Team BKool CycleChat

[Daddy Pig]

Last day of excess Christmas and Travel today. Bike will be re-instated in the back room tomorrow and I am planning to complete the Chaingang.
Not sure that I will be a match for DP after 2 days of Champagne, Wine, Whiskey and eating out.

You will kill my time aaac. I had a dodgy tummy and torn back muscles so pretty much conked out around 3/4 distance. Just follow my ride and 700m to 450 m from the end there is a 6% incline you can nail and gain more than 3.6 seconds without any fuss.

 

[CXRAndy]

DP. That 6℅ is a killer, it just goes on for 10 seconds too long. I think AAAC will have a task, I held you to under 2 mins before the course started to descend, your weight and power advantage allowed to to gain a further minute and half.

 

[Daddy Pig]

DP. That 6℅ is a killer, it just goes on for 10 seconds too long. I think AAAC will have a task, I held you to under 2 mins before the course started to descend, your weight and power advantage allowed to to gain a further minute and half.

Thing is though I was not in a good condition for my run and aaac even in a sorry state will be able to keep up. I really relaxed on the downhills so the gap would not open up as aaac could get assistance in my slipstream and nail the ending. TBH I nearly gave up I felt so bad.

 

[CXRAndy]

We should be thankful for poor form,

 

[Daddy Pig]

We should be thankful for poor form,

Talking of poor form I tried my first park run today... my quads are killing me. First run in 1 1/2 years so new years resolution is to warm down and stretch after each ride. I can't believe how tight my muscles are I can now hardly walk downstairs!
On the plus side all the cycling meant cardiovascular had no problems at all. I couldn't say that 9 months ago!

 

[Breedon]

Talking of poor form I tried my first park run today... my quads are killing me. First run in 1 1/2 years so new years resolution is to warm down and stretch after each ride. I can't believe how tight my muscles are I can now hardly walk downstairs!
On the plus side all the cycling meant cardiovascular had no problems at all. I couldn't say that 9 months ago!

Im starting my running up again from tomorrow goal is 250 miles running in a year and able to run 10 miles non stop within 5 months that should also help with the chaingang rides i find it tough to balance the cycling and running

 

[<Tommy>]

I'm not sure running helps cycling but I'm not really qualified to give a conclusive opinion. I've had conversations with a guy who was making the transition from competitive cycling to triathalon and he felt it was more a compromise than compliment but that doesn't mean they're oil and water. Not trying to knock anyone getting involved in running. Thinking about it I had my fill of running when I was doing boxing in my teens so I'm also probably naturally biased.

 

[Daddy Pig]

I'm not sure running helps cycling but I'm not really qualified to give a conclusive opinion. I've had conversations with a guy who was making the transition from competitive cycling to triathalon and he felt it was more a compromise than compliment but that doesn't mean they're oil and water. Not trying to knock anyone getting involved in running. Thinking about it I had my fill of running when I was doing boxing in my teens so I'm also probably naturally biased.

Personally I don't like running although the park run was OK. For me it's another way to use my legs and should confuse my metabolism to hopefully lose a bit more weight.

 

[<Tommy>]

Personally I don't like running although the park run was OK. For me it's another way to use my legs and should confuse my metabolism to hopefully lose a bit more weight.

Defo can't knock it as a way for burning calories or building cardio. If park run implies you're running on soft ground rather than tarmac that's a big positive too.

 

[Randyberlin]

Happy 2017 from way back in 2016. I have 9 more hours and probably won't make it. The fireworks will wake me up.

 

[RickB]

Happy new year Team Cycle chat!

 

[CXRAndy]

Most of us are old codgers, gone to bed by 10pm and get up early

 

[berty bassett]

Most of us are old codgers, gone to bed by 10pm and get up early

just back from dog walking ! happy new year

 

[Bored Man]

Just got back from two days in 'Gods Country' Jim but I didn't see the there Sir.
Harrogate is very different from Yeovil!

Lovely town, so posh, the pigeons poo in the litter bins...

Im back on the Boggy Banks noo... I've never been to Yeovil... I'll google it.

Happy New Year

 

[Bored Man]

Most of us are old codgers, gone to bed by 10pm and get up early

Happy New Year fellow old codgers.. n all.

Here's to improved perfmormances..