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September 2010 Newsletter
Wild Rock Source for Adventure Newsletter
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Saturday September 25th  This is a great time to sell your old bike or boat by bringing to Wild Rock Sept. 20th-24th and registering it/them for the sale. If they sell you get 100% store credit or 80% cash back. If you are in the market for a new bike DO NOT MISS this sale. All remaining 2010 bikes will be on sale and we will have a large selection of used bikes as well. |
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CYCLING
Basic Bicycle Clinic (Flat Tire Repair) Every Saturday from June 5th till September 18th
This clinic is intended for the recreational to advanced rider, with little to no experience with changing a flat. This clinic is also intended to prepare persons who are commuting to and from work or those who go out on long bike rides with necessary skills required to effectively change a flat tire.
Upon completion of this 1-hour clinic, participants will be able to effectively replace the inner tube of their bikes. The clinic will demonstrate procedure for a flat repair, which includes, how to remove the tires of the rim, how to properly install an inner tube, how to properly reinstall a tire, and how to properly inflate a tire to the recommended pressure. You are NOT required to bring a bike. Please pre-register for these clinics at Wild Rock Outfitters. The cost of registration is $10/person/clinic.
Kawartha Lakes Classic Cycling Tour (September 11, 2010)
This community non-competitive cycling event is a great experience for everyone. There are 25km, 50km, 100km, and 160km routes ensuring that there is something for everyone. So, come out and enjoy the 6th annual Kawartha Classic Cycling tour, and help raise funds for A Place Called Home. For more information, please go to http://aplacecalledhome.org/cycle-tour/
Bike for the Planet (September 11) Cobourg's Victoria Park Band Shell, Cobourg ON
The intention of this ride is to highlight the good and not so good aspects of urban cycling in Cobourg. It will also take in several improvements since last year's event. Last year we had 86 riders take part and we received a great deal of media coverage. This year we are hoping for upwards of 200 riders. The route for is only 13km long with a rest stop and presentation at Northumberland Hills Hospital. For more information, please go to nhcycling.wordpress.com/bike-for-the-planet
Paul's Dirty Enduro (Sep 18, 8:30am - 4:30pm) Ganraska Forest
A terrific event for the whole family on the trails at the Ganaraska Forest near Cobourg, Choose either 100km, 60km, 30km or 15km course. There is a kids race too, and the Bike Olympics! This event is fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association. For more information, please go to www.bloomfieldbicycle.ca
Centurion Canada (Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19, 2010) Blue Mountain Resort Blue Mountains, Ontario
The host site for this event, including the start and finish line, festival, and expo is picturesque Blue Mountain Resort, nestled at the base of the Niagara Escarpment along the shores of Georgian Bay. A barrage of relentless rollers, providing a tough test for even the most seasoned rider, peppers the courses themselves. Among the prime hurdles is the legendary Niagara Escarpment, a sharp and steep elevation differential that runs from New York State, up through the province of Ontario, and then back down into the U.S. For more information, please visit http://www.centurioncycling.com
KITING (September 26, 11:00AM to 2:00PM)
 Come and try out this new and exciting sport at Elmhirst Resort, 1045 Settlers Line, Keene, ON K0L 2G0. Kiting is an outdoor sport where people use kite power to glide on water, snow covered fields, or frozen lakes. The event is scheduled for July 25th 2010 and starts at 11 and run till 2. Parental supervision is required for persons under the age of 16 years.
Kiting participant will learn to fly a trainer kite, which includes:
Launching the kite,
Learning power and neutral zone areas of the kite,
Turning the kite left and right,
How to keep the kite in the air,
Using kite to propel you forward,
This event is dependent on the wind. For more information contact Jon at Wild Rock Outfitters 705-745-9133 or jon@wildrock.net
PADDLING
Peterborough Paddling Club
 The Peterborough Paddling Club (PPC) has just completed its first paddling trip to Wolf and Crab Lake on August 20 - 21. The PPC would like to take this opportunity to share with you a pictorial representation of our experiences and sights from this trip. Click here to view the images from the Wolf and Crab Lake trip.
