Huff and Puff Cycles at Kelling Heath are again organising the ride opposite, on Sunday 27th June with an option of 25,50 and 100 milers up for grabs.
Why not make it a family day out? - Download a booking form and maybe see you there?
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Another century?
Huff and Puff Cycles at Kelling Heath are again organising the ride opposite, on Sunday 27th June with an option of 25,50 and 100 milers up for grabs.
Why not make it a family day out? - Download a booking form and maybe see you there?
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Training Update Week 16
Sweet sixteen? Not an earth shattering week, but still a good one. Weather beautiful and dry - could be a bit warmer in the mornings but legs out ad fully on show now regardless!
The stats:
215 miles for the week - down on recent weeks, but enforced day off at start of week, has led to only 5 cycling days, so not too bad. That makes 2,543 for the year to date - Over halfway towards my "annual target" - revised aim is definately at least 5000 miles pre Paris in July. Revised annual target in negotiation!
Longest ride - 50 miles, a lovely ride in the norfolk countryside in the sun, holding out for a smidge under 18mph pace - even if i didn't recognise the roads for 15 miles of it! - 3 deer decided to appear momentarily in the road in front of me. but progress was not hindered too much.
Wii fit age peaked (troughed?) at 25, but i finished the week at 28, so still pretty good, and my BMI has dropped to 23.3 that's around 158lbs or 11st 4lbs - all good!
Fundraising for L2P24, up to £1,163.44. Quiz night and Curry night open for participation and a school assembly tomorrow at Simon's son's school to rase awareness and request donations too!
In other cycling news, Evans takes Fleche Wallone (with an attack to beat Bertie), Emma Pooley takes the womens version from Nicole Cooke.
It was a case of ex-dopers reunited at Giro del Trentino, with Vino taking the overall, Ricco taking a stage and ending up 2nd, and Basso also top 5. Sad to hear of Frei and Li Fuyu both being suspended for failed drugs tests - but the fight goes on and is being wo - slowly (On the doping front when is AV gonna be banned across the world not just in select countries?)
Last classic today with LBL - looking forward to that one.
ToB route was revealed this week - Sept 16th, stage 6 and the route goes from Kings Lynn to Gt Yarmouth - day off already booked!
Tour of Romandie kicks off on Weds. May is looming fast and with it comes the Giro and the Tour of California to name but a few.
Favourite sign off on a cycling forum - "Cycling is like church - many attend but few understand"
More next time...
The stats:
215 miles for the week - down on recent weeks, but enforced day off at start of week, has led to only 5 cycling days, so not too bad. That makes 2,543 for the year to date - Over halfway towards my "annual target" - revised aim is definately at least 5000 miles pre Paris in July. Revised annual target in negotiation!
Longest ride - 50 miles, a lovely ride in the norfolk countryside in the sun, holding out for a smidge under 18mph pace - even if i didn't recognise the roads for 15 miles of it! - 3 deer decided to appear momentarily in the road in front of me. but progress was not hindered too much.
Wii fit age peaked (troughed?) at 25, but i finished the week at 28, so still pretty good, and my BMI has dropped to 23.3 that's around 158lbs or 11st 4lbs - all good!
Fundraising for L2P24, up to £1,163.44. Quiz night and Curry night open for participation and a school assembly tomorrow at Simon's son's school to rase awareness and request donations too!
In other cycling news, Evans takes Fleche Wallone (with an attack to beat Bertie), Emma Pooley takes the womens version from Nicole Cooke.
It was a case of ex-dopers reunited at Giro del Trentino, with Vino taking the overall, Ricco taking a stage and ending up 2nd, and Basso also top 5. Sad to hear of Frei and Li Fuyu both being suspended for failed drugs tests - but the fight goes on and is being wo - slowly (On the doping front when is AV gonna be banned across the world not just in select countries?)
Last classic today with LBL - looking forward to that one.
ToB route was revealed this week - Sept 16th, stage 6 and the route goes from Kings Lynn to Gt Yarmouth - day off already booked!
Tour of Romandie kicks off on Weds. May is looming fast and with it comes the Giro and the Tour of California to name but a few.
Favourite sign off on a cycling forum - "Cycling is like church - many attend but few understand"
More next time...
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Number 42!
Route would appear to be unchanged from my last outing (on the 50) in 2008, just remains to be seen whether it is a clockwise or anti clockwise affair?
Details and booking for this years event can be found here
Should be a good training indication 7 weeks ahead of L2P24 and hopefully the sun will shine?
