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Minden150 – Training for 2010

sfarrant — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:09:12 +0000

On August 15th Garth and I rode the Minden150. 30 degree heat, lots of hills through the Canadian Shield in northern Ontario. Broken chain, flat tire – an all around tough ride and great training for the 2010 Ben Farrant Memorial Cyclathon!

Training for 2010 Ben Farrant Cyclathon

sfarrant — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:46:21 +0000

Colleen-Jason-Steve - Training for 2010

Ben’s sister Colleen and husband Jason and I started our 2010 training early! We donned our Team Wellspring jersey’s and went for a ride in south-western Ontario. (see photo)

Vancouver Crew Cycles to Golden Ears

richard — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:12:27 +0000

Hi Wellspring Team.

Yesterday afternoon, we enjoyed a two and a half hour ride up to Golden Ears and back. Seven of us went, including Heather Collins, Lisa Edwardson, Amy Lange, Larry Scott, Jared Hindmarsh, Jason Strain, and myself. It provided us with some good hill training and it was fun to have some of the riders meet each other for the first time. Obviously we have some work to do to catch up with our Vernon and Ontario counterparts. How are things going Seattle, Calgary, and Redding?

June 7th ride for Vernon Riders

smalnis — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:05:37 +0000

Hope you all enjoyed your ride yesterday. We five in Vernon rode to the loop to Salmon Arm ( ~140km), leaving at 7am since it has been so hot lately. The temp was moderate yesterday but we had a wind on the way home. Tandem tubbies got left in the dust but we all had a great time! We are convinced that the riding around our area is every bit as beautiful as the STP route. Maybe there should be a Wellspring version of the STP here next year……….?

Training ride, June 7th

Jayson — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:46:02 +0000

Hey Team Wellspring!

Richard is organizing a training ride on Sunday, June 7th for those of you within the Metro Vancouver area. The plan is to meet at the Fort Langley parking lot at 2pm and head out on a ride to Golden Ears and back. Everyone is welcome, comment below to let Richard know if you can make it, or you could email him…

It would be great to have everyone out on a ride in their respective areas on the same day, so how about organizing a ride where you live?

I know you may be on your own in Whitehorse Mike, but what about the rest of you?

If you are willing to go for a ride in your city on Sunday June 7th, leave a comment below with the time and location of your ride, and let’s log some training miles!

Training?

sfarrant — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:56:51 +0000

Dear fellow Wellspring teammates and cycling enthusiasts!

I have been training since last August when one of my son’s-in-law – Garth; told me he would join me for the STP in 2009. We have been training together since early March in Ontario and looking forward to July 11/12. We are really pleased that my other son-in-law – Jason; is joining us as well. Jason did the STP with Ben’s sister Colleen last year. Two young guys to help the old guy along! We are averaging about 120 km a week with plans to ramp up in June. How is your training going?

Cycling in Whitehorse

mstrain — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:47:49 +0000

This year I have decided to take the plunge and attempt the STP in one day! With that being said, I am working right now up in Whitehorse and the snow has finally melted. So I boxed up my bike on the last trip down to Vancouver and brought it up on the flight back to Whitehorse. I put the bike back together with all the pieces in the bike, though I am not sure if they are in the right order. So far I have gone for one ride and my chain broke about 30 mins into the ride. Oh well, one more thing to fix. There are tons of great rides up here in Whitehorse, I am itching to attempt the Carcross-Tagish loop around Marsh Lake and back to Whitehorse. Each weekend I see dozens of riders out on the road now that the snow has melted.

I am really looking forward to riding this year, it is an event I look forward to all year. Last year having Ben’s sister and her husband join us on the ride was very uplifting. Plus seeing the difference Wellspring is making in Rwanda, especially the door that has opened through the Whole School Development Program, has been such a rewarding experience to be a part of. I hope to see some familiar faces and many new faces on the ride this year.

Happy Riding,

Mike Strain