Weekly mileage – 26/09/09

Commute: 27 m Bike@work: 24 m Runs: 10 m Total Joolz leg-powered travel : 61 m   Fairly quiet week, training-wise. Just a steady base of activity with nothing fancy added.

This week’s ‘long’ run/stumble/crawl…

I set out with the intention of running 7 miles…and managed to, eventually! Had to stop and walk twice, for a bit – and the massive hill at the end of my run was pretty testing, but I did it. Amazingly, I finished with no physical injuries, just incredibly exhausted and thirsty (depsite having consumed [...]

The Great North Run – from my sofa.

Due to being dreadfully, seriously and earnestly “unwell” yesterday, (also known as cannot-be-arsed in extremis ), instead of being out running* 7 miles, I found myself ensconced on my rather too comfortable sofa, watching the Great North Run.  The “biggest” half-marathon in the world (yet still just 13.1miles – how is that?!) takes place in [...]

Weekly mileage – 19/09/09

Commute: 68 m Bike@work: 8 m Runs: 9 m Total Joolz leg-powered travel : 85m I had a big, bad-ass commute on Monday, 25 miles each way to a training course. I’ve done it before,  and although this time my knees faired batter afterwards, my exhaustion-level was pretty bad! At 2 hours each way, it’s only [...]

Weekly mileage – 12/09/09

Commute: 18 m Bike@work: 83 m Runs: 8 m Total Joolz leg-powered travel : 109m I’ve been riding my bike as much as possible, trying to get a base level of fitness to prepare me for the proper long-haul training. I’m lucky because I get to ride at work too, although on a mountain bike, [...]

Potholes

Potholes are annoying and dangerous for cyclists;  especially in or after heavy rain when they can look like harmless puddles – I’m not going to rant about it here because it’s self-explanatory. I discovered this brilliant website today : http://www.fillthathole.org.uk from CTC (the UK National Cyclist’s Association). It uses simple forms and a map so [...]

Good morning, campers!

I think most people who cycle LEJOG choose to stay in B&B’s/travellodges/guesthouses. Myself, not being most people, I have chosen the luxury of a foam mat and a tent, cooking my own food where possible and of course lugging all this heavy equipment around the country with me. The primary reason for this seemingly bonkers decision is…money. [...]