
4000 For 40 – Week 2
Week 2. More like weak 2! I did not get as many miles in last week as I would have hoped. I managed to commute 6 of the 8 possible trips to work and the miles I did log were… Read More ›
Week 2. More like weak 2! I did not get as many miles in last week as I would have hoped. I managed to commute 6 of the 8 possible trips to work and the miles I did log were… Read More ›
I have been a little slack in the beer drinking department as of late so with Easter weekend approaching I plan to rectify that in short order. Nothing says Easter like Mini Eggs, Chocolate Bunnies, and hand-crafted Scottish beer. I… Read More ›
Had a good start for my first week on my quest to ride 4000 km’s by 40. I managed to commute 5 of the 10 eligible trips to and from my office. The weather was a mixed bag (of shit) but if… Read More ›
Finally. Mother Nature was in sync with my threshold for crap weather and I got to turn the cranks on my road bike in the great outdoors for the first time this season. I was a little out of sorts for… Read More ›
Beer #3 brought up some pretty vivid memories from my past. If you were of legal drinking age (or a dubious youth) in the 80’s or early 90’s and lived in Alberta, Electric Avenue was like Mecca for people wanting… Read More ›
1 Box cutter + 1 flathead screw driver + 1 phillips screw driver + 1 rubber mallet + 1 hammer + 1 power drill + 1 power screw driver + 1 headlamp + 2 levels + 2 hack saws (1… Read More ›
Sometimes my job can be very demanding and this week was a doozy. I was really looking forward to beer #2 in my 40 For Forty quest and wanted to pick something that was symbolic of my week. After perusing the… Read More ›
So a few posts back I gave myself the “task” of drinking 40 different beers before I hit 40. Given that I have several months to complete this I may have sandbagged a little – but it is my birthday… Read More ›
I am so looking forward to the 2014 BMX season. Watch out Male 35-39 Cruiser class, this is my last year in the bracket and if I can ever figure out how to manual the rhythm section you boys are… Read More ›
Tempus Fugit…for those of you who don’t speak Latin, it translates into “time flee’s” or more commonly, “time flies”. Well holy crap, the tempus has definitely been fugit’n. I am turning 40 this year and it feels like life has… Read More ›