Meyrick Jones Racing: Great Ride, Gay Pride, Salads with Pretzels on the side...

"wise guys" quote:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

- Theodore Roosevelt, speech titled "Citizen in a Republic" delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Everything you need is already inside.

- Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, legendary coach, and father of the running movement.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Great Ride, Gay Pride, Salads with Pretzels on the side...

Nice title hey.... You almost don't have to read the post now.... the whole storyline is there.

Yesterday I hit the road alone on my Tri bike.... The weather was super-fantastic and I felt like putting in some solo miles.

I rode out to UBC via the usual route with a couple of exceptions: I rode Prospect Point hill 3x, and I rode the hill up from Spanish Banks 3x. With those climbs added in, and a couple of fast and hard stretches, I had a pretty good workout of something like 65 or 70km.

On the way back I got caught amidst 500,000 people watching the Gay Pride Parade. It looked like a pretty entertaining time, but I was WAY too hungry to watch. I did make a few new fans however.... Tight lycra was a good choice apparently.

Last night the Jones crew headed to Dundarave Beach for dinner. Massive Whole Foods salads and fresh pretzels were on the menu.... I love the salad bar at Whole Foods - an expensive problem, but one I have a hard time not indulging.

Sacha ran there with the jogging stroller to get her exercise in....

Sacha with the new jogging stroller we got from Nicole. Thanks Nicole!

We have different taste in salad.... Sacha's MEGA HEALTH SUPREME* salad (left) makes mine look like a Big Mac and Super Size Fries. (* My name for it.)