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Rudy's List for Friday Jul 3 2009
"Stop looking for your purpose. Be it!" --- Dr. Wayne Dyer TABLE OF CONTENTS
Velos Interdits Sherbrooke QC!!!!! (bernard Durand)
Re; Pacing question - The Bay (Mark Collis)
Mike Collingwood Triathlon Going Carbon Neutral (Julia Aimers)
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (Tim Scapillato)
Mike Collingwood Meech Lake Tri - 38 spots left! (Marc Roy)
Epicman Gats Report (Louise Boudreault)
BIkes and Cars (Chris Milburn)
bike bag options (Chris Milburn)
Happy Canada Day to you all!!! (Joan Hollywood)
For Sale: O'Neill Shorty Wetsuit (Neil Serres)
Some Summer time still available! (Heather MacDonald)
For Sale: Kuota Kalibur 2006 Large (Gabriel Proulx)
Busktukah Canada Day Races (Carlene Paquette)
Wanted: Audi A3 Roof Rack (Paul Fecteau)
| 1. VELOS INTERDITS SHERBROOKE QC!!!!! | | | bernard Durand (General Comments)
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I just saw on RDI this morning where in Sherbrooke Quebec they just announced the cycling path of Le Parc Des Nations will be now closed for cyclist and Rollerblade Saturday and Sunday between 11:00 and 17:00......because the bike path is TOO busy. TOO BUSY!!!!! What is next? Closing roads that are becoming too busy :-/
Thanks to Don Palmer for his reiteration about the 3 riders training on their areobars:
"I was again out riding when I approached three cyclists on a training ride. All were on their aero bars and refused to ride single file despite the fact that the country road was both narrow and winding. Not only did they take up the entire lane, one rider continuously encroached on the passing lane. Several vehicles including two large transport trucks were backed up behind them and all the vehicles showed great patience and politeness waiting for an opportunity to pass."
Too many people ride with bars thinking they will be faster or even more comfortable. In the best case they are putting themselves in jeopardy as they are out of reach of their brake levers to even react to an sudden stop.
Yes I certainly have an issue with stupid cyclist as I have said openly before. I witness any other prime example the other day of a stupid cyclist. I was riding the bike path on my way to go watch the NRC crit, I was not in a rush and therefore rode my fix gear (with brakes) when I saw in front of me this commuter on his race bike, riding in his drop bars and coming my way too fast. Noticing just how fast he was coming toward me and I had seconds ago just passed a big bunch of geese as they were in the middle of crossing the bake path I told myself "he is going doing". Guy when down and he went down F@#$% hard. I stopped to help him out and he managed to call his wife as his bike was done and so has his cycling ability for weeks to come. Guy was then added to the list of stupid cycling.
There is something to be said about road riders who are training in a crit. Criterium teaches you to ride in a straight line. I have ridden many times with some experience triathlete whom I would not even dare to stay on their wheels mostly because they are unable to keep a straight line. They simply not have the awareness that some skill roadies has. Just in case some of you freak out, there are many triathletes here in the region that are the exception and I am not pointing the fingers at you. I have a lot of respect for your discipline.
We need to reach out to people and make them understand that we all need to share the road. Our city/province should have signs along the main roads where people ride constantly that indicate "Share the Road". The presence of these signs would be a constant reminder for both the cyclist and the drivers that we must share the road.
Then we might also try to educate those who chooses to ride without a helmet and teach a thing or two to those who thinks they need to ride aerobars to go to work along with there 2 panniers hanging from the back of their bike.
Bernard Durand
| bernard Durand
bernard@foodery.com
Euro-sports.ca/The Foodery Cycling team
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| | 2. RE; PACING QUESTION - THE BAY | | | Mark Collis (General Comments)
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Hello TriRudy's,
Good question Andrew, to the head of the class on that math assignment.
I've been running the Bay for 12 years (I think) and hosting Around the Bay Training clinics for first timers, on the North Shore section for the last 5 years. This happens to be one of those races that you can't run your best time with a negative split.
The first 20 km is dead flat or slightly down hill. The next 4 km however are on the North Shore hills. It's a series of seven rollers of progressively tougher hills. And there are still two more climbs left, one to Plains Road from the end of North Shore and the infamous Valley Inn Road hill at around 26 km.
Because of those hills, to run this race the fastest, I think a minute or two positive split is the most efficient. I always plan on losing some time there, so that's why the 4:55 splits over most of the course. I think we were 5:10-5:15 on the bulk of the North Shore section, but that was planned.
