tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70032003904857734212024-02-07T14:49:24.546-08:00Ian B's year cycling, running, fell walking and using his campervanIanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-79974874230884519912024-01-20T10:32:00.000-08:002024-01-20T10:32:02.723-08:00Cold spell <p> Saturday 20 th January </p><p>Cycling so far this month has been a definite no no! The weather has been freezing with below zero temperatures most days ! </p><p>Running wise I have been trying to get out every other day, taking note of my recovery </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM42oFOx5g2PU1uJNOyKhPQ1FkA26k4Pt7yZ-EjgqEahF7eiT5d84HJsC4OlKLEtHIbiZ81TmPnYonVcPcP46BMay8wsASinqyFjeeSHmm7LCw0SqEIYzmT6qwD_BNdaXA_JItnx84B0-bxfHWs95E2b3AKSVCiNTdBx7OuOVn0hQrjUl13qi7kyb0lF0K/s4032/IMG_3882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM42oFOx5g2PU1uJNOyKhPQ1FkA26k4Pt7yZ-EjgqEahF7eiT5d84HJsC4OlKLEtHIbiZ81TmPnYonVcPcP46BMay8wsASinqyFjeeSHmm7LCw0SqEIYzmT6qwD_BNdaXA_JItnx84B0-bxfHWs95E2b3AKSVCiNTdBx7OuOVn0hQrjUl13qi7kyb0lF0K/s320/IMG_3882.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Quantocks <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Up over the steep hill lane and East Brent, before returning the route, I can add or reduce miles depending on route but it is usually aroun 8 or 9 miles with a good hill session. These runs along with another Brean run and a very cold Crook peak seem to be building nicely, though I am worried about building to 20 mikes before March 17 th! </p><p>My weight has fallen to 77.2 kg, I had to buy a new watch this week a Garmin 235 after my old 230 decided to stop telling me the time, worrying though as it only shows my VO2 as 39 compared with 44 on my old watch. My new one has a wrist HR so will be interested in the difference with the chest strap ! </p><p>I am on run 28 from November 17 th 2023 but made huge progress, last year I struggled to walk, never mind run.</p><p>It’s the anniversary of the Highbridge Health walk this week, we meet every two weeks to walk round Apex, all are welcome, some come for physical exercise others for the social interaction. Ironically, it was a freezing icy day last year.</p><p>I have had 2 Nordic walking lessons, picking it up and gaining confidence , I am hoping to will aid my training. Each morning I try to do stretches that include bridges and even a plank, to try to strengthen my core. At 72 nearly 73 I need to focus more on that to build up my strength.</p><p>Mrs B goes in hospital on Tuesday fir her hernia operation, some 3 years since developing bowel cancer, fingers crossed all will go well and the quality of both our lives will improve.</p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-39981260528158812742024-01-06T10:56:00.000-08:002024-01-06T10:56:37.266-08:00End of year start of New Year <p> Saturday 6th June </p><p>With pants weather over Christmas getting out for any cycling or running was a no no! Plus we all like a bit of a rest and recuperate with a few extra “nice bits of food” </p><p>Christmas Day and Boxing Day was spent at Chilton Farm, Chilton Trinity, along with three dogs and three grandchildren on Boxing Day! A good time was had by all with plenty of food consumed 😊 I did manage a Christmas Eve 5 mile run at a 10:23 pace my fastest run for over 18 months, so pleased that I have made progress😊 </p><p>Crook peak was scaled before the end of December, a very muddy 7 miles but 1095 feet climbed, so my target of Brean, Brent Knoll and Crook Peak before the end of the year achieved, my missed target of 10 miles on the Uphill track over to Weston I achieved today ( 6th January) so well chuffed with that. My Grizzly training is on track. