outdoors

It’s been a slow week really. Due to the heat and general body aches I’ve been staying indoors. Then on Thursday it was so hot I just couldn’t be bothered getting in a ride – especially with nothing planned – so I went for a walk, thinking I’d do a lunch walk Thursday and Friday … Read more

Waking up at 6am, I’d read the entire internet by 7am, had my cup of coffee, toast, got my kit on, and watched some TV all by the time I lazily left the house at ~8.30. Unfortunately, I hadn’t accounted for it being a bit colder than I am used to at that time, so … Read more

Moaning isn’t the most fun thing to read, I’m sure. Unfortunately today it is going to be a bit of a moan. I’m in real pain from my shoulder. It’s a constant nagging dull ache, turned into a genuine pain once out on the bike for any length of time. What helps is a hot … Read more

Another lovely day here in the North West. And by the time my lunch break rolled around, the prospect of another ~45 minutes in my stuffy office, getting even hotter on the turbo was not overly appealing. Had I had something ‘organised’ to do, I would have stayed indoors. But as it was, I had … Read more

Honestly, bit disappointed with the ride this morning. I waited for a couple of hours longer than I would usually, hoping that the weather came good. It was dull and cloudy outside, but had I actually stepped foot out of the house I would have likely found it much warmer than it looked. As it … Read more