October 2005 Newsletter

Gear Swap and Rental Sale

On Saturday, October 1st, we will be having our fall gear swap and rental sale. This means great deals for you! If you have gently used gear that you would like to sell, bring them in a day or two before the sale with an idea of what you would like to charge for it. If it sells, you can get 100% gift certificate or 80% cash back.

Every year we sell our rental boats at a discount in order to make room for new boats next year. Why not drop by the store and see our remaining canoe/kayak stock?

To see some specific deals on boats and bikes, go to the bottom of this newsletter!

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A monothlete does a triathlon! 

A Newbie does the Olympic. The adventures of Scott continue...

I awoke with the flight of butterflies playing in my belly. I was more
nervous about this event then any road races I have done in the last two years.
My apprehension involved completing the swim and then not crippling myself
and/or embarrassing myself on the run. I thought these were rational worries as
I have never swam 1500 meters, have only swam 3 times in the last 5 years and my
run training has consisted of 10 runs since Christmas. Scared I was. But man was
I tapered. I have spent 36 years tapering for this event.

First off, it was very well organized and not intimidating except for the fact
that those buoys were way too far offshore and way too far apart. Seriously!
Humans evolved out of the water and on to land where they walk
around on their feet and then their brains developed so they built bikes.
Triathletes are bucking evolution. It is really like evolution except it should
be swim-run-bike.

So there I was dressed like cat women (some may know my penchant for dressing
up) with my other cat people. My outfit was complete with some sort of hygienic
head condom, which made me wonder; are these people all infected? And if so, I
am doomed as I will definitely be swimming behind them. This was my only
impetus to swim fast... it did not work.

Thanks to Nate my little puddle-jumping outfit was even done up. I looked cool
as Dave decked me out in a Nineteen wetsuit. In the end it did not make me fast
but certainly made reaching the shore again possible. The swim went on for over
6 hours by my internal clock but the race clock said 38 minutes. Upon exiting the water,
the entire sprint race was waiting for me so they could start their race. Off to the transition I trotted.

I got out of my cat women suit (Nineteen is a highway, do folks wear these on
the road in Hawaii?) with little struggle. Next was getting my wet feet into
socks; for this I sat on my ample ass. Wet feet and socks don't mix. I
learned this when I told my Mom I was not going to Dolphin classes anymore.
With this done I put shammy cream in my crotch, a gel in my mouth, clipped my
helmet on and off I trotted. The shammy cream is due to the fact that tri
shorts use 2 ply toilet paper for padding it seems. Another reason triathletes
are messing with evolution: you will never breed if you always ride in those
things.

The first 5km of my ride were consumed with pulling seaweed off of myself,
coughing up Chemong Lake and dealing with the streams of snot coming out of my
nose. The last 35 km was okay as I got to ride my bike.

Next that transition thing popped up again. This one is easier as you are only
undoing several hundred years of evolution as opposed to several million.

Off I ran. I started out in good company with my coach Dave Dame; he told me I
was going the wrong way and to follow him. I felt this was good advice so I
followed him were he promptly dropped me like an ex-girlfriend. I was paranoid
of this run. I had visions of dying in a ditch somewhere as my legs cramped
or my body rejected the de-evolution. As I ran, I gazed at my heart rate
monitor. It had good news for me so I sped up a little after 2km. After some
water that some nice stranger handed me, I checked out the instrument panel
(HRM) and it had more good news, so I upped it again. By this time a small army
of wheezing, jiggling, sweating and generally unhappy looking people had passed
me. I was in a happy place as I passed the turn around and was getting closer
to the end of this day. At this point I was getting feisty as I had a couple of
folks lined-up in my sights. I turned the gas up a little more and my legs
seemed to even respond. These folks were going down and negative splits were
coming my way (check out the cool lingo I am using; it comes from reading
Kathy's tri-mags while in the washroom). Survival was mine in the last 2km so
the racing began. It may have looked slow and painful but in my mind I was
sailing towards the finish line. It finally came! Nice folks fondled my left
leg looking for something I owed them and others handed me treats!

In the end it was a fine day. It was great to see so many healthy folks out
having fun in a supportive environment. Thanks to Dave and Kathy for the tips
and gear. See you on the road soon.
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Congratulations to Kawartha Nordic Ski Club!

We are proud to announce the success KNSC fundraiser BBQ. The event was supported financially and with volunteers by: Hot Belly Mama's/The Olde Stone, Adventure Outfitters/Paluski Boats, Lockington, Lawless, Fitzpatrick and Wild Rock. Our very own Kieran Andrews lead the BBQ committee.

What a fantastic evening! The Nordic Legacy BBQ and Silent Auction held last weekend to raise funds for the new property and building for the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club exceeded expectations. It seemed that everyone had a great time. 170 People gathered together to eat fabulous food, drink and fundraise. The proceeds came to close to $16,000!

We would like to express our thanks to all those that contributed to the event. Some of the people that helped with Auction Items:

Adventure Outfitters
Brio Gusto
City of Peterborough
Dominos Pizza
Ed's Music
Eureka
G & V Snowshoes
Happen Stance Books
Indigo Packs
Jan Andrews
John Hart
Kate Boyd
Kurt Olsen
Lake Edge Resort
Lakefield Village Inn
Marjorie Sheppard
Ontario Speed Skating Oval at Lakefield
Osprey Packs
Salomon
Salus Marine Life Jackets
Scandanavian Record Sales
Shimano Canada
Sierra Designs
St. Veronus
The North Face
The Planet Bakery
Trips & Trails

There are MANY others that helped out and we apologize if we have not mentioned your name. All contributions were appreciated and the benefits will be felt for years to come by all the skiiers!

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Boat and Bike Deals!

Here are some of the deals to be found at our rental and gear swap on Saturday, October 1st.

Rental Boats still available at amazing prices!

White Water Kayak
Dagger FX 5.7 $499 reg. $1599
Liquid Logic Big Wheel $699 reg $1399
Liquid Logic Pocket Rocket $699 reg $1499
Pyranha S6X $999 reg. $1649
Wave Sport Ripper Sit on Top $299 reg $479
Wave Sport Super EZ $699 reg $1199
Wave Sport XXX $499 reg $799

White Water Canoe
Esquif Canyon $1599 reg $2499
Esquif Canyon (wrapped) $999 reg $2499
Esquif Prospector 16' $1599 reg $2399

Flatwater Canoe
Langford Muskoka 15'9" $1699 reg $2395
2 x Langford Nahanni 16'6" $1299 reg $2745
Langford Northwind 17'6 $1599 reg $2999
Bluewater Explorer 17'9" $1499 reg $2999

Bikes

If you buy one of these bikes, you will receive a store credit in the following amounts:

Marin Redwood $499 with a $100 store credit
Marin San Rafael $100 store credit
Marin Larkspur $100 store credit
Devinci Cactus $100 store credit
Marin San Marino $150 store credit
Cannondale R500 $100 store credit

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Fall Hours

Monday to Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fall hours start on September 6th, the day after Labour Day.

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