Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[JasonHolder]

Started riding 8weeks ago. Can't believe how far along I have got already. Wish everyone in the world the very best progress! local test segment

first climb up here 8:56 swagging around like a drunk

Currently @ 5:28 with more to give at the end of a 70miler.

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

That doesn't agree with my meds, that is the time I do really become a burden on the state, and local hospital resources and sometimes police ect which is why me is so good for the country as none of that happens , so I think the government should fund me as it could be cheaper in the long run, not that it would happen though

Well you can get exercise referrals on prescription to gyms and slimming clubs too now, but not sure how they'd fund cycling. Great idea though

Reason for edit - bloomin autocorrect

 

[Stonechat]

Friday and Saturday's rides (52 miles fast (for me) and 46 miles group ride took it out of me a bit more than I am used to.
I tell myself this will improve my performance on a no pain no gain sort of idea, though I am not totally convinced.
A dossy recovery day mostlly in the garden yesterday
Mrs Stonechat think her friend wants to come over today and as said friend has macular, Mrs Stonechat will collect her. I have appointments in Staines, so will make a virtue out of a necessity and go by bike. Sure I could manage on the road bike, but on hybrid with a pannier, the papers etc will not get screwed up.
May well take a detour on the way back - depends on the time as I need to be back for a certain time

 

[Stonechat]

Well you can get exercise referrals on prescription to gyms and slimming clubs too now, but not sure how they'd fund cycling. Great idea though

Reason for edit - bloomin autocorrect

Yes said friend with macular is getting exercise on the NHS

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well you can get exercise referrals on prescription to gyms and slimming clubs too now, but not sure how they'd fund cycling. Great idea though

Reason for edit - bloomin autocorrect

I can understand from a physical point of view, not sure on a mental health one though.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Steve the guy that said I could borrow a wheel, was here at ten to nine, how kind is that (just wish I could get round this issue of having friends).

 

[MattE72]

Saturday I Managed my longest ride to date 73.1km beating my previous best by 10km (I think).

http://app.strava.com/activities/147652201

It was pretty goodgoing until 1) I hit Chester city centre on a Races Day and 2) riding back along the coast road into a head wind around the 63km mark. The highlight of the ride being my pursuit of an old lady on a mobility scooter up the last hill, resulting in a (painfully) slow but ultimately successful 'win'!
It's the longest I've ever spent on a road bike without a break as well and the lasting effects appear to be a sore neck from the 'unnatural' cycling position (it never felt like this on my MTB!).

 

[Trevor_P]

The day after running out of juice, I've decided that I'll give the same ride another go next weekend, but eat and drink better / more.

When I stopped at the cake shop after 44 miles, the coffee and date and oatmeal cake seemed to quickly revive the legs. Don't know which it was, but gotta get some of that cake for next weekend. Instead of jelly babies, will take a couple of bananas and some gels along too.

Will need to drink a lot more too. 600mls in three and a half hours isn't enough.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Just a quick loop this morning, first on the road bike for a week.

http://www.strava.com/activities/148508073

Pesky work and life getting in the way of riding!

 

[Mo1959]

Just a quick loop this morning, first on the road bike for a week.

http://www.strava.com/activities/148508073

Pesky work and life getting in the way of riding!

Well done.......I have no excuses other than lazyitis today.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well done.......I have no excuses other than lazyitis today.

Neither have I, might be able to get a spoke from LBS that will work for a few pounds.

 

[Stonechat]

Did my quick outing
Can't believe how heavy the hybrid is - did I really do 44 miles plus on that.
For what it's worth the short outing is here
http://www.strava.com/activities/148532992

 

[Biggler]

I can understand from a physical point of view, not sure on a mental health one though.

Mental health is as important as physical health surely?
I took up cycling for physical fitness but after stressful days at work it really does help me to just get out and ride. It works wonders

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Mental health is as important as physical health surely?
I took up cycling for physical fitness but after stressful days at work it really does help me to just get out and ride. It works wonders

I meant in terms of funding on prescription, unlike the rehabilitation of physical aliments and funding for gyms and the like. I like to think I am independent but the true is I probably couldn't cope, I am trying to improve certain mental skills the biggest one is the self harm, which the cycling really does help with but only for so, anyway to much depression there, I am off to see about a spoke

 

[Biggler]

I meant in terms of funding on prescription, unlike the rehabilitation of physical aliments and funding for gyms and the like. I like to think I am independent but the true is I probably couldn't cope, I am trying to improve certain mental skills the biggest one is the self harm

If any treatment, physical or otherwise, helps with mental health it should be helped with via the NHS. That's easy enough for me to say though, I'm not sure how the NHS would go about managing that

Good luck with the spoke!