Welcome to the family! By now you will have figured out that Old John is my brother and that he mistakenly took you for his eldest sister. After all "Cath" does look a lot like "Cory". Well actually it doesn't look like it at all but it does at least start with the same letter.
For those of you who don't know, Cathy is my "other" older sister, my sister from another mother, the one that came along with Roo. The relevant word there is of course older! Sorry Kate!
I'm not sure with John whether it is indeed just his old age that resulted in this little faux pas (that's French for fuck-up), or if he is subtle enough to act old and senile, just to see if anyone gets it...nah...not freakin likely!
Anyway Cathy, you did get a reasonable explanation about the "old" stuff. It is just to distinguish one Rooyakkers from another. There's even more of them than there are Regniers so of course you don't have this same problem as us. lol
Cathy's grandfathers name is Leon, as is her dads, as is her brothers, as is her nephews! So they ended up with Leon, then Junior, then Leon again, and finally, little Leon. What a bunch of idiots! (lets see if anyone cares to explain that one to you)
You know what's really hilarious? I happen to know that Cory has not been able to get the bugs out of her system, preventing her from even posting, and as such I would bet she's just getting frantic at being unable to publicly ridicule all of us. Particularly Old John for his mistake, and Old Roo for taunting her. I love it!
Also thanks Cath for your words of encouragement. That's the first time I've ever been compared to Oprah, or at least in a positive manner. Some one did once tell me that I should be on television but I think they meant on the cartoon network!
Anyway Old John Whether it was on purpose or not you sure gave me a chuckle today and I appreciate it. You started out my day right and it stayed that way. I got lots of work done and I got 3 little workouts in. Life is good!
7.3 km run, 35 mins/swim, 45 mins/weights 45 mins
"As we grow old, the beauty steals inward."---Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I am not young but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there. J'aime la vie!"---Coco Chanel
"Old is always fifteen years from now."---Bill Cosby
Love
Peter
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
"She Was a Fast Machine"
Hammering away listening to AC DC! Does it get any better? As promised, here's a couple of vids of me riding in the basement. You can get the sense of the thing.
As I mentioned, this is actual course video timed exactly to how fast you ride and with automatic resistance for the hills. As well as the video itself, the screen displays just about anything else you might care to know (speed, average, grade, power output, etc etc). You can set it up to display as much or as little as you like. You may also be able to see on the screen the cool graph in the bottom right of the video. That graph actually represents your pedal stroke, showing you which leg is working harder, and how much power you are generating at every point of the pedal revolution. Very Cool!
One weird thing is that you can never pass anyone unless the guy carrying the camera chose to do so when they were filming. If you ride faster, so does everyone else, since all your increased effort actually does is speed up the video.
You can start from any point on the course and ride as much of it as you want. From past experience 3 hours is about all I can tolerate. Even less if I have to listen to a lot of AC/DC. I find it a bit agressive for my peace of mind, and in actual fact I cycle through all of my music at random.
I do have to work with the program a bit yet because I'm pretty sure that I can make it full screen.
I think I mentioned that is actually harder than riding outside since you can't coast on the downhills. I consider that a good thing.
You can see that I have a few accessories; the towel over my bike (to protect it from the sweat), and the fan (to try to limit the sweat). Which reminds me...I'm pretty sure I left the fan running!!
That's it! Just a word for OId John. Thanks for your comments. As to looking up my old times to set a target don't bother. I'm gonna join you for your triathlon and furthermore I will tell you how fast I will do it. Just see if you can keep up to this old grampa! Assuming they hold the distance from last year....1hr, 55mins! Take that to the bank!
30 kms computrainer...1hr, 6 mins
"The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck!"---Anon
Love
Peter
Saturday, October 29, 2011
"Odds and Ends"
First off. It was a damn good day. Slept in til about 9:30 when I had to get up to make Colbs breakfast. I brought it to him in bed cause his Mom likes it when I do that :) Then off to his hockey game where he played the smartest game of his young life, followed by lunch at Burger King, just me amd my grandson. Back home for a 20 km run followed by a little couch time. The day was nicely capped off by watching the Habs game with my wife as they won their 3rd straight! The only frustrating part is listening to her rant about the game! I wish she would learn a little something about hockey!! Go Habs Go!
Secondly, Roo believes! No not in the Habs, or in me, but in herself. She always believes in me, but today she finally confessed that she thinks she can run 2:30 in Hamilton in the spring. I of course knew that before she even started training but I'm glad she has picked up the ball cause I'm tired of carrying it....and her!. Besides, it's much easier to accomplish something if you believe it your self!! Go Roo Go!
You know what I miss? I was looking for something on my old blog today and was amazed at the interaction that took place. Sometimes lengthy conversations transpired between siblings, children, spouses, neices/nephews etc. That hasn't happened this time around and I'm not sure why. If you know how I can get that back let me know, because I can only look to myself for answers....well and Cory of course.
