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September 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? You are welcome to put a deposit down on a boat and pick it up at the end of the rental season (Sept 19th). Any boats that are left will be sold on the day of the gear swap.
To check out boat prices go to http://wildrock.net/newsletter/boat_sale_prices.asp
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Events
Kayak trip on the Indian River - Sat. Sept 10th - Whether you have a kayak not, you are invited to join us on this paddle on the Indian River. This will be an excellent opportunity to explore this beautiful river. We will drive to Warsaw and park/put in at the church right at the river crossing in town. The route will start upstream, toward Warsaw Caves. We will paddle for about 3 hours (round trip), so bring some snacks and plenty of water and don’t forget your swimming shorts! Cost $5, plus cost of rental if you need.
Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic - Wed. Sept. 21st - Learn how to tune up and keep your bike running longer, faster, smoother. The clinic includes 1. How to change and repair a flat tire 2. Emergency trail repair 3. General bicycle maintenance to help keep your bike out of the shop longer! Cost $5 when you sign up.
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Scott's Cycling Saga - Part Three
 (Editor's Note: There may be a few numbers in here that won't mean much to you..keep reading, you'll get the gist. You can also ask Scott what he was talking about...)
Last session I left you at the end of Summer ’04 having suffered through some
over-training. What a mess that was. A few blood tests later to check iron
and hematocrit levels and a couple of months of more casual riding and I was
feeling human again. My legs no longer burned just going to the bar for a
beer.
In the Fall of 2004 I thought I would get some solid help with my training. I
enrolled on an on-line training site called http://www.trainingpeaks.com/ This
allowed me to set how many hours a year I wanted to work out (I chose 400
hours), what my limiters were and when my important events occurred. Every
week this website haunts me by e-mailing me my workouts and asking me to
download my previous workouts from my Power-tap (a device that records my
rides).
I had a few goals for summer ’05. 1. Be involved in a sprint on a Thursday
night ride. 2. Record a time trial on our local course that was sub 23:00
minutes. 3. Average 300 watts for a time trial.
I wrote these in my training journal and hit the trainer starting November 15,
2004. 3-5 times a week throughout the winter I was on the trainer doing
various workouts my internet dominatrix would spell out. So many minutes at
this heart rate, so many at this wattage etc. I watched endless hours of
cycling videos and actually got through 5 Kids in the Hall episodes at one go
on one occasion. I was starting with a good base of fitness but I wanted to
see what I was actually capable of, so I diligently plodded on with my routine
subbing in skate skiing whenever I could to avoid a complete mental collapse
on the trainer.
Starting Point Nov. 15th:
Maximum sustainable power (MSP or CP) for 20 seconds 807 watts
MSP for 1 minute: 423 watts
MSP for 6 minutes: 309 watts
MSP for 30 minutes: 275 watts (lactate threshold power)
By the time the snow was melting I had some new fun numbers to play with:
984, 531, 312 and 300 watts for the same periods. I had ridden over 1200 km on
my trainer. I was pretty pleased with the results. I had a great training
trip planned in Majorca in March. I spent a week riding in the mountains and
having a blast with friends. It felt great to be riding with a little less
weight and more fitness. This been said my good friend Scott Wood could crush
me at will on the climbs. Those skinny bird-like folks sure can climb! On big
mountains it is all about strength to weight ratios. I had the strength but
alas I also have some weight.
After Majorca we were able to get out on the local roads pretty consistently.
Nice rides but chilly feet and hands at that time of the year are the norm.
Thursday Nights started up and low and behold I survived each one. I was not
on the front but I was not been pooped out the back like the proverbial
watermelon seed. It was nice to finally ride home with company and arrive
before dark!
As the summer has rolled on it has been soundly beaten in to me that I will
never be Lance Armstrong but I might just be OK. What a revelation… do you cry
at your achievement or because you alas are an average homo sapien? I am still
at a loss. This summer I have had some great results for me. They have gone
largely unnoticed by the inhabitants of Planet Earth because a great result for
me does not make the papers. I have been a functional teammate on the sharp end
of crits and races. My time trials continue to improve. Winning races and
making my buddies cry like schoolgirls I am not, but riding well, I am. My
numbers thus far are: My threshold power has gone from 240 watts to 310. I
finally did a TT in 22:49. I have averaged 323 watts for a 10-mile TT. All of
my goals have been accomplished. It feels great and the cool thing is nobody
noticed. I am still just another middle-aged guy out there suffering on a
bike.
As the summer wound down so did the road race schedule. August was looking a
little empty and there I was with this damn fitness. What to do with it? My
partner, Kathy Eggenberger and a bunch of my friends do triathlons so I thought
I should give it a try. It would be a shame to not squeeze as much suffering
out of the summer as one could. Fortunately I had been covertly training my
swim and run. In the winter I subbed some rides for swims and runs.
The triathlon world is a different experience. It is all warm and fuzzy as
everyone finishes, everyone gets cheered, nobody asks you to get off the course
because you are too slow and everyone goes at their own pace. Last year I did a
triathlon with almost no run or swim training; that was a good day of suffering.
But that is a different story on the riverbank with Hammy the Hamster and GP
the Guinea Pig. I’ll fill you in on my triathlon career next month.
Kawartha Nordic Ski Club Fundraiser
 Join Wild Rock in supporting the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club! As part of the KNSC Legacy Campaign, the club is hosting a fundraiser BBQ and Silent Auction on September 24th. Come out for some great food and beverages by the Olde Stone and Hot Belly Mamas and support one of the pillars of our local outdoor community. The Silent Auction will feature some great items such as:
A canoe,
A kayak,
Sleeping bags,
Weekend getaways,
Snowshoes,
Music,
Art,
Ski packages and much more!
The club needs help to secure the property that will safeguard our trails!
Tickets are available from the club executive, Graham at Adventure Outiftters in Lakefield or Kieran at Wild Rock.
The tickets are $50 each and festivities are from 4-8.
Hope to see you there!
For more info on the Club or the Nordic Legacy Campaign, go to www.kawarthanordic.ca
Canoe and Kayak Repair
 Do you have a canoe or kayak in need of repair or restoration? Bring it to Wild Rock and some folks will take it to their repair shop and return it fixed!
Here are some of the things that they do:
We repair/restore/rebuild fiberglass, kevlar, cedar-strip, cedar canvas, and Royalex. We machine our own gunnels, yokes, thwarts, seats. We also do outfitting, such as padding, D rings, etc.
The drop off date is Saturday, September 24th.
For more information, check out www.canoerepairs.net.
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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 5 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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