About time I brought this up to date

 Been a while since I last wrote something.

Cycling has been good.  Really got back into it with a vengeance.  Yesterday, decided on a whim to ride through to Edinburgh.  Been aching to find out if I am overfuelling as my weight loss has slowed right down since I started cycling seriously.  Not putting weight on, but not losing it as well as before.

Plan was 72 miles with a possible 28 mile extension depending how I felt.  Noticed quickly I had no power pedals or cadence but opted to wait until first stop to diagnose.  It was just the battery cover had worked loose!

50 miles in, my right shoe gave, clipped in it was fine, but walking was difficult.  The problem was I had 2 aqueducts to cross that you have to walk, they are just not safe to ride.  2 twisted ankles later...

So here is where I am year to date now.  Well ahead of my 2023 target!!

March was a washout - Karen Ill

I came down with covid again.  Lucky me.  This time it really affected me badly.  I hardly got out in March (which is why I have not written much).  63 miles all month!!  I do that in a couple of days!

On Wednesday, Karen called me on the way to work, she sounded really bad.  Got to her and took her to hospital and she had had a minor stroke!!!

Well one of the best things you can do is exercise. We had planned a 42 mile spin for today as part of my getting my body ready for a charity ride so she did it with me.

Absolute star!!

Third Day this week

 Wee spin to and from Chess club, keeps the miles ticking over.

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting one, to and from Fat Club, To and from Chess club and a 20 mile ride for charity!   Ooft

Eating is a good idea!!!

 Cycled in and out of work today, was interested to see the difference with the 12 climbs from hell coming home.

Got to work and to my utter horror, I realised I had left my wallet in the house.  No food!  All I had was some tangerines and an energy gel!

Ride in was not too bad.

Ride home was a different matter.  Knowing I had at max 30g of Glycogen in my system I knew I would not be able to put the power down hard.  Saw it in my figures, I am normally above 200W when peddling but was 150W, there was just nothing in the legs.

Got home and found I had set my fastest time.  I really can't work out how.  Was about 40 seconds down in the climbs which is not too bad at all but still improved on my best time.   I am astonished.

Good start to the week

 Still feeling crap but cycled to and from Choir tonight.   Interestingly was 2 minutes faster coming back.  Given it is uphill, it seems to show I am getting better at climbing again

Have several rides planned this week, hoping to do a in and out of work, have a 20 mile run for charity on Friday, 40 Miles on Sat and to and from Chess Club on Thursday.   If all goes to plan will do 100 miles this week.  Plan...

I Just Can't Shake the Virus

Another week with next to no cycling. This virus has got me hard. Lungs are full of fluid and I just feel awful. 

Managed 1 session on the trainer all week

Hoping for a better week next week!

Current standings

20.06 miles for the week, 400 for the year

Virus Recovery Week

 Went on site twice a couple of weeks ago.  Ended up testing positive for covid.  Last two weeks have been a complete disaster from a cycling point of view due to being very unwell

Tried to get back on it this week.   I was doing the photography for the dance shows so used two of them to get back into it

Can't do my usual Friday route to fat club as the bottom road is closed.  Tried this route this week.  Was my usual Friday.  Was really shocked to find I had lost 1/2 pound!

Saturday I was on the trainer, decided to do a run in Amsterdam

Sunday, for the first time since November, was went out with Karen.  Given how I felt, I was astonished to see how well I could climb hills, I even went up the pain cave in the fastest time so far.

Summary for the week.  63.4 miles ridden in 5 hours 10 minutes and 3,261 feet climbed.  1/2 pound off.  Overall a good week