Nomadski
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Short cycling tour of Essex - a triumph over heart failure
- Thread starter Effyb4
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Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Good write-up and lovely pictures of the Essex countryside: I remember some of those roads (on day 3) from my youth - I'm from Brentwood.
Makes me yearn for a return (in time and location
).
Makes me yearn for a return (in time and location
).
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
jefmcg
Guru
Three cheers! You certainly have dealt with heart failure well. A mother of a friend had it recently, as the end stage of a syndrome that slowly took everything away from her. I didn't realise what you could achieve in that state.
Bravo!
Bravo!
OP
OP
Effyb4
Veteran
Good write-up and lovely pictures of the Essex countryside: I remember some of those roads (on day 3) from my youth - I'm from Brentwood.
Makes me yearn for a return (in time and location
There certainly is some beautiful countryside in Essex. Taking the photos was a good way of getting our breath back and having a little break.
There are different stages of heart failure. I am lucky that I have stage 1. My heart is damaged and doesn't function as well as it should, but with the help of medication and exercising regularly, I am able to do most things. I just need to know my limits. I know that for people with more severe heart failure it can be difficult to do even the most basic things.
Thank you everyone I do appreciate all your lovely comments.
- Location
- Glasgow
Enjoyed reading your ride report and looking at the pictures.
Well done, thanks for posting.
Well done, thanks for posting.
jiberjaber
Veteran
- Location
- Essex
Excellent write up and ride, looks like you had ideal weather for it too
Hopefully see you on the Essex lanes sometime
Hopefully see you on the Essex lanes sometime
galaxy
Guru
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
Its good to see you have your bike to keep you happy.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
We all know too many people with nowt wrong with them who use a plethora of excuses of why they can't get off their backsides. It's great to read your story, thank you.
Paul139
Veteran
- Location
- At the moment I'm here.
A very big well done and congratulations on completing your tour, you must be very proud of yourself. Glad you enjoyed some of my local roads.
Cathryn
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
Beautiful pictures, I love them. And you look really healthy! Congratulations on a great tour.
Essex (he says for the umpteenth time) is a wildly underrated county - so thankyou for sharing
If you ever feel like doing the like again, do please consider going on from Maldon to Mersea, Harwich and then in to Suffolk. There's enough pleasure in it to make mileage more or less irrelevant.
If you ever feel like doing the like again, do please consider going on from Maldon to Mersea, Harwich and then in to Suffolk. There's enough pleasure in it to make mileage more or less irrelevant.
