Show us your.......newbie progress!

[Nigelnaturist]

Well I didn't see that one coming. First ice here this morning! Off to feed a calf, 2 ducks and a dog + dog walk and then I can get out on the bike... wishing I had switched back to the durano pluses now, but guess the ice will disappear quickly and most likely by the time I have finished with the calf...

Its your own micro climate, global cooling due to not using the car so often.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Its your own micro climate, global cooling due to not using the car so often.

I went out in it yesterday!

 

[Big_Dave]

was quite foggy here but it's clearing very quickly and blue skies appearing

 

[Studley]

Same here in sunny Worksop !

 

[Mo1959]

Was chilly again here but the freezing fog didn't materialize. Just the odd patch of mist.

Took the hybrid for a gentle tootle........ended up even gentler than I intended as the legs didn't want to work. Maybe I am trying to build the miles back up too quickly, or maybe I just need to persevere and beat the legs into submission!

 

[RWright]

On my ride last evening I was sore from the little bit of running I did. There was also a group of cars traveling down the highway and they decided to stop on the side of the road where I was riding. On a bridge no less. I had to slow down to a crawl before I could ride around them. I then got caught in some rain for the last couple of miles of my ride.

It is forecast to be 20 degrees cooler (F) today than yesterday but still not as cold as some of the temps I have seen @Mo1959 riding in lately, it will just feel like it (mid 60s F). I know, child's play for some of y'all.
It may rain some too. It will be a little tougher to make myself go out today but hopefully I will get in either a jog or a ride or maybe even both. Time to start looking in the winter gear closet I am afraid.

 

[moo]

Wrapped up in a duvet on sofa thanks to a pretty strong cold. The pitfalls of training - which lowers your immune system - and spending time with germ factories (kids). This will be the first time I've not cycled for 2 days in the last 6 months.

 

[Steppylud]

http://www.strava.com/activities/206300927

36ish miles in the bag this morning, glad i had thicker socks and arm warmers on!

 

[Trevor_P]

Just got home from yesterdays New Forest 100. At five a.m. on the day, the heavens opened and there was a lot of Thunder and lightning. The ride didn't open till 0710 and queuing was minimal, even with ~ 3000 riders taking part. I held my own till around 50 miles, when the back trouble that's plagued ne for the last 2 months started to play up again. So I backed off a little and protected it. The weather early on in the ride was so, so with a couple of prolonged heavy showers. But towards the end the sun shone and it was nice, if slightly breezy. I finished with a bronze certificate which means ??? I know I wasn't that quick.

@Stonechat will have better weather today I'm sure. The biggest surprise was the number of riders with punctures. Must have passed at least fifty on route. Luckily for me the PF stayed away. All in all a hard but enjoyable day.

http://www.strava.com/activities/206347699

 

[Jhey]

I done the New Forest 100 yesterday, Loved it apart from the 14% gradient climb, I wasn't expecting that lol, I thought I done it in a decent time tbh, I felt bad seeing how many people had punctures along the way, the last 10 miles tho I did find hard, my speed dropped to about 15.5 mph, tho I did get a Silver timing for finnishing in 6 hours & 55 mins, I did it with a mate but it shows I did it with two others but no Idea who they are lol. My Garmin didn't want to connect at the start either, I lost 3 miles on my GPS due to that, it took like 20 mins to connect, never had this issue before.

Found it so hard to sleep night before, I had an hour and a halfs sleep and had been awake since 1.30 am, I think it was all the excitement.

http://www.strava.com/activities/206097177

Edit: I forgot to add I now need new v-brake pads for my Hybrid bike after this ride, by the end of it there wasn't much left to them.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Trevor_P & @Jhey well done both of you.

 

[skt71]

Just about 2 weeks off the bike, and this morning's 10 mile spin feels like I'm back to square 1, or when I started a few months back, although I could tell there was strength in my legs in the last few miles... http://www.strava.com/activities/206333042..

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Since the 1st of Sept the average head wind has been 4.86mph and the tailwind 4.82mph just goes to show always more of a headwind
still a long way to go to do it all, I am also including wind chill in the temps.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Just about 2 weeks off the bike, and this morning's 10 mile spin feels like I'm back to square 1, or when I started a few months back, although I could tell there was strength in my legs in the last few miles... http://www.strava.com/activities/206333042..

You don't lose it, it just feels like it, I think @Mo1959 performance shows that.

 

[Mo1959]

You don't lose it, it just feels like it, I think @Mo1959 performance shows that.

Not so sure after the way I felt this morning Nigel. Lol. Nearly came to a halt at one point!
Overall though, I don't think I maybe lost quite as much as I thought I would.