outdoors

One thing I’ve been doing before my rides lately, rather than after, is to have my protein shake. The reason for this is that by late morning I’m hungry, but I don’t like to eat before I ride. That just leads to a bad time. So instead I’ve started having my milkshake (raspberry, very nice) … Read more

Gravel was the name of the game today. Not deliberately, just some terrible road choices. Some flooded, but most gravel, or horribly broken apart, or both. That’s what you get for going down country lanes, I suppose. On the plus side I think I am still finding new roads out there that I have never … Read more

If I can take one thing from today it’s that, according to Intervals.icu, I am currently at my highest fitness level in… well, a while. I know that I don’t have my all time stats in the app, but of the data I do have – about 6 months – I have today hit my … Read more

A pretty good one today, albeit resulting in an absolutely filthy bike… which I must remember I have not yet washed. No route in mind, just try and get in an hour (didn’t happen) between 11 and 12, because I then had meeting’s from 12 for the next four hours. Lovely. Aside from having no … Read more

Went out today, tried to put in a stint but immediately – well, within 5 minutes or so – felt like I’d maxed out and promptly fell off a cliff. I’ve had a struggle really this week. Tuesday was a hell of a long day, and I’ve ended up with a horrid cough off the … Read more