Hi everyone! My name is Ed, and I'm from Glasgow.
While I'm new to this forum, I'm not new to cycling, although I'm at my lowest level of fitness in years and am considerably overweight.
I'm really keen to get my fitness back on track, particularly as I'm (optimistically!) aiming to do the London-Edinburgh-London ride next year.
Back in the day, I used to be a contented pootler who didn't care about speed (I did JoGLE on an MTB many moons ago), but ever since getting my first road bike that changed.
I have a reasonable level of endurance and can develop moderate power, but as I'm considerably overweight I struggle very badly as soon as the road starts to climb. After a hilly 153-mile day this summer I found that I could barely walk for 2 days afterwards
I recently discovered Strava (having previously used Endomondo) and feel that it's an excellent motivational tool, not least because I'm dead last on several segments...
Looking forward to becoming part of what seems to be a very nice welcoming community
Cheers
Ed
While I'm new to this forum, I'm not new to cycling, although I'm at my lowest level of fitness in years and am considerably overweight.
I'm really keen to get my fitness back on track, particularly as I'm (optimistically!) aiming to do the London-Edinburgh-London ride next year.
Back in the day, I used to be a contented pootler who didn't care about speed (I did JoGLE on an MTB many moons ago), but ever since getting my first road bike that changed.
I have a reasonable level of endurance and can develop moderate power, but as I'm considerably overweight I struggle very badly as soon as the road starts to climb. After a hilly 153-mile day this summer I found that I could barely walk for 2 days afterwards
I recently discovered Strava (having previously used Endomondo) and feel that it's an excellent motivational tool, not least because I'm dead last on several segments...
Looking forward to becoming part of what seems to be a very nice welcoming community
Cheers
Ed