Posted by Neil
Andy has launched his Save The Children Fundraising Page. You can find it here or via the links down the right hand side of this page.
Time to get giving!
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Showing posts with label Andy. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Friday, 29 July 2011
L2P Practice Ride
Posted by Dylan
Just sync'd my phone and realised that i had not uploaded any pictures from our big practice ride so here you go.
Just sync'd my phone and realised that i had not uploaded any pictures from our big practice ride so here you go.
After reaching the Ponderosa you get this lovely view:
At roughly the half way point
Andy is making sure that everything is correctly adjusted before setting off
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Checking in...
Posted by Stuart
Good to see all the prep from other members of the party. Andy's off to Kos for a week tomorrow to continue his alcohol-based training regime.
I'm back on the bike after the marathon a couple of weeks ago. Still not training too hard, but I'm getting hours in the saddle in, which is the main thing.
What else? Not a lot really, just that having been in France for a week recently, riding across there is such a joy compared to the UK. The weather helps of course, but a combination of considerate drivers and smooth road surfaces (rather than having to play dodge-the-pothole) makes for really pleasurable riding - the Saturday and Sunday of our trip should be great. Not sure I can say the same about our Monday morning ride into Paris however....
Talking of which, that's the last bit of the route I need to get sorted. No time like the present.
Good to see all the prep from other members of the party. Andy's off to Kos for a week tomorrow to continue his alcohol-based training regime.
I'm back on the bike after the marathon a couple of weeks ago. Still not training too hard, but I'm getting hours in the saddle in, which is the main thing.
What else? Not a lot really, just that having been in France for a week recently, riding across there is such a joy compared to the UK. The weather helps of course, but a combination of considerate drivers and smooth road surfaces (rather than having to play dodge-the-pothole) makes for really pleasurable riding - the Saturday and Sunday of our trip should be great. Not sure I can say the same about our Monday morning ride into Paris however....
Talking of which, that's the last bit of the route I need to get sorted. No time like the present.
Monday, 6 June 2011
30 Mile barrier broken
Posted by Dylan
Training has taken a bit of a back seat due to being away on the bank holiday weekend but i broke the 30 mile barrier this weekend in a session and happily have no issues to report. The adjustment of the seat seems to have resolved the sore bum issues but may need another tweak soon as towards the end my hands started to ache slightly. Managed just over 31 miles in 2hrs 20mins but the head wind on the way back meant I did not manage to make it in the 2 hours that i wanted. I am still investigating all of the kit that we need for L2P and it is proving impossible to decide on what shorts to buy so will just go with my colleagues suggestions and see how it goes. I noticed that Andy has managed a sneaky trail run for our training run in a few weeks and it looks like i might need to be packing my kevlar for the dodgy area that we will be passing through.
Training has taken a bit of a back seat due to being away on the bank holiday weekend but i broke the 30 mile barrier this weekend in a session and happily have no issues to report. The adjustment of the seat seems to have resolved the sore bum issues but may need another tweak soon as towards the end my hands started to ache slightly. Managed just over 31 miles in 2hrs 20mins but the head wind on the way back meant I did not manage to make it in the 2 hours that i wanted. I am still investigating all of the kit that we need for L2P and it is proving impossible to decide on what shorts to buy so will just go with my colleagues suggestions and see how it goes. I noticed that Andy has managed a sneaky trail run for our training run in a few weeks and it looks like i might need to be packing my kevlar for the dodgy area that we will be passing through.
Will look to get a short run out mid week and then look to break 40 miles this weekend.
More to report soon
Thursday, 2 June 2011
We're all doing very well
Posted by Andy
13 weeks to go, and the training is coming along nicely. I'm up to 3 pies a day, and a heady diet of rubbish TV every night to contribute to my mental strength training. It's all in the head, so that's what I'm focusing on. Any lingering doubts about my physical fitness soon melt away after the first bottle or two of Pinot, which just goes to show how good wine is for preparation in events like this. My training plan is looking rather polished now - I did consider changing the colour schemes again, but on reflection decided to stick with the existing one. At some point I may dig the bike out of the shed, but I don't want to do anything hasty. My last training session in January hurt not inconsiderably, so I won't be making that mistake again ! My previous doubts about the mental stability of my 3 co-riders have subsided now, although they do appear to be cycling regularly, so I'll keep a close eye on that rather worrying and deviant behaviour. Oh well, time for lunch.....
13 weeks to go, and the training is coming along nicely. I'm up to 3 pies a day, and a heady diet of rubbish TV every night to contribute to my mental strength training. It's all in the head, so that's what I'm focusing on. Any lingering doubts about my physical fitness soon melt away after the first bottle or two of Pinot, which just goes to show how good wine is for preparation in events like this. My training plan is looking rather polished now - I did consider changing the colour schemes again, but on reflection decided to stick with the existing one. At some point I may dig the bike out of the shed, but I don't want to do anything hasty. My last training session in January hurt not inconsiderably, so I won't be making that mistake again ! My previous doubts about the mental stability of my 3 co-riders have subsided now, although they do appear to be cycling regularly, so I'll keep a close eye on that rather worrying and deviant behaviour. Oh well, time for lunch.....
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