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lovely walk round Golden Cap on a great sunny day this week was welcome after days of heavy rain and flooding </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimy56hh_t92_OHLVOj06Au2El3ItdevxhE2kzyw1dYztzB3E8itiOb8vRG4HQBnuleYR7VQ87nyaKzpRDhxoNu4XPXDvizGcy-pPOHjgDquTprGIEOIs4GtBzWLNGiQUuPGyZYj0l-mPzCtLbtwZmYWHVprrg42OyermRtxU-q1NTxRNdvLvWoOJxpqix/s4032/IMG_3860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimy56hh_t92_OHLVOj06Au2El3ItdevxhE2kzyw1dYztzB3E8itiOb8vRG4HQBnuleYR7VQ87nyaKzpRDhxoNu4XPXDvizGcy-pPOHjgDquTprGIEOIs4GtBzWLNGiQUuPGyZYj0l-mPzCtLbtwZmYWHVprrg42OyermRtxU-q1NTxRNdvLvWoOJxpqix/s320/IMG_3860.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEfE5qDmbjKGKWkSztUlCI0JJZ41QQlakhVHTEBr5s-HlBDMhA58Lmnamwg1P2qcrKQvKa5WRJiPJ8pOEZA79ntamr1L5uefaHzAnvfhz5YsG8YFWaaxJrQD43cQUjWzfnB3MjV9xHUR5nGFohzcSEaF2KjiozoiJUskYbY_VFce2dKzec_wdJL2CK14i/s4032/IMG_3863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEfE5qDmbjKGKWkSztUlCI0JJZ41QQlakhVHTEBr5s-HlBDMhA58Lmnamwg1P2qcrKQvKa5WRJiPJ8pOEZA79ntamr1L5uefaHzAnvfhz5YsG8YFWaaxJrQD43cQUjWzfnB3MjV9xHUR5nGFohzcSEaF2KjiozoiJUskYbY_VFce2dKzec_wdJL2CK14i/s320/IMG_3863.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcpuNjPnHIdi9dey4Zuy4M_5TLqse1-kx9dylhxMhMIUfr9a7Vq8AKoRPukkmNBmAPn-TN_ggRXuyeQ2sW04OLnTjdFhiaSjqmv03tLc11AkkEMTAYxX5B3U1c9VU4sRWfAbWlqRaUyshMEqPEMQwK1sQnGZmJrWsNmXwqPKlwcPLmuP7MLwmCWVHyNIe/s4032/IMG_3866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcpuNjPnHIdi9dey4Zuy4M_5TLqse1-kx9dylhxMhMIUfr9a7Vq8AKoRPukkmNBmAPn-TN_ggRXuyeQ2sW04OLnTjdFhiaSjqmv03tLc11AkkEMTAYxX5B3U1c9VU4sRWfAbWlqRaUyshMEqPEMQwK1sQnGZmJrWsNmXwqPKlwcPLmuP7MLwmCWVHyNIe/s320/IMG_3866.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvVKQ2fLzcEjyow1y6mJMAOX58wfjgXWqMVcER5enMpe8utoKRPT0t2oonWqELay4q3ofNHFf09MCuf6i1bPy1QBTJOtzsQo4zM8vfAknkl15gIhz8E5sD1PkH5nx3Ys9ZP17cZwVOvn3B1e127pC3SwhqanjLsN3KzEEhYwWMX9LjaaeJkxQ5WH8I680/s4032/IMG_3868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvVKQ2fLzcEjyow1y6mJMAOX58wfjgXWqMVcER5enMpe8utoKRPT0t2oonWqELay4q3ofNHFf09MCuf6i1bPy1QBTJOtzsQo4zM8vfAknkl15gIhz8E5sD1PkH5nx3Ys9ZP17cZwVOvn3B1e127pC3SwhqanjLsN3KzEEhYwWMX9LjaaeJkxQ5WH8I680/s320/IMG_3868.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczs5LMjSOHtgwGmQYHkL7CcQZtEgDbcOnKehaCzUjKGChjPTXOjJqAD1g3C_Vv0mbRXztqsZu2BoJ9LAySIcR_66xFucHAY2EZMYgmtx7_B0v6AJ6WfOV-BMUWQMBXQOoIeN7mPw0niUO_oaZIflq6k_KtI8Le7cQFS99I9hayBt8DdcmkS32rtINKxAO/s4032/IMG_3869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczs5LMjSOHtgwGmQYHkL7CcQZtEgDbcOnKehaCzUjKGChjPTXOjJqAD1g3C_Vv0mbRXztqsZu2BoJ9LAySIcR_66xFucHAY2EZMYgmtx7_B0v6AJ6WfOV-BMUWQMBXQOoIeN7mPw0niUO_oaZIflq6k_KtI8Le7cQFS99I9hayBt8DdcmkS32rtINKxAO/s320/IMG_3869.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Ella the Spaniel was great fun entertaining us with her enthusiastic running round every field and investigating every hedgerow, we walked 7 miles, she must have run twice that distance 😊<p></p><p>I have managed to marshal at Park Run a couple of times, which was most enjoyable.</p><p>My running to Heart Rate, seems to be paying off, I think I now run faster, or get less tired at a faster pace for the same low HR ( if that makes sense) I seem to be averaging around 19 mikes a week running, trying to get out every other day with a minimum of 5 miles, I only use my HR, no t pace, I am interested in miles and time on my feet.</p><p>Only 9 or 10 weeks to Grizzly !! But not panicking, trying to stay un injured, virus free, and keeping the weight down to close to 12 stone as possible.</p><p>My goals for January </p><p>Are, reach 12-15 mile</p><p>2 Quantocks runs focus on hills rather than miles ( 6-8 miles) </p><p>A couple of hill reps </p><p>Another Brean, but extend to 6 miles </p><p>I have enrolled on a Nordic walking course next week, hoping that might help my running and strength in my arms, would be nice to practice on the Quantocks on the fire roads. </p><p>Last year 2023 my totals for the year were run 305 miles and cycle 3040 miles so pleased with that as January 2023 I wasn’t able to run, barely able to cycle due to my trapped nerve and numb right leg! </p><p>The Bowan Therapy and acupuncture certainly helped improve my strength, enabling me to be able to cycle a good distance .