I got my Interactive Real Course Video working on my computrainer. That means that I can watch the actual Ironman course go by as I ride. It is really cool as the trainer itself responds to all the hills and it almost (almost) feels like the real thing. Maybe I will try to post a video so you can see first hand.
I have chosen to remove Don Cherry from my life completely. Being a hockey fan that it is a bit of an inconvenience but I am committed. I will change the channel or turn the page every time he appears or makes the news in any other way. I have always struggled with his racism and his arrogance, but the man crossed the line when he called Chris Nilan a puke!
Winter's coming and I'm ready! I've decided not to build a rink this year and so you can depend on a long, cold one with no unexpected warm spells. Sorry folks!
For those that don't know Old John is preparing for his first triathlon next summer. I am extremely excited for him as long as he doesn't get faster than me. Actually that would be okay as well....he is much, much younger than me, and much, much, more stubborn. Go Old John Go!
And I think that's it. I do want Claudettes workout results for today however. The run that convinced her of her fitness level. I did the same 20 kms again but of course I smoked her!
Me...20 km- 1:41:33
Roo..20 km- 1:41:46
I had to work my ass off to complete the same route that she called relatively easy today. Bitch! --and Bitch again!
Actually I am really quite happy with my running fitness right now. If I can hang with Claudette for the next 5 to 6 months it will definitely take care of that part of my training.
"Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day."---Anon
“If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one."---Robert Cavett
Love
Peter
Secondly, Roo believes! No not in the Habs, or in me, but in herself. She always believes in me, but today she finally confessed that she thinks she can run 2:30 in Hamilton in the spring. I of course knew that before she even started training but I'm glad she has picked up the ball cause I'm tired of carrying it....and her!. Besides, it's much easier to accomplish something if you believe it your self!! Go Roo Go!
You know what I miss? I was looking for something on my old blog today and was amazed at the interaction that took place. Sometimes lengthy conversations transpired between siblings, children, spouses, neices/nephews etc. That hasn't happened this time around and I'm not sure why. If you know how I can get that back let me know, because I can only look to myself for answers....well and Cory of course.
I got my Interactive Real Course Video working on my computrainer. That means that I can watch the actual Ironman course go by as I ride. It is really cool as the trainer itself responds to all the hills and it almost (almost) feels like the real thing. Maybe I will try to post a video so you can see first hand.
I have chosen to remove Don Cherry from my life completely. Being a hockey fan that it is a bit of an inconvenience but I am committed. I will change the channel or turn the page every time he appears or makes the news in any other way. I have always struggled with his racism and his arrogance, but the man crossed the line when he called Chris Nilan a puke!
Winter's coming and I'm ready! I've decided not to build a rink this year and so you can depend on a long, cold one with no unexpected warm spells. Sorry folks!
For those that don't know Old John is preparing for his first triathlon next summer. I am extremely excited for him as long as he doesn't get faster than me. Actually that would be okay as well....he is much, much younger than me, and much, much, more stubborn. Go Old John Go!
And I think that's it. I do want Claudettes workout results for today however. The run that convinced her of her fitness level. I did the same 20 kms again but of course I smoked her!
Me...20 km- 1:41:33
Roo..20 km- 1:41:46
I had to work my ass off to complete the same route that she called relatively easy today. Bitch! --and Bitch again!
Actually I am really quite happy with my running fitness right now. If I can hang with Claudette for the next 5 to 6 months it will definitely take care of that part of my training.
"Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day."---Anon
“If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one."---Robert Cavett
Love
Peter
Friday, October 28, 2011
"Time and Distance"
Are only states of mind and are always relative.
When we got back in town today Claudette decided to go for a run. She told me she was just going to do the little, wee block. The route she was referring to is the 7.3 kms that go by the front of our house. What's interesting is that this is the very same block she has run almost every day for the last 5 years, and which was previously known simply as "the block". How did it become the little, wee block? A state of mind!
She has gradually build up her running over the last couple of months in preparation for Around the Bay, such that now she is regularly running 20K at a time. Not just the distance, but the time it takes to run it has changed perspective.
And it's always about time isn't it? How do we "spend" our "time"? Time flies when you're having fun and crawls when you're not, and yet, in what seems like a total contradiction we want it to go slower, not faster.
The thing I have discovered, and maybe it's one of the reasons I enjoy this endurance sport thing, is that when I'm out there for an hour or two, that while not standing still, time at least takes a "time out". Once I have committed to a long workout and I'm into it, I lose the sense of time passing. Strange perhaps since during the workout I am acutely aware of the clock itself. The clock however has ceased being a chronometer, and instead become simply a fitness meter. It's hard to explain really but when I do a long bike or run I am invariably surprised when, upon return, I check the time of day. It's like the world kept turning but I was oblivious to it. A state of mind!
