A new routine started this week - commuting by bike to work.
The hardest part is getting up at 6am ready to be out on the road just before 7, not something I am noted for. Anyway it all worked really well, although the frosty mornings have been a surprise. If I did not sell electric heaters I would have been cheesed off- but it is good for business.
The return trip home in warm sunshine has been a real bonus, I had almost forgotten how warm weather felt. There have been quite a few other cyclists which is great to see. I raced one on Thursday for around 6 miles - he did not know he was in a race, but he won anyway, this time.
This week I got my bike computer up and running again. I had been happy to do with out whilst building up some sort of stamina but now I am doing a regular journey it is useful to bench mark my progress. The round trip is 30 miles with nearly 1800 feet of climbing so it should be a good base for Lejog if I can keep it up.
The real bonus of commuting is you get 2 hours training for the price of 1, as I would have spent at least an hour traveling in the car anyway. Consequently I am not disrupting the families routine too much.
Friday saw me wrecked by bird flu, or possibly a cold, either way I have not seen my co-cyclist Richard this week. He has been tearing up his speed records on his new bike so I will remain in his wake for some time. Thankfully he has also got rid of the squeak on his bike which could have become quite annoying over a long day.
Today we have also set up our charity donation web site at www.justgiving.com/bike1000 so I hope this helps people donate to Macmillan on our behalf.
Regards
Ed
The hardest part is getting up at 6am ready to be out on the road just before 7, not something I am noted for. Anyway it all worked really well, although the frosty mornings have been a surprise. If I did not sell electric heaters I would have been cheesed off- but it is good for business.
The return trip home in warm sunshine has been a real bonus, I had almost forgotten how warm weather felt. There have been quite a few other cyclists which is great to see. I raced one on Thursday for around 6 miles - he did not know he was in a race, but he won anyway, this time.
This week I got my bike computer up and running again. I had been happy to do with out whilst building up some sort of stamina but now I am doing a regular journey it is useful to bench mark my progress. The round trip is 30 miles with nearly 1800 feet of climbing so it should be a good base for Lejog if I can keep it up.
The real bonus of commuting is you get 2 hours training for the price of 1, as I would have spent at least an hour traveling in the car anyway. Consequently I am not disrupting the families routine too much.
Friday saw me wrecked by bird flu, or possibly a cold, either way I have not seen my co-cyclist Richard this week. He has been tearing up his speed records on his new bike so I will remain in his wake for some time. Thankfully he has also got rid of the squeak on his bike which could have become quite annoying over a long day.
Today we have also set up our charity donation web site at www.justgiving.com/bike1000 so I hope this helps people donate to Macmillan on our behalf.
Regards
Ed
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