Follow it to Harewood? Along the utterly knackered Arthington Lane? The tar and chip will give you carpal tunnel syndrome, i'd watch out.Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
Follow it to Harewood? Along the utterly knackered Arthington Lane? The tar and chip will give you carpal tunnel syndrome, i'd watch out.
50m of the bike today up to the craven arms and back. Only 2 pints because i needed to drive after to get my shopping. Total waste of time, however, as i bumped into Ted in Appletreeewick and he told me Giggleswick XC is cancelled tomorrow due to rainwater on the start field...ye gods. I may as well have done parkrun this morning and biked it on sunday.
Ted and i rode together down the valley to Otley during which time we discussed women, internet dating, and fell running amongst other things. He told me that Runners and Riders will certainly not be getting cancelled due to puddles, and that there is EOD and food/drink for all runners. The course has been tweeked to remove the advantage the cyclists currently have, so a runner may win this time.
Indeed.
It is unquestionably the worst road surface I ride on (and even then slowly) but because my beautiful Bianchi was being pampered and caressed by Woodrup (established in 1949) I was on the Boardman Adventure bike which, at 5lb heavier and with thicker/wider tyres, does not bounce so high.
3.5m/1210' today on that north Leeds delight- Otley Chevin. The route comprised of the first 3m of the talk about chevin race, which contains a key descent of about 700' that i need to familiarise myself with as much as possible and know the lines. The top section was fine, but the bottom section below the scars was very slippy. My studs were clogging badly and it'll be a key section to drop people who decide to take it steady; on the day it'll probably be no better than it was today. It took me a while to get my legs turning over again after the ascent of surprise view, i could do with addressing this somehow.
Inspired by something or someone today, under a clear blue sky, I decided to follow the Mighty Wharfe upstream via Appletreewick and past the Lord Mason's broad acres. So I crossed the MW at Ilkley to pass the Ilkley Golf Club (no golf today - just water polo) to Beamsley, crossed the MW at Harewood Bridge, crossed it again at Bardon, paused outside the Craven Arms in Appletreewick to see if any automobile exotica was on show, alas no, so headed for Burnsall to cross the MW and head up the little climb towards Addingham and home: all the while singing Joni Mitchell's "I've looked at Wharfe from both sides now".
A gentle 27 miles but already over 114 miles and it is only the 15th day of the year.
Tarmac report: the section around The Strid is still immaculate fine grain tarmac fit for the Duke of Devonshire's own velocipede. The section by the abbey is still awful but closing the road to relay this would presumably reduce the D of D's car parking revenues so I fear I will not hear the purr of rubber on fine grain tarmac there in my lifetime.
Last edited by Graham Breeze; 15-01-2023 at 09:54 PM.
Due to a burst drain, one or two of the Lord Mason's broad acres are now flooded. He was hoping to park some cars there for Runners and Riders.
Steady 10k with horsforth harriers last night. The uninjured hamstring has tightened up again to match the other one, so i've got a tendon inflammation round the back of my knee near the goose foot tendon now. It feels like one of those where something has to pop back and forth over a bone nodule and any tightness in the muscle screws it all up.
Bramley parkrun this morning, 20.36, where i bumped into the lesser spotted forumite 'multiterrainer'. The ground was frozen solid which was better than the stodgefest of last time. I ran a 19.xx at the end of last year and i'm not quite sure why i keep clocking these slow times, if i did it then i can do it now. It might be a psychological barrier, i still have the mindset that my fast days are behind me after that phlegm in the lungs year. I'm starting to think i used to be harder.
A few weeks of good training and a decent race performance will bring the confidence back.
I'd started to think that my 5km pb was distant memory. However a few weeks good solid training and i've found myself entering a track 5km in march with full intent of having a real go at my pb.
Had to go into work today to marshal the car park for the leeds match, so took the bike and had a session in the gym.
Bike 8.5m, 32 mins.
300 bodyweight squats.
27 reps to failure, 160kg inclined press.
100 bodyweight squats.
Tell people where to park for 3hrs.
Ride home, 37mins.
A mixed bag, but good quality.
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