The
Nathan Speed 2 Hydration Belt is another winner. I have tried various ways of running with water and end up either wearing a hole in my back with flimsy carriers and regular bottles, getting a sore arm from carrying a bottle, or getting frustrated trying to re-holster a bottle one handed in the Fuel Belts or Profile race belts. The Speed 2 solves these issues. There is very little movement and it is well balanced, this combined with rigid holsters make for perfect comfort and easy re-holstering with one hand.
When training hard half the battle is recovering before the next session. I have been very pleased with
SKINS compression tights and socks. The
tights have been superb for cool weather running and over cycling shorts for cold cycling. They fit well, have stood up to dozens of washes and I honestly feel they do help. The
recovery socks have been amazing. I have worn them after most of my long runs and after hard interval sessions on the bike and running. There is a clear benefit when it comes to reducing sore aching muscles. I work on the sales floor most Sundays after doing a long-run in the morning. The leg pain on the sales floor has decreased dramatically when wearing the socks.
Universal Sports Online Cycling TV is a great discovery. It is free and offers many cycling races that we can't otherwise see. Check out the Giro D'Italia and other fine races on-line.
The Peterborough Cycling Club has always has it's Thursday Night Ride but some other stand out rides include the
Monday Night Rec Ride, T
uesday Night Mountain Bike Ride and the
Sunday Tour. The Sunday Tour takes you on the "best of" local roads and is a great way to learn where to ride. The Mtn Bike ride is similarly a great way to learn about all the hidden local gems. The Monday night "no-drop" ride is a casual, friendly group ride primer. Finally if you know a kid aged 10-16 who would like to get into road cycling have them check out the
Youth Ride that leaves the Wild Rock parking lot at 4:30pm on Sundays.
The best kid things I have come across are really about making sure adults don't contaminate their kids with their issues thus giving the kids issues in the future. For a good read check out
A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting. I read the book cover to cover and thanked my parents for raising me on a diet of dirt, good times and bad times. If you don't like reading give a listen to the CBC podcast
Hurried Infants. This is more about avoiding the urge to raise super kids instead of letting kids grow up like kids.
Enough of this kid stuff. How important is play for adults? Wild Rock's tag line "Go out and Play" came to mind when I heard the great CBC podcast
Getting Serious about Play.
Finally, have you ever seen something that completely mystified you? We have all heard of crop circles and the Pyramids but what about our own
Matt Stetson running? He has always been going on about how he would never run. The truth is stranger than fiction.
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In the past you have endured my dribble about going from a mono-athlete to a tri-athlete and the pains and tribulations I enjoyed. Now I have really stepped out there. I managed to become a father to a little girl named Clara 8 months ago.