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Training Update Week 15
15 weeks in, under 14 weeks to go - over halfway now - point of no return?
Fundraising up to £1,119.34, with some more added today, but not totalled in yet - quiz night and curry night interest at fever pitch - just book in will ya!
Another great week on the bike, had a rest day mid week this week, so don't know if that was better but certainly helped mileage wise!
The stats:
275 miles completed this week - most miles in a week and longest ride of the year as well - just under 63 miles - see post below. 16 hours- ish on the bike @ 17.2ish average speed That makes 2328 miles for the year!
Good ride out with Simon today, 23 miles on a blustery but still a warm afternoon.
No ida of current weight, nor Wii Fit age but i am really happy with progress and am sure that 5000 miles by end July is definately do-able now
In other news Gilbert takes Amstel Gold, and Contador takes Castilla y Leon. Volcanic Ash not helping movement of riders around Europe at present, but Fleche Wallone on Weds - lets see who turns up huh?
Likely to be less mileage this next week, missing my usual big ride day tomorrow as travelling to Oxford for my Grandma's funeral but what better way to start the week than with a rest day - schools back too this week so more traffic on roads no doubt?
Fundraising up to £1,119.34, with some more added today, but not totalled in yet - quiz night and curry night interest at fever pitch - just book in will ya!
Another great week on the bike, had a rest day mid week this week, so don't know if that was better but certainly helped mileage wise!
The stats:
275 miles completed this week - most miles in a week and longest ride of the year as well - just under 63 miles - see post below. 16 hours- ish on the bike @ 17.2ish average speed That makes 2328 miles for the year!
Good ride out with Simon today, 23 miles on a blustery but still a warm afternoon.
No ida of current weight, nor Wii Fit age but i am really happy with progress and am sure that 5000 miles by end July is definately do-able now
In other news Gilbert takes Amstel Gold, and Contador takes Castilla y Leon. Volcanic Ash not helping movement of riders around Europe at present, but Fleche Wallone on Weds - lets see who turns up huh?
Likely to be less mileage this next week, missing my usual big ride day tomorrow as travelling to Oxford for my Grandma's funeral but what better way to start the week than with a rest day - schools back too this week so more traffic on roads no doubt?
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Commute of the week
Thought I would just share my commute from Friday with you all. - 27 and a half miles.
It is a commute on the basis that I left home and later arrived at work, but as you will note from the graphic - shorter routes are available, in fact I think I travelled around 13.5 times further than the shortest alternative route!
Did 22 on the way home too!
Keeps the opposition guessing if you vary your routes I find...
Monday, 12 April 2010
Welcome to the Century
So there i was, with this loose plan of heading out to Acle and then north around the coast before heading back home - so got to Acle, then Martham, Sea Palling / Walcott / Bacton / North Walsham, then as i was heading down towards Coltishall realised that a ton was on the cards on km's - had to be done didn't it?
62.95 miles / 101.3km's covered - Not so quick as recent rides - well it was a recovery ride wasn't it! (it was flipping windy though - a North Easterly - predominantly in my face until about halfway round) If you are remotely interested the route can be viewed here.
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Training Update Week 14
Almost half way towards L2P24 - 103 days to go (14 1/2 weeks), sponsorship up to £809 and what a week this week...
Cloudy start to the week, but a finished so full of sun, i thought we had skipped spring and gone straight to Summer! Have had a week off work and so the plan was to aim for around a 2hour stint each day.
The stats:
231 miles covered this week, Or put another way around 13.5 hours on the road. That's 2053 for the year so far.(Maybe i need to extend the annual target as at this rate i should hit 5000 by July!)
Longest ride was just over 50, but managed to maintain 18.4mph for it!
Also as reported below smashed my time for a 10, with a 26.29
Wii fit reported me as being 28 today, with a BMI of 23.73 - no change there then!
Legs are feeling really strong, so i hope to build on this week - Looking to mix up the training a bit over the next few weeks - new routes and new mini targets to aim at - more news soon.
In Pro Cycling, Spartacus takes Flanders, by blasting away from Boonen in the closing kilometres, Paris Roubaix today, rivalry bound to be resumed for that, can he do it again? - I want big George to win, but we will have to wait and see. Chris Horner, takes Tour of the Basque country for the Shack, and Sanchez takes Circuit de la Sarthe. BMC Racing have suspended Ballan for his implications in a doping investigation.
