16.12.10

MTB TRAINING IN THE SNOW 16-12-10

The first snow came. I took the opportunity and with Anthony started climbing to Chortiatis mountain. We met at 13:00 at Agios Paulos and cross the Sheich Sou forest from snowy dirt roads. The winter landscape was so beautiful and the weather cold. We went to the antenna park of Chortiatis and continued through the dirt road  to mountain refuge. Everything around was snowed. And not just white,...

ROAD BIKE TRAINING 15-12-10

Today we went for road bike training with Kostantinidis Costas. The classic route, Thessaloniki, Souroti, Vasilika, Galatista, Agios Prodromos and return through Raidestos. 100 km with the temperature to minus. We saw the first snow after Galatista. It was just a few but certainly something...

15.12.10

ROAD BIKE TRAINING 12-12-10

Sunday 12-12-10 and the established road bike training, takes tour dimensions (though not lacking those who turn it into a race forcing others to go to the max and the group eventually scatters). The route was Redestos, Galatista, Poligiros (with a stop for tea that had brought the car escort) and return Simantra, Triglia and eventually Trílofon. The day was just amazing at the beginning as at the...

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ROAD BIKE TRAINING 05-12-10

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GPS ELEVATION AND DISTANCE CALCULATION

Long ago, trying to decide in which site to upload my tracks, I accidentally made the following discovery. Any site or software,for the same gpx file, gave quite different results, especially regarding the altitude and the total distance.The scientist in me woke up and began to search. I contacted the owners of various sites (Garmin, everytrail) etc, but everyone was telling his own. Generally the...

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WINDSURF EPANOMI 09-04-10

Greece is one of a few countries, where one day you go for skiing and the other for windsurfing or swimming. And this in spring of course. So after the end of the ski season for me, the water sports season begun today. First day at the beach for 2010. The forecast said that the wind would be about 4...

8.4.10

KAIMAKTSALAN SKI RESORT 04-04-10

The last day of the season 09-10 for me and it was at Kaimaktsalan ski resort (where I also met Aeras and Sirios). There is enough snow for ski but after 40 days of skiing and the upcoming race season I'm stopping for this year. Now an other season starts, bike racing, windsurfing and diving, so stay...

28.3.10