themosquitoking
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- Spain
Yeah they have, never mind i'll just mug my gran or something.
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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SWSteve
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- Bristol...ish
This looks great! Should be good fun, I don't how I would cope with having to alter my sleep tp make sure I am awake for that though
themosquitoking
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- Spain
Just start getting really drunk at about 4am friday morning, sleep through the whole day, get up at 7pm have breakfast and a quick warm up ride. Sorted.
SWSteve
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- Bristol...ish
Haha, so I wake up really early>get on the beers all day>sleep>wake up, eat loads of bacon and porridge>get on the bike
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
That's pretty much how i do it. I just vary the time i start getting drunk.
boybiker
Guru
I done Reading to Brighton over night ride with the Reading CTC on a Friday night. I got up for work at 7 in the morning worked the whole day come home had some dinner then started making my way to Reading for Midnight. I didn't get back home until 10 o'clock on the Saturday morning! I was sleepy when I got home but during the ride I felt fine, just make sure you get some early nights for the whole week before
http://app.strava.com/activities/48522972
SWSteve
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- Location
- Bristol...ish
Did some Sprint Triathlon stuff today, very happy as legs didn't feel as bad despite also playing squash this afternoon
Ride: http://app.strava.com/activities/49973877
Run: http://app.strava.com/activities/49980360
Going to sleep a happy man
Ride: http://app.strava.com/activities/49973877
Run: http://app.strava.com/activities/49980360
Going to sleep a happy man
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Just 25 this morning. Actually expected the wind to pick up worse than it has. Next couple of days supposed to be strong too so will just be around the 20 mile mark probably. Probably should have done a bit more this morning since it wasn't too bad but was actually feeling a bit fed up and just wanted to get home.
IanA
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- North Staffs
Are there no cycling clubs in your area Mo ? Even cycling with someone else helps to motivate and/or add a competitive edge to the trip.
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Next door neighbour cycles but we both seem to be quite happy cycling on our own. There is a club in Perth but it is a very serious, racing, time trials, hill climb type club.
Think it's just the combination of bad weather and feeling a bit saddle sore with trying to get the miles in that is getting to me. All for a daft virtual badge
It's about time Strava started issuing real prizes for these challenges I think! Even a paper certificate that you could show your pals would be better than nothing. Would even consider paying for full membership if they were more generous.
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
Do a screen print.Next door neighbour cycles but we both seem to be quite happy cycling on our own. There is a club in Perth but it is a very serious, racing, time trials, hill climb type club.
Think it's just the combination of bad weather and feeling a bit saddle sore with trying to get the miles in that is getting to me. All for a daft virtual badge
I was sore last night. I much prefer a ride with some hills in it, at least I get out of the saddle.
I also need some new shorts. The saddle is not to bad, seeing as it's the original, I also rode to London on it in 2008 , well rode and pushed, and that was without padded shorts, maybe why I pushed it it some, seriously though it was more fitness and wrong gearing for a bike laden up with a sleeping bag ect....
I raised the princley sum of £23 for missing people, as at the time mum had been missing 22 years, we found out in 2011 she had died in 1995, 9 years after she went missing, the reason I rode to London was the W.N.B.R., so combined the two.
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Sorry to read about your mum. Sounds horrible but glad you at least found out what happened to her.
Good idea about the screen print
Just had the dog out a quick walk and there is now a bitterly cold wind so glad I didn't stay out too long. I think Scotland is to be around 10 degrees colder than the south for the next few days. Just when I thought spring had arrived it now feels almost winter like again.
BrianEvesham
Mask is gone!
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- South Littleton, Evesham.
As there are a few pictures creeping into the thread I borrowed my sons small camera and took these on today's ride;
I was planning an attack on Saintbury but as it was so nice I did the larger 14 mile loop which takes in this stretch of my favourite ride. Avg 16.2 mph which surprised me.
I trying to take it easy as night shift starts at five tonight.
I was planning an attack on Saintbury but as it was so nice I did the larger 14 mile loop which takes in this stretch of my favourite ride. Avg 16.2 mph which surprised me.
I trying to take it easy as night shift starts at five tonight.
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Looks like it was a lovely day Brian. Must say, the more I see of some of you guys roads, the more I notice just how bad mine are. Is that pretty much the norm for you, or was that one of your better surfaced ones?
BrianEvesham
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- South Littleton, Evesham.
No, it's one of the better ones, that's why I like it! I could take some more pics of the rough ones.
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