Mo1959
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Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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themosquitoking
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Now now @Supersuperleeds, behave!
Well done on getting the roundel @Mo1959 and @ItsSteveLovell, very well earned. If you stitch it on a shirt, piccies pls.
Hope yours comes soon @RWright.
I did a short trip to Elephant and Castle to pick up a refurbished laptop for the mum in law. Took forever to get there with traffic lights and buses galore, then forgot to restart the timer when I left, so just started a new session from Kennington Park.
Joined the CS7 superhighway just as rush hour hit, and it was unbelieveable. Felt like London to Brighton, there were so many cyclists. Easily took up half the road coming back, would have been pretty freaked out if I'd been in a car, but I guess this is possibly the norm at this time of day.
About 4 miles from home started getting a searing pain to the right side of my left knee. Tried to ride it out but it got worse, and I ended up cycling using just my right leg for power, my left leg going through painful circles attached to the pedals.
I know I adjusted my seat slightly before a ride out last saturday, but haven't had this pain before (before I raised my saddle prior to London to Brighton I had a little aching from below the knee but that went when I raised the saddle). I stopped to lower the saddle a bit, but couldnt shake the pain.
Had a bath when I got in, and rubbed some Chinese heat balm stuff as ordered by Mrs M, and its fine when leg is straight, but when I bend the knee it really is quite sore.
Not liking this one bit.
http://app.strava.com/activities/74965676
http://app.strava.com/activities/74965683
I don't believe you got an injury too, what a week.
Nigelnaturist
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@Nomadski
Funny that my saddle is lower than normal, due to fact its above the minimum mark (new post should be here tomorrow) my right knee is a bit achy nothing troublesome (but it is the one I do get pain in or used to), hope yours clears soon.
Anyway I am getting quite passionate about my bike these days. I am quite comfy on it these days, took long enough mind.
@Mo1959
Thanks for the belated warning.
Funny that my saddle is lower than normal, due to fact its above the minimum mark (new post should be here tomorrow) my right knee is a bit achy nothing troublesome (but it is the one I do get pain in or used to), hope yours clears soon.
Anyway I am getting quite passionate about my bike these days. I am quite comfy on it these days, took long enough mind.
@Mo1959
Thanks for the belated warning.
Sillyoldman
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why is it that somedays your legs feel magnificent and you ride like the wind. Happened to me today. Putting it down to the fish finger sarni I had for lunch. Now that's living the high life.
Pilchards on toast tomorrow, looking to smash my average speed over my often ridden 28 mile circuit.
Pilchards on toast tomorrow, looking to smash my average speed over my often ridden 28 mile circuit.
Nigelnaturist
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Tail wind maybe, I rode into this aft and it was shocking at times.
It's not often I go out and don't at least get a 2nd or 3rd place time, mind you average over the two legs was 16mph 18.8mi 2nd leg in the dark (no street lights).
http://www.strava.com/activities/74977798
Sillyoldman
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nah, defo the fishfingers.
Nigelnaturist
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Must try some.
Sillyoldman
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highly recommended. I think the fish has also improved my intelligence (omega 3 oils I think is the scientific rationale). How can I claim such intelligence improvement? Well usually I have a least 3 spell check corrections per line of text. Tonight - not a single one.
So post pilchards tomorrow, not only a smashed average speed but also hoping to understand the relationship links on "who do you think you are" which always baffles me.
So post pilchards tomorrow, not only a smashed average speed but also hoping to understand the relationship links on "who do you think you are" which always baffles me.
Nigelnaturist
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I have done my family history, and it can get quite complex, i.e. when I was a kid, I had an aunt Cissy turns out she was a 1st cousin once removed.
Nigelnaturist
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This is a chart showing my avg weekly speed since I started, the dip a couple of weeks ok is when I was ill.
Sillyoldman
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Thanks, it is over a year, after the first improvements I started doing more hills which is why it fell, these days my rides average out about the same 45-50ft/mile (according to rwgps correction, with garmin correction it would be higher).
I think you will find a lot of people in this thread from it's out set have had similar or better improvements, but it just goes to show one your never to old, two anyone can do it, it's just a matter of keep riding no matter the weather increased speed is a natural development.
Mo1959
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Although I do worry that I am getting too old to make much more improvement.
Should have taken this up years ago. Might have been quite good at it. 
madferret
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Although I do worry that I am getting too old to make much more improvement.
You are hard on yourself. How many other folk got the rapha badge?
You are good at it! I am 38 and would be happy as Larry (whoever he is) with your figures. Some of your rides would finish me off for sure!
Mo1959
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@madferret Thanks, and I must admit, I have a bit of a competitive nature and stubborn streak which does make me a bit hard on myself. Since the weather isn't looking promising for the next few days, I will probably try and take it a bit easier. I find the older you get, you can't cope with hard efforts too often...........well that's my excuse. 
Wouldn't mind being 38 again though.
Wouldn't mind being 38 again though.- Status
