Back on the bike

Yup. 3000 miles for the year clicked by today.  Embarrassingly the 2000 mile mark clicked by mid June. The slow progress has been put down to beer, the commuting to Newbury, and a hot hot Summer, the likes we havent seen for a very long time. Some would argue - ever. Anyhoo, today I had a play in the Alps of Hampshire (Conholt, Linkenholt, Faccombe and Ashmansworth) and the magical 3000 miles for the year ticked by.. 3010 miles to be exact. Statistically I'm averaging over 300 miles a month. Minuscule really, but I haven't ridden a whole year for a very very long time! In all honesty, I've probably never!  A stop for a few weeks / months come July or August has usually been the norm.  This year - I will go 12 months! Year stats - 132 rides. 187 hours on the bike. Averaging 71 miles per week. I've not done many 'challenges' this year, had hoped to lose a bit more weight before hitting Wales, or 'Ventouxing', it will happen, but probably next Sum...

Hello It's me... Ok, not an Adele song, but a long overdue update on things. I think i'm gonna move my Birthday to September next year. I go for 5 months without beer, then the floodgates open.  Hard day at work = wanting a beer.  Beer = headache or at the very least - disrupted plans the next day.   That's kinda been the story of the last 3 months.  My dedication to the cause has slipped. Cycling has taken a bit of a back seat. Things need to change. (more on that later). Sunday 02 September..  Back to the Island. After a fantastic sunny ride around the Isle of Wight at the beginning of May, I had always planned to return this year for another lap. Encouraged by and probably led by Paul, my current Cycling BFF (as Rach calls him), we set the date way back in July and picked what turned out to be a stonking 'end of Summer' day for said adventure.  I nominated we went clockwise again, a) to compare efforts and b) cos I thought i'd remember m...