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Cyclemeter Cycle (Mountain) 15 Sep 2012 14:05:43

Finished Mountain Bike: 15 Sep 2012 15:54:19 Route: Saturday Bimble Google Maps URL: http://maps.google.com/?q=http://share.abvio.com/adb4/001a/4e7e/7b9b/Cyclemeter-MountainCycle-20120915-1405.kml Import URL: http://share.abvio.com/adb4/001a/4e7e/7b9b/Cyclemeter-MountainCycle-20120915-1405.kml Ride Time: 1:42:41 Stopped Time: 5:49 Distance: 17.45 miles Average: 10.20 mph Fastest Speed: 40.17 mph Behind Best Ride: 14:56 Ascent: 1547 feet Descent: 1554 feet Calories: 1708 http://www.cyclemeter.com

Hills Killer 2012

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Signed up to the Hills Killer event on the Isle of Wight tonight.  This will be the Seventh year I've entered, never very fast but always enjoy riding it with Terence. We were considering doing the long version of the ride - fourteen hills but settled fo rthe usual Seven. After a disasterous South Downs this year and a disasterous Tipton to Thatcham I'm not sure me and cycling are meant to continue.  Don't get me wrong I still enjoy it and love going out. I just don't seem to be able to get fit enough to what I need. I have something to blame, in my mind I'm telling myself it's my meds and heart issues that have happened recently. I've had two cardioversions since December and new meds to keep my heart rythm. After each one I kept off the bike for about a month, the new meds are making me tired. So... With all this going on I'm sitting here typing this thinking I'm a right LameAss, blaming my poor fitness on all this. Reality is probably the fact I d...

Cycle (Mountain) 4 Sep 2012

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Finished Mountain Bike: 4 Sep 2012 20:23:09 Route: Weekday Google Maps URL: http://maps.google.com/?q=http://share.abvio.com/adb4/001a/4e7e/7b9b/Cyclemeter-MountainCycle-20120904-1911.kml Import URL: http://share.abvio.com/adb4/001a/4e7e/7b9b/Cyclemeter-MountainCycle-20120904-1911.kml Ride Time: 1:01:30 Stopped Time: 9:37 Distance: 11.26 miles Average: 10.98 mph Fastest Speed: 25.42 mph Behind Median Ride: 14:47 Ascent: 329 feet Descent: 337 feet Calories: 984

Greenham Sky

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If you look close you can see the alien spacecraft that land there. But sshhhh, don't tell anyone because they won't believe you - will they Michelle? There are a few strange buildings in the woods, stairs going into the ground. What's down there? I wonder :-)

Cycle Sunday 2 Sep 2012

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Finished Mountain Bike: 2 Sep 2012 18:26:06 Route: Sunday Google Maps URL: http://maps.google.com/?q=http://share.abvio.com/adb4/001a/4e7e/7b9b/Cyclemeter-MountainCycle-20120902-1652.kml Import URL: http://share.abvio.com/adb4/001a/4e7e/7b9b/Cyclemeter-MountainCycle-20120902-1652.kml Ride Time: 1:15:44 Stopped Time: 18:13 Distance: 11.29 miles Average: 8.94 mph Fastest Speed: 27.67 mph Behind Best Ride: 10:34 Ascent: 819 feet Descent: 827 feet Calories: 1104

At the Paralympics

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Photo taken by the BP team, mirrors to get the whole Olympic Stadium in.