BOARDSPORTS
Throw it Down (TID) All Girls Wake Clinics (Fri Sep 3 - Sun Sep 5, 2010) Bobcaygeon, ON
Canadian Pro rider Erika Langman has teamed up with rider and editor of Throwitdown.ca Ally Boothroyd, to organize an all girls wakeboard, wakeskate and wakesurf clinic tour across Ontario and Quebec. For more information, please go to http://throwitdown.ca/
ADVENTURE RACING
Guat's Logs, Rocks, and Steel Multisport Adventure (Sat Sep 4 7:30am-4pm) Haliburton Highlands, ON
Logs, Rocks, and Steel is an epic multisport race across the wild terrain of the Haliburton Highlands. Participants have two distances to choose from. The Frost Centre Course, which consists of a 4k- paddle, 15k mountain bike, and 5k-trail run. Or the Championship Course, which consists of a 16k trail run, 14k paddle, and 50k mountain bike. Courses will be fully marked (except for the paddling legs, where minimal navigation skills are required). Both routes are very scenic, amazingly challenging and at the end of it all, absolutely rewarding!
The Championship Course will also serve as a qualifier for the Solo World Multisport Championships in New Zealand
For more information, please visit http://logsrocksandsteel.com/home.php
The Evolve Challenge (Fri Sep 24 8am - Sunday Sep 26 3pm) Camp Walden, Bancroft, Ontario
The Evolve Challenge is a 3-day outdoor adventure challenge for high school students from across Canada. The program will be held on the weekend of September 24-26th, 2010 at Camp Walden, located near Bancroft, Ontario. The event will feature an adventure race comprised of mountain biking, navigating, paddling, and other components. The weekend will feature a full day of workshops, including instruction by professional adventure racers and outdoor leaders. These sessions will build the confidence necessary to enjoy the race.
The Evolve Challenge is aimed at engaging students with an array of athletic skills, talents and abilities and will challenge students to harness their team working skills, individual and collective strength, and their eco awareness. We will also include a focus on the global water crisis specifically.
Participants do not have to be accomplished adventure racers. A willingness to learn and some athletic ability is all you need to participate.
Teams will consist of 3 competitors (male/female or mixed) and no experience necessary. Please note that students must be able to swim.
Teams from all over Ontario and Canada will also be invited to the Evolve Challenge. For more information, please go to http://evolvechallenge.com/ or
Email info@evolvechallenge.com
FUNDRAISING
Second Annual Golf Outing (Sat Sep 18 11:30am - 6pm) Green Golf Tournament, Tamarac Golf and Country Club, Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Ontario
This Second Annual fundraising event will be held Saturday, September 18th, 2010 at the environmentally friendly Tamarac Golf and Country Club. The cost for this event is $100. This price includes 18 holes of golf, riding cart and dinner. It also includes two longest drive contests and a closest to the pin challenge. 50/50 tickets will be available for the Putting Challenge and Chip N' Challenge on the Practice Green. All games are for ladies and gentlemen. The awards presentation will be during dinner. Golf attire is required i.e. Collared shirts and slacks. No steel spikes are allowed on the course. Please arrive 30 min. before the first tee-off time, which is 11:30am. Tamarac Golf and Country Club is in the process of becoming Audubon certified and irrigates the golf course with a rainwater collection system. The Fundraising Event for Gamiing Nature Centre will support our Eco-Educational and Lake Stewardship Programs. To help us properly plan for this event, please pre-register by phoning Gamiing at 705-799-7083 or by emailing marketingandpromotion@gamiing.org
Payment is due at time of registration. Tax receipts will be issued for any extra donations.
Terry Fox Run (September 18, 2010 Nicholls Oval, 725 Armour Rd. Peterborough, ON)
Annual run raises money for cancer research through the Terry Fox Foundation. In memory of young man who aimed to run across Canada in 1980 and died in 1981. Walk, run or roller-blade any distance from one to 10 kilometres. Registration cost: $10/person. This event starts at 09:00hrs. For more information, please contact Shannon McKinley/Sue Mason 705-740-2380 or 705-799-6141or Email: Shannon.McKinley@TLDSB.ON.CA, Web: http://www.terryfoxrun.org/
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Amazing Customers!
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At Wild Rock Outfitters our staff come into contact with some really amazing people in the community that are into activities that can be used as examples of courage, inspiration, and teamwork. Here are some examples that we would like to highlight that embody the spirit of Wild Rock Outfitters.
Greg and Sara Biking
Greg Cooper and his daughter Sara biked across Canada in about 6 weeks to celebrate Sara's graduation from Queen's University.
