look at the race results from last year: you'll have to look pretty far down the Cat 5 results to see my name. But, one can always hope and dream, at least until reality sets in at the Headwinds RR when I'm dropped 20 km into the race...

Speed Theory is Moving! To the Calgary Beltline

735A - 10th AVE SW

We plan to move before the end of February! Details on timing and our new store plans will be available soon.
Thank you!
We appreciate your continued business.
SpeedTheory - Your Partners in a Healthy Lifestyle.

First round of race clothing is approaching.

Thomas and I will be coordinating our first round of ordering for race kit. We want to ensure to get racers in race clothing before ABA action starts up and since it's starting up earlier than normal, we need to get on this early.

THEREFORE: If you are contemplating joining the team, this is the time to do it. You MUST be a member of Speed Theory Cycling to order race kit. I will be sending out the spreadsheet via the Karelo sign up emails provided. There is no guarantee there will be a second round, and even if there is, I can guarantee those kits won't get here before the season starts up.

We will have the PDFs up soon and the spreadsheets and deadlines will follow suit.

If you were a member last year, and you don't have holes in your gear (in other words, you didn't crash) then there is no need to order new kit (other than the smell factor), any changes we make will be just a small evolution to keep the jerseys fresh and rad.

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2010 ABA Race Calendar

Race calendar is up on the ABA site

12 Mile Coulee XC Race, Jan 23rd.

Teammate Carl Miiller wore the second camera this time. This is a great course as the trails are awesome. The footing wasn't super this year.

Here it is.

Lachlan and Dallas actually rode up the Coulee and back down it just before we raced through the Coulee twice. Dallas has some cam footage of those guys riding the trail at 2:47 into his clip here. It is neat to see the flags I followed during the running race being followed on bikes about 1hour before.

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Penticton - Speed Theory Tour May 16-22

Hey folks,

May is going to be here before we know it, so here’s what you need to know right now about the Speed Theory bike tour in Penticton. I’m not calling it a training camp, because we’re primarily there to kick back, have some fun, drink wine and get a few k’s in every day on the bike. Day one of the tour is Sunday, May 16, and day seven is Saturday, May 22. You are more than welcome to show up and ride days earlier or stay and ride days later, just know the rides Speed Theory is organizing are the seven days mentioned above.

There are two sets of rides from which you can choose to do each day. One set will be shorter rides per day (60-160kms) with the week’s totals adding up to just over 700kms. The second set will be longer rides per day (100-225kms) with the week’s totals coming in at just over 1,000kms. Regardless what ride you do each day, both groups will leave together and stick together for at least the first 20-40kms. There will also be someone in each group who will know where to go and how to get back to Penticton. I’ll post the schedule and rides (from MapMyRides) on the blog at a later date so you can see the routes and elevations.

Last year, we went into the Penticton tour with our big heads thinking that everyone was going to be for themselves and if you got dropped or had a flat you were on your own. Not only was that the wrong attitude to have, but we actually spent the first 60kms of our longest ride (225kms) stopping to change five flats and using the bathroom an average of once per 10kms. Not to mention, everyone ended up waiting for everyone at every feed break anyway. Just know there will always be support in some fashion on each ride, but don't expect a support vehicle with a bike shop and buffet in the trunk waiting for you every 40kms. This year we hope to attract more Speed Theory cyclists to Penticton for what turned out to be a super fun week last year.

Right now you should be thinking about booking time off at work and getting the husband, wife, kids, partners, pets, etc... pumped for either joining you in Penticton or spending a week away from you while you’re in Penticton. And if you don’t have these sorts of people in your life then you have no excuses for not coming.

Next posting: Team hotel (self booking and optional) and the schedule for the shorter rides.

Haiti Relief Event at Firewater Pub & Eatery

While we are all busy training in the basement, dreaming of nice weather, it might be a great time to get together for a drink and a bite to eat and help out the people in Haiti.

The radio station I work at XL 103 is doing an event at Firewater Pub and Eatery on Thursday, January 28th. Between 5 and 10pm 100% of all food and drink purchases will be donated directly to the Red Cross to help Haiti. Firewater is in the old Senor Frogs location Downtown (222 - 7th St SW). There will also be a Silent Auction to raise additional relief money.

Please pass the word on to anyone you know, it will be fun, the Pub is great, brand new, kind of a cross between a Pub and a Lounge. It would be great to see everyone out there, get caught up and at least in a small way help some people whose lives have been decimated.

If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a note at work mgodfrey@newcap.ca