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Just visiting every now and again John. ;)


Mick

For the last couple of weeks, I've been getting my young daughters into doing a bit of exercise by walking them to school instead of driving. It's only 2kms, but it's up hill most of the way, so it's...

A 20km ride today. Nothing much. The first 2kms took a while because I was following my girls to school. It took them 20 minutes to cover 2kay! I can see I need to get the whip out for them! :) The...

I was going to come out with something smart like "30 kay! Is that all?!?! I could do that in me sleep!" But then I see you live in Jo'burg, and if that place is anything like what I've been told...

I'm suitably impressed mate. 80 kay is nothing to be sneezed at. I'm still doing my regular weekend rides of 40+kay (usually 40-43kms, sometimes more) with timed rides during the week.
I did a...

Have to sort this knee thing out first Tony. It's still playing up. I'm even thinking I might have to get it checked out by a real live doctor. Now that's a rare thing for me. You're right though. I...

I'm not 100% positive, but I believe it's about 120kms one way. The ride is only one way, but I have to get back somehow. That might be an overnight stop and a ride back, or getting to a train the...

Just been told I have 12 months to train for a city to city ride. I better get my knee to come good (which it will of course), because I want to train hard so I can ride easy.


Mick

All this talk of bikes and riding is really giving me the irrits since I can't get back to it just yet myself...But I'll still read and look at the photo's, after all it can't take forever to...

Well while you're at it Thug, I'm overdue for about 200 or more kilometres. Would you mind clocking that up for me so I don't fall into arrears. Speed shouldn't drop below 25kph. Good on ya mate ;)
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I've been off the bike the last couple of days thanks to my youngest daughter who decided my leg was a good place to perch. Unfortunately I had my feet up at the time and my knee was hyper-extended a...

Bailed out on todays planned ride. Weather looked a bit like it was going to turn nasty. Storm season is coming. Hopefully make up for it either tomorrow or over the weekend.


Mick

One thing I can do, and that's push myself to my limits. Limits do vary depending on many factors too. The problem with that is, most people see their limits at a point somewhat lower than their...

Another 50km on the bike. I'm getting faster, but I almost overdid it today. I had to sit down for a good bit when I got back. I almost fainted. I don't think trying to sprint the last two kilometres...

Bucketed rain...So I bailed today...Not literally of course. I just cancelled my planned ride for a day of more sunshine. I went an ogled bikes, bits I could add to my bike down at the bike shop...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who yells at themselves too now. No one actually hears me (that I know of) doing that as I tend to be alone on my rides. I curse and swear and call myself all sorts of...

I didn't want to do any thing resembling exercise today. I had planned a 70km ride. I had to force myself to even attempt my 40km ride and so I punished myself for being so damn lazy and added an...

The exact opposite for me. Winter is the best time to get out. Summer is too hot. It's already started getting too hot. Temps here today were 35C (95F).


Mick

Tell that to my times! Yes, they are decreasing, but not by as much as I feel they should be. ;)


Mick

Short bike ride today. Just 14kms. But it was at top maintainable speed all the way. Including the hilly bits. If I could only achieve a slow pace on the uphill, it was the fastest I could manage...

40 kms on the bike today. The last 10 I put sprints for as far and as fast as I could managed. Rest and repeat once breathing settled.


Mick

Ah Surly. What I wouldn't give to have one of every horse from their stable! But the ECR is the baby I lust after. While not an official fat bike, it does everything I could ever want. It's the Bug...

I would add a photo, but the mobile 'phone is on charge at the other end of the house. I was up a bit earlier today so I thought I would hit the road on the bike again, and go for a bit longer, as I...

Having done something similar many times before, I'm going to argue in favour of calling it a workout.


Today for me, was what is increasingly becoming my 'short' ride, just a tad over 36 kms. My...

The eldest isn't far off, and the youngest has it nailed at 5, but the middle one struggles with anything that even resembles exercise. She has a brain though. She has the smarts out of all of them....