"I have my iron ring, convocation is pending and exams are over! I am home from school and waist deep training for my temporary career as a biking daughter! It is becoming more and more apparent with the daily bike tweaks and component additions that I may have been more qualified for this position having graduated with a mechanical degree as opposed to my much more static civil engineering education! It happens to be snowing today so we have resorted to duelling spinners in the empty room above the garage, a perfect opportunity to fit my aero bars and watch the end of the hockey game!"
"As Dad is out doing some of the technical stuff, I am filtering through logistics... the first on his list was "how do I add a new page to the blog..." so here it is! The one-month countdown! And here's to many more; rainy training days, bike trips to Peterborough, ridiculous tan lines (my initial Kingston bike trip burn has now started peeling, here comes layer two!), repetitive play lists, newly discovered routes, funny sights (there are some great mailbox names out there!) and father/daughter bonds (practicing now will make it a whole lot easier come day 32!!)"
Check out coopbro.wordpress.com/our-trip-blog for an account of their adventure
"Just one Goal" The Kim Vardy Story
Kim completed his first in the Iron Man Triathlon in Lake Placid, New York, which was held on July 25, 2010. The Iron Man Triathlon consists of a 3.86 km (2.4-mile swim), a 180.25 km (112mile) bike ride, and 42.195 km (26.2 mile) run. Kim had just one goal for Iron Man Triathlon, which was to complete the event within the time limit of 17 hours; he completed it in 15hours 8 minutes and 15 seconds. The following is an account of the events that led up to Kim achieving his goal of completing an Iron Man Triathlon.
Entering an Iron Man Triathlon was a plan put into place 5 years ago while I running a 50 mile Cross Country run in the Haliburton Forest Trail Series for my 50th birthday. Five years later at the age of 55, I realized my goal and completed my first Iron Man Triathlon in Lake Placid, New York. As part of my preparation for the Iron Man, I utilized some smaller endurance events to test my fitness and gauge the effectiveness of my preparation efforts. These smaller endurance events were a100mile cross-country run in Haliburton Forest, the Peterborough ½ marathon, and the Cops for Cancer 24hour Battle In The Saddle. Training for the Iron Man was not easy; I experienced several setbacks due to injuries.
During a training run in the winter of 2007 for the 100-mile run in Haliburton Forest, I tore the meniscus in my right knee and had to have surgery to correct this problem. This injury occurred eight weeks prior to the 100-mile cross-country run, and I was not able to compete the run. However, I was I was able to act as a guide runner for Lorraine Pitt, a blind Achilles Athlete for her 25km cross-country run, and I assisted Ralph Wagner through the night section of his 100 mile run. It was a great feeling to see Lorraine and Ralph achieve their goals, and it gave me some much needed motivation to complete my goal of finishing an Iron Man Triathlon.
By the start of 2008, I fully recovered from my knee injury, and resumed some serious training for the Iron Man Triathlon in 2010. The first test of my preparation efforts for the Iron Man Triathlon in 2010 was the 2008 Peterborough ½ Iron Man. My son Kristopher took part in the Peterborough ½ Iron Man with me, and my results indicated that I was on track with my participation efforts. Unfortunately, in June 2009, I fell off a ladder and badly strained my shoulder and back, I was hardly able to walk properly for six months. My hopes of competing in the Iron Man Triathlon for 2010 were fading again. A friend a mine, Gene Jochen, encouraged me to volunteer with him as a bike marshal and water station worker for the Iron Man Triathlon for 2009. "Your Iron Man event is one year away, you will have plenty of time to recover and get fit!" Gene said.
By the beginning of 2010, I was fully recovered and my training was progressing well. Six weeks prior to my participation in the Iron Man Triathlon, I was out training on the bike and experienced some painful cramps within my adductor longus muscle. What else could go wrong? After visiting my massage therapist Dave Kervin and physiotherapist Kylie Gibson, their treatments helped to alleviate some of the pain that I was experiencing from the cramping of my adductor longus muscles. At this point, I was convinced that nothing mattered as long as I could finish the Iron Man Triathlon within the 17hour time limit, even if it meant that I had to walk my bike up the hills.
My son Kristopher has always been a great inspiration to me. At age 10 year old he became bed ridden due to Ankylosing spondylitis, a condition that he has slowly recovered from. By the age of 15, we together ran for his first ½ marathon together; at 16, he did his first ½ Iron Man triathlon. Having my son Kristopher cheering me on at my first Iron Man triathlon helped me to finish within the time limit. Given his experience with and recovery from Ankylosing spondylitis, he is my greatest motivator.
