Holme Moss Cycle Challenge
Jane had climbed out of sight many corners ago and as Pat and Melvyn now came up…… Read More Holme Moss Cycle Challenge
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Wellbeing Walk
How much contentment can you feel from one short walk to the post office? Well, a lot it would appear from my walk this morning. After the £411.98 news from the garage to get the car past it’s MOT, a walk to post a parcel was just what I needed, though I didn’t have much… Read More Wellbeing Walk
And so it begins..The Next Challenge!
… Flaming Nora! They’re still sat at the side of the circuit!…… Read More And so it begins..The Next Challenge!
Not the Ride I Planned
Today was to have been my last ride on cycle tracks and canal towpath on ‘Birthday’ Bike. I had decided that before today’s happenings. Never should have ridden tracks on this bike really BUT that was the reason for getting a CycleX. I should have been ok to ride on them BUT on the other… Read More Not the Ride I Planned
Strava Stats Cycle Challenge
You are still a weird lot! I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked what my average speed over the 3 days was. Frankly I don’t care about that. I only care that I managed to finish it! … BUT for all you stats lovers ….. TOTALS ARE … DISTANCE: 240.2 miles AVERAGE SPEED:… Read More Strava Stats Cycle Challenge
Challenge Stats
It sounded like a good number
240 Miles for Brookie Part 1 You would think Part 1 would begin on Day one of the challenge, Tour de Yorkshire Sportive on 30th April 2017, well you’d be wrong. I want to start by telling you a little about ‘Brookie’ and why I chose to challenge myself now, at this time, and why… Read More It sounded like a good number
My New Best Friend
Strava Ride 18/04/17 12 Days to ‘240 miles for Brookie’ With only 12 days to go to the biggest challenge I have ever set myself, ‘240 miles for Brookie’, yet another person has bestowed their kindness upon me. Louise, a fellow cyclist (when I say ‘fellow cyclist’ I mean she IS a cyclist, unlike me… Read More My New Best Friend
Tour de Yorkshire Sportive Training
Stood astride my bike I hung my head over the handle bars and thought, … ‘yep jack it in, your crap’ …. I looked to my right and whimpered at the sight of ‘the wall’, looked straight on, hung my head, paused, then thought ……..… Read More Tour de Yorkshire Sportive Training
Lambasted and beyond
Strava Ride 28/02/17: 61 Days to ‘240 miles for Brookie’ Lambasted, I like the sound of that word BUT not the consequences of it! I have been truly ‘lambasted’ today. 10 minutes after I posted yesterday’s blog Jay says … ‘9.30 then tomorrow?’ ……. err, yes?! Jay was due to take me out for 30… Read More Lambasted and beyond
BUTworthIT 