Also, I always like to run with a little bit of time in the bank for a given aim time. Just in case the wheels fall off.
And of course, that never happens...
| Mark Collis
mcollis@ontherun.ca
www.ontherun.ca
Dream big, live large.
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| | 3. MIKE COLLINGWOOD TRIATHLON GOING CARBON NEUTRAL | | | Julia Aimers (General Comments)
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2009 Carbon Neutral Plan
The Mike Collingwood Triathlon Crew is making big efforts to create a carbon neutral event. This year we plan to use some of the money raised to start planting the Mike Collingwood Forest in Gatineau Park. Please help us in making the GREEN PLAN come to fruition.
Commuting:
Carpool to race kit pick-up, take the bus or even better ride your bike!
Carpool to the park
Race kits:
Bring your own swim cap.
Bring your own safety pins.
Bring your own bags to put your triathlon kit in
There will be no paper in your race kit so PLEASE
Check the website for rules, procedures and maps.
Race Day:
Bring 3-4 water bottles and use one on the run course
Re-cycle and compost in the given areas.
Do not litter the park with gels etc
Buy your gel in a bottle and put it in a small flask with some water
Use mix for your sports drinks
Our plastic cups are compostable
We will be using large recyclable water containers for water stations
Any water bottles, juice boxes and food have been donated and we can't say no to donations but we can encourage our sponsors to be green. :)
Have a great race and please do your part to keep the race green.
Julia Aimers
Mike Collingwood Memorial Triathlon
Race Director
Gatineau Park
July 4th
| Julia Aimers
julia@pbest.ca
www.pbest.ca
Personal Best
Fitness & Lifestyle Consulting
www.pbest.ca
Team Triumph Ottawa
NCCP Triathlon, Cycling and Swimming Coach
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| | 4. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. | | | Tim Scapillato (General Comments)
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I found it interesting and ironic that Deb Ozarko wrote a long post about the problems that society can face when people fail to respect each other, and then she ended it with an appalling display of disrespect and ignorance.
Even when motorists in a certain part of another country display the very qualities of respect that she so strongly desires, she still finds a way to insult and demean them. Hillbillies? Closed-minded? Deb, maybe you should head back out to the left coast, where all those open-minded people were aggressively forcing you off of the road.
You went to a very picturesque part of the United States and had a very positive experience. What part of that is preventing you from simply acknowledging the courteous drivers and thanking them for giving you such a wide (and widely deserved) berth?
| Tim Scapillato
timscap@yahoo.com
http://www.hotconference.com/timscap
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| | 5. MIKE COLLINGWOOD MEECH LAKE TRI - 38 SPOTS LEFT! | | | Marc Roy (General Comments)
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Last chance to register for the Meech Lake Triathlon and get a Tech shirt this morning until 11am. We have 362 participants registered included 40+ teams.
Got to: http://www.meechlaketri.ca to register!
Race kit pick-up will be from 4pm-8pm Friday at Peccos in Gatineau, we recommend to all registered participants to pickup their race kit at this time.
We will take 38 more entries and there will be not new registration taken on race day!
| Marc Roy
info@sportstats.ca
www.sportstats.ca
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| | 6. EPICMAN GATS REPORT | | | Louise Boudreault (General Comments)
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For some crazy reason, I chose to jump on Epicman Gats after Dev Paul posted it. Of course, I didn't see it until Sunday evening, *after* I spend the weekend training in Lake Placid for IMLP.
Oh well - it sounded like a fun challenge. Besides, I only had to bike 160 km as opposed to the 180 like in LP. So I hitched a ride with Jean Lacroix (thanks!) on Wednesday morning to Meech Lake, fearful of spending a day in the rain. After solving a few logistics problems, we started out on our day. First off, 50 min of swimming. I covered around 2.6 to 2.7 km (it was 48 min). The fun part was actually having someone swimming slow enough to be beside me, and we keeping each other going somewhat straight.
Swim finished, hiked to the parking lot to get out on the bike. The first loop was pretty straightforward, all of us sticking together at a pace I could manage relatively easily. Second loop done, start on the third with a pit stop at Champlain. After the stop, we broke into two groups as the crazy fast pack quickly sped out of my sight. I managed to stay with Scott and Eric for the rest of the loops (6 total, with an extra Pinks climb on the last one). I only had to get my butt dragged a bit on the last loop, so I think we did pretty good. Final specs - 144 km, average 28 km/h. Not too bad for hills! The neatest part was watching the Thunderbirds go overhead on loop 4 or 5 as we're climbing up Penguin hill.
