Category: Cycling

Even though I wasn’t going to race, I was going to ride. Up bright and early and took a leisurely 58km ride to get to Shimoufusa Friendly Park race venue. Here is the route I took This is the first Seo Festival that I watched as a spectator and not a participant. Having been dropped […]

On Sunday, I took the Fondriest down the Edo to the Tone canal and then across to the Tone river to where the annual Noda MTB race was held. For the last four years I’ve wanted to go and watch or even participate. After watching this year, I may even give it a try next […]

On Saturday I had the honored pleasure to represent Piranha Golf of Australia at the Kouyou Cup Autumn Golf tournament. (as I mentioned in yesterday’s post). Here are some pics of the prize winners. 1st: Martin Phillips (Set of Piranha irons + golf bag) 2nd: Grant Fleming (Set of Piranha wedges) 3rd: Joachim Hinne (Piranha […]

After playing a dismal game of golf yesterday was in no mood to do anything physical today so I took the shopping bicycle across the bridge to test out the new video camera. Today is the day that I normally race in Saiko for the Nikkan Sports Nakano Memorial race. I’ve done the last 5 […]

Have not been keeping this blog up to date with my rides because I haven’t really been riding much and have the Autumn riding blues where I tend to get slack because it’s starting to get cold. Bought a new set of rain jacket and cycling rain pants today to force me to ride to […]

With the annual Tour De Chiba on this weekend training was cancelled. A lot of them went on the night bus to ride today’s stage. As I bought my bike to save money I don’t actually like paying to ride unless it’s a race fee. Instead I did my own tour of Chiba today. I […]

After 6 weeks off for Summer and 3 weeks off for Autumn I’ve forgotten what work is. While I was up in Hakuba I didn’t have my nifty scales either so haven’t been recording my data. Tomorrow it’s back on the program. I expect my weigh to have gone up with all the rain and […]

Garmin Player Always wanted to do this in reverse thinking it would be harder. The first 18km are mostly downhill which is a contrast to doing it the usual way. The climb after though was pretty hard. Made it to the top and the only time I stopped was for photo opportunities. By about the […]

For the last 3 years my 14 year old son and his grandfather team up for the summer vacation and work on a special project. The projects are submitted to school after summer and the good ones go in some kind of championship. Last year they made a water powered electric generator which won the […]

As far as the road will take you to Mt. Hakuba that is. Followed the Olympic road to it’s highest point. 1250m. From the restaurant and parking area there, hikers make their way to the top of the mountain. I just had an ice cream and a cola and as it was cold up there […]