Fourth Time Unlucky?

I’ve mentioned it a few times recently that my wife has been struck down with Covid since coming back from holiday. Well, I think I’ve been hit with it again, too. That’s four times now. Yesterday I felt terrible. So a bit of ‘real life’ stuff – I am currently job hunting which is a … Read more

Out Bretherton Way

Good ride this one, aside from the wind. I’d judged it perfectly with long sleeves and a gilet, never too warm nor too cold. Fighting against the wind felt like 50% of the ride though. Heading out, I didn’t have a route nor distance in mind. Prior to getting out I figured I’d go north, … Read more

Gone With The Wind

You know when you get about 20 minutes into a ride, sufficiently far enough from your house that turning back feels like it would be giving up too soon, and that you probably spent more time getting ready for your ride than the actual ride so far… but you still strongly consider it? Well, that’s … Read more

The DeFattening

Been off the bike for nine days. And for the last seven of them I’ve been massively over eating. Went on my holidays to Tenerife, lovely time had by all. One day I clocked my days activities on Strava just to see: Fantastic, right? Well, no. I was definitely eating >2,000 calories at every meal. … Read more

Dead Rat Send Off

Another day where I couldn’t be bothered. I guess the key thing is that I still got a ride in, even if it took 1h 20m to hit the 30km I set for myself. As I set off this morning I decided to go a little free style, and no sooner had I got up … Read more