So we enter the parking lot, get off the bikes and get ready for the run when I hear Scott "where did my car key go?" Uh oh...not fun to hear. He had just had it two minutes ago to open the car. Frantically searching the trunk, pulling out the bikes, lifting up the seats, I magically reach into a crack and say "is this your key?". My reward was quite nice, but "What happens at Meech Lake, stays at Meech Lake"!
So we start out on the run, and no sooner are we out of the parking lot when the skies open up on us. 10 steps later, we're drenched and salt is running into our eyes. Not too bad - Jean said the weather forecast was for rain at 2 pm, and it was 2:14 pm. Trying to run up Fortune in the downpour and thunder was actually fun, and by the time I got to the top, the sun was shining again. Scott joined me at Keogan's, and we finished together the 8 km run to Champlain.
I was glad to be done, but I can admit the day was great. It wasn't too tough, a solid day but not painful. Next year, I'll be there.
Definitely time to taper for Meech Lake Tri!
| Louise Boudreault
l_boudreault@videotron.ca
Team Packed Apps, sponsored by Packed Apps, euro-sports.ca, RE:FORM Body Clinic, Popeye's and Solefit Orthotics.
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| | 7. BIKES AND CARS | | | Chris Milburn (General Comments)
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Hey Rudyites
Hi from Cape Breton.
I have to say that cars here are by-and-large VERY respectful of bicycles. I think a big determinant of respect or disrespect is community connectedness. People are more reluctant to treat people badly (whether a cyclist behaving badly or a car) when they are in a small community where they are afraid they will know the person who they are holding their middle finger up towards. Large, sprawled communities and suburbs where 99.9% of people get around by car, and have no idea who their neighbours are, engender this type of behaviour IMHO.
I certainly get a raw deal from cars much more frequently than I like, but I try to remember that, since I ride over 7000K per yr on a bike, I pass or am passed by many thousands of vehicles, so a few dozen bad experiences per year represents a tiny fraction of the overall number of drivers out there. Most are respectful. I try not to paint them all with the same brush (although sometimes I get pissed off and am as guilty as the rest of us at falling into that particular trap).
From studies, the most effective way of creating respect, and statistical safety, for cyclists is not with bike lanes or helmets, but by increasing the number of cyclists on the roads to the point where it becomes "normal". So lets all ride as much as we can (leaving the car at home is good in so many different ways) and enjoy it, because even when it's bad it's better than driving a car!!
I sincerely hope it is not raining as much in Ottawa as it is in CB. We have not seen the sun for a couple of weeks, and almost every pair of shoes I own (which is saying something) is wet.
-Bighead
| Chris Milburn
bighead@ns.sympatico.ca
www.velocapebreton.com
I think I have animal magnetism, because when I woke up this morning there was a squirrel stuck to my forehead -
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| | 8. BIKE BAG OPTIONS | | | Chris Milburn (General Comments)
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RE other options for bike bags, I had a little triangular bag that fit in the space over the rear wheel, behind the seat tube, between the seat tube and the seatstays. It fit tube, patch kit, multitool, and money just perfectly. The bag was about 7$ at Canadian Tire. I used it for 10 years on my bike, through 10 seasons of tri, all my training, etc. I sold the bike, and the bag with it, and the bag (now 12 yrs old) is still holding up! I highly recommend that as an option if it works for your frame.
-Bighead
| Chris Milburn
bighead@ns.sympatico.ca
www.velocapebreton.com
I think I have animal magnetism, because when I woke up this morning there was a squirrel stuck to my forehead -
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| 9. HAPPY CANADA DAY TO YOU ALL!!! | | | Joan Hollywood (Jokes)
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CANADIAN.... Eh !
So, What Do We Canadians Have To Be Proud Of ?
1. Smarties
2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp
3. The size of our footballs fields, one less down, and bigger balls.
4. Baseball is Canadian - First game June 4, 1838 -?? Ingersoll , ON
5. Lacrosse is Canadian
6. Hockey is Canadian
7. Basketball is Canadian
8. Apple pie is Canadian
9. Mr. Dress-up beats Mr. Rogers
10. Tim Hortons beats Dunkin' Donuts
11. In the war of 1812, started by America , Canadians pushed the Americans
back past their White House'. Then we burned it, and most of Washington ..
We got bored because they ran away. Then, we came home and partied........
Go figure.
12. Canada has the largest French population that never surrendered to
Germany .
