It never gets easier, you just go faster.
Greg Lemond
Cycle
I want more bikes a single speed fixie…
I want more bikes…
a single speed, fixie for city riding, likely a charge plug,
an MTB for those times when going off the road is more alluring than staying on it,
a BMX to take to the nearby skatepark and just ride & crash,
a TT bike once I learn to swim and run properly, so I can finally get on with the triathlon plans,
and while we are at it, another road bike or two.
Now, just if someone would drop me a big bag of cash ;)
30 day challenge – June 2012
Embarrassed by my performance in last weekend’s King of the Downs sportive, it’s time for some regular toning. The challenge for June is a combination of Nov 2011 and Mar 2012 challenges:
- Ride / Walk / Run / Swim at least 30 minutes every day (single stretch)
- Ride / Walk / Run everywhere. No public transportation, or cars.
I did successfully finish the November and March challenges. Let’s see how it goes this time.
Targets 2013
Just putting these out there so I can’t chicken out later (at least not easily):
- Olympic distance triathlon
- Etape du Tour
Also, though it’s not on formal target list, would love to ride the Fred Whitton sportive in Lake District.
*shivers*
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The Essentials
spectacles, testicles, wallet & watch… and get the hell out there
Inspiring words by OldnSlo in comments here
No Regrets
Sometimes I have to force myself out, and remind myself that I’ve never, ever regretted the ride after leaving the house, and very often regretted not going.
Max_leonard in comments here
Shame on you, LCC
Using a double negative to fool people into allowing you to mail them is one of the cheap tricks of trade for spammers and unethical websites. Not something I’d expect of a reputed cycling advocacy charity.
Shame!
P.S.: I did submit the petition. But that’s because I believe strongly in the cause. That stupid checkbox label almost put me off signing it, though.
Love. Hate. Cyclists. Drivers.
[P.S.: Even as enthusiastic a cycling supporter as me believes that to be a bit of an exaggeration :)]
Cycling – 2011 Mileage, 2012 Targets
The year drew to a close while I was away in Tanzania, so never got to write my spurt of year end posts. This, is a short fill-in for one.
My total mileage in
- 2010 : 2,266 km / 1,409 miles
- 2011 : 3,796 km / 2,359 miles
Here’s the month-wise breakup:
Jan’11, I was just feeling the cold and being lazy. Nov & Dec were lost to walking / hiking in preparation for for the Kilimanjaro ascent (which I successfully did on 23rd Dec).
I missed my target of 3000 miles for the year by a big margin, still 2011 was a much better year for my cycling. Some of the milestones of 2011 were:
- 1st century ride (100 kms of SJW – Windsor – Wandsworth – Back)
- 1st first Imperial century ride (100 miles from SJW to Downham Market in Norfolk) [Both these were done on the hybrid before I bought the road bike]
- 1st first sportive (60+ mile Bike Blenheim Palace)
- 1st 200km+ ride (115miles of Ride Around London sportive + to/fro venues)
- 1st ride to another city – Cambridge (Ended up doing it over a dozen times)
- 1st ride to and up Box Hill (Another place that became a regular feature on my rides)
- The cycle vacation in Brugge & West Flanders
- The cycle vacation in Catalonia, including ride up and over Els Angels into Girona
Finally, coming to plans for 2012. They are simple (and slightly repetitive):
- 4000 miles of riding, all inclusive
- More sportives (attended only 2 this year)
- Lower HR
- Better Climbing (subjective, but important)
- 100 50mile+ rides
- LEJOG / Cycling vacation in Lake District
- Cycling vacation on the continent, preferably closer to the Alps
- Get Rags a road bike and get her riding hills with me :)
Doable? Check back at end of year.
P.S.: While I missed my year end target of 3000 miles, Steve hit it with ease, finishing the year at 3,024 miles. His target, though, was 4000 miles. Good luck to him for 2012.
Drive Less, Bike More.
