Aye and yon lad were promoted to manager of the cheese counter at' Co-op!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
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Aye and yon lad were promoted to manager of the cheese counter at' Co-op!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
I was supposed to have gone for a two hour ride this afternoon... But my friend decided otherwise and didn't even bring his bike :w00t: So it was a walk and a spot of cross training in stead... Let's just hope it won't rain tomorrow, so I can go out then...
Bet there was no doping in them days, although there is mention of one fella loving the grass, i think:w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
And referee training is dangerous, 'He goes out training as a referee, runs backwards down the road, he's been run over twice'
This vid gets funnier every time you watch it:thumbup:
They're roaring along on those bikes too, just goes to show it's all in the legs. I bet half of them smoked fags too!
I bet you are right about the fags Donkey :)
Makes me feel like a right wimp!
Off to the track now for a couple of hours easy riding :)
76 miles in that dam wind. Hard work indeed. I cycled up to monsal head and back the long way. Nice 3 mile section that they have planed towards bas low which was just like riding on cobbles. Past quite a few road men going up the a6. Saw two lovely ladies on cervelo bikes, very nice indeed.
Very very windy and at times the bike was being blown sideways. Stopped for a can of coke half way but otherwise no food.
Felt okay apart from going up drum hill and the cat and fiddle windmill hill near the end.
Bike totally caked in grime at the finish. I did get some of those cruddy racer mudguards. I left them in the box. A bit of water up your back toughens you up.
Had erasure on my I phone for the hard bits.
Andy bell , it's not the way you lead me by the hand into the bedroom. Oh a oh , oh a oh. Get in.
Needed a bit of prodigy towards the end though.
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Originally Posted by Hanneke
Be careful with that easy riding
Hann a very famous Dutchman passed away on Friday. Peter post. One of the best six day riders ever. He also won Paris/roubaix.
Was director sp at the famous raliegh team in the late eighties. Zootelemek, ras, miller etc. Toffer will rememeber them.
A hard taskmaster who put Raleigh on the map of professional bike racing.
He was a tight bastard though. But one of the best
Todays ride was up and down around and around Longridge fell alot of running involved due to super muddy condition's
An old crosser plus some fells n lots of mud you cant beat it
Might go over Pendle hill tomorrow lovely n boggy:w00t:
Oh no, that is sad! Yes, I do remember Peter Post! A legend...
Had my easy couple of hours on the track, was good! I am definitely happy to start building up fitness again now with that knee :)
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Originally Posted by daz h
Yes I remember Peter Post, I think it was the '68 Olympics that he won gold in one of the pursuit events.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
At the time I was a schoolboy rider with Lancaster CC. In the semi-finals of his event he knocked out one of our local heroes, Gerry Mawson, Lune Racing Cycling Club. Gerry was no slouch; at the time he had a 52:xx time for 25 miles on the Brock (A6, N. Lancashire) course, riding a 92" fixed.
Excuse me but this had disappeared way down p2:w00t:
I haven't been for a ride today but I just needed to share one thing...... A year after I last was able to run, after a bit of a horrid time following metalwork removal, I have put on the daps and been for a run, well jog, slowly, but 25mins over frozen fields above Cardiff on a glorious winter morning was just great. And with no after effects so far, perhaps a longer one next week. The hills are beckoning this summer.
Tomorrow, the harsh reality of a frozen few hours on the bike!
Although I'm pleased that you're running again Toffer, shouldn't you be keeping it quiet? The idea is to not say a word about training, turn up at a race - limping - & tear the legs of Wheeze.
Not been out on the bike today, in fact due to some virus that has given me a sore head, sore balls & a huge amount of lethargy I've done nothing for 4 or 5 days.
Good news:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Toffer
Good plan, not a word from now on, tearing the legs off Wheeze will occur "later" this year:):wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fellrunner
And, sorry about the ball situation:eek:
Get some rest fellrunner.
Done a fair bit on the rollers this week and ran 14 miles tonight followed by another hour on the rollers.
Been watching the tour down under. Nice race.
Well done toffer on the run.
Hopefully a ride tomorrow but the frost is back. :thunbdown:
I am in London this week, for an art fair... and have been commuting on my foldup... knee a bit dodgy, not sure if it is the cycling or the standing around at the fair...
70 miles today , roads a bit wet. Took in a lot of climbs. Middleton top, black rocks, and a few more. Was blowy but the sun came out.
Ran my tyros at 135psi today. A bit more bumpy but still very comfortable on the steel frame.
2hr score BMBO orienteering event near Otley Chevin, Leeds, in a team with my old man. First time on a proper mtb and I really enjoyed it. A whole new world of technique and skill to master next race is Hit the North! Going have to get some more miles in before then....
