A strange idea

[steveindenmark]

I have been given a challenge by an ex military collegue. 22 push ups every day for 22 days. I cannot do push ups as I have a dodgy shoulder and so I suggested I ride a Km for every push up. After some maths I worked it out to be 482 km or 300 miles. That is equivelent from our old barracks in London to Carlisle. So instead of riding my usual routes in Denmark, I will be riding from London to Carlisle and have to send reports of my route and things I would see. I have up to 22 days to finish the trip.
It sounds strange but I will get the miles in and learn something about new places without actually having to go there.

 

[Markymark]

I will be riding from London to Carlisle

You could always ride the other way and travel forward in time instead?

 

[steveindenmark]

Rounding error? (And I should know about round)

I dont know what rounding error is :O)

 

[steveindenmark]

You could always ride the other way and travel forward in time instead?

I think I would disappear if I did that.

 

[Dave7]

I think I would disappear if I did that.

Sounds painful.....disappearing up your own cirumnavigational channel.....my eyes are watering.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Good luck @steveindenmark do ir Carlisle to London as its down hill all the way..

 

[ColinJ]

I'm a bit confused - is the idea to do the ride in Denmark but pretend that you are doing the English route? If not, then what does this sentence mean ...?

It sounds strange but I will get the miles in and learn something about new places without actually having to go there.

 

[numbnuts]

22 push ups every day for 22 days

It would take me all day just to do the 22 push ups

 

[AndyRM]

[QUOTE 4429650, member: 45"]It's all over FB. It's something about showing support to American veterans. I don't get it. It looks to me like a load of blokes filming themselves being muscly. At least the icebucket challenge was entertaining and raised some money.[/QUOTE]

It's based on the disputed statistic that in the US 22 veterans take their lives every day. If nothing else I suppose it starts a conversation.

At least this one, like the ice bucket thing, isn't based on lazy sexual innuendo, there have been a few of those in the past - mostly for raising awareness of cancer.

 

[steveindenmark]

I'm a bit confused - is the idea to do the ride in Denmark but pretend that you are doing the English route? If not, then what does this sentence mean ...?

Yes it is Colin. Its like a virtual bike ride. I rode 48km today on my commute. I transfer the 48km from our old barracks in Mill Hill, North London and so I am just short of Hitchin now

 

[marknotgeorge]

I got tagged by my brother (ex-Navy) and my brother-in-law (currently serving). As someone who's social anxiety is playing up rather badly at the moment, my first thought was "so my mental health issues don't matter then?". So I gave a fiver to Combat Stress instead.

 

[steveindenmark]

I was off work for 4 months earlier in the year with anxiety and depression. It came from nowhere and is dibilitating as you have no idea how to deal with it. Being on my bike helped a lot. They say excercise is one of the best ways to deal with stress. I dont mind riding a few miles to raise awareness of stress.

 

[rikki]

... I am just short of Hitchin now

But where will you sleep tonight?

 

[AndyRM]

@User - thought you might be interested to read this.