But you got out and that's what matters17..tbh not very enjoyable miles...delivering a small package.
Forgive me, i'm a bit low...life changing illness 3 years ago, a foot thats had me limping for maybe 4 weeks, a chesty cough for maybe 3 weeks...bugger, ive felt better. My fitness is about rock bottom.
Result, 17 miles where my legs felt like lead. It'd have been so easy to take the car but still glad I didnt.
It isnt always easy....
Well done getting the ride in.17..tbh not very enjoyable miles...
Forgive me, i'm a bit low...life changing illness 3 years ago, a foot thats had me limping for maybe 4 weeks, a chesty cough for maybe 3 weeks...bugger, ive felt better. My fitness is about rock bottom.
Result, 17 miles where my legs felt like lead. It'd have been so easy to take the car but still glad I didnt.
It isnt always easy....
Should I be worried about how I'm getting talked up at the moment. People might take it seriously.
, but I was alright to ride the commute today.
How about telling Brussells to do one and start dredging the rivers again. I reckon that might help.I have been slacking due to Christmas/NY travels, a chest cold, and family visits up here. In fact, I had only ridden 2 miles since doing a half metric century on 20th December. I have been feeling a lot better the past couple of days and have stopped coughing so it was time to make the effort to go out. I didn't fancy anything too energetic though so I was pleased to get a call from a friend in Hebden Bridge asking if I fancied meeting her at a cafe there for lunch. I wanted to see how the town is recovering from the recent flooding, and I also wanted to buy a bottle of the soy sauce that I like so I agreed to ride over.
My mind was back in cycling mode 30 seconds after setting off. My legs could feel their 3 week lay-off but soon got into it. My lungs were more reluctant and were crying "Cough, splutter, blimey, that air is cold - you don't really want more oxygen do you?"
When I arrived in Hebden Bridge, it was obvious that the town centre IS badly damaged. The Co-op is the main supermarket for the town and that was completely trashed by the flood waters. They have a temporary shop in their car park. I saw lots and lots of other closed down shops, estate agents, banks etc. There was a large hand-painted sign in the window of the LBS (Blazing Saddles) which had clearly been badly hit - something along the lines of 'Proud to live and work in this great little town'.
The cafe that we went to had reopened but we there was a damp, musty smell from the flooding.
The shop I bought my soy sauce from had also been flooded but they had managed to reopen.
I spent half my life in the town and it is sad to see it like that now. Councils, the environment agency, government, residents and business owners in towns at risk like this need to have a complete rethink. They can't keep just pumping out flooded premises every couple of years. The solution has to be a combination of better upland water storage, better valley flood defences, and better water-protection measures for buildings in the flood zones. Some of the businesses are already up and running again. Others took a year last time. It wasn't just due to where they were.
Plans to extend the ride into something more exciting were shelved and I settled for a 10 mile round trip. I'll try and get longer rides in later in the week.
@cosmicbike Yes they meet at Staines Bridge 9.15 Sunday mornings - Check this page at the website
https://www.strava.com/activities/468348707/segments/11253239096
I needed to get out to do something about feeling stressy and anxious. It was darned cold out there but I went anyway. For some reason, Eric the bike, decided we were going up Convalesence Hill. I got 1/3 of the way up, stuffed my gears a bit and nearly fell off but managed to wobble a lot and stay upright. Nobody saw so that was OK.
I just did the same block as yesterday and then headed down to the viewpoint and met Hubster, who had the dogs. Walked around the block with the dogs, then rode home again.
10.13 miles in 48 mins or so. I still cannot feel my right thumb and Hubster had to rescue me as I got stuck in my lid. Cuppa now
I have been slacking due to Christmas/NY travels, a chest cold, and family visits up here. In fact, I had only ridden 2 miles since doing a half metric century on 20th December. I have been feeling a lot better the past couple of days and have stopped coughing so it was time to make the effort to go out. I didn't fancy anything too energetic though so I was pleased to get a call from a friend in Hebden Bridge asking if I fancied meeting her at a cafe there for lunch. I wanted to see how the town is recovering from the recent flooding, and I also wanted to buy a bottle of the soy sauce that I like so I agreed to ride over.
My mind was back in cycling mode 30 seconds after setting off. My legs could feel their 3 week lay-off but soon got into it. My lungs were more reluctant and were crying "Cough, splutter, blimey, that air is cold - you don't really want more oxygen do you?"
When I arrived in Hebden Bridge, it was obvious that the town centre IS badly damaged. The Co-op is the main supermarket for the town and that was completely trashed by the flood waters. They have a temporary shop in their car park. I saw lots and lots of other closed down shops, estate agents, banks etc. There was a large hand-painted sign in the window of the LBS (Blazing Saddles) which had clearly been badly hit - something along the lines of 'Proud to live and work in this great little town'.
The cafe that we went to had reopened but we there was a damp, musty smell from the flooding.
The shop I bought my soy sauce from had also been flooded but they had managed to reopen.
I spent half my life in the town and it is sad to see it like that now. Councils, the environment agency, government, residents and business owners in towns at risk like this need to have a complete rethink. They can't keep just pumping out flooded premises every couple of years. The solution has to be a combination of better upland water storage, better valley flood defences, and better water-protection measures for buildings in the flood zones. Some of the businesses are already up and running again. Others took a year last time. It wasn't just due to where they were.
Plans to extend the ride into something more exciting were shelved and I settled for a 10 mile round trip. I'll try and get longer rides in later in the week.
My body was ok though as i donned 5 layers for the ride.
