Hornby Island Getaway

On Monday at some ridiculously early time we crammed ourselves in the team van and headed to Hornby Island for a short team bonding trip.

Start of our third and final ferry ride of the day.

Our cozy little cabin on Hornby Island

Tribune Bay

 During the days we ran on amazing bike trails, had talks about mental strategies to reach our optimal performance. It was great to learn usefull tips on goal setting and pushing past our limits. Shannon Thompson did a wonderful job. Sweet Performance
On Tuesday we went and checked out Tribune Bay in the afternoon, the rocks were amazing, it was like being on the moon.

Paul and his pet alligator 

Graham and Chris being typical weirdos. 

Paul got a little scared, but team mom was there to rescue.

Headed back to Whistler

Hornby Island was amazing place to go even if we got a bit of rain. I hope to go back there one day, but this time bring my mountain bike.

First Post

So I have finally started to write a blog. With all the blogs I have read I've noticed that mostly I just look at the pictures and don't read the long dreary paragraphs, so I promise to keep it full of pictures and videos, but I may include some words.

First ride of the year!

 For the first half of April I stayed in whistler while most of the team left or went away on a vacation. At the end of the ski season I am always looking forward to getting on my bike again and the wet rocks and dirt of whistler's famous trails. I got my yearly crash out of the way on my second ride and within a week had a new set of brakes to hopefully stop that from happening again.  

This video is from the end of my most recent 4 hour ride, It was full of getting lost and hiking through snow. But I thought it was necessary to show how fun the trails are here. 

We still have lots of snow