Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

[Col5632]

Must be mental but I got up at 6 this morning for a 30 mile cycle, boy that was hard going

 

[Edwardoka]

Must be mental

Yup - good effort though!

 

[Col5632]

Yup - good effort though!

Thanks, likewise for your arran adventure

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Had a sparrowhawk zoom across my path on my commute through Baberton this morning.

 

[ChrisV]

First cycle commute of the year today (slow start!). Well, drove in and left the car at work, and vice versa tomorrow. Still, a 20 miler home that basically felt like I'd just started cycling today. No idea how I managed a 50 miler in October - couldn't have gone any further tonight!

I need to get it back!!

 

[Edwardoka]

I wanted to do tonight's commute by bike, but I am dog tired.
The whole point of adventure-ordeal training is to build up mental toughness and resistance to fatigue and but it wouldn't be safe

 

[ChrisV]

What is adventure ordeal training? That sounds heroic.

 

[tug benson]

Had a sparrowhawk zoom across my path on my commute through Baberton this morning.

I was doing the Cairn O Mount challenge a few years ago and i nearly got taken out by a deer, i could see it running in the bushes beside me the next thing it cut right in front of me....

 

[Louch]

Drove a random back road to Stirling tonight to recce cycling it. The Larbert to Stirling green belt has some smashing wee roads, but all really too short to make a long ride out of

 

[tug benson]

Drove a random back road to Stirling tonight to recce cycling it. The Larbert to Stirling green belt has some smashing wee roads, but all really too short to make a long ride out of

what road was it?

 

[Louch]

Hamilton road that takes you up past the castle you can see from motorway, amd brings you out on the road that goes from top of pineapple road to cowie

 

[Edwardoka]

What is adventure ordeal training? That sounds heroic.

A term I just made up, where you go on a ride/hike/adventure, preferably in a remote location, that puts you in a position where towards the end you're tired, well out of your comfort zone and feeling sorry for yourself but have no choice but to keep going to get home/back to safety.

Not recommended!

 

[Louch]

He's trying to make his romantic weekend for one on a beautiful island sound traumatic.

 

[ChrisV]

A term I just made up, where you go on a ride/hike/adventure, preferably in a remote location, that puts you in a position where towards the end you're tired, well out of your comfort zone and feeling sorry for yourself but have no choice but to keep going to get home/back to safety.

Not recommended!

You've just described my commute!

 

[Edwardoka]

He's trying to make his romantic weekend for one on a beautiful island sound traumatic.

Spoken like a true wuss! "I can't go to Arran it's too early in the yearrrr I'll get my salon quality hair* dirty waaaaah "

My training plan would have me ride home tonight but I am utterly gubbed. Which is what my post was about.

*[Citation needed]