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

[Exile]

Was thinking about getting the bike out for a longer run after yesterdays success with being clipped in (3 mile loop, no falls, only one instance of squeaky-bum-time), but noticed it was a little breezy at 7am when I was helping the O/H get his motorcycle out for the commute to work. Still, I wasn't entirely put off the idea of a 10-15 mile ride with a shopping trip in the middle.

Then the OH called me just before 8 to say he'd got to work OK, but only just. Apparently the winds were really starting to gust and there'd been some dicey moments with keeping crosswinds from blowing him across his lane. On hearing this, I decided it'd be better for my safety if I didn't take the bike out, but am getting slightly annoyed with how many days the wind is killing off my chances of cycling. If it's still like this next week I might have to just bite the bullet, man up and get out anyway.

 

[stevey]

Out of my league!

Me too

 

[BrianEvesham]

Majority of my mileage is long rides. 2013 challenges were completed so I'm more than happy.

Leicester to Skegness ride completed (in a great time too)
Multiple 100+ mile hilly Sportives completed
Tried my hand at a TT completed
And finally rode a metric century at least once a month.

Now for thinking about 2014 challenges. So far only the tour of wessex and possibly try my hand at racing.

Great list of achievements there @Reece. I hope to crack the 100 miles next year.

 

[Mo1959]

Great list of achievements there @Reece. I hope to crack the 100 miles next year.

Hope you manage it Brian. The way I am feeling I will be lucky to do 100 miles in total Really feel like I have lost motivation and interest for my cycling at the moment. Hope it is just a touch of the winter blues.

 

[BrianEvesham]

My problem is finding time that fits work and family commitments, and then when I do find a window it's pi$$ing down, frozen or storm gales and like you I want to enjoy it so am forced to wait it out.

It's nearly spring, isn't it ?

 

[stevey]

I hope to crack the 100 miles next year.

Will that be a sportive @BrianEvesham or just go and plan a route of 100 miles?

@Mo1959 Don't worry it's prob only winter blues,you'll be back soon with the beating down on your back.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Not sure yet @stevey . I will do the 100k Shakespeare macride in April again and then decide.

If I plan my own 100 miles there would be very little climbing and that's sort of cheating

 

[L14M]

Well im waiting for my garmin but hell i'm getting out there as some as it comes, low wind no frost and BLUE SKIES!!!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Not sure yet @stevey . I will do the 100k Shakespeare macride in April again and then decide.

If I plan my own 100 miles there would be very little climbing and that's sort of cheating

No it isn't. I did my 100 miler solo and think I managed about 3,000 feet of climbing, i.e. pretty flat.

 

[BrianEvesham]

No it isn't. I did my 100 miler solo and think I managed about 3,000 feet of climbing, i.e. pretty flat.

Ha, excellent that's just the response I was looking for Time to get the map out then!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Hope you manage it Brian. The way I am feeling I will be lucky to do 100 miles in total Really feel like I have lost motivation and interest for my cycling at the moment. Hope it is just a touch of the winter blues.

I'm a bit like that Mo'.

What I find with my cycling is that it is something that needs constant attention ie if you don't keep getting out you quickly go off the boil and then it is hard to get going again.

What baffles me is that if I don't head up into the mountains for a couple of months (weather, work, life etc gets in the way sometimes) I can just get straight back out there and easily knock out a 10 hour day.

However, if I am off my bike for just a couple of weeks when I get back on it I feel like my legs won't go and I have a rucksack of Lead on my back. And that takes a couple of rides to get rid of.

Maybe I am just not bike fit?

Maybe it's that I don't find cycling overly exciting - I just do it to keep flab off and stay active.

Tis' hard to get up and out on a miserable day to be sure!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Hope you manage it Brian. The way I am feeling I will be lucky to do 100 miles in total Really feel like I have lost motivation and interest for my cycling at the moment. Hope it is just a touch of the winter blues.

I hope it is only winter blues for you (she say's sitting waiting for the next wall of water to finish passing her window...). Currently having 'one of those rain spells' where it is that heavy it looks like dense fog!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Hope you manage it Brian. The way I am feeling I will be lucky to do 100 miles in total Really feel like I have lost motivation and interest for my cycling at the moment. Hope it is just a touch of the winter blues.

It will come back once the nice weather does, or it better had, you were one of my main motivators over the summer, I need you to keep me motivated next year as well.

 

[BrianEvesham]

It will come back once the nice weather does, or it better had, you were one of my main motivators over the summer, I need you to keep me motivated next year as well.

Yes @Mo1959 is the unelected chief motivator and coach for this thread.

 

[Goonerobes]

Yes @Mo1959 is the unelected chief motivator and coach for this thread.

Agreed but can you add chief rain stopper to that too!