31 Jan 2013

Just a quick 10 minutes!!!!

The wife and I are due to go out to the cinema tonight so I thought " I know, if I just do a quick 10 minutes on the bike (with the turbo trainer) that should sort me for today's training".

True! This has indeed sorted me for today. I think I got my heart rate up somewhere in the region of approaching a midlife heart attack, I have sweat off about a  gallon of water and my legs are like jelly!

It's always good though when you get off the trainer and you feel like your walking backwards.

Right now though I can't wait to get back out on my bike tomorrow, even I'd it is only just a ride too and from work. I had better make the most of it I suppose.

I will keep you updated and you never know I may even have so e pictures soon too.

30 Jan 2013

To hell on 2 wheels

The over arching idea of this blog is to chronical the training and journey I am undertaking to ride the coast to coat in a day. This ride in itself is quite demanding, 150 miles from Seascale to Whitby in a day.

Why? I hear you ask.

Well when I first heard about the ride from a friend at work I just had to take a look. It actually gave me goose bumps and made me laugh. I just wanted to sign up for it straight away! The wife made me see sense in not doing this at the time and reminded me that I only have so much money.

Anyway after starting this year with pneumonia and then pleuracy I thought now is a good base line to start from and it can only all be uphill from here. In more ways than one I might add! So I signed up and I am on my way!

I have cycled less than 20 miles so far this year (in January) and have only just this week started back on using my turbo trainer (great Christmas present).

I will be putting in some real mileage over the coming months and hope to discribe what it is like to make the journey.

I will be taking part in the Wiggle Cheshire Cat 100 miles for one.

All this is done on a bike that I built myself from part s I bought off eBay using a frame that is about 20 years old. It's not a light bike but I built it and I enjoy riding it.