</p><p>My VO2 max is now 45 up from 44 superior for my age 72 and fitness level of a 20 year old😊😊 so a nice thing to end my blog post. </p><p><br /></p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-61503552917928715362023-12-21T11:02:00.000-08:002023-12-21T11:02:48.083-08:00Active few weeks ! <p> Thursday 21st December </p><p>What a lovely walk on the Quantocks on the first day of December with friends Susie, Rosie and Ella the dog 7.29 miles and lovely cake at the Foxy Bean cafe on one of the last days it was closing 😊 cake and coffee 👍👍</p><p>Weather was very cold with some frost , but high on the Tocks there was low cloud, and no views from Dowsborough Fort. First time in Nether stowey, lovely little village. Nice picnic in the woods with a flask of coffee. 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New settees delivered on same day, donation of one of our old ones to the Heart Charity raised £166 so pleased with that.</p><p>Weather stayed pants , lots of rain means no cycling so ran instead 7 runs upto 21st ! Longest 7 miles, a lovely morning run up Brean Down with Lisa, my first hill for over a year, felt ok, managed to run most of the hills. My second hill was Brent Knoll, very muddy on the way down 7.1 miles, tired when I got home, felt ok but back ache did last for a day or so, stretching seemed to help quite a bit.</p><p>Only two cycling days a 15 Mile and 32mile with friends from Brent Knoll, another cake outing to Sweets cafe, one ride very wet and cold one ride </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEL12qdhCv867vRWQ64k4Xb7I7tXZ-GRnd0uQBwpagGFadKO1zxj4dWi_0sGUoYl3Qs892dWmb3C4pQn7ZWcsWjqRAfuP_eAWgKpFuUtFJz1E_Ib1XWpe9CalsEuOhIFMHZTKRsAeG5xP4arfONuGTd7cHh5g8Ak6kbxFKBB-BexAUFgU5hiM2gmwzB5G/s960/IMG_2054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEL12qdhCv867vRWQ64k4Xb7I7tXZ-GRnd0uQBwpagGFadKO1zxj4dWi_0sGUoYl3Qs892dWmb3C4pQn7ZWcsWjqRAfuP_eAWgKpFuUtFJz1E_Ib1XWpe9CalsEuOhIFMHZTKRsAeG5xP4arfONuGTd7cHh5g8Ak6kbxFKBB-BexAUFgU5hiM2gmwzB5G/s320/IMG_2054.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Recovery seems to take a few days after a 6 miler, but numb leg seems to be holding up, numb, irritating but not painful.<div>Have a plan</div><div>10 miles before end of the month </div><div>15 miles before end of January plus a couple of Tocks runs and Crook Peak </div><div>18 miles before end of February with several Tocks runs </div><div>19 miles before Grizzly but include recovery time </div><div>Anyway Christmas Day next Monday! </div><div>Oh! Nearly forgot I am down to 12stone 1lb from 13 stone ! My wife’s scare of pre diabetic and high cholesterol means we’ve changed our diet , more whole foods, no biscuits and only occasional cake.</div><div>So a busy month so far 😊<br /><p><br /></p></div>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-86151797692374435832023-11-29T10:33:00.000-08:002023-11-29T10:33:54.072-08:00Better week 😊<p> Wednesday 29th November </p><p>Man came to do another EPC report on the house, we are thinking the house loses heat quickly, the current EPC said C and 70 but didn’t really indicate wall insulation! So £96 later we are no wiser, except he has upgraded to 71 but still C so no wiser about insulation, many “assumptions” made ! </p><p>Thursday was Health Walk day, an excellent turnout with 14 of us spending 50 minutes walking around the local park and river bank, followed by coffee in the local YMCA.