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

[Kins]

Well, took my Garmin out of its dust ball, just to see how slow I am at the moment.

• 10.7mi
• 48:00 minutes
• 428ft
• 13.3 mph

Actually quite happy with that. I know its not far but early days yet. Going to do this 5 days out of seven just to get a little fitness before I extend to my normal route of 18 miles. Stupidly I wore a short sleeve and a long sleeve and bib shorts today as every day I have been out last few days it has been cooler than it looked. Half way round I had to take off the long sleeve but think I had already overheated as sweat was pouring off.

Used to do functions at Farnham Castle when I lived in Surrey (Lightwater). Had some great weddings there, and a Burns night I will never forget.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Just found that the route for L2B is now on the BHF website
I clicked on download a GPF and what came as a fit file
It loads into the Garmin OK, cannot load into Strava, but I can look at it in RWGPS

Nothing unexpected about it

Brighton Home Front we expecting the French to invade soon

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well, took my Garmin out of its dust ball, just to see how slow I am at the moment.

• 10.7mi
• 48:00 minutes
• 428ft
• 13.3 mph

Actually quite happy with that. I know its not far but early days yet. Going to do this 5 days out of seven just to get a little fitness before I extend to my normal route of 18 miles. Stupidly I wore a short sleeve and a long sleeve and bib shorts today as every day I have been out last few days it has been cooler than it looked. Half way round I had to take off the long sleeve but think I had already overheated as sweat was pouring off.

Used to do functions at Farnham Castle when I lived in Surrey (Lightwater). Had some great weddings there, and a Burns night I will never forget.

Why Burns night thats a @Mo1959 thing
Seriously at this time of year shorts and a top and water prof overshoes maybe a base layer top

 

[Kins]

Why Burns night thats a @Mo1959 thing
Seriously at this time of year shorts and a top and water prof overshoes maybe a base layer top

Scots live everywhere, and my heritage is scottish. Kirk Massey, quite Scottish name to. I have even worn a kilt on several occasion, to much hilarity usually.

As to clothes, haha, you obviously don't live in Wales. We don't get much !

 

[Mo1959]

Scots live everywhere, and my heritage is scottish. Kirk Massey, quite Scottish name to. I have even worn a kilt on several occasion, to much hilarity usually.

As to clothes, haha, you obviously don't live in Wales. We don't get much !

Lol.....not much here sometimes either. My legs never see the light of day!

 

[welsh dragon]

Scots live everywhere, and my heritage is scottish. Kirk Massey, quite Scottish name to. I have even worn a kilt on several occasion, to much hilarity usually.

As to clothes, haha, you obviously don't live in Wales. We don't get much !

Speak for yourself. Today Is beautiful

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just found that the route for L2B is now on the BHF website
I clicked on download a GPF and what came as a fit file
It loads into the Garmin OK, cannot load into Strava, but I can look at it in RWGPS

Nothing unexpected about it

If you can get it into RWGPS okay, can't you export it as a GPX file and then load it into Strava?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Scots live everywhere, and my heritage is scottish. Kirk Massey, quite Scottish name to. I have even worn a kilt on several occasion, to much hilarity usually.

As to clothes, haha, you obviously don't live in Wales. We don't get much !

ok I stand corrected, besides what's wrong with a kilt I would wear one if I had a Scottish lineage, as for you get as much as we do, it just rains more

 

[Nigelnaturist]

If you can get it into RWGPS okay, can't you export it as a GPX file and then load it into Strava?

cant load to strava as its not been ridden yet

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Lol.....not much here sometimes either. My legs never see the light of day!

not surprised riding at MoTime, its chilly even here on a bike at that time

 

[Supersuperleeds]

cant load to strava as its not been ridden yet

Fair enough

not surprised riding at MoTime, its chilly even here on a bike at that time

I'm in shorts and short sleeve tops at MoTime, but there again I am a hard Northerner living in the tropical South

 

[Mo1959]

Fair enough



I'm in shorts and short sleeve tops at MoTime, but there again I am a hard Northerner living in the tropical South

Nothing to do with that protective layer of lard that you were mentioning earlier

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nothing to do with that protective layer of lard that you were mentioning earlier

That is covered up by the top, legs are pure muscle

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Fair enough



I'm in shorts and short sleeve tops at MoTime, but there again I am a hard Northerner living in the tropical South

Compared with Mo and those from north of the border your a softy, try doing the miles @Mo1959 does at MoTime as quick as Mo does you will soon learn who is the boss

 

[Mo1959]

Compared with Mo and those from north of the border your a softy, try doing the miles @Mo1959 does at MoTime as quick as Mo does you will soon learn who is the boss

Won't be quick tomorrow. Looking a pleasant morning with lighter winds so already decided on a gentle pootle on the hybrid so may well be back to between 13 and 14mph but I enjoy these type of rides too.