The other thing that occurs to me is that I only experience this feeling of timelessness outside. I don't get it in the pool, or while sitting on the bike downstairs. Kind of weird eh? I suppose there's probably another message in there though, and it sure helps explain while I would happily go and run for 2 hours outside in sub zero weather before I would run for 20 minutes on the stupid treadmill. Kind of an enlightening thought actually.... an "aha" moment! A state of mind!
Can I confess that I feel very good about my post today. I actually inpsired myself a little bit and would dare to hope that I have done the same for you. Think about it. Any time you may spend exercising outside may indeed not be time "spent" at all, but rather just...yah, you got it! A state of mind!
7.5 km run, 36 mins
"Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind"---Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in"---Henry david Thoreau
Love
Peter
When we got back in town today Claudette decided to go for a run. She told me she was just going to do the little, wee block. The route she was referring to is the 7.3 kms that go by the front of our house. What's interesting is that this is the very same block she has run almost every day for the last 5 years, and which was previously known simply as "the block". How did it become the little, wee block? A state of mind!
She has gradually build up her running over the last couple of months in preparation for Around the Bay, such that now she is regularly running 20K at a time. Not just the distance, but the time it takes to run it has changed perspective.
And it's always about time isn't it? How do we "spend" our "time"? Time flies when you're having fun and crawls when you're not, and yet, in what seems like a total contradiction we want it to go slower, not faster.
The thing I have discovered, and maybe it's one of the reasons I enjoy this endurance sport thing, is that when I'm out there for an hour or two, that while not standing still, time at least takes a "time out". Once I have committed to a long workout and I'm into it, I lose the sense of time passing. Strange perhaps since during the workout I am acutely aware of the clock itself. The clock however has ceased being a chronometer, and instead become simply a fitness meter. It's hard to explain really but when I do a long bike or run I am invariably surprised when, upon return, I check the time of day. It's like the world kept turning but I was oblivious to it. A state of mind!
The other thing that occurs to me is that I only experience this feeling of timelessness outside. I don't get it in the pool, or while sitting on the bike downstairs. Kind of weird eh? I suppose there's probably another message in there though, and it sure helps explain while I would happily go and run for 2 hours outside in sub zero weather before I would run for 20 minutes on the stupid treadmill. Kind of an enlightening thought actually.... an "aha" moment! A state of mind!
Can I confess that I feel very good about my post today. I actually inpsired myself a little bit and would dare to hope that I have done the same for you. Think about it. Any time you may spend exercising outside may indeed not be time "spent" at all, but rather just...yah, you got it! A state of mind!
7.5 km run, 36 mins
"Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind"---Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in"---Henry david Thoreau
Love
Peter
"On Staying Young"
I know a few secrets.
Number one...take care of your self. Well I guess that's not really a secret.
But I think this one is.
Number two...enbrace the music your children listen to! I'm pretty sure I was one of the ten oldest guys in the Bell Centre tonite, but I did not feel old. I stood all night...sang my heart out... clapped... swayed... stomped... yelled... and sang some more. And I was quiet compared to the lady beside me...Old Roo!!
The young couple on my other side sat most of the night. If you have never heard, or heard of Mumford and Sons do yourself a favour. It was unbelievable. The most magical moment of the night came when the fans "ole-d" them back for the encore. If you aren't aware "Ole-Ole" is the Habs fight song.
"In this body you will live
In this body you will die
Where you invest your love
You invest your life"---Marcus Mumford
Love
Peter
Number one...take care of your self. Well I guess that's not really a secret.
But I think this one is.
Number two...enbrace the music your children listen to! I'm pretty sure I was one of the ten oldest guys in the Bell Centre tonite, but I did not feel old. I stood all night...sang my heart out... clapped... swayed... stomped... yelled... and sang some more. And I was quiet compared to the lady beside me...Old Roo!!
"In this body you will live
In this body you will die
Where you invest your love
You invest your life"---Marcus Mumford
Love
Peter
Thursday, October 27, 2011
"Ole, Ole"
A picture is worth a thousand words. I am so blessed to be able spend a few days with my wife in one of our favorite places. The bonus is having our hockey team finally win a game, and to be there to watch it live. Can it get any better? We'll see. Maybe tomorrow!!
C'est tout mes amis!
”You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free.” - Denis from SlapShot
Avec amour
Pierre
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
"Happy Birthday Son"
We had such a nice time celebrating Adrians 22nd birthday at the Mandarin that I plum forgot to blog. So all i got tonite is a message from Colby. He says that the Mandarin visit was the ultimate buffet experience! He had onion rings after dessert!!
"May you live to be 100, and may the last voice you hear be mine"---Frank Sinatra
Love
Peter
"May you live to be 100, and may the last voice you hear be mine"---Frank Sinatra
Love
Peter
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