</p><p>Friday saw my longest run for over a year, 6.3 miles down the seafront and round the park, kept a steady pace and kept the HR down 11:50 min miles, 136 bpm average and 160 bpm maximum. Felt ok, a good run in reasonable weather . It’s the real start to my build up to the 20 Mile I need for the Grizzly next March. </p><p>Saturday was Park Run Marshall on the coldest morning of the year, very heavy frost ! But nice in the sunshine. We went to Weston and sat in the sunshine with our coffee after the park run. </p><p>I concluded my volunteer weekend by marshalling at the Harriers Brent Knoll race, we were lucky with the weather and I clapped and cheered 149 runners past half way up Brent Knoll.</p><p>Monday was a wet, cold and windy day and I had to force myself to go running in the late afternoon, but! As I stepped out of the door, it blew, rained and was cold 🥶 so I decided a short quick one would suffice 2.11 miles at 10:23 min miles which was my quickest run in over a year average BPM 136 and maximum 149 bpm so really pleased that the HR was so low only a run round local streets but glad I got out 😊 </p><p>Tuesday I decided to keep up the miles so headed down the seafront and park again, weather was ok, chilly, but dry and no wind. 6.11 miles at 11:35 pace, sadly my HR monitor was playing up so no true readings. Felt ok again, did good stretches when I got back, which seems essential, I must try to do some core and strength work !! </p><p>Wednesday a nice walk up on Brean Down with coffee in the van, very chilly ! The afternoon I decided, no wind! No rain! So give a cycle ride a go 15.09 miles through Mark and Rooks Bridge 2.2 degrees ! Wrapped up warm in winter gear and winter bike, an enjoyable ride, enough for a first ride for a month, roads in places were still very dirty and wet . Really good ride. </p><p>Plumber tomorrow to flush the heating system and Friday hopefully a walk on the Quantocks with my friends Susie and Rosie and Rosie’s dog Ella 😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa_vuuJrtjL2VG7K2Xh_P0Dj414U-3hwQI0mD7U32Cczs_ROBR_V-1NGO9aJAWpZEUG79ow_svAHvRZl5Npw5pfTioZo5NhpP8IPW2Vqnav91JZqzYq6MhK1RFO-H0-OtPDNopC2km4WYCJBL7582PugDwgh36TJsQps9yIThuY1y5qUkaalZRn9lHhdw/s4032/IMG_3784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa_vuuJrtjL2VG7K2Xh_P0Dj414U-3hwQI0mD7U32Cczs_ROBR_V-1NGO9aJAWpZEUG79ow_svAHvRZl5Npw5pfTioZo5NhpP8IPW2Vqnav91JZqzYq6MhK1RFO-H0-OtPDNopC2km4WYCJBL7582PugDwgh36TJsQps9yIThuY1y5qUkaalZRn9lHhdw/s320/IMG_3784.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-21281762263433789432023-11-22T02:38:00.000-08:002023-11-22T02:38:02.255-08:00Stunning sunrise on my run this morning <p> Wednesday 22nd November </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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No cycling, again Monday 20th November <p> Started last week with the horrendous head cold and cough making it difficult to run or cycle so no activity ! A trip to Clarke’s village on Saturday with MrsB and daughter to buy Mrs B a new coat.</p><p>Early in the week we were hit by another flooded garden, I managed to pump out some and we used a submersible pump on next doors garden, but the heavy rain meant too much to shift, the good news is it’s still only a very soggy garden .</p><p>Friday weather was slightly better so trainers on and a first run out for 21/2 weeks! 