Ahhhh... Cottage Time!!

I know we are just at the end of a acho free year... But it's always nice to officially welcome Cottage Season...

Fun in the water.... Long days on the dock.... Great riding.... And good sleep in the Muskoka Air...

It's in our Blood...

You know it's summer when the bikes come out, the tan lines appear and many hours are spent travelling to races / training... and this year is no exception.  The start of the year for the Family Team has been a good one... we had some great sessions up at Hardwood Ski and Bike with Luke's Team Hardwood Trek crew... he gets an hour of coaching before the weekly race.... and Jake has been coming to most of them to work on his skills, race strategy and endurance.  

After a good winter of training (with the exception of family Trips...) my season has started off well... and pretty much where it finished.  I'm battling it out at the front of my group... consistently turning faster times that the 30-39 aged group and many of the Elite racers.... and am building nicely towards Nationals in July.

Luke's focus this year with THT is to push a slightly bigger gear and improve his starts... he always has the ambition to be on the front line but needs to battle his way through the first 5min to keep a good position.  He is in the younger side of the 2 year age group and has some tough competition... but it's amazing to see how much skill these kids can have when you just let them ride their bikes...

Jake is racing for his first season this year and is really enjoying it.  He has a good competitive streak in his which helps him chase people down... and has also been working on skills and fitness at Hardwood on Wednesdays... and we are starting to have conversations about race strategy and tactics (ie. he doesn't like riding behind the slower rides in the singletrack... which means he has to start harder to get ahead of them before the singletrack)....

We have also convinced Sue to come out to the odd Hardwood Weekly and ride the trails with us... she is doing quite well with her log-overs and singletrack..... but still prefers the Cheering Section on race days!!!

The end of an era...

With sadness in our hearts we say goodbye to our beloved Hot Tub... Many laughs were had, much hair was frozen, numerous Polar Bear contests were enjoyed... But it's time to move on. 

With the helo of many strong backs and a dismantles fence... the Tub will be enjoyed by a good friend while we make room for patio furniture and endless hours of Pool Fun!!!

Let the summer begin!!!