bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
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The local hospice do a ride each year but have cancelled it again this year due to the pandemic. The club rode it anyway, 80 miles, was getting warm by the end (30c), still I managed to get through two 650ml bottles which is a lot for me (plus a couple of cups of tea at the requisite cafe stops). A good 4 and a bit hours in the saddle.
I bet the ginger haired locals were running for shade 😂
Ps, I'm ginger (well grey/white haired now)
I was going out today but chickened out, just too hot for me.Scorchy today.
Got my 1hr30 ride in at 6am but found a nice set of lakes by accident looking for a gravel farm track
Lots of water for those brave enough to hit the hot roads midday/afternoon
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
I’m still doing all my riding on Zwift - I can get a good ride in, and know for sure that I’ll be around to get the kids’ breakfasts if I get up at 5am for a trog up the Alpe!
Nice and cool early in the morning, too!
Nice and cool early in the morning, too!
There were loads of joggers and riders out early morning
Life is going to be hectic, well more so. Daughter borrowed our EV car for travelling to a tough mudder event. 🙏🙏
She's gone and done it now
Laid up with fractured leg ( possible surgery to realign) We are now glorified ambulance taxi for her busy social life over the next few weeks
She's gone and done it now
Laid up with fractured leg ( possible surgery to realign) We are now glorified ambulance taxi for her busy social life over the next few weeks
Went out early this morning .... quite quiet out there. I was surprised.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Popped out early for 65km in Kent’s finest lanes (eventually) and very enjoyable it was too. Staggering number of cyclists out, all ages, shapes and sizes and almost as many female cyclists as male. Glad I got back before it got too hot though.
Been out yesterday and today.
54 miles on the Club Run yesterday saw my VO2 max up to 50. Garmin Connect says I’m top 5% for my age and I have the fitness of a 20 year old. Shared this with my family - daughters were suitably unimpressed!
Weighed myself when I got home. Lowest weight since I was in my teens at 10 stone 12lbs. Shared this with my daughters. Got a message back saying ‘Eat. More. Food’
Followed their advice and ate a curry last night and back to 11 stone after todays 2 hour workout. 4 x 10 minutes hard then 10 minutes easy.
Feeling a bit tired now, so planning to watch the final stage of the TdF. Hoping Cav takes it to complete a remarkable comeback!!
54 miles on the Club Run yesterday saw my VO2 max up to 50. Garmin Connect says I’m top 5% for my age and I have the fitness of a 20 year old. Shared this with my family - daughters were suitably unimpressed!
Weighed myself when I got home. Lowest weight since I was in my teens at 10 stone 12lbs. Shared this with my daughters. Got a message back saying ‘Eat. More. Food’
Followed their advice and ate a curry last night and back to 11 stone after todays 2 hour workout. 4 x 10 minutes hard then 10 minutes easy.
Feeling a bit tired now, so planning to watch the final stage of the TdF. Hoping Cav takes it to complete a remarkable comeback!!
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Del, I don’t have a Garmin but my Apple Watch provides a VO2 max reading based on hr and blood oxygen levels and an algorithm that puts mine at 46.5 , up from 32 ,3 weeks ago. I have no idea how accurate it is but I know that compared to my pi$$ poor cheddar gorge effort, where I struggled to breath with the effort of riding hard, I had no such issues today. Well, apart from the usual ones.
Your name popped up in some of my segments today. As did Tommy’s. You two might want to come out this way again and get back some credibility 👍😁
Your name popped up in some of my segments today. As did Tommy’s. You two might want to come out this way again and get back some credibility 👍😁
