A very happy un-birthday to me!!

[ScotiaLass]

I've given myself the best present, a day early.
As you may know, I gave up cycling due to ill-health over 6 years ago.
I got back in the saddle at the start of October, not really expecting too much, but willing to give it another go.

It's gone better than expected and I attribute a lot of that to the encouragement I've had on this site, so, thank-you all!
So, today I did my usual 12 mile ride. I was happy and relaxed, the conditions were just perfect (a tad cold).
On the way home, the usual monster awaited me. Yip, the cemetery hill.
Today, one day before my 50th birthday, I conquered it in one go!

I also coped with the smaller inclines better than I have before, using lower gears.

I am so pleased and can't believe how much my fitness has improved in only 8 weeks or so!
Not even the cygnet on the towpath, who waddled up to me as I stopped for a drink and tried to bite my handlebars, could make this day anything other than fantastic!

Pity I can't have any but I may celebrate tonight with a beer after my hot bath.
My knee is shouting at me ('cos it hates inclines) but it can go do one today!

 

[rbreid]

Your own positive outlook has to be a major factor in your achievement. WELL DONE YOU

 

[the_mikey]

Hope this motivates you to keep it up! Oh, happy birthday for tomorrow too!

 

[Biker Joe]

I'm really pleased for you ScotiaLass.
Very well done Excellent, in fact.
Allow me

 

[Scoosh]

+ = + + = + !

 

[ScotiaLass]

Hope this motivates you to keep it up! Oh, happy birthday for tomorrow too!

It does indeed.
I am planning a nice ride tomorrow too - would rather do that than go out (though I do enjoy the cinema but I'm not going alone lol)

 

[Spinney]

 

[colly]

I've given myself the best present, a day early.
As you may know, I gave up cycling due to ill-health over 6 years ago.
I got back in the saddle at the start of October, not really expecting too much, but willing to give it another go.

It's gone better than expected and I attribute a lot of that to the encouragement I've had on this site, so, thank-you all!
So, today I did my usual 12 mile ride. I was happy and relaxed, the conditions were just perfect (a tad cold).
On the way home, the usual monster awaited me. Yip, the cemetery hill.
Today, one day before my 50th birthday, I conquered it in one go!

I also coped with the smaller inclines better than I have before, using lower gears.

I am so pleased and can't believe how much my fitness has improved in only 8 weeks or so!
Not even the cygnet on the towpath, who waddled up to me as I stopped for a drink and tried to bite my handlebars, could make this day anything other than fantastic!

Pity I can't have any but I may celebrate tonight with a beer after my hot bath.
My knee is shouting at me ('cos it hates inclines) but it can go do one today!

Nice one.

 

[ScotiaLass]

Thank-you all!
I'm so excited about the achievement today, and what I can achieve in the future

 

[ScotiaLass]

I meant to say that I was at the dentist this morning for a filling.
When I stopped for a drink I had forgotten my mouth was still numb and poured half my drink down my shirt!
It must have looked like a wet cycle shirt competition....which I would have won btw

 

[HeroesFitness]

I've given myself the best present, a day early.
As you may know, I gave up cycling due to ill-health over 6 years ago.
I got back in the saddle at the start of October, not really expecting too much, but willing to give it another go.

It's gone better than expected and I attribute a lot of that to the encouragement I've had on this site, so, thank-you all!
So, today I did my usual 12 mile ride. I was happy and relaxed, the conditions were just perfect (a tad cold).
On the way home, the usual monster awaited me. Yip, the cemetery hill.
Today, one day before my 50th birthday, I conquered it in one go!

I also coped with the smaller inclines better than I have before, using lower gears.

I am so pleased and can't believe how much my fitness has improved in only 8 weeks or so!
Not even the cygnet on the towpath, who waddled up to me as I stopped for a drink and tried to bite my handlebars, could make this day anything other than fantastic!

Pity I can't have any but I may celebrate tonight with a beer after my hot bath.
My knee is shouting at me ('cos it hates inclines) but it can go do one today!

That's awesome, keep up the hard wrk and keep the cycle miles coming and eat up those monster hills

Happy Birthday :-)

 

[numbnuts]

Have a good one

 

[cosmicbike]

Good result, and if that's you after 8 weeks, think how easy that hill will be in another 8. Have a good day tomorrow, and remember you're only as old as the woman you feel

 

[Globalti]

You drank from the canal? Yuk! Fish poo in canals, you know.

 

[ColinJ]

You drank from the canal? Yuk! Fish poo in canals, you know.

Birds poo in the air, but we still breathe it!