Maisie and boyfriend Mal were up for a few days. The sun was shining and the local hills were looking lovely covered in snow so Lisa, Maisie, Mal and I decided to go for a walk. It started off as a stroll to Hardcastle Crags but we decided to extend the walk and make the [...]
I’ve been away for Christmas so I haven’t had as much exercise as I’d have liked, but I did what I could. Here’s a summary of what I got up to last week…
Well, I’m back from my Christmas break in Coventry. I ate more than I normally do, but not as much as I normally do at Christmas time! As usual at this time of year, I drank too much alcohol as well and did not get as much exercise as I’d have liked. So, what’s the [...]
I had to go to the railway station this afternoon to buy the tickets for my Christmas family visit. The conditions had improved since I last tried to go for a walk a couple of days ago. Then, it was so icy underfoot that I gave up – a broken hip doesn’t do much for [...]
Well, it was the first week all year that I officially didn’t get any exercise (except for when I’ve been ill)!
The wintry weather didn’t help, but I shouldn’t make excuses – I’ve been in hibernation mode, just waiting for the Winter Solstice to arrive, and at last it has – today! There is [...]
I got two decent bike rides in last week and they were just enough to balance out my increased winter calorie intake. So… no weight loss progress, but no further damage – I’m still 14 stone 9 pounds (205 pounds, 93 kg).
To be honest, with the Winter Solstice approaching, a bad weather forecast, and Christmas/NY [...]
My front mech (derailleur) broke when I rode out to meet Shaun C. for this ride on Wednesday so I had to do the rest of the ride on a single chainring.
Today’s ride was with another CycleChat forum member – Ben, a.k.a. Rigid Raider. It was my first ride with Ben, though I’d met him briefly last year when he came to pick up a pair of Shimano SORA STI shifters from me at the start of a ride that I’d organised from Spring Wood picnic [...]