13. We have the largest English population that never ever surrendered or
withdrew during any war to anyone, anywhere. EVER. (We got clobbered in the
odd battle but. prevailed in ALL the wars)
14. Our civil war was fought in a bar and lasted a little over an hour.
15. The only person who was arrested in our civil war was an American
mercenary, he slept in and missed the whole thing. He showed up just in time
to get caught.
16. A Canadian invented Standard Time.
17. The Hudson Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface and
it is still around as the world's oldest company.
18. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full-grown human in
less than 3 minutes.
(That is more information than you may need!)
19. We know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo.
20. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, Velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin,
zambonis and the telephone. Also short wave radios that save countless lives
each year.
21. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell
about it.
22. A Canadian invented Superman.
23. We have coloured money.
24. Our beer advertisements kick ass {Incidently...so does our beer}
25. I almost forgot - the telephone.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT!
The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mitts
on.
OOOoohhhhh.... Canada !!
. Oh yeah... And our elections only take one day.
| Joan Hollywood
JoanHollywood@xplornet.com
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| 10. FOR SALE: O'NEILL SHORTY WETSUIT | | | Neil Serres (For Sale/Rent)
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Brand new with tags on. Reactor 2/1mm Men's Large. Rated for water temperature over 68F. Very flexible. Kingston area.
| Neil Serres
ns.serres@sympatico.ca
Sponsored by CPP and OAS.
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| | 11. SOME SUMMER TIME STILL AVAILABLE! | | | Heather MacDonald (For Sale/Rent)
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Cottage for Rent:Thanks to Tri-Rudy members who already booked for the upcoming season and in the past! There are still times available so let me know if you are interested. 1 hour(89km)from Ottawa. Fully equipped cottage on quiet(gorgeous)Quebec lake, in a private but accessible location. Lakeside floating dock and gradual, child friendly sloped entry to waterfront. Ideal for couple or single family. Great roads and lake for training. Measured swim distances. Great cycling from the door and TransCanada Trail is close by. Clean and spacious facilities. Woodstove, 2 decks, full bath and kitchen(dishwasher), propane BBQ, DVD/stereo. Cedar canoe and peddleboat - hours of fun! No smoking. No phone but cell phones work.
Here are the available dates (some mid week).
July 5-July 10 $700, July 13-19 $900, July 19-24 $700
August 9-14 $700, Aug 16-21 $700
(some flexibility and discount for DND/CF personnel)
Let me know. Thank you. Heather.
| Heather MacDonald
heatherdmacd@hotmail.com
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| | 12. FOR SALE: KUOTA KALIBUR 2006 LARGE | | | Gabriel Proulx (For Sale/Rent)
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I have a 2006 Kuota Kalibur for Sale. The frame is a Large and it fits my 6' body perfectly. It has a full Shimano Ultegra group (10 speeds) including the WH-R600 wheels. The cockpit is a brand new Vision stem/bar/aerobar transplanted from my new bike. The saddle is a brand new Sella Italia SLR. Tires are Michelin Pro Race, the rear one is new and the front one doesn't show any wear. The chain is new. All the cables and housing are new. I'm including 2 Tacx water bottle cage, a pump, a saddle bag and a cyclo computer. I'm asking $2500. Please send me an e-mail if interested (gabriel dot proulx at gmail dot com)
I posted pictures of the bike on my Facebook page;
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=104987&id=582491765&l=6f64b312ec
| Gabriel Proulx
gabriel@caffedicorsa.com
I started my day with a Caffe Di Corsa www.caffedicorsa.com
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| 13. BUSKTUKAH CANADA DAY RACES | | | Carlene Paquette (Race Reports)
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I wanted to write and thank Joe Du Vall and all the various volunteers who put on yet another wonderful Canada Day run in Kanata yesterday. I've been running this event for about 10 years now and love it. It has a great location, wonderful family atmosphere and great people running it.
Yesterday I even had high hopes that Mother Nature was going to provide ideal running weather. It was a bit steamier than I prefer, but still terrific weather compared to the Thundershowers that were predicted (as of the day before) for the race times. I spent my race appreciating the gardens, encouraging my friend and thanking every volunteer I could. I also got to run part of the kids run with my godson Devon. His race experience this year was much better than last year (he fell and skinned his knees and finished dead last in 2008) and I'm hopeful that he'll do even better in 2010.
Thanks for another great race day!
Carlene
PS - I should also thank Sportstats and In My Sight Photography. Both worked extremely hard at the event, and had stuff posted online ASAP. WOW! Thanks everyone!
| Carlene Paquette
carlene@paquettefamily.ca
http://www.paquettefamily.ca/SportChek/index.htm
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