My buddy Peter sent me an e-mail a few weeks back asking me if I’d like to participate in a bike/run event with him in early May. Being the good friend that I am, I quickly agreed. I never thought that it would actually be a competition! I haven’t competed in anything for years (Lining up for a Boxing Day sale is not a competition. It’s an obsession!). And, I have never (ever) been in a bicycle race.

Well, I am committed to the process now. Peter has been training all Winter (He’s the runner in this). I have been trying to train. But it is frikkin’ freezing out there! I am up to a measly 140 kilometers on my road bike this year. So most of my training work has been indoors at Goodlife.

Here’s the drill. We are participating in a Long Duathlon (5Km Run / 38.4Km Cycle / 5Km Run).

So: Pete | Les | Pete.

This is the perfect scenario. He starts and finishes. All I have to do is cycle for 38.4 kilometers (like a mad man). I can do that.

Consider this, the classes go up to 75 and over (age group). We are actually youngsters!

The race is on Saturday May the 2nd. Stay tuned for a post race update. “I hereby commit to writing a post race BLOG post no matter how we place.”

Along the same lines.....

• May 31, 2009 -- Ottawa Cycling – Go Green Go Dutch Go Bike – The Main Event
• May 5, 2009 -- Competitive Cycling – I Came, I Saw, I Conquered!
• April 25, 2009 -- Cycling in Ottawa – Lifestyle or Necessity?
• August 9, 2008 -- Cycling when it gets cold in Quebec City – brrrrrr
• June 3, 2009 -- Ottawa Cycling – Champlain Lookout or Bust – Redux
• May 24, 2009 -- Cycling in Montreal – Bicycling Paradise
• April 21, 2009 -- Spinning – Back from Injury Purgatory
• April 2, 2009 -- Cycling – My Top 10 Excuses of the Day
• January 29, 2009 -- Ottawa Cycling – The Western Parkway
• January 26, 2009 -- Cycling Safety – LightLane – a Cool Concept