Which is why I gave up on the Cycle to Work scheme, getting the company to take it up in the first place would have taken months, then potentially months to wait for my new bike. Hope you get it sorted soon :D .Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
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Which is why I gave up on the Cycle to Work scheme, getting the company to take it up in the first place would have taken months, then potentially months to wait for my new bike. Hope you get it sorted soon :D .Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
I have my first Triathlon at the weekend, only an entry level one, 400m swim, 10km bike and 4km run, which could be interesting.
I've always been a runner, although I tend not to train much now as my knees are not my best friends, but I can still comfortabley manage 5-10km at a reasonable pace. I've been cycling 4 days a weeks since January, between 90 and 120km a week and can fairly comfortabley average over 30km/h on a 17km ride with plenty of undulations in it, its not hilly per se, but it is very rarely completley flat either. The swimming is going to be the intersting part, given that I can't swim freestyle for more than about 30-50m, although I can happily swim breastroke for over a km without too much problem, it is not the ideal stroke for the Tri, and also I'm swimming in a river that is stuffed with Jellyfish (non stingers). Looking forward it though, and then I plan to get some swimming lessons to improve my technique so next time I am able to do all 3 legs justice
Wow Robinho, I've broken into a cold sweat just reading that..... Good luck with it!! :)
The road/commute bike should be ready for the summer, cleaned brake pads and cables, changed shifter cables, bought a new and hopefully more comfortable saddle. New tyres are still in the shelf until bike lanes are cleared.
The mtb is almost in summer trim too.
Now all I need is few hundred kilometers to get back into shape. :D
I survived the triathlon, managed 54 minutes, which was pretty good considering my very slow swim. Next year should be able to get under 50mins with a decent swim and pushing a bit harder in the run
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Well done.
PS: you sure you will improve until next year while living in NK?!
Well done Robinho. I have long fancied the idea of a triathlon sprint but don't much relish the idea of swimming outdoors.
In other news, having ditched my winter jacket and winter gloves last week I decided to officially embrace spring on my 68ish km ride today and wear cycling shorts. As I tan quite easily I applied sun cream but probably didn't really need to use factor 50. There were only 4 other guys I saw who'd taken the same leap of faith as me but I could tell that we were the happy ones. :D
Did my 3rd 50 km ride yesterday, on my new bike, and even though there was a 20+ km/h wind I still managed to get a 30 km/h average which is almost the same level as I was last year in Fall. Quite pleased.
Since good weather has come back to this part of the world I've started running again. It was long overdue. I did last night (did one the Sunday before too) a 10km run in just under an hour (I know it's not a great pace but it's good enough for myself so far). I didn't bother much timing my runs since I used to be pretty satisfied with just surviving but thanks to the mapmyrun app I'm more informed now :p :. One of the latest features they've added is that it keeps you informed after every km about distance covered, total time and pace. I really like it. it really stimulates me too push harder... or shall I say to keep pushing. I also found out that 7km is where I start breaking. I kept a good pace (by my standards) up to that point but after that I had to slow down a little.
Just finished my cycling in Mallorca :D .
I wasn't as fit as I would have liked but still did the rides I was planning including Cap de Formentor and Pollenca to Port de Soller via the Puig Major tunnel (supposedly the highest road in Mallorca)
Nice bike too. Carbon with ultegra. Will be disappointed to go back to my Aluminium 105 bike ;)