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[Effyb4]

this is the thread that explains things. I don't know what happened. One minute I was fine, the next I was in agony on the floor. I have something called hyper mobility syndrome where my ligaments and tendons didn't tighten up properly after birth. I am basically too flexible - I can (normally) stand on my tip toes with my knee straight and put the palms of my hands on the floor and if I have just done something like Pilates etc, I would be able to bend the elbows as well - that is not normal and causes issues. It is one of the reasons I always cycle in boots to give my ankles support because they can not hold themselves upright... I also have custom orthopaedic inner soles to help hold my lower leg bones in the correct position - I can basically walk on any part on the sole of my foot - you are not meant to be able to do that either... Currently it is not looking too good, sadly!

Ouch!!!! You really don't have much luck healthwise do you. Sending you lots of hugs

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Ouch!!!! You really don't have much luck healthwise do you. Sending you lots of hugs

It's certainly not feeling that way at the moment!

 

[Stonechat]

This is why I don't make targets.......none of us know what is round the corner. Hope you see some improvement soon Emma.

No I have not been able to set targets since coming back to cycling

Our house is progressing but if we go back lots of time will be needed and on this house which will be sold, may curtail my activities a bit.
However I am looking at sportive{s} again next year
I just try to keep to three cycles per week plus the odd extra which comes about as we have the one car.

My targets are looser - do more hill climbing, that's why I look for hills and do hill repeats.
There is one really tough Surrey hill I have not done = Barhatch lane
See here http://veloviewer.com/segment/5569174
It is quite reachable but looks pretty tough

If I really want to build up the climbing, may have to take the bike on the car on Sundays to do rides with a higher proportion of climbing.

So I have loose plans but no mileage or whatever targets

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn you can have the tcx file from the Bryton if you want
Slowly reconstructing the drive folders, as I am going through them I am deleting duplicate files, lost count how many ages ago, should free up quite a bit of space.

45Gb as I just emptied the recycle bin, but loads more to do yet.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Someone once said, "planning is essential, plans are useless." It might have been Eisenhower or Churchill. It might have been Bernie Winters. Who knows?
Alls I know is I had a plan for this morning. A longish ride leaving me time to do other things before heading off to the Shangri-La that is my place of work. Unfortunately, I got next to knack all sleep last night (bad shoulder, hurts like heartbreak etc etc) and this morning my bleary eyes caught sight of gusty winds, wet roads and skies of a colour which the grim reaper would be proud of. I stood. I stared. I might have said, "f*ck it" under my breath.

But wiser heads than mine (many of this parish) have said, "any ride is better than none". And they're right. So I took a short spin instead and felt glad I did.

http://www.strava.com/activities/218065791

 

[Mo1959]

Someone once said, "planning is essential, plans are useless." It might have been Eisenhower or Churchill. It might have been Bernie Winters. Who knows?
Alls I know is I had a plan for this morning. A longish ride leaving me time to do other things before heading off to the Shangri-La that is my place of work. Unfortunately, I got next to knack all sleep last night (bad shoulder, hurts like heartbreak etc etc) and this morning my bleary eyes caught sight of gusty winds, wet roads and skies of a colour which the grim reaper would be proud of. I stood. I stared. I might have said, "f*ck it" under my breath.

But wiser heads than mine (many of this parish) have said, "any ride is better than none". And they're right. So I took a short spin instead and felt glad I did.

http://www.strava.com/activities/218065791

The best laid plans of mice and men.........and I don't remember who said that either. Lol.

Wouldn't worry about it. Plans are made to be broken. I am not even going to make any for tomorrow. The heavens opened late afternoon and it has been chucking it down ever since. Tomorrow is wet and windy. Actually have a bit of a saddle sore again anyway. Thought about a jog if I can face it in the rain. I shall see.

 

[arch684]

The best laid plans of mice and men.........and I don't remember who said that either. Lol.

Wouldn't worry about it. Plans are made to be broken. I am not even going to make any for tomorrow. The heavens opened late afternoon and it has been chucking it down ever since. Tomorrow is wet and windy. Actually have a bit of a saddle sore again anyway. Thought about a jog if I can face it in the rain. I shall see.

It was robert burns in the poem To a mouse

 

[Mo1959]

It was robert burns in the poem To a mouse

Thanks........I should really have known that being Scottish. Lol

 

[Berk on a Bike]

And I was the timorous beastie today!

 

[arch684]

Thanks........I should really have known that being Scottish. Lol

Me to,from north lanarkshire

 

[stevey]

Hope all is better soon @SatNavSaysStraightOn

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well as I had a cold all day, and working my way through this thing, got most stuff of the external drive, now for the couple of old ide drives I plug in to the motherboard, so its got currently 7 drives plugged in one way or another.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Hope all is better soon @SatNavSaysStraightOn

Thank you and me too, but unless some miracle occurs... Dr is paying me another housecall on Thursday. It is still that bad I can't sit up let alone negotiate the stairs... on the bright side I have finalised the pictures for this year's calendar and my Spanish is coming along nicely!

 

[Mo1959]

No progress today. It rained heavily all night so roads will be badly waterlogged plus I have a nasty little saddle sore again that I think I am going to have to rest for a couple of days. Had hoped to have a jog but didn't feel like running in the conditions either. Just dog walking today and hopefully a run tomorrow morning.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

No progress today. It rained heavily all night so roads will be badly waterlogged plus I have a nasty little saddle sore again that I think I am going to have to rest for a couple of days. Had hoped to have a jog but didn't feel like running in the conditions either. Just dog walking today and hopefully a run tomorrow morning.

Nice long hot bath and a slap of Sudocrem afterwards will sort it out