The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Just got back from accompanying Mrs Tenkay on her 5k Club challenge. She smashed it! I was careful to hang back and not pace her so it's all her own effort.
Pointed out a couple of places where a different line might be better but it's a great little route that I'm grabbing for myself 👍
It's her fastest 5k since her recent return to running after a 20 year layoff following knee replacement surgery.
She's as happy as Larry, and I'm nervously watching my back 😁

 

[PaulSB]

^^^ Excellent @Tenkaykev

 

[Mo1959]

Just got back from accompanying Mrs Tenkay on her 5k Club challenge. She smashed it! I was careful to hang back and not pace her so it's all her own effort.
Pointed out a couple of places where a different line might be better but it's a great little route that I'm grabbing for myself 👍
It's her fastest 5k since her recent return to running after a 20 year layoff following knee replacement surgery.
She's as happy as Larry, and I'm nervously watching my back 😁

I am missing running but didn't think it was doing my back any favours. I might have a gentle try again over the winter months. Maybe every third day so plenty recovery and not do too much. Just enough to keep the CV system in good shape if we have a nasty winter and can't get any cycling.

 

[pawl]

Can you train me too then please? Been a few years now..........pre bike crash and last sciatica since I normally averaged 15mph plus on my rides. You can only do what you can do I suppose.

At my age I just don’t worry about my speed.I will admit if I am on 15 mile short ride I will give what I call a bit of stick and that’s because I can get in Strava top ten segments.Ihasten to add it is in the over seventy segments on Strava.Forget KOM I couldn’t even get in if there was one for under tens segment.

Usual average is around thirteen to thirteen and a half mph

 

[pawl]

Good morning fellow retirees,

I've been catching up with the posts, lots of car nostalgia 🚗
Although as a young man living in Brum I did spend a year making the Allegro at Longbridge ( or " the Austin" as it was known) I've never owned or driven a car apart from the driving lessons I took before I passed my test)
Have a lovely peaceful day folks
 🌞🏃‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚲

Was the Allegro the car with a slightly odd steering wheel when it first came out?

 

[welsh dragon]

I don't say I am a bimbler for nothing. I am slower than a slow thing.

 

[pawl]

good morning people, it looks like a better morning, suns shinning and its not so cold.

Think I am going to move ten miles west Dave r you get all the decent weather before it reaches me.It is p&+-%down here Mid afternoon yesterday we had a couple of claps of thunder along with a short period of torrential rain ☔️ ☔️

 

[pawl]

Morning all

What day is it?

I had better not say Quite convinced when I got up it was Saturday

 

[Mo1959]

I had better not say Quite convinced when I got up it was Saturday

On Friday I was convinced it was Sunday. Now it is Sunday I'm not sure what day it feels like!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Was the Allegro the car with a slightly odd steering wheel when it first came out?

Yes, I'm sure that it was. I worked in the Body Shop so never saw the fitting out of the vehicles. The Mini line was about ten foot away from my workstation, they looked even smaller as a body shell than the finished product, but seeing one today they were tiny!

 

[pawl]

Yes, I'm sure that it was. I worked in the Body Shop so never saw the fitting out of the vehicles. The Mini line was about ten foot away from my workstation, they looked even smaller as a body shell than the finished product, but seeing one today they were tiny!

Thought it was A mate of mine bought one even they first came out

 

[postman]

Well morning one and all..Gardening plans of a bit of weeding in the neighbour's garden,are shot to bits..everything is soaked. So just a bit of ironing.Yesterday i had no energy at all, very strange..I even fell asleep in the conservatory while reading.It seems it's going to be Weds or Thurs before the weather around here get better,,bike will be ready.I am going out,,it might be slow but i don't care,, i'm off out.

 

[pawl]

On Friday I was convinced it was Sunday. Now it is Sunday I'm not sure what day it feels like!

Don’t worry about it Mo just pick the day you like most.Dont walk in the news agents and complain he’s sold all the Sunday news papers.

 

[gavroche]

Usual average is around thirteen to thirteen and a half mph

That sounds like me too.

 

[welsh dragon]

Yesterday Mr WD said "shall we go shopping tomorrow ". "No" i said. "It's Sunday tomorrow "

Today Mr WD got up. "We're going shopping today aren't we".