W/E 18/05/2008
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Until the weekend this week was spent mostly on the trainer putting in a bunch of half hour speed sessions trying to maintain an average speed of 20mph. The first 5 minutes of the half hour was spent trundling along ...
A very wise man once said…
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »"Remember you're clipped in" And that is a very sound piece of advice. However, he forgot to add "and make sure you remember how to get out of your pedals". It was that second piece of advice I could have done with ...
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 - 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 2 - The Hangover
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »No commute today, I decided to have a hangover instead. It turns out drinking Chocolate Stout all night isn't such a good idea on a school night. However, it was worth it as the band I went to see in ...
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 ...
Back on the bike
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »At last! I managed to get out on my bike today for the first time this year. I didn't go far, just to work and back, but it's a start. The bad news is that I weighed myself this morning ...