Amstel Gold next weekend and Tour of Romandie at the end of the month.
Back to work on tuesday, hoping to get a rollout with Simon next week again and try to install it as a regular feature.
Cloudy start to the week, but a finished so full of sun, i thought we had skipped spring and gone straight to Summer! Have had a week off work and so the plan was to aim for around a 2hour stint each day.
The stats:
231 miles covered this week, Or put another way around 13.5 hours on the road. That's 2053 for the year so far.(Maybe i need to extend the annual target as at this rate i should hit 5000 by July!)
Longest ride was just over 50, but managed to maintain 18.4mph for it!
Also as reported below smashed my time for a 10, with a 26.29
Wii fit reported me as being 28 today, with a BMI of 23.73 - no change there then!
Legs are feeling really strong, so i hope to build on this week - Looking to mix up the training a bit over the next few weeks - new routes and new mini targets to aim at - more news soon.
In Pro Cycling, Spartacus takes Flanders, by blasting away from Boonen in the closing kilometres, Paris Roubaix today, rivalry bound to be resumed for that, can he do it again? - I want big George to win, but we will have to wait and see. Chris Horner, takes Tour of the Basque country for the Shack, and Sanchez takes Circuit de la Sarthe. BMC Racing have suspended Ballan for his implications in a doping investigation.
Amstel Gold next weekend and Tour of Romandie at the end of the month.
Back to work on tuesday, hoping to get a rollout with Simon next week again and try to install it as a regular feature.
Thursday, 8 April 2010
The Golden Years
Done it!
Turned my Wii Fit piggy gold that is.
40 hours of muscle workouts, aerobic exercises, balance games and yoga, and with Wii Fit plus the Training Plus activiities too.
Not forgetting countless body tests, with BMI and weight going up and down like the proverbial fiddlers elbow!
Next challenge!
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Stop all the Clocks...
This was going to be a post about me obliterating my previous best for a 10 miler yesterday...
But had some sad news this morning - my Grandma died overnight, she has been poorly for a long time, and although inevitable still a shock when it finally happens.
This post's title is still appropriate as W H Auden's classic poem has some great lines about time just standing still and life not being the same beyond this point. - In a sense this is true, but i do know that my Grandma is in a much better place at home with her God.
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Training Update Week 13
13 huh? unlucky for some - not a bit of it - best mileage for a week, longest single ride and another dip under 30 mins for a 10 miler it's all good! So 3 months in so that must call for a review and comparison of the year so far as well as a throwback on this week, so here goes:
Year to date comparisons:
Jan Mileage: 490
Feb Mileage: 355
Mar Mileage:865
As for the stats of the week:
227 miles completed this week, making 1822 for the year so far.
Longest ride a shade under 53 miles (and held 18mph for the experience!)
BMI - fluctuated but last reading 23.73 so around 160lbs now.
Wii fit age topped at 37 (still 3 years in hand!)
Cleaned the bike this morning - boy did it need it! Enjoyed being all sparkly cruising the countryside this afternoon clocking my 50+ as mentioned above. Continuing to feel good, and am starting to feel progress is happening - legs stronger etc
111 days until L2P24, sponsorship up to £740 - little by little as the saying goes...
In other news, mixed fortunes in the track worlds, but a good overall result in the Olympic events for GB, elsewhere, Dave Millar wins De Panne , looking forward to Flanders tomorrow - LA competing for the Shack!
Rest day tomorrow, then out to Sandringham on Monday for a ride with Simon - Come on!
Year to date comparisons:
Jan Mileage: 490
Feb Mileage: 355
Mar Mileage:865
As for the stats of the week:
227 miles completed this week, making 1822 for the year so far.
Longest ride a shade under 53 miles (and held 18mph for the experience!)
BMI - fluctuated but last reading 23.73 so around 160lbs now.
Wii fit age topped at 37 (still 3 years in hand!)
Cleaned the bike this morning - boy did it need it! Enjoyed being all sparkly cruising the countryside this afternoon clocking my 50+ as mentioned above. Continuing to feel good, and am starting to feel progress is happening - legs stronger etc
111 days until L2P24, sponsorship up to £740 - little by little as the saying goes...
In other news, mixed fortunes in the track worlds, but a good overall result in the Olympic events for GB, elsewhere, Dave Millar wins De Panne , looking forward to Flanders tomorrow - LA competing for the Shack!
Rest day tomorrow, then out to Sandringham on Monday for a ride with Simon - Come on!
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