Progress Report Week 10

So Spring lasted a week then? 1o weeks in and 9 to go, over half way and the mileage is keeping consistent.

149 miles covered this week, which makes 585 for the month and 1209 year to date, that leaves me 1241miles to cover pre C2C, at an average of 139 a week so could well eclipse the target?

Other Stats:
Longest Ride: 28.4miles
Hours on Bike: 8.8hrs
Weight: 72.8Kg
BMI: 23.71
Wii Fit Age:35
Wii Sports Age: 48 (must be a bad set of results?)

Think i may have developed a small buckle in the back wheel which is a bit of a pain, but easily solved. Weather forecast for this week is dry (hoorah) but still fairly cool temperature wise, but once you get the legs spinning you dont notice the cold.

Mixed set of results from the Track World Champs for the Brits, think the girls outdid the boys in the end, but Dave Brailsford remains philosophical and the Olympics are still 3 years away.
Congrats to Levi andAlberto for their 1-2 @ Castilla y Leon, and apparently Lance is back on a (stationary) bike - Twitter is a wonderful thing! Looking forward to the Tour of Flanders at the weekend too.

bye for now...

Progress Report Week 9

10 weeks to go - nearly half way in the regime and finally mileage is rising.

The stats are:
167.6 miles completed this week, which brings me up to 1060 for the year so far, so a mere 1,440 to go...
Longest Ride: 26miles
Hours on Bike: 9.7hrs
Weight: 73.25kg
BMI: 23.93
Wii Fit Age:36
Wii Sports Age: 33

As reported below, i have MY BIKE back! Trying to get used to the different (yet usual?) riding position and the apparent smallness of the bike but hey.

Congratulations to Mark Cavendish for his first classics win in Milan San Remo on Saturday - he really is the fastest man on 2 wheels in the finsl few metres of a race. also comiserations to Lance as he suffered a broken collar bone on Monday in stage 1 of the Vuelta Castilla y Leon - hurry back soon...

I love my Trek 1200...

Oh yes! I have my bike back!!!!

Rang bike shop yesterday all ready to go on the attack to hear that it was all done and so picked it up and cycled home on it last night - only 10 miles, but hey.

One slight drawback is getting used to riding it again after a three week break on something else, but that will come - it does feel like being reunited with an old friend though - my only feeling is that it feels small which is only a comparison i know but an adjustmnet i need to work through.

Fitted new pedals and corresponding cleats to my shoes last night and took it out again this morning - loving it.

Now for some serious mileage....

Progress Report Week 8

Eight weeks in, Eleven to go.

The Stats:
No of Carbon Fibre bikes ridden this week: 1
No of own bikes ridden this week:0
Frustration level: Code Red!
Mileage Covered:126miles (892 year to date, 1,608 to go = 146 per week!)
Longest Ride: 24 miles
Cumulative Hours on Bike: 7.5 Hrs
Weight: 73.5Kg
BMI: 24.03
Wii Fit Age: 39 (not so bad i guess as it is my real age!)

Fundraising Target limping along but now up to £210.

Have enjoyed the distinct lack of rain over the past week or so - long may it last - the legs could come out any day! Really want my own bike back now as i feel i will have to get used to riding it all over again which is annoying...

After a gallant assault on the jersey, Bertie finally relinquished Paris-Nice to Luis Sanchez but the grand tours are still to come and Lance takes on Milan-San Remo this weekend.

Progress Report Week 7

No self titled week 6 report as week 6 did not really happen anyhow life has been good on the Carbon Fibre bike, but boy do I want my own bike back now! - Latest estimate is sometime this week ho hum.

The stats:
Mileage covered: 142miles (766 year to date - 1734 to go!)
Hours on bike: 8+
Weight:74.75Kg
BMI: 24.39
Wii Fit Age: 25 (as at this morning although did hit 43 at one point this week!)
Wii Sports Age:28 (no change)

Fundraising Total up to £200 which is good.

Well done to "Bertie" for grabbing first place in the Paris-Nice prologue. Now down to Astana to control the race onwards south.
Chris Hoy to miss the World Champs which is a shame but probably sensible.

And finally the badger is still there too!

Every cloud has a carbon fibre lining?

So the saga of the bike continues - i decided to go into shop rather than ring up as I thought I might be able to apply some leverage? Bike was not ready, but without me uttering a word I was offered a Giant TCR C3 to ride in lieu whilst i was inconvenienced. I thought about it for all of about 3 seconds and accepted the kind gesture. Full Carbon Frame, Shimano 105 components - £1,500ish worth of bike - come on!

Having tried the TCR, liked the lightness of it all, but being a compact frame it is a totally different riding position which would take me some getting used to, but hey beggars can't be choosers can they?

Fitness Stats:
Weight - 76.5Kg.
BMI - 24.9
Wii Fit Age - 36.
Wii Sports Age - 28.

Other news:
Most interesting roadkill spotted this week so far - A badger!
Loved the new kit when wore it yesterday.
Tesco are selling Lucozade energy drink at 25% price.