Olfactory Fiesta - it's Spring!

Stick your nose outside these days, near anything other than a large highway, and you're bound to experience a big party of scents. Sweet wet leaves left over from last fall, pongy bog, maybe even a waft of smoky fireplace. People probably think i'm a snob because i've always got my nose up in the air.

But it was nose to the grindstone this Saturday, as we all got together for a mountain biking day in the park. We stayed on the Gatineau parkway, and did two laps from P10, totalling about 50 kilometres. Practiced drafting a bit, which could come in handy when we're exhausted. Max speed was 56km/hr on the downhill, with average speed around 17km/hr.

We didn't look like this:


But those downhills are exhilarating, and once you make it uphill you are amazed at the accomplishment. Everyone is psyched up to do more training. I'm off to put extra padding on my shorts.





Next up, Rappelling lessons with Hai - stay tuned!