Today's Bike Ride

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Originally Posted by nippersmith

Hey, good point! Well, I managed to transform the disaster of misjudging how long it would take me to cycle to the Baildon Boundary Run, and would have had no time to sort out safety pins, change of shoes, usually faffing, and it was looking too tight, as I approached Shipley on the towpath. So I decided to carry on along the towpath to Skipton and run from there to Ilkley etc... And as I was fed up at missing Baildon, it was sweet as the bike ride and then the run across the Parson's Allotment (or something like that) to Ilkley was heaven and more than made up for missing Baildon. I haven't really run for 3 weeks so it was grand. I left my pannier in a shop which shut at 4.30 pm so had to hop on a bus - would preferred to have run back... Bus driver stopped as I ran in front of his bus and accepted a tenner - very impressed! What a great day :)

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VERY WELL DONE! You didn't give up but managed to salvage a good day out from a potential disappointment:thumbup:x

Thanks WD, yes, it was in my mind to start a thread "Today's disaster" however that will wait for another day :)

missed my club ride Saturday a.m. by turning up 5 mins late, so went on a solo ride round north Kent.
115km @ 27.8km

Commuted my 28k to work this morning on the bike and have never laughed so much.
Got Causey Pike quads from Saturday, so everytime I put an effort in like at lights or on small inclines I just had to laugh. The burning pain made it a strange ride.

PS
I have to do the same home and there is 200m more climb on the way back:thumbup:

Rode to work short summer route, 14km road.
Long route 18km is much nicer but I was time pressed.

After swimming and large breakfast (half colomba with milk, yogurt, coffee).

I know the feeling Stagger :)

My legs were very amusing at first in Sundays ride, after saturdays hard ride :)

Back now after the steadiest 28k ride I have every done.
No pain no gain. Going to have a jog in the morning and either ride or rollers in afternoon. (snow forecast)

Snow you are saying? Think I shall dust my skates off ;)

I've had a top week cycling, making my total for the week about 135mi. Legs really tired after yesterdays 28mi with some bloody big hills. Thighs felt like lead first thing, so went up the valley & back. Given heavy snow sometime tomorrow night/wednesday morning, so doubt I'll be out. I was just getting some good cycling tan lines too

Double spin last night: a steady but hour at 85% MHR; then anaerobic intervals (5-minute intervals building up to 90-2% MHR - or higher - for last 2 mins; 90 seconds recovery).