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

[Stonechat]

Broke 30 miles for the first time today! The cat 4 hills on this route near broke me too!! Still although the pace was pish I'm just pleased to have survived it. Not bad for ride number 6!!

http://www.strava.com/activities/85478549

That's some good climbing

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Broke 30 miles for the first time today! The cat 4 hills on this route near broke me too!! Still although the pace was pish I'm just pleased to have survived it. Not bad for ride number 6!!

http://www.strava.com/activities/85478549

That first one looks nasty. Well done. I think for ride 6 it is an amazing achievement I think it took me 4 or 5 months before I could do a cat 4 and then not as steep as that.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Got out early this morning (no @Mo1959, not that early) for a 13 1/2 mile loop with an avg 17.1 which surprised me as it felt slower. I haven't been out for four days and last nights curry was feeling a bit heavy I even had to stop twice to catch my breath a couple of times till I warmed up after 6/7 miles.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Got out early this morning (no @Mo1959, not that early) for a 13 1/2 mile loop with an avg 17.1 which surprised me as it felt slower. I haven't been out for four days and last nights curry was feeling a bit heavy I even had to stop twice to catch my breath a couple of times till I warmed up after 6/7 miles.

This is when you know you are improving.

 

[Mo1959]

Got out early this morning (no @Mo1959, not that early) for a 13 1/2 mile loop with an avg 17.1 which surprised me as it felt slower. I haven't been out for four days and last nights curry was feeling a bit heavy I even had to stop twice to catch my breath a couple of times till I warmed up after 6/7 miles.

Ha, ha......I'm not that early now that the mornings are darker. 6.50am this morning. Had intended to do a bit more than I did since it is always nice and quiet on a Sunday but felt like I was running on fumes. Legs felt pretty goosed so after my run up round Loch Earn, rather than tag another loop on, I just headed for home. It's a lovely route though. Just a shame the little south side road round the Loch is so rough and potholed.
http://app.strava.com/activities/85656599

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I have had the same this week, I finally got an overall avg yesterday of 17.21, though the last 3/4 of a mile I had to use data Wed for the climb up Baghill, which is a shame as I think I was a little faster on it, not that it would have made much difference over the days riding. I did two shortish rides one about 17miles @ 17mph, then popped over to my mates with a quick loop around the estate he lives on fair enough the ride has an overall negative incline to his but I did the 8.7 miles @ 18mph
http://www.strava.com/activities/85567919#1761179353
But it did take in this short climb I set a p.b. on http://www.strava.com/activities/85567919#1761179275

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Ha, ha......I'm not that early now that the mornings are darker. 6.50am this morning. Had intended to do a bit more than I did since it is always nice and quiet on a Sunday but felt like I was running on fumes. Legs felt pretty goosed so after my run up round Loch Earn, rather than tag another loop on, I just headed for home. It's a lovely route though. Just a shame the little south side road round the Loch is so rough and potholed.
http://app.strava.com/activities/85656599

You've done a lot this week @Mo1959, so I am not surprised, and 4 p.b's and 3 QOM, not bad for running on empty I would say.

 

[Goonerobes]

Ha, ha......I'm not that early now that the mornings are darker. 6.50am this morning. Had intended to do a bit more than I did since it is always nice and quiet on a Sunday but felt like I was running on fumes. Legs felt pretty goosed so after my run up round Loch Earn, rather than tag another loop on, I just headed for home. It's a lovely route though. Just a shame the little south side road round the Loch is so rough and potholed.
http://app.strava.com/activities/85656599

I've just used the little streetview man on that ride & you're right, it looks absolutely lovely. As Nigel said, well done on QOMs too.

 

[BrianEvesham]

I've just used the little streetview man on that ride & you're right, it looks absolutely lovely. As Nigel said, well done on QOMs too.

How do you use the street view man please?

 

[Mo1959]

How do you use the street view man please?

Just click on the little orange man symbol and drag and drop him onto the part of the route you want to look at.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Nothing happens on the yellow/orange man in the top left corner when I click on him

Is it a premium access ?
I'm on IPad .

 

[Mo1959]

Nothing happens on the yellow/orange man in the top left corner when I click on him

Is it a premium access ?
I'm on IPad .

Must be because you are on your ipad Brian I think. I've never tried it on mine to see.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Nothing happens on the yellow/orange man in the top left corner when I click on him

Is it a premium access ?
I'm on IPad .

Click and drag him.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Must be because you are on your ipad Brian I think. I've never tried it on mine to see.

Goes off to fire up ye ancient desk top

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Goes off to fire up ye ancient desk top

best way, never use anything else, mind you it has three screens, 5 hard drives, dont think I could fit that in any ipad/tablet sort of device.