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TRAINING NEWS
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Boston, May 11th, 2009 (day - 35)
Training is going very well. I usually ride around 20 - 25 hours per week. I do short rides (2 - 3 hours) early in the morning during the week and longer ride (5 - 7 hours) in the weekend. Last Saturday, I participated in a 200 K ride organized by the New England Randonneurs. It was a very hilly ride going up to New Hampshire, and despite the rain, tons of potholes thanks to a very bad winter here in New England, I managed, along with 3 others cyclists to complete it in 6:38, averaging 19.2mph. When I looked back, it took me 7:23 in 2007 and...8:13 in 2005, the 2 years I did the solo RAAM. So what these numbers tell me is that at least my training goes into the right direction. Of course, solo RAAM is 15 times 200K on top of each other...with barely any rest in between. However, it seems like, as for a good wine, I'm getting better as I get older. After all, maybe there is some truth in that 50 is the new 30.
GOOD LUCK PAUL!
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Boston, May 11th, 2009 (day - 35)
On another note, maybe you've seen on my bio that I am a Flow Cytometry Specialist, and you're wondering: "what the heck is this guy doing???". Well, if you go to wikipedia, you'll know more about this technique which has applications in research fields as diverse as immunology, marine biology or molecular biology. Our society is called ISAC (International Society of Analytical Cytology) and I'm very proud to be a member of this family. My RAAM project have been supported over the years by many ISAC members, as well as several companies working in the cytometry field. However, one individual gave me an incredible support, by helping me finding sponsorship, allowing me to present my project during the ISAC congress in Quebec City in 2006, and convincing people to make a donation to my charities. He is the former President of ISAC and his name is Pr. Paul Robinson. If you think I'm nuts, well you don't know Paul. As I write this newsletter, he is resting at Everest Base Camp, waiting to hear from Russell Brice, the expedition leader, that it's time to pack and leave for the summit. It must be an exciting but also a very scary call. I wish him the best of luck for the summit and I'm looking forward to meeting with him at the Time Station 38 near Indianapolis.
Thank you for your support,
Patrick
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