Life is not a Practice

Another rainy Tuesday and once again it was just Heidi and I. I had been working outside all afternoon and didn't feel like a trip up in to the mountains so we went across to the Moorgang and then up through Mittelberg on to the Ellegg. It only rained a bit and was not so cold.

Didn't take my GPS but I guess it was about 25 kilometers.

It was too wet for Jon and Moni so Heidi and I took our mountain bikes and cycled up to the Herzer Hütte. Despite the bad weather all day, it only rained for a few minutes while we were in a wood so we reached the hut still dry. It was also still light so we cycled back the long way via the Buron Hütte.

At one point a gust of wind nearly blew me off my bike but in the shade of the trees we didn't really notice the storm.



22km and 770 meters of climbing. Track is at
http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=oabcjuokvrgagsxo

Pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6050786238514201409?authkey=CM6y9qnHhfj9mAE

Just Heidi and I (Jon was ill and Moni tired) out on our race bikes.



46km and 450 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=wepdjrdzwftrrfkp

Out with Jon and Heidi on the race bikes.

62 km and 680 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ftkkvljlfdkxcvxb It is Jon's track because my GPS is still on the way to Venice with Max ( http://maxhogarth.blogspot.de/2014/08/day-1-nesselwang-seefeld-unfinished.html ).

The "standard" ride through Tannheimertal. With Moni and Heidi. It didn't rain until we got back to Nesselwang.

52kms and 590 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=klsojlkpbucpnqgy

A wet Tuesday again so Heidi, Max, Nico and I went out on our mountain bikes. Wet but fun.



32km and 884 meters of climbing
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=nuxenltvkatcrpfs

Max's blog is at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.de/2014/07/stubentalalm-and-obere-reuterwanne.html

Lots of rain forecast and lots fell so four of us went out with mountain bikes and rode up the Edelsberg - from the front and then from the back. Despite the rain and low cloud it was a fantastic ride with three great people.

22km and 1085 kms of climbing.
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=qxwulvjckymvpsyo


Picture by Max

Max's blog is at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.de/2014/07/kappler-alm-gundhutte-and-fichtelhutte.html

Pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6030336146678088705

A quick 1000 meters of climbing after work.
Three of us went through the Königsstrasse to Sonthofen and then back via the Jochpass.



At the bottom of the pass the Bad Hindelangers were playing their Alp Horns and at the top the Oberjochers. Jon made a video with the Alphorns as background music. You can watch it at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10204352693965926



66 kms
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=kfmvuqaxwahrtjqm

Jon's photos ara at https://plus.google.com/photos/+JonFrench/albums/6001035885012242001/6036597563877839778?pid=6036597563877839778&oid=100547066824249637955

Just Jon and I on our race bikes. I have started a new training program on my Polar watch - "weight reduction" - so it is asking me to do over eight hours a week in zone 1 and 2.
We rode at a steady 22kmh average and my watch said that it "did me good".


Jon in wet weather gear.

In Seeg it started to rain heavily so we took refuge in the fitness center and had a drink. While drinking we watched a monsoon pass over us. Afterwards we cycled home in drizzle - no problem, we had the correct clothing.



58kms and 805 meters of climbing.
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=pjlselzwdzlqgnhl

Pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6030336146678088705

No one had time for cycling tonight - as we were all at a meeting later in the evening. Never the less I managed to squeeze in a quick road bike trip round the Grüntensee.



My sport watch said that I was "top fit" which is maybe not surprising after the last week and then a three day rest.

21km and 250 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=uvmmoniipuymhrnz