Old Plodder
Living at the top of a steep 2 mile climb
- Location
- Surrey/Hants border
Your ride today.... (part 1)
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Well it was last night, not today. I was going to have a rest day untill I looked at the forecast for today and went for a wee ride with some mates instead. I was sub 14mph for the first 6 or 7 miles so it must have been quicker than I thought and despite the head wind on the way back it was the perfect temperature for me and I think I was on for a good 24mph + time on the rowing lake reversed untill I caught up with some other cyclists blocking the path, d@mm cyclists 
Hip Priest
Veteran
Woe is me.
Went out for a TT round my short 23 mile route. Was all set to average over 20mph for the first time ever, when I hit a queue of traffic stuck behind two police horses on a narrow road. Crept along at about 10mph for a couple of minutes, and I averaged 19.8mph.
I had to keep my inner white van man in check and remind myself that the police horses are as entitled to use the road as I!
Ah well, there's always next time!
Went out for a TT round my short 23 mile route. Was all set to average over 20mph for the first time ever, when I hit a queue of traffic stuck behind two police horses on a narrow road. Crept along at about 10mph for a couple of minutes, and I averaged 19.8mph.
I had to keep my inner white van man in check and remind myself that the police horses are as entitled to use the road as I!
Ah well, there's always next time!
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
With the weather looking iffy I went for a quick blast on the Raleigh around the short version of my Acton Burnell route.
On the way out there was quite a stiff headwind and it was quite an effort to keep the speed up - I was having to push to do 12 or 13mph on an open section where normally 15 or 16mph would be a comfortable cruise. Once at Longnor though I turned away from the wind so it was nice to have a bit of a boost.
I whizzed through Pitchford, flew up the small but annoying hill to Cantlop and stayed above 20 all through the section that was a struggle earlier.
The conditions must have been quite localised (can happen in thundery weather) as the Met Office reckon the wind speed was only 10mph at the time I was out. Yeah, right.
17.1 miles done at an average of 15.8mph, which is not far under my personal best on that route.
Sorry, no pics today as I was enjoying the speed.
On the way out there was quite a stiff headwind and it was quite an effort to keep the speed up - I was having to push to do 12 or 13mph on an open section where normally 15 or 16mph would be a comfortable cruise. Once at Longnor though I turned away from the wind so it was nice to have a bit of a boost.
I whizzed through Pitchford, flew up the small but annoying hill to Cantlop and stayed above 20 all through the section that was a struggle earlier. The conditions must have been quite localised (can happen in thundery weather) as the Met Office reckon the wind speed was only 10mph at the time I was out. Yeah, right.
17.1 miles done at an average of 15.8mph, which is not far under my personal best on that route.
Sorry, no pics today as I was enjoying the speed.
I've been experimenting with this recently as well. The basic idea (as far as i understand it) is that riding in a glygogen depleted state causes changes at mitochondrial level where they "learn" to use more fat for cellular energy. From what i've read you want to go no more than 2 hours and incorporate some High Intensity intervals into the ride to boost things further.
In theory this should help to burn fat better on longer rides but as i don't have time for many 4+ hour rides, i can't really tell whether it's working. But i do notice that i tend to be able to ride harder for longer when fasted than when carb'd up (that's probably not supposed to be the case but ...)
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
23 miles tonight ,got a few PRs on strava put in an extra hill was hard work but felt good. it will now be part of our course.
Bad luck! I have a 27mile loop that i'm sure i can get 20mph avg on but i haven't worked out yet how hard i need to go to achieve it without blowing up near the end. My best so far annoyingly is 19.9mph! It goes through a town where you can get held up quite easily. Also a few right turns and a roundabout.
I tell myself that because i'm including warming up in the loop it doesn't really matter. If i exclude the first 5min i must be beating 20mph for the rest.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
I had 2 rides today. One from home into the City, stopping at Chapelfield Gardens where hubby was walking a client's dogs. Then walked the bike to the car, meaning to get a lift home.
Plans changed when it was discovered that F-I-L had sent hubby the money for a new bike. He wants a Boardman so we toddled off to Halfrauds to have a look see, discovered that the Team Carbon Ltds were 10% off which brought it to the exact same amount that hubby had been given. He collects it tomorrow (personally I'd have got it in the box and stuck it together myself, at least I can be trusted to put the forks on the right way around).
All of this made us late for the last dog walking customer so, having walked the dog, hubby dropped me half way home leaving me to cycle from Hethersett to Wymondham.
All in all a little over 17 miles in about an hour and 20 so I was quite chuffed. My legs are still a little tired from the 47.7 mile event on Sunday.
Tomorrow, apparently, we are on a 30 miler. Bet it rains.
Plans changed when it was discovered that F-I-L had sent hubby the money for a new bike. He wants a Boardman so we toddled off to Halfrauds to have a look see, discovered that the Team Carbon Ltds were 10% off which brought it to the exact same amount that hubby had been given. He collects it tomorrow (personally I'd have got it in the box and stuck it together myself, at least I can be trusted to put the forks on the right way around).
All of this made us late for the last dog walking customer so, having walked the dog, hubby dropped me half way home leaving me to cycle from Hethersett to Wymondham.
All in all a little over 17 miles in about an hour and 20 so I was quite chuffed. My legs are still a little tired from the 47.7 mile event on Sunday.
