Motivate me please!

[Pat "5mph"]

March is a comin', hopefully warmer weather, must make a start proper this year.
I want to go to the coast sometime this year, but that's a round trip of 80+ miles & I'm not at all fit, will I succeed ?!
(Don't hold your breath, but I hope so.)

Yes you will!
Take water with you, some snacks, have a break every 15/20 miles, report mission accomplished here

 

[mrbadexample]

Yes you will!
Take water with you, some snacks, have a break every 15/20 miles, report mission accomplished here

That sounds like good advice. I'm going to see if I can get to Stone, and maybe Worcester this year. When it's warmer.

 

[Old Plodder]

Yes you will!
Take water with you, some snacks, have a break every 15/20 miles, report mission accomplished here

Thanks Pat, but my problems were 'accident damage of the body' & my 'get up & go' had 'got up & went'.
(Back in the 70's I used to do 100+ miles on a Sunday ride, but old age takes it's toll.)
Edit: I will be trying out energy gels shortly.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Thanks Pat, but my problems were 'accident damage of the body' & my 'get up & go' had 'got up & went'.
(Back in the 70's I used to do 100+ miles on a Sunday ride, but old age takes it's toll.)
Edit: I will be trying out energy gels shortly.

Never mind energy gels: cake's the stuff! Good luck with your quest!

 

[thegravestoneman]

timed ending my ride perfectly today, the chippy was shutting up so ended up with extra scallops and a small sausage thrown in. Nothing like good greasy food to replace the energy you have burnt off

 

[Old Plodder]

Never mind energy gels: cake's the stuff! Good luck with your quest!

Normally I would agree, but I'm carrying 16 stone around with me just lately.

 

[User16625]

Nothing more motivating than a blue sky and a big ball of fire about 93 million miles above my head. Im THE worlds laziest man but the sun gives me unbelievable incentive to pull my finger out.

 

[Old Plodder]

Nothing more motivating than a blue sky and a big ball of fire about 93 million miles above my head. Im THE worlds laziest man but the sun gives me unbelievable incentive to pull my finger out.

Go on, you know you want to......

 

[mrbadexample]

Nothing more motivating than a blue sky and a big ball of fire about 93 million miles above my head. Im THE worlds laziest man but the sun gives me unbelievable incentive to pull my finger out.

Couldn't agree more. Rain just doesn't have the same effect, somehow.

Didn't manage to get out at all at the weekend. Something called "gardening" got in the way.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Didn't manage to get out at all at the weekend. Something called "gardening" got in the way.

Ok, this is cycle chat ... yeahbutt .... cycling to work, yeah, no probs ... nice sunny day off ... GARDEN!!

 

[Ern1e]

Ok, this is cycle chat ... yeahbutt .... cycling to work, yeah, no probs ... nice sunny day off ... GARDEN!!

Thank God we don't have one of those ! concrete is the stuff no mowing etc and very good fer parking the bike on after a nice long ride !!!!!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Thank God we don't have one of those ! concrete is the stuff no mowing etc and very good fer parking the bike on after a nice long ride !!!!!

You could grow stuff in pots: would hide the parked bike, protect it from the wind

 

[Ern1e]

You could grow stuff in pots: would hide the parked bike, protect it from the wind

Hide my bike NEVER !

 

[mrbadexample]

Ok, this is cycle chat ... yeahbutt .... cycling to work, yeah, no probs ... nice sunny day off ... GARDEN!!

Yeah, but, I've got to grow the food to make my dinner to power the bike... I don't muck about with flowers.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Couldn't agree more. Rain just doesn't have the same effect, somehow.

Didn't manage to get out at all at the weekend. Something called "gardening" got in the way.

Dirty word