September

Well another summer is almost over, and it was an interesting one for me, living in Hudsons hope and all. So far has been a different experience. Trying to stay in shape here so far has proven to be a challenge mentally that’s for sure but I m getting use to it. I recently just finished my last bike race that I ll do for this year. It was in Revelstoke this is a good race for me mainly cause it gives me an idea of how my fitness is compared to last year since it is a hill climb time trail. The race went okay I ended up falling short of my goal time but I still beat my time from last year by 2min and 31 secs, it took me 1hr 13min and 16 secs this year. My goal for next year is to go under 1hr 10min. If all goes as planned it will happen. So with that said its feels good to know that I maintained my fitness up here in the north. In a way I think most people would have thought I would slip away form trying to be in shape, but it feels good to keep it going. I remember 6 months ago when people told me in a negative way “its sure going to be hard to train up there,All Alone, and in the winter.” Well I say good,, cause when has training to be your best ever been easy. Getting better and better at something is always hard and always will be.

Anyway looking back so far things here have definitely been interesting, I ve gained lots of interesting experiences and stories. From seeing cool wildlife to encountering crazy people, getting chased by natives on my bike, to the drunk cheering squad I have when I do hill repeats up signal hill, the list goes on, this place is hilarious.

Looking forward for this winter I m excited, I am planning a few vacations to go riding to such places as Hawaii and Arizona. I ve also made friends with a good group of people to do lots of trainer riding over the winter, I m even going to try putting snow tires on my mountain bike. This year will be a little more intense. I m getting older and there is no time to mess around anymore. If I want to reach my goals I ll definitely have to start pushing myself out of my comfort zone more often. However the key will be to have fun cause really that’s what matters,, yeah I know that sounds a little gay, but its true. Anyway should be a rad winter, I hope,,,, bring on the -40 degrees haha..

Patrick,,