Life is not a Practice

I was out on my mountain bike when I met Chris and his boys off to catch the chair lift to the top of the mountain. So I turned round and cycled up to meet them.

Breakfast at the Mountain Lodge.

Then across to the Fichtelhütte and down towards the Hündelskopfhütte. Got a WhatsApp that Farinas were going to the Kronenhütte so back up past the Kappeller Alpe and on to the Kronenhütte.



And then back home.

22km and 955 meters of climbing. Not bad for a ride around our local mountain from restaurant to restaurant.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ikituzddulpyqpsd

An afternoon ride organized by Inge. Six of us (I was the only man) enjoyed a whole afternoon without rain and a trip to the Roßbergalpe. A bit of everything. Some great trails and a 10 km climb to the Alp.



Finished the ride with a hot amaretto and cream.

54.5km with 1310 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ihzcfmuieorozbwm

Pictures are at https://goo.gl/photos/JYAG6B6TM26n8ogq6

Inge's photos are at https://picasaweb.google.com/SpyderwomanTV/6308394128264786321?authkey=Gv1sRgCIedvN6iqM--hwE&feat=email#6308394544483164498

After dinner Caro said "let's go for a flat bike tour to work off dinner". So we did. And then we went for an ice cream to add the calories back on :-)

17km and 217 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=sxegbbmhbyjatkxh

A gentle ride round the lake after the long tour yesterday. I could definitely feel the cimbing from yesterday in my legs.



If I ride at a high pulse then the next day is difficult. As long as I remain under a pulse of 135 (as when we cycled to Dubrovnik) then the next day is no problem at all.

23km and 234 meters of climbing.
http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ixanycqyvokhgmhm

Today was Inges birthday so she took us all out for a bike ride and then back to her place for the party. 7 people started from Grän in Austria but Hopsing, Heidi and I cycled from Nesselwang and Hubert from Pfronten



110 km and 2009(!) meters of climbing. http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=tfhowivblfazhzjv



Photos at https://goo.gl/photos/JYAG6B6TM26n8ogq6

Inges Bilder: https://picasaweb.google.com/SpyderwomanTV/6307858585766739025?authkey=Gv1sRgCJbDmp_z6evfzgE&feat=email

After work and the sun was shining. Needed to "earn" some calories to be able to enjoy a few slices of pizza :-)

Up to Sportheim Böck and then back down past the Kappeller Alp. Just looking at my heartbeat shows which part of the trip was uphill. An average of over 130 uphill and under 100 downhill and flat.



14 km and 605 meters of climbing.Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=jfenqayykwlhpahh

A tour planned by Inge. Out to the Frauensee and back. The original plan was a bit longer but it rained and was generally looking like we were going to get very wet.



On the way back we stopped at the Falkenstein Restaurant in Pfronten.



65km and 780 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=gfwuxyukbrymdajd

Pictures at https://goo.gl/photos/JYAG6B6TM26n8ogq6

Inges pictures at https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname%3DSpyderwomanTV%26target%3DALBUM%26id%3D6303217317790472705%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCOuC0_jdpbjQDg%26invite%3DCK7mx5oE%26feat%3Demail&source=gmail&ust=1467695183122000&usg=AFQjCNHX1IFIY_JA2xvcCcopFA9IJ4DeFA

Left home on my mountain bike. Got about 10 meters and received messages about problems in our network so turned round and went and sorted that out. Set off again and reached part way up to Maria Trost before the next message arrived. Turned round again. After that I decided to take a hot showera nd something to eat.

4km with 177 meters of climbing (probably my shortest bike ride this year) Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ytqjlnlejhqwange

A quick after work trip round the Grüntensee with my race bike and Heidi.

20.6km with 242 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=wzizgpgexivjpfud

The weather forecast promised rainfall of biblical proportions in the afternoon so I went for a ride in the morning.

They were correct about the weather. It was like watching a river fall out of the sky.

22km with 283 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=pqubwdoztfvtbmhy