3.54 miles down the sea front, felt ok, did stretches, but! Legs a bit stiff Saturday , Sunday a short 2.5 miles at a good 10:43 pace, the fastest for a year! Another early werly run with Jayne on Monday 3.01 miles so my Grizzly training has started 🤞🤞 weather has been poor, too wet, too windy ……… so no cycling, haven’t got the motivation to get my bike dirty. </p><p>Diet going well, no cake or biscuits, down to 12 st 5lbs that’s 9 lbs off 😊 noticed my VO2 max is only 44 down from 50 in 2020 ! Rest HR is 59 lowest was 54 in 2020 interesting stats. </p><p>So another slow week, roll on spring and summer , only a month till the shortest day. </p><p><br /></p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-23301769419489762272023-11-06T11:19:00.000-08:002023-11-06T11:19:01.937-08:00Quiet week<p> The week started with Mrs Bs birthday, grandchildren came down an we managed to get the whole family together, so nice birthday tea with cake! </p><p>Only one run this week and no cycling, the weather has been rubbish with Storm Clara, although we didn’t have too bad just keeps raining a lot.</p><p>Wednesday was also the day when we got hit by a terrible cold that seems to be difficult to shift, a head full of cold for both of us. It’s Burnham Carnival tonight, but it’s cold and damp so decided not to go and stand on a cold street corner for several hours🤧😷🤒</p><p>We did take the van out to Brean and watched the rain and waves as we drank out hot coffee ! </p><p>So a short post this week, no photos either. </p><p>Need to shift this cold asap 😊</p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-83541265380384800252023-11-01T07:27:00.002-07:002023-11-01T07:27:12.093-07:00November already, roll on spring ! <p> 1st November 2023</p><p>Trying hard to keep posting as it’s been so interesting reading my old posts from 2014 ! Etc. particularly my exploits around Grizzly which seem to dominate my posts from Xmas to April for a few years! It’s all part of psyching me up to do the Grizzly next March! As a Swan song from long competitive runs, Rachel, my Grizzly partner ( the race not her) managed to get me a place in this years ballot, sadly I am down at her address so will have to move in with her family, unless!! She updates the details 😊 I am hoping that by next March I will be able to run 20 miles and 3500 ft, even with my leg still being numb with a trapped nerve ! I am currently up to 5.2 miles at 12 min mile pace so a lot of work to do, but, it’s a target, and something to aim for motivating me to get out. I must say it seems like running will take over my efforts to keep fit as the weather has been very poor, with heavy rain most days, and today we await storm Cerain ! With the media frightening us all to death with there predictions which are usually, way over the top. </p><p>Last week I only managed one bike ride out round Burtle and back over the moors, on a lively sunny, windless afternoon, the only one of the week, I felt to be going well, the roads were remarkably clear of debri and mud etc, averaging a good 14.2 mph, the roads I felt quieter than usual. </p><p>On Monday I did my first beach run in a year, only a small part but another training first for a while up to the church and back across the golf course to the beach then down to Allandale and Grove, bumped into a harriers member I had not met before, ( Michelle) which meant a slight faster pace to finish and home 4.34 miles, I was pleased with that. </p><p>Thursday was Health Walk day, I and another leader ( Christy) lead a Health Walk from Highbridge every fortnight usually around the Apex park, this is something we have been doing since the start of the year, we have a regular group of about 10- 12 people, some with mobility issues, some come for company and the chat. This weeks walk was up the Huntspill river </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnL6K6WvgJMlCwi_PthXZy5oZVNd2t6ZnaVzwHKTFX9bzWtRWktm-uYIOzufmmaRb3JqTRBL8eGk6L3ZfLQPLk-9mDiJ0prSqzR3-0pkYvNSh0_aecxjlJCRehb4plaHiUfOyi6oS0lPApyb04w4UtqnCBrMNJkZ4M_g3nLi_6D7Kt8GEgfMRw__XNNiRk/s4032/IMG_3720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnL6K6WvgJMlCwi_PthXZy5oZVNd2t6ZnaVzwHKTFX9bzWtRWktm-uYIOzufmmaRb3JqTRBL8eGk6L3ZfLQPLk-9mDiJ0prSqzR3-0pkYvNSh0_aecxjlJCRehb4plaHiUfOyi6oS0lPApyb04w4UtqnCBrMNJkZ4M_g3nLi_