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Training going well
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 2:36 pm
by steve-e
50 miles in 3h25 this morning on the push bike (not the Bromptons, the other one)..
my legs ache now!
https://www.strava.com/activities/924792207
Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:21 am
by Sideslip
What are you training for?
1299 ft of elevation in 50 miles is a fairly flat ride.
This is one of my regular routes.
Short but hilly.
Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:34 am
by Sideslip
Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:10 am
by steve-e
I'm only riding so I remember to breathe when I go passengering
I ride through london most days to and from the office, St.Pancras to Lewisham and back. I'm getting into it a bit now, nowhere near being a strong cyclist yet but give me time and I'll get there
I am doing London to Brighton on good friday, starting at midnight with the London Brompton Club. Not a quick ride they say so I should be ok
Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:12 am
by steve-e
you've now got me on google maps trying to find where that is
Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:12 pm
by Ali
bloomin heck, Steve
(a far cry from that "old fashioned walking thing")
Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:44 pm
by steve-e
The last 4 weeks, I'm getting into it. The 35 miles this week is just because the week only started yesterday
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Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:47 pm
by steve-e
That really IS hilly!
Sideslip wrote:What are you training for?
1299 ft of elevation in 50 miles is a fairly flat ride.
This is one of my regular routes.
Short but hilly.
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Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:40 pm
by little chud
Re: Training going well
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:08 pm
by Sideslip
steve-e wrote:That really IS hilly!
If you can't do hills, you ain't gonna cycle far in North Devon!
Re: Training going well
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:01 am
by steve-e
Ah yes. I do know it
my old bike club had a chapter in Williton and then moved across towards Umberleigh so I used to spend quite some time down there ( not forgetting the girlfriend in dunster of course)
I blew it this morning , woke up half hour late...
Re: Training going well
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:45 am
by Sideslip
Williton and Dunster are in Somerset.
I live in Braunton. It's possible to do a fairly flat 62 mile ride along the Tarka Trail and back, but anywhere else involves hills.......lots of lovely hills.
If you can cycle here, you can cycle anywhere.
Off out today for a bit of training, with the missus, for our Tour de Midlands in 3 weeks time.
We did a 160 mile Tour de Devon last year with friends from up country and they are returning the favour.
Re: Training going well
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:43 am
by steve-e
They are but most of the time we were on old British iron, so were all along that far distant end of the world
Tour de Midlands, I expect to see that on Eurosport
Re: Training going well
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:16 pm
by Sideslip
steve-e wrote:Tour de Midlands, I expect to see that on Eurosport
I doubt whether they would televise six OAPs on a pub crawl....