Week 2 – I have seen the light
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in News, Routes | No Comments »Now that the lighter mornings are here I figured it would be a good idea to get up an hour earlier than normal and add some extra miles to my regular commute. So this morning I got up early (not ...
Day 7 – Weeks End
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in News | 3 Comments »No commute again today. Weigh in: 14st 8lb No training route tonight either but I did cycle over to Eoan's which takes in about half my normal route. Distance: 8.8 miles Time: 39 mins Avg Speed: 13.5 mph Max Speed: 26.2 mph I was able to push ...
Day 5 – The Match
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »It was bitingly cold this morning but at least it was dry unlike the journey home. Bring on the warmer weather! Weigh in: 14st 8lb Commute to work: 14mins Commute home: 15mins No training run this evening due to a last minute phone call ...
Day 4 (and a bit) – The Resurrection
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »No progress this weekend due to my religious beliefs (or something like that). I spent most of the weekend in a drunken stupor at the alter of Guitar Hero. Rock on! Weigh In: 14st 9lb Amazingly I managed not to put on ...
Day 3 – Post Curry Windiness
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Ok, so cycling on a belly full of curry isn't such a good idea! The wind was against me the whole way home, although I was doing all I could to negate it with some of my own. I pity ...
Day 3 – Blowing a hoolie
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Thankfully no major aches or pains to report this morning. I had to get the wet weather gear out though as it was chucking it down and blowing a hoolie, not very pleasant cycling conditions but needs must. The show ...
Day 1 – Genesis
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »Strictly speaking this is actually day 2 but I didn't properly record my weight or the time taken to cycle to work yesterday. So we'll take this as DAY 1, Genesis, a new day, a new dawn, the first step ...
The daily commute
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Routes | No Comments »This is my daily route to work, it's roughly three miles with not much of a gradient in either direction. In an ideal world it would take 10-12 minutes but there's a couple of points where the traffic / traffic ...