It’s Feb 9, 2024 and I am going to share three milestones as I prep towards my June 2024 Ride2Conquer Cancer. Just to remind you, this Ride is 2 days, 220 km between Toronto and Niagara Falls, over 3500 riders and a Ride goal of $20 million for cancer research.
First I have hit 85% of my personal donation goal of $2500. Thank you to all you awesome people for your generous donations. For those of you who may want to donate, click on Ride2Conquer , click on Donate and then on Joe Molnar.
Second, my twin brother is going to ride with us this year. What a cool thing for two 73 year olds to be doing on a June weekend. Here is the two of us on a ski trip. He is the good looking guy on the right. That is us holding a wolverine.
And third, I had the unexpected pleasure of doing an outdoor ride today along Toronto’s Waterfront Trails. This morning it was warmer in Toronto (6 C) than in Phoenix. So I altered my training regime and went for an outside ride.
You may be interested in my training regime. This year I am training for the June Ride and also for a mini-triathlon (Subaru Series) in late August. I am also influenced by a book that I am reading titled ‘Outlive – The Science & Art of Longevity’. My major takeaway so far is that exercise is the most important factor for extending my life span and my health span. And I should do a range of training aimed at accomplishing a Centenarian Decathlon, ie train through a bunch of different activities and don’t become single minded about any one of these. The goals are strength, endurance, balance and resiliency.
So between now and April, I am doing cross training (treadmill, elliptical, stationary bike and rowing) along with weights and yoga. From April to the June Ride, I will shift my focus to riding and kayaking at our cottage on Stoney Lake. After my Ride and leading to the Triathlon, I will focus on swimming, riding and running. I find that during a Triathlon, my transition from one discipline to the next is hard to do and I am slow, and so I am going to practice that as well.
Any suggestions of your go-to activities are welcome.