Life is not a Practice

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

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

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

After a five day "training holiday" over Easter (had a cold) it was back on the race bike today. Heidi, Jon and I made use of the nice weather to cycle 47km with 740 meters of climbing. The bit at 15,2 kms was as steep as it looks on the profile but we all cycled up it :-)



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

Today was too cold (3-4°C) for most of the "Tuesday Bikers" but Heidi and I were out on our mountain bikes.



We cycled up towards Sportheim Böck and then down via the Kappeler Alp (http://www.kappeler-alp.de/).
My first mountain tour this year!

15 kms with 600 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ufgftuzyksarrwxs

Heidi was out eating and for two other "Tuesday Bikers" it was too "cold and wet".
So Alison and I did a part of the 7 Weiher tour. Sun shine and didn't rain.



22km at an 11.4 average.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=vpjkuhtmzmqirvnl

Another picture is at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?pid=5999993343289772866&oid=103827427036815679772

The clocks changed at the weekend so from today the Tuesday Race Bikers are back out.
Began with our standard tour round the Grüntensee plus a few additions. I also did a bit while waiting for Heidi.

33kms and 400 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=imjiltdteauhufjc

The usual four of us (Heidi, Moni, Jon and I) doing the normal training run on a Tuesday night.
Once round the lake and then home via Maria Rain.
We needed to save our energy for the coming weekend in Italy :-)

27 kms and 300 meters of climbing. Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=zevcsammdqcdqpao

Three of us out on our race bikes keeping away from the big black clouds in the mountains.

We actually planned a completely different route but Jon and I missed the turning in Gschwend as we were chasing a car.

39km and 519 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=fzafhaxudquroycm

The weather forecast was very bad but we decided to go race biking anyway. Hadn't got 3 kms when it started raining so we went to our house and enjoyed a few beers on the terrace.



The boys had also invited their friends round so it turned in to a party.

The following photo is of some really strange hail


Photos at https://plus.google.com/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/5853746597235744401?banner=pwa&partnerid=pwrd1