News too exciting for the 'Mundane News' thread...

[classic33]

First proper pedalling after my collapse last month. Static bike on 60% difficult setting.

18.52 miles (29.8 km) in an hour, max HR 132 and recovered back to resting in 30 minutes.

Quite pleased with that all told, not so much the recovery but a good start line to build back from.

Stop letting it play on the back of your mind.

 

[HarryTheDog]

On thursday my son became the World Powerlifting Congress, European Junior 100kg Raw Class Champion. He won with a 285kg squat, 160kg bench press and a 280kg deadlift. The deadlift was down on what he wanted because he twinged his back in the bench press. He was second overall against all 100Kg Raw classes. ( open, veteran etc) . Raw means no squat suits or bench shirts etc only kneee wraps and belts are allowed.
Strong lad, is my boy .

 

[Hill Wimp]

On thursday my son became the World Powerlifting Congress, European Junior 100kg Raw Class Champion. He won with a 285kg squat, 160kg bench press and a 280kg deadlift. The deadlift was down on what he wanted because he twinged his back in the bench press. He was second overall against all 100Kg Raw classes. ( open, veteran etc) . Raw means no squat suits or bench shirts etc only kneee wraps and belts are allowed.
Strong lad, is my boy .

Congratulations, one proud Dad.

 

[TVC]

On thursday my son became the World Powerlifting Congress, European Junior 100kg Raw Class Champion. He won with a 285kg squat, 160kg bench press and a 280kg deadlift. The deadlift was down on what he wanted because he twinged his back in the bench press. He was second overall against all 100Kg Raw classes. ( open, veteran etc) . Raw means no squat suits or bench shirts etc only kneee wraps and belts are allowed.
Strong lad, is my boy .

Yeahbut, can he get the lid off a jar of jam?


Congratulations to him.

 

[gbb]

Not perhaps exciting but very satisfying....
My 2010 Astra has already reached 100k miles and therefore due a cambelt.
Duly done this afternoon, along with a new auxillary belt and oil and filter change.
Cost to me...
£80 for a belt and roller kit plus the aux belt and filter. Oil was free.
£10 sponsoring the garage owner for a walk hes doing, in lieu of the kind use of his facilities.
Donated our old but still good dining table and chairs to my son in law for his mechanic services...we had intended selling it for circa £100.

I can relax now, I hate having things pending, I like things put to bed.

 

[classic33]

Not perhaps exciting but very satisfying....
My 2010 Astra has already reached 100k miles and therefore due a cambelt.
Duly done this afternoon, along with a new auxillary belt and oil and filter change.
Cost to me...
£80 for a belt and roller kit plus the aux belt and filter. Oil was free.
£10 sponsoring the garage owner for a walk hes doing, in lieu of the kind use of his facilities.
Donated our old but still good dining table and chairs to my son in law for his mechanic services...we had intended selling it for circa £100.

I can relax now, I hate having things pending, I like things put to bed.

You never sold the bed!!

 

[gavgav]

I've booked a holiday to Kefalonia!! Can't wait for some much needed sun, sand, Mythos and Cocktails! Been 6 years since my last foreign holiday.

May even hire a bike and have a ride whilst over there, if I can find somewhere that hires them out.

 

[gbb]

I'm jealous, we did Kefalonia last year (or maybe the year before) and loved it. Very relaxed kinda place.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Just back from a routine 57 mile ride to Middleton Hall that turned into a bit of an adventure. I got close enough to a bird of prey to reach up and touch it, I got lost at one point and I came back with wet feet.

 

[mybike]

Just back from a routine 57 mile ride to Middleton Hall that turned into a bit of an adventure. I got close enough to a bird of prey to reach up and touch it, I got lost at one point and I came back with wet feet.

Said bird of prey grabbed you & dropped you in pond?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Said bird of prey grabbed you & dropped you in pond?

The junction of Station Rd and Hoggrills End Lane at Whitacre Heath was flooded, I wasn't to sure of my way through the little lanes on my right so I rode through it and it was deeper than expected. On the way back at the Fillongley road end of Kinwalsey lane as I climbed the hill through the woods a bird of prey flew out of the tree's on my right realised it had got company banked right and disappeared back into the tree's. It happened so quick I didn't get a good enough look at it to identify it. My guess is it was a Sparrowhawk.

 

[gbb]

Welcome to the world Imogen, our grandaughter. On the way to see you for the first time tonight...nana still insisted on stopping off to buy more clothes, despite the last 6 months of buying clothes in readiness ...but what do I know, I'm just a fella, left to me it'd probably be ..oh I dont know...an apple or something
And so the clan grows...

 

[Levo-Lon]

Nice one @gbb

 

[mybike]

Welcome to the world Imogen, our grandaughter. On the way to see you for the first time tonight...nana still insisted on stopping off to buy more clothes, despite the last 6 months of buying clothes in readiness ...but what do I know, I'm just a fella, left to me it'd probably be ..oh I dont know...an apple or something
And so the clan grows...

It never gets better.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Welcome to the world Imogen, our grandaughter. On the way to see you for the first time tonight...nana still insisted on stopping off to buy more clothes, despite the last 6 months of buying clothes in readiness ...but what do I know, I'm just a fella, left to me it'd probably be ..oh I dont know...an apple or something
And so the clan grows...

Well done, my good Lady is forever buying stuff for our Granddaughter, we've got almost as many toys in the house as when our lads were small.