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

[SpaCyclist]

Oh god - you lot depress me at times.

All so motivated and eager.

Just got in after a long day outside in the cold (wussy, wussy) with every intention of 'getting out' and......slapped heating on, made two cuppas and a slice of toast and I just can't be *rsed!

I wish I was more like all you much more commited 'bring it on' Newbies!

I think if I had been outside in the cold all day I would be exactly the same!! Especially as it has now really started raining here.

 

[Goonerobes]

That's good news @Mo1959 , just take it steady & avoid those sheep!

 

[Mo1959]

That's good news @Mo1959 , just take it steady & avoid those sheep!

Lol........I have no intention of going anywhere near them at speed again! Even wary on some country roads of deer jumping out. I saw one run into the leg of a cyclist coming towards me a few years ago, and also had one nearly run into my front wheel but it managed to stop and swerve away thankfully.

 

[Learnincurve]

Semi planning going out tomorrow but the weatherman is as useless as a chocolate teapot so I'm not sure.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

That were a bit wet, and thundery and lightening, and one of the most spectacular sunsets I have every seen.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

If it's any consolation, I am having to push myself really hard to get out and not convinced I am enjoying it all that much, but at nearly a stone heavier than my fighting weight something must be done, although the surgeon did say I was quite thin so can't look too bad yet.......or maybe it's just my collar bones that are thin. Lol.

X-ray looked better this time. Under strict instructions not to fall off the bike or weight bear or lift too much yet as, although it looks ok, it won't be really strong for several months yet. Another follow up in 3 months time and I would imagine that will hopefully be me finished with appointments.

Nice to see things improving Mo.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

That were a bit wet, and thundery and lightening, and one of the most spectacular sunsets I have every seen.

it just went dark here, twas boring... we were out walking..

 

[welsh dragon]

it just went dark here, twas boring... we were out walking..

It went dark here at about 6.30. Bleh

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn I must have had the gps turned off on the 705 it recorded all the laps distance ect and shows 1751ft, though I think the R20 corrected on rwgps is more accurate at 1300 or so.
I set off with leg warmers, they came off within 2 miles, then after another couple of miles it started to rain and then just got heavier and heavier till some parts of the road were flooded, then towards the higher points of the ride, no more than about 250ft, there was a couple of flashes of lightening with some thunder, a short time before that I looked at my mileage and it showed about 9 miles in total (including the trip to get some coffee), and I though I have another 30 miles or so of this, at this point I thought I couldn't get any wetter (its not often me socks get wet, with over shoes on), until this point

as I turn on to the road, the whole width of the road was flooded and this car coming the other way seemed to think he was a boat, and lets the wave that hit me would have been good enough to surf on.

 

[Torvi]

just got my first spd shoes, they are abit tight but they gonna stretch as i wear them

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I created a course segment for the latter part of the ride and it shows 34.6 miles and 1235ft of elevation, http://www.strava.com/activities/204923316/segments/4826752464 rather than the 947ft it shows.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

If it's any consolation, I am having to push myself really hard to get out and not convinced I am enjoying it all that much, but at nearly a stone heavier than my fighting weight something must be done, although the surgeon did say I was quite thin so can't look too bad yet.......or maybe it's just my collar bones that are thin. Lol.

X-ray looked better this time. Under strict instructions not to fall off the bike or weight bear or lift too much yet as, although it looks ok, it won't be really strong for several months yet. Another follow up in 3 months time and I would imagine that will hopefully be me finished with appointments.

@Mo1959 Good news re X-Ray!

Re motivation - I do enjoy my cycling but I can't say it has really grabbed me like hill-walking. I would like to cycle more but I can't get enthusiastic about more than a couple of rides a week. Age? Just me? Maybe I am just a lazy so & so.!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I was in Aldi earlier and they still had quite a selection, ok some sizes of things had gone, like medium male something or other,

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Mo1959 Good news re X-Ray!

Re motivation - I do enjoy my cycling but I can't say it has really grabbed me like hill-walking. I would like to cycle more but I can't get enthusiastic about more than a couple of rides a week. Age? Just me? Maybe I am just a lazy so & so.!

You have other out door pursuits, don't get down about not cycling, at our age its just a fun (in the loosest of ways) way of staying fitter, or in my case keeping my head from dark thoughts.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Oh god - you lot depress me at times.

All so motivated and eager.

Just got in after a long day outside in the cold (wussy, wussy) with every intention of 'getting out' and......slapped heating on, made two cuppas and a slice of toast and I just can't be *rsed!

I wish I was more like all you much more commited 'bring it on' Newbies!

I never made it out today, spent too much time sorting through my wardrobe and carrying about 65% of my clothes out to the skip.