With a time of 15 hours 8 minutes and 15 seconds, I beat the cut off mark. The sights that I saw, the feeling of accomplishment when I crossed the finish line and heard the announcer say "Kim you are an Iron Man" filled me with great pride, but humbled me greatly. I realized that all my efforts were about "Just One Goal".
Kim will go on to do the Halliburton Forest 100-mile cross country race this September 11 - 12th. Wild Rock Outfitters would like to take this opportunity to wish Kim success in this race.
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Kawartha Fall Tour
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Check out the give away below!
Wild Rock will purchase one entry including stay at Elmhirst resort and meals for the winner of the draw this month. Read all about it below in "Kawartha Fall Colours Cycle Tour" below.
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Park(ing) Day
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Wild Rock is participating in Park(ing) Day. Come and check out what our green space on Friday, September 17th and/or find out more at parkingday.org
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Kawartha Rube-eh?
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 Check out this great local race!
kawartharube-eh.ca
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Kawartha Fall Colours Cycle Tour
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 About the Tour
Enjoy two days of fantastic cycling featuring rolling hills, scenic views and the beauty of the Kawartha Fall Colours. Suit your own energy and interest levels each day by riding the full route of 100 km or the shorter option of approximately 50 km. Maps, food stations and support vehicles are provided along the way.
About Elmhirst Resort
Comfortable lakeside cottages featuring a wood-burning fireplace await you at Elmhirst's Resort, on Rice Lake. Play on the waterfront, go horseback riding, get a partner for tennis, visit the exercise room or swim, book a massage in the spa, meet friends on the outdoor patio or catch a fish.
Supporting a Local Cause
The proceeds raised from the tour will be donated to the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club (KNSC) to assist with trail improvements and grooming expenses. KNSC is a not for profit Nordic ski club located 40 minutes north of Peterborough. The club presently has over 800 members of all ages. KNSC offers 34 km of groomed ski trails in a beautiful wilderness setting. The club is very excited to be the benefactor for the proceeds from the Kawartha Fall Colours Cycling Tour
For more info, see the brochure...
Or contact Elmhirst Resort elmhirst.com
(800) 461-1940 or 295 4591
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Canoe Museum Event - Beaver Club Gala
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Friday October 15, 2010
 You are invited to an Evening in Support of the Canadian Canoe Museum with special guest Shelagh Rogers, renowned canadian broadcaster and journalist.
Friday, October 15th, 2010
Peterborough Golf and Country Club.
Cocktails 6:00 pm., dinner 7:00 pm.
$200 per person. $1600 table of 8
$2000 Paddlers' Table.
Paddlers' Table offers 8 tickets, priority seating, professional group photos, recognition on your table and in the evening's program, and 10% discount coupons for the Canadian Canoe Museum Gift Shop.
Order tickets online at canoemuseum.ca or order tickets by phone at 705 748 9153.
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California Dreaming
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October 12-20th
Ride Sonoma, Highway 1 and the Great Redwoods. Great opportunity to take advantage of your summer fitness. Great cycling, great wine and great scenery.
Wild Rock Cycling Trips
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Scott's Rant
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Last month had me re-visiting my roots. When Wild Rock opened in 1992 the first section we expanded was the canoeing and kayak section. For the next decade I spent my spare time exploring rivers of all description. From meandering local rivers and tiny creeks to some of the largest scariest rivers in the Himalayas.
August had Kathy, our 2 year old Clara and I paddling the 100km stretch of the Spanish River from Duke Lake to the Elbow. Fantastic to feel the excitement of rapids ahead, sleeping with the sound of moving water in the background and reducing life to the search for shelter, food and moving along in a silent canoe. Clara loved the trip.
I can see doing more remote trips with Clara. I am always amazed how adaptable these little people are. The front of a canoe became home in no time; especially after Kathy filled the front with 50 pebbles to be tossed in the water at random.
There is something magical about having everything you need for life in a canoe. I am very pleased to have rekindled this spirit. It has been almost a decade since I have explored the rivers of Nepal, Canada and the US in earnest. The draw of class 5 rapids has dulled but the attraction to the "simple" life has grown.
The circle of life offers itself in many disguises.
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Kawartha Fall Cycle Tour Give-away!
Click HERE to enter a draw for the Kawartha Fall Colours Cycle Tour for one person. Includes stay at Elmhirst's Resort. |
| Contest Ends: September 15th, 2010. |
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Anne Leavens
Wild Rock Source for Adventure
169 Charlotte Street
Peterborough, ON K9J 2T7
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