So you’re planning a bike ride this coming weekend…

… in that case I HIGHLY recommend you map out your route using UBC’s Cycling Route Planner (for Metro Vancouver)!

My friend Kathy always maps out our rides – and it is so reassuring to have a plan when you are exploring new areas on your bike AND want to be safe and stick to designated bike routes!

I happen to be planning a ride this coming Saturday and I’ve decide to conquer Deep Cove BY BIKE! 🙂

Those delicious honey doughnuts are worth riding for!!

I’m comparing the routes by this site suggested when I select “shortest path route” vs “least traffic pollution” and it appears that the latter adds a further 5km (one way) to the ride.

That’s a GOOD THING when you are training for a super-long ride AND makes me happy because I hate cycling on busy roads with lots of cars!

Here’s some more info on this BRILLIANT service – http://buzzer.translink.ca/

 

Vancouver Sun Run – 11 more weeks!

Wow – only 11 weeks until the Sun Run.

I’m currently following the “LearnToRun10K Program” – a 13 week program that work colleague gave me.

I just started Week 3 where I start to run for 3 mins and walk 2 mins today!

I had to recheck the program after my workout because I was a little worried that I might be a couple of weeks behind but it looks like I am exactly where I should be!! 🙂

 

 

Fire in my belly – Past and Present Vancouver Sun Run Results

Vancouver Sun Run

I really believe that sometimes the best way to get seriously motivated and really start up a fire in your belly is to throw in a dash or two of healthy competition.

I recently accepted my friend CYV’s challenge to finish this year’s Sun Run in an hour. He really is the best training buddy one could wish for and suggested I look at my past results to check what time I finished at (because knowledge is power of course).

Today I decided to do some digging…. and I’m a little petrified fired up by what I found!  

The last time I took part in the Sun Run was 2009 when I was probably the unhealthiest and most unfit I have EVER been in all my life. (I HATE looking at photos from back then!) I finished last in my group (which didn’t faze me at the time but does now) at 1 hour & 47 mins. Nearly 2 hours to finish a 10 k run! My team’s score (average time) was 55 mins. The women’s average time (not including myself) was 1 hour & 9 mins.  

My current company came in 2nd place in our division last year – so obviously we are vying for 1^st place this year (NO PRESSURE on NOT dragging the team behind… nope, none at all).

The team’s score (average time) was 46 mins. The women’s average time was 1 hour & 7 mins.  

Gulp! I know I am WAY healthier now but I have a lot of work to do!