I came back to Yorkshire again today, so that was another 4 miles of cycling to and from railway stations. The vibration I felt from my bike on the Cotswold Challenge has got worse. When I got home, I checked the bike and discovered that the bearings in my rear wheel are worn out. Great [...]
A repeat of Friday’s two 20 minute strolls, only I didn’t get quite so wet this time. I headed out the door wearing a fleece jacket, but before I got to the garden gate, a steady drizzle had started, so I went back indoors and donned the rain jacket!
Today, I rode The Cotswold Challenge, an audax ‘century’ ride from the village of Meriden to the Cotswolds and back. It was a very windy day – even on the short ride to Meriden I could tell that the wind would make the outward journey hard work.
I walked down to visit an old friend this evening – 20 minutes at a brisk pace. I got absolutely soaked! I had a rain jacket on but it was short and the water just ran down onto my legs. I spent about 4 hours down there gradually drying off and then I got wet [...]
Just a quick personal note. My sister and I took our frail, elderly mother to the hospital today for some medical checks and she got the all-clear – phew! We had been worried about this so it was reassuring that the doctors didn’t find anything to be concerned about.
I have just travelled down to Coventry with my Cannondale on the train. It is only about 0.5 miles to the station from where I live in Hebden Bridge, and about 3.5 miles from Coventry station to my mother’s house where I’ll be staying for the next few days. That was only 4 miles or [...]
I started this year weighing 220.0 pounds (15 stone 10.0 pounds, 99.8 kg). Last week, I weighed 205.9 pounds (14 stone 9.9 pounds, 93.4 kg). This week, I weigh 205.5 pounds (14 stone 9.5 pounds, 93.2 kg). That’s a small loss – only 0.4 pounds, or 0.2 kg. Total weight loss so far is 14.5 [...]
I needed some exercise, but it was wet and gloomy here today so I decided to get back on the exercise bike again. I did a good steady 45 minutes to an old Hawkwind album (In Search of Space) and some Nirvana (Nevermind). My hip still isn’t fully recovered from last week’s Cannondale battering. I’m [...]