Tag Archives: training
Our British Weather
Having spent 6+ hours over the weekend riding in the cold with continual rain/sleet, it seems bizarre to now be thinking that I’ve been lucky with the weather, which is what I’m doing after the few inches of snow that … Continue reading
Back on Track
What a difference a week makes. Two weeks ago I barely managed 1.5 hrs of exercise whereas last week I fell just slightly short of a planned 12hrs. As well as an improvement in my back, the change in weather … Continue reading
Back to the start
Following a promising start to training, a back injury has set me ‘back’ somewhat. Three weeks ago I tweaked my back which resulted in slight discomfort when reaching up of bending to tie my laces. I’m not entirely sure how … Continue reading
Heart Rate and Illness
Training has been going well for the past month and I have noticed the improvement in fitness. Last Tuesday I was out riding some hill reps with the aim of building my heart rate up to over 90% max as … Continue reading
Wind, Rain and a (little) bit of Sun
Since returning from Holiday in June training has gone well, although as most people have experienced of late most rides seem to be greeted with rain or/and wind. Thankfully and most unusually this hasn’t put me off and actually thinking … Continue reading
Doesn’t time fly…………………..
Just noticed that it’s approaching 2 months since I posted on here. Since then I’ve completed the Evans MK sportive – unofficially as it sold out a few days before the event and ………………………………that’s about it. Whilst still recuperating from … Continue reading
Crash, Bang, Wallop
I would hope now to be able to write about another good weekend of riding. Unfortunately my riding has come to a temporary halt due to a crash on Saturday morning. I’d been mtbing up my local woods for just over … Continue reading
Getting Shorty
The past few weeks haven’t been the best due to the behaviour of my boiler, this is the 2nd week in succession it has decided to break down and as I type I am waiting for an engineer. WIll be … Continue reading
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
As I mentioned in my last post (Putting my Wheels Up), the main session last week was a fitness test. The results weren’t what I was expecting and were slightly down on what I had done 8 weeks previously. I’m … Continue reading
Putting my Wheels Up
I seem to have taken this rest week too literally, having only played squash since Sunday’s Reliability Ride (Luton CC Reliability Ride Blog). I have planned to do 8 hrs across the week, made up of running, cycling, a weights … Continue reading
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