This was amongst the BEST road days of the tour.
The morning run was to the backdrop of a stunning sunrise. The temperature was a cool, breezeless 10 degrees, a.k.a perfect running weather. So as the sun rose to a cloudless sky, I ran the fastest 10 km of the tour and felt fantastic. Although the temperature remained cool and there was a bit of a breeze, it remained sunny the entire day and similar to the run, it was a quick cycle over rolling to hilly terrain. We climbed what they called a mountain, warned by signs of the elevation change and a sign at "the summit". This was not a mountain, at least not by Albertan standard, maybe in Manitoba and Saskatchewan it also would have classified as such. Anyways, it was a good 7 km climb and we were rewarded with great views of Bras D'Or Lake.
Overall it was just a great day on the road and we all had a bit of lighthearted fun!
The morning run was to the backdrop of a stunning sunrise. The temperature was a cool, breezeless 10 degrees, a.k.a perfect running weather. So as the sun rose to a cloudless sky, I ran the fastest 10 km of the tour and felt fantastic. Although the temperature remained cool and there was a bit of a breeze, it remained sunny the entire day and similar to the run, it was a quick cycle over rolling to hilly terrain. We climbed what they called a mountain, warned by signs of the elevation change and a sign at "the summit". This was not a mountain, at least not by Albertan standard, maybe in Manitoba and Saskatchewan it also would have classified as such. Anyways, it was a good 7 km climb and we were rewarded with great views of Bras D'Or Lake.
Overall it was just a great day on the road and we all had a bit of lighthearted fun!
We were done the road work early despite a very reasonable day of mileage so got to enjoy North Sydney and more so the waterfront/marina, historic and downtown areas of Sydney. There was a Tall ship in the harbour, "The Bounty" which Johhny Depp apparently romped around on in one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
We fooled around with photo-ops and generally enjoyed the end of the afternoon knowing we have a few days off the road now with the Ottawa gala coming up tomorrow (more about this in tomorrow's blog).
We fooled around with photo-ops and generally enjoyed the end of the afternoon knowing we have a few days off the road now with the Ottawa gala coming up tomorrow (more about this in tomorrow's blog).
Tour Day Sponsor is Boehringer Ingelheim once again, and once again a big thanks!
Random Quotes of the Day
The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is
Author Unknown
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all
Bill Clinton
The fastest 10km of the tour on Day 64?! It's not an urban myth. You are the bionic man indeed.
ReplyDeleteNot a day goes by that we don't chat about you and Monique, feel yet more inspired and cheer loudly just in case the wind might blow our voices across the country.
Stay well, travel safely
Fantastic....must be the wonderful son energy with you. Love the photos ops....sending you our love and admiration! I have the stamps that are promoting mental health! Have fun with your celebrations!
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