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Back on the bike after Saturdays Disaster on the South Downs ride for the BHF. Went quite well, didn't get too tired, I suppose the 35 miles on Saturday set me up quite well, I just need to stay on top and get some bigger distances under my belt. I'll try to do the Goring run on Thursday, that's a huge hill in the middle and roughly 20 miles. I need do something, my miles have been so low this year and Saturday saw my second fail on the Mountain bike this year. I was unable to complete Wayfarer and then South Downs. Last time I did the downs I felt fine after some sleep, I handled it really well. My fitness is suffering, I reckon it's down to not doing the training I need, I'll have to watch less Discovery Channel:= :-) Well tonight's ride was Good, Buckleberry then a different way back through the Black Woods by St Mathews. All is good, I'll keep on keeping on. I'm doing the 14 Hills Killer this year as a punishment for being such a sop and not comple

Failure! Didn't complete. Must try harder to avoid disappointment in what I do. Route: South Downs 2012 Google Maps URL: http://maps.google.com/?q=http://share.abvio.com/adb4/001a/4e7e/7b9b/Cyclemeter-MountainCycle-20120721-0617.kml Ride Time: 4:14:41 Distance: 33.22 miles Average: 7.83 mph Fastest Speed: 49.34 mph Ascent: 3867 feet Descent: 3672 feet Calories: 3439

The results are in, 4:56:14. 2010 Hills Killer Challenge. It was windy up on them there hills this year. A great ride out and a great weekend once again with my mate Terry. The fifth year of the doing the ride. The sun always shines. We tried Zorbing .. I feel sick thinking of it. Great fun even though you feel sick whilst doing it. I was sick! apparently the first and only to be sick since they had began. I doubt that though. Nothing to do with drinking a few pints the night before either. The game of scrabble is still a bone of contention between me and my sister. We play once a year on the 23rd December on a Gin night. Called Gin night because of the copious amounts of the stuff we drink in one night. Usually I never touch the stuff. Anyways, Scrabble! We thought we would give it a go with Terry playing too, I was way out there in the lead... :-) At least I was until Kay won with a sneaky score I helped her get. Doh ! Why did I open my mouth. Next year on Killers weekend we shall n

Well that's my first week of unemployment over and done with. Woke up this morning wanting to go out to town - with no buses and only having a motorbike or broken push bike to choose from, I felt quite stuck. The car has gone back to the fleet people and the job has just, well, gone. What to do? How do folks get on with unemployment? I'm bored. Have just cleared the snow on the drive, the neighbours drive, the footpaths and the road. It gave me something to do for an hour. I've been waiting to hear from some guys about doing some contract work down in Reading. This has been delayed, whilst that's delayed I have been offered more work to get me going. I took it whilst the chance was there. So, unemployment has ended. I've now got the work to keep me going whilst I sort the plans for the cafe. I'm still undecided on where, what and when. It should come clear this week after a steering group meeting. The venture will either fit my ideals or will fit and not be in

From Thatcham to the Midlands. A small diversion into Redditch instead of Tipton . I think the ride still needs to be called the Thatcham to Tipton though. Or if it was named after reality the can't sit on the saddle because hit hurts ride. Great ride though, painful at times and really tiring but some great sites and experiences. We did the whole thing following the GPS without maps to back us up. A few detours along the way but overall we found our way. I've tried uploading the route to Google but it just won't work.... I'll look into that some more. Over two days around 65 miles a day, lots of water, bananas, serial bars and egg sandwiches.. All is good, the country side in Britain is ace. Didn't see a single fox though until we got into urban Redditch . You see you ban the hunt you the foxes aren't needed so they're eliminated from the country side.. Never mind I'm sure it will come good. Looking ahead to the rest of the year there are still some

It's here again: the time of year where I go on a jolly to the Island to take in the sites and do the Hills Killer challenge. For the past two years I have taken part with my mate Terry and we cycled three hills. This year however we're going to do the seven hills. I promised myself after cycling the South Downs I would do a bit of training and get ready for the event. "Ha!" fat chance of that... I've hardly cycled at all in the past few weeks, too busy at work or getting called out or going to festivals and having flu... It should be good though, 26 miles up and of course back down the big boy hills on the Island. I just need to take my time and go easy. I hope Terry will be happy with that. Over the years we have cycled quite a bit together and he always ends up waiting around for me, the rest should do him good so why break a habit of a lifetime. Last year I snapped my chain on one of the hills so I'll be making sure I've got the joining thingies jus