The day before..

While the thunder is in the air, it is time to prepare myself for the Tour de Helsinki by drinking a liter of sportsdrink :) .  It will be a raining day tomorrow with even some lighting, so I bought today a raincoat at Budgetsport and I went to get my number. I really hope that I get the spirit tomorrow, that's mean: Getting the feeling that I go to bicycle and not only ride along with the group( it will be 28 km/h). I will be carefull because I don't want to fall, not even get a flue... With a time under the 6 hours I am happy!!!

Late Thursday

Today I was running for 1,5 hour but that isn't so important ;)  I was looking at this site http://www.francebikerentals.com/ and seeing all those nice bicycles makes me really exited over the trip and the thought of going up the 21 km.

I also bought today the book,"which contains all the information you need" http://dekaleberg.nl/shop#/winkel/0/0/product/9200000011366567/product.html
The book is in Dutch and contains 312 pages with information, nice to read when I have time, or during my endless hours in the busses, trains and metros.It is a ebook, so in 5 minutes it was already on the laptop. I do love the internet!!!!! No so good news about the weather for sundays' 140 km ride, it seems that it will rain and quite a lot...maybe I have to buy quickly a rain coat, because that is still missing by this "niceweathercyclist". :)

Ruby Tuesday

Today I did some running( 7 km), just to see if my legs are ok. The good news is that they are. :)

Also today I received an invite for a benchmark puolimatka. The purpose is to do an half triathlon with no pressure, it is planned at the end of october, so let's see if it's possible to cycle, otherwise we can do that part in the gym.. Nice idea anyway. The program is

10:00 1,9km uintia omaan tahtiin Tikkurilan uimahallissa
12:00 Lounas @ Puistola
12:30 Javascript opiskelua
13:00 2*lentokentän ympäri + vähän lisää (90km)
17:00 Kevyt illallinen @ Puistola
17:30 Erä sakkia
18:00 3*toisen lentokentän ympäri + matkat sinne ja takaisin (21,1km)
20:30 Sauna + ruokaa + olutta
Also today I received an invite to enroll for the Finntriathlon. I have to think about that, because it is summertime then and also there is  a worldchampionship  football going on... I think I take a kind of triathlon closer in the neighborhood..

This movie The King of the Mont Ventoux was on the Finnish television but unfortunately I missed it, neither can I find it on the YLE site. A pity, but I'll keep on searching :)

Happy Sunday

Did I already mention that I also secretly preparing myself for a marathon/triathlon. Secretly because I have the feeling that if I say this loudly, then I will get an injury...Really...Anyway today running a long slow run: 30 km. It all went in 2.25, which is a very nice time for me, and I'm proud of this. Did I also mention that I also want to run up the Mon Ventoux? So we have planned the following days:

• Wednesday 31.04.2014 travel by airplane Helsinki - Paris. TGV Paris - Avignon
• Thursday 01.05.2014 travel to Carpentras. Getting the bike, first ride to get use to the bike
• Friday 02.05.2014 First attempt to get on the Mont Ventoux( By bike or running)
• Saturday 03.05.2014 Second attempt to get on the Mont Ventoux
• Sunday 04.05.2014 Back to Finland

By the way: Yesterday statistics:  78 km in 2.42  

There are some little hills in Immersby, so this pushes the time down. In this year, I'll try to ride 30 km in an hour, just alone. Let's see, tomorrow free day of training...

Someday I have to start!

Why not starting today with this blog? On this sunny saturday in august. Today I rode almost 80 km with my bike, I went to Immersby and rode the round till söderkulla two times. It went a lot faster than normally, because now I know that I just have to put on a big rear and start pomping. ;) . I was riding for a ten km in a group. Next week will be the Tour de Helsinki over 140 km, lets see how that goes...