Tomorrow, apparently, we are on a 30 miler. Bet it rains.
thegravestoneman
three wheels on my wagon
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire
Did my usual 10 mile quick route and got my fastest time on it, I think this is due to the competitive riding I did yesterday . Three or four more Monday of that to come so should be able to improve my speed further . If this is the case i think it will be time to join a club and get some chaingang work in.
Risex4
Dropped by the autobus
- Location
- The Green/Gray Hills Of Debunshire
Well, after 8 weeks off the bike completely thanks to a fall and fractured shoulder in May, I was greenlighted by my physio to resume light cycling on Friday
I kind of copped out over the weekend because of social plans, so tonight after dinner, I thought it was finally time to get back on. I was strangely nervous going out at first, but I was relieved to find my fitness was nowhere near as shot as I was fearing. I kept it pan flat, but did 20 miles at around my normal average speed, and apart from a final small "climb" telling me I had put on a smidge of weight, the jelly legs lasted only about 10 minutes when I got home so all-in-all I'm happy with that. It's going to take a few weeks to rebuild my base fitness before I look at some proper distances and hills again, but right now it just feels good to be back on at long last. Roll on tomorrow night.
Just as a follow on really, day numero 2 back in the saddle. Having pleasantly surprised myself last night at my fitness levels after the injury lay-off, I was itching to go again tonight. Nothing too ambitious, more or less the same route, with a few small detours for a couple of minor climbs.The plan was a mere extra 5 miles, and these two climbs barely register as Cat 4s.
Such was the plan.
From the off I felt terrible, the first 'hill' on the journey I more or less breezed over yesterday was like treacle today, there was a slight headwind tonight but nothing which should have caused concern. By half way I was contemplating not only binning the extra climbs, but cutting the whole route back, such was the lead in the legs. I persevered through it in the end, but when I got home with a mediocre average speed I was left to berate my own naivety for not considering that time away from the bike would impact my recovery ability as well as my general performance fitness. Live and learn.
Relatively slow pootle along the river bank this morning. I went to take photos of some interesting stone "sculptures" that sprung up along the way, but sadly someone had destroyed a couple and the "snake" just looks like a load of random stones thanks to my phone's inability to zoom in.
Not impressed by fellow cyclists and their inability to give any space, or slow down, which led to me nettling my legs a couple of times.
Not impressed by fellow cyclists and their inability to give any space, or slow down, which led to me nettling my legs a couple of times.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A like for the description.
Shame about the sculptures and the idiots on bikes though.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
Hubby finished work early today so we were out on the road for 20 past 4 this afternoon. Can't think why he was home early 
Anyway, we had a route in mind and kind of followed it until we got lost so just kept going. My Dad used to say 'you can't get lost in Norfolk'. Evidently he had never really made an effort. We came across a not main, but less minor than the road we were on, so we turned right and ended up in New Buckenham, then through Old Buckenham where we stopped at the pub. For about 30 seconds as it turned out as it was shut and doesn't open until 6pm. Heigh ho. We took the road to Attleborough and then went under the A11 and headed for Deopham - couldn't find a pub for a
and we were getting thirsty. Kenn hadn't wanted to put his old bottle cage on his shiny new bike and is going to get a carbon holder tomorrow , it seems that it has to match now. He was swigging my lemon squash and I was getting low. We started to head home and found ourselves coming into Wymondham past the Abbey. We have never come that way before. We know the way home from there and despite the Green Dragon being open, Hubby shot past it and headed for home, all of about a mile and a half.
A bit upset about this new bike. Its much better than that Carerra and he can keep up now. I am going to have to work harder, get fitter and save more money so I can have my Boardman.
Apologies for the state of the downstairs hall where the bike is while Hubby drills holes in the living room wall for the bike holder do-dads. Notice that the Boardman saddle is not on the bike but a Spesh BG Riva (Mens). Apparently hubby doesn't have Boardman arse! He's left his slippers, crocks and heaven only knows what in there. I have no idea how we are going to get the dogs out for a walk. I'm thinking sling and lowering out of the bathroom window
Anyway, we had a route in mind and kind of followed it until we got lost so just kept going. My Dad used to say 'you can't get lost in Norfolk'. Evidently he had never really made an effort. We came across a not main, but less minor than the road we were on, so we turned right and ended up in New Buckenham, then through Old Buckenham where we stopped at the pub. For about 30 seconds as it turned out as it was shut and doesn't open until 6pm. Heigh ho. We took the road to Attleborough and then went under the A11 and headed for Deopham - couldn't find a pub for a
and we were getting thirsty. Kenn hadn't wanted to put his old bottle cage on his shiny new bike and is going to get a carbon holder tomorrow , it seems that it has to match now. He was swigging my lemon squash and I was getting low. We started to head home and found ourselves coming into Wymondham past the Abbey. We have never come that way before. We know the way home from there and despite the Green Dragon being open, Hubby shot past it and headed for home, all of about a mile and a half.A bit upset about this new bike. Its much better than that Carerra and he can keep up now. I am going to have to work harder, get fitter and save more money so I can have my Boardman.
Apologies for the state of the downstairs hall where the bike is while Hubby drills holes in the living room wall for the bike holder do-dads. Notice that the Boardman saddle is not on the bike but a Spesh BG Riva (Mens). Apparently hubby doesn't have Boardman arse! He's left his slippers, crocks and heaven only knows what in there. I have no idea how we are going to get the dogs out for a walk. I'm thinking sling and lowering out of the bathroom window
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