Saturday, January 16, 2010

Saturday Spins


During the winter months my favorite workout of the week is the Saturday group spin. The Cops for Cancer group meets at a local high school gymnasium. This week it was at McNally high school. Some of the team members are teachers at the school so they are able to book the gym for us. It is pretty a comfortable space and I am grateful for the chance to get in a good ride during the winter months.

I did a 90 minute ride today with the Cops for Cancer Ironteam.  I joined this team a year ago last fall because of a good friend of mine Rob Thirwell.

I first met Rob back in 1978 when I started working at CFRN in Edmonton. We worked together for a number of years and became good friends then. At the time I knew he was into volleyball and we did some canoe trips together with his wife Shelia and a bunch of other friends.  I was also an usher at their wedding. Rob and I have kept in touch over the years through various social and business activities. He always seemed to be working towards some kind of new goal.
Rob is an Ironman. He completed the course in August 2008 as a member of Edmonton's Cops for Cancer Ironcops team.  I was very excited for him and I thought, Wow, what a great achievement.


I have Rob to thank for my current state of sore muscles.  I will write more of the back story and fill in some details when I get a chance.

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