Sounds good Donkey :)
Well done FD!
Just reporting in on the weekends activity:
Sat: 27 mile flatish trundle, only able for a quick snuk out in the afternoon.
Sun: 51 miles of mayhem, out and back to Rhigos, first time we have been able to go over the mountain since early December. So hurrah!!!!!!! 17 ave, so not bad for the terrain, need to get my climbing legs back though!!
Now eating chocolate:thumbup::thumbup:
20miles hilly before work early this morning, between south oxfordshire and west berkshire.
Nice place.
Cheers guys can't wait for Hit the North!¬ I have a feeling it's going to be very tough...
20 miles undulating yesterday in 68 mins - a recovery ride after Box Hill fell race Saturday
anyone else think cycling makes good recovery from hard running efforts?
well i had a very miserable 10k race yesterday (went as a favour to provide company to someone - who got their time, i set off ridicuously fast and did 2 minutes slower than percy pud in december)
had to go for a bike ride to cheer myself up - did 20odd miles, felt like i'd just been out for 3 hours before hand (managed about 12mph!!)
on a plus cycling note - got an entry in the fred!! - eek!
Well done all.
The weather was perfect for a ride today but after getting up at 4 am and going to chelmsford i returned home to a collie dog demanding a run. I did sneak 70 mins flat out on the rollers.
Badger killed me on the 8 mile very hilly run.
Theres just a sign the nights are turning though:thumbup:
and daz said - "let there be light..."
Excellent ratfink, done the baby fred (Lakeland Loop) twice and that was tough, best of luck for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ratfink
double spin last night - 80 mins of sweaty pain culminating in mild delirium
think I need to turn up the resistance though - not really feeling it in the legs today ....
I got a new Planet X Fizik Arione copy saddle in the post, so will go to the track tomorrow morning, 7 - 9 am, to try it out :) Would be rude not to, and I promise I will take it easy with the knee :)
Longer commute to work this morning, 20miles MTB on the Ridgeway between south oxfordshire and west berkshire.
Had to take it easy-mid effort because my patella tendon is bad, but much to my surprise knee seems feeling great now.
Nice.
Couple of hours at the velodrome... knee held out, only 'warned' me when I got carried away momentarily in the 32 lap scratch race ;) New saddle is a LOT nicer than the old one ;)
55 minute spin sesh last night...bl00dy hard work but great music, I was 'dancing' along:w00t:
I sneaked an hour last night on the rollers then drove to spin early. Out the saddle for 30 minutes climbing with plenty of resistance then 50 min class.
Another 60 mins on the rollers before 2 hr run tonight.
Just about managing to get through an hr in the 53 x 11 at over 100 cadence. Hard work and a pain keep swapping sprockets . Having to use the old chain whip as my new one has flown away.
Daz, any clever ways of getting a sprocket off when it is really really tight? I can't get the one on the disc wheel off :(
I also couldn't get the one on the bike I am selling off either, but the guy wanting to buy it did... we put a 14 on the back, in stead of the 15 that is stuck on the disc... He rode on 49/14 :-O and didn't seem to mind, so am selling the bike with that gear on now and will buy myself a new 14 sprocket...
My thought is to find a length of pipe I can slide over the handle of the chainwip to increase leaverage?
Hann, you could try PlusGas. I've not tried it, but keep seeing it recommended when other people have this problem.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Abra.../dp/B0001P02RK
Did a big fat nothing on the bike/run/pool last week due to my man-flu/virus thing. Been on the turbo for a couple of gentle 30 min spins this week & hope to get out for something more meaningful tomorrow....weather permitting.
My wife's summer holiday has been approved & it looks like I'll be off to do the Alpe d'Huez triathlon this year. If we can get down there a few days earlier we'll be able to see the TdF going up, which has been an ambition of mine for a few years now :thumbup: .
39km extended commute. Medium-low effort because of fear of knee pain. Seems good.
Had my second breakfast at 9am at work. Now it's 10am and I'm starving again.
That looks interesting Fellrunner! I am going to get that, looks like the ideal thing for stuck on pedals as well!
Gambatte, I live in fear of my knee at the moment :( Consultant has told me I can't make things worse by riding on it as long as I don't load it... it protests with a sharp pain right under the kneecap when I load it, so I just make sure I don't get that pain... and although the knee is still 'puffy' i.e. slightly swollen, it does seem to feel a lot better after cycling than when I rest it...
The physio doesn't like me cycling while the knee is puffy, as there is still swelling in the joint and that isn't good... so still in two minds... :(
I have just taken the tap off the physio put on 10 or so days ago, to help stabilising it and it should reduce swelling... and it does look a little better. It also feels better WITHOUT the tape! Weird stuff...