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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Beautiful evening here in South Worcestershire - not a breath of wind and the hot air balloons are out.
The site we are on is a 5 pitch Certificated Location (CL) and there are only 2 of us on it. Lovely views across to Bredon Hill.
We're meeting up with MrsDs brother and brother in law tomorrow for lunch in Droitwich.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Tomorrow at 8 am I will have a laser procedure to collapse the varicose veins in my right leg. It is outpatient and I can drive myself home although I must wear support panty hose continually for 3 days, after which I can bathe.
My mum had big problems with varicose veins. She had to have old-fashioned surgery on hers. The laser treatment sounds like a much better treatment! Good luck with it.
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Don't know why you bother with the caravan, you're always in the pub! ^_^
I think this might be @Dirk

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PaulSB

Squire
Miles out.......
1. When you come to the end of a lollypop
2. Max Bygraves

Now I immediately thought of Annie's Song, written and performed by John Denver.

Have I missed something??? 🤔
I once got in deep water with Mrs Tenkaykev when she returned from the shops with yet another load of fresh produce to cram in the salad drawer. I asked “ did you want me to put this straight in the bin, or shall I put it in the fridge for a week or so first? “

Ah the times I've said similar.........only to regret it .........
 

PaulSB

Squire
Victoria Coren Mitchell has a sparkly design on her right cheek tonight. This seems out of character.

Today's ride. My buddy is training for the London>Edinburgh>London audax in 2022. He asked me to join him but after a lot of thought I declined as I know I'm not sufficiently dedicated to do the training.

Anyway my buddy has decided he needs to ride at a HR max of 125. We have to hold this steady for mile after mile. Our HRs are quite different - I'm often 30-40bpm slower. So we tried this. His max 151, avg 127. Mine max 130, avg 97. This with me doing a lot of miles on the front in a headwind. If he's on 125 I'm around 92-93.

Not sure how this is going to pan out. A 67 mile route we would usually ride in around 4 hours took 4:47. I was bloody freezing. Set off in shorts and my autumn jacket by the end I was wearing a waterproof jacket to keep warm. Yesterday broadly similar route, four hours and toasty to warm in the same autumn jacket.

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classic33

Leg End Member
Victoria Coren Mitchell has a sparkly design on her right cheek tonight. This seems out of character.

Today's ride. My buddy is training for the London>Edinburgh>London audax in 2022. He asked me to join him but after a lot of thought I declined as I know I'm not sufficiently dedicated to do the training.

Anyway my buddy has decided he needs to ride at a HR max of 125. We have to hold this steady for mile after mile. Our HRs are quite different - I'm often 30-40bpm slower. So we tried this. His max 151, avg 127. Mine max 130, avg 97. This with me doing a lot of miles on the front in a headwind. If he's on 125 I'm around 92-93.

Not sure how this is going to pan out. A 67 mile route we would usually ride in around 4 hours took 4:47. I was bloody freezing. Set off in shorts and my autumn jacket by the end I was wearing a waterproof jacket to keep warm. Yesterday broadly similar route, four hours and toasty to warm in the same autumn jacket.

🤔🤔🤔
He's looking at going further at that rate though.
 

PaulSB

Squire
He's looking at going further at that rate though.
Oh definitely. I understand the principle and the why. We've talked it through in detail and we will do this till Christmas.

He's one of three who supported me for months as I prepared for The Fred - every ride over tens of thousands of feet climbing. I'm returning the favour but I can see it's going to be a very cold couple of months. Winter kit is coming out for Wednesday.

I think it will do me a lot of good....... provided I don't go hypothermic.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
Oh definitely. I understand the principle and the why. We've talked it through in detail and we will do this till Christmas.

He's one of three who supported me for months as I prepared for The Fred - every ride over tens of thousands of feet climbing. I'm returning the favour but I can see it's going to be a very cold couple of months. Winter kit is coming out for Wednesday.

I think it will do me a lot of good....... provided I don't go hypothermic.
That which cannot kill you, can only make you stronger?
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
That which cannot kill you, can only make you stronger?
That saying is the biggest load of old b*ll*cks going! :laugh:

So, you nearly die of Covid-19, somehow survive, and then suffer long Covid... Is that really going to make you stronger?!!! :wacko:

Or, in my case, devastating blood clots permanently damage one leg, my lungs, and (probably?) my heart... I struggle now to average the speed in kph that I used to do in mph! :whistle:
 
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