Life is not a Practice

Seven of us cycled up through Vilstal and then home via a Schnapps (or two) at the Sorgalp.



41kms and 600 meters of climbing
Route at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ebgywcwcbhqzpvrx

Jon's photos at https://plus.google.com/photos/+JonFrench/albums/6001035885012242001

Too wet for Moni and Jon (who had to screw a bike rack on the car). Heidi was working so just Gustav and I. A nice relaxed ride to Wald and Lengenwang and home.



38 km and 570 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=axdhidannrwdkfsc

After a week of feeling ill I was back on the road bike today. And I was on a new road bike! For my fiftieth birthday many people gave me money towards a new bike and this week it came. It is bright orange (of course) and the twin of my mountain bike. Jon put it all together the last few days and today we took it out for a test ride. I must have enormous faith in Jon. He screws everything together and then I sit on it and ride 80kmh down a road on it.


Photo by Jon (thanks)

You can't fool the "personal trainer" built in to my Polar watch and it said "you still are not fully fit so don't go over a 144 heart beat". The result was a slow but fun ride up in to Austria, through the high Tannheim Valley and then back home. Jon nicely stayed with me all the way.



As Jon said - we really have a great life.

57 kms with 716 meters of climbing
http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=kwziuzlumygnzwds

Up to the Roßbergalp with my race bike. And then on once round the Grünten. Lots of zone 2 and 3 for my "personal trainer" and lots of fantastic views for me. Unfortunately I was too early in the summer so Gabi and Richard weren't up at the Alm yet but I had something in my rucsac to eat.

Back via Burgberg and the Kranzegger Steig so a few more meters of climbing.



54 kms and 1020 meters of climbing.
Route at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=gigavirfztdgoxxk

An amazing tour along some paths I didn't even know existed. Guided by Wera.



32km and 600 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=inazvugipaptgtgv

Pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6008547758484876929?authkey=CK_H6OKh2s3T4gE

One of our local race bike classics. Through the "Königsstrasse" to Sonthofen and then back home over the Jochpass.

Four of us were out on a warm summers eveing after work.



Not everyone can go out after work and do 66 kilometers with almost a thousand meters of climbing through such beautiful Alpine scenery.

Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=grvwuoquudpsrzds

The fitness studio that we have been visiting this winter had a 24 hour spinning marathon from 09:00 yesterday to 09:00 today.

I took part from 21:00 to 03:00 and Alison from 06:00-09:00.


The photo was taken about 02:30 which is maybe why I look like a Zombie.

It was great fun with a different trainer every hour, a wide selection of music and food and drink.

Only Heidi and I were left of the Tuesday bikers (once again too cold for the rest) so we joined up with Max and Niko for a mountain bike tour.



Up to the pass between the Edelsberg and Alpspitz then down the ridge (no point braking - only mud, wet roots and snow) and on down to Reichenbach.



Great fun in the May snow.

19km and 740 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=wsiudunwjstwocvo




Max's blog at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.de/2014/05/wet-and-snowy-alpspitze-round.html?spref=fb and his pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/102257273463070793435/albums/5988092975507307873/6012998715832113170?pid=6012998715832113170&oid=102257273463070793435

Sunday and it finally stopped raining. Lots of meters of climbing to get my sport zones finished for this week .
And I didn't get rained on :-)

38km and 645 meters of climbing.
http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=yxhvwjktmwsglfzf

Out with the Thursday Bikers. We did the hanging bridge route with some new variations. Great fun.



31.5km and 400 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=arhyajsxqiwwjpjk

Pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6008547758484876929?authkey=CK_H6OKh2s3T4gE

Jons Ftos at https://plus.google.com/photos/+JonFrench/albums/6001035885012242001/6011331495165994786?pid=6011331495165994786&oid=100547066824249637955

Normal race bike route but with an extra bit of hillclimbing thrown in for fun.



33km and 450 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=whcahjcwvydfmmvv

Leaving from Woringen we cycled across in to Kreuztal and then back home. No rain and temperatures up to 12°C.
Great lunch in a restaurant in Schmidsfelden.



76km and 1480 meters of climbing.
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=tzlozwhodcitovvs



Photos at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6009632921837909073

Jon's video of the tour is at http://youtu.be/Nzg8uk43nzs

Despite temperatures of 3 degrees (plus) and rain, seven of us cycled the 55km from Nesselwang to Woringen. Stopped to warm up at the Hirsch in Probstried. Ate a fantastic dinner at the Schwarzer Adler. I am not sure I lost any weight today :-)



55km and 629m of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=fhpcgghloujwpctp

Photos at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6009632921837909073

May day and a bank holiday so we left earlier than usual. Great tour round Pfronten ending up in a restaurant in Pfronten and then catching the train home because of the pouring rain.



20 kms with 450 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=pcsmuqqomnmfrgml



Pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6008547758484876929?authkey=CK_H6OKh2s3T4gE

Saturday afternoon ride on my own.



36km and 560 meters of climbing
http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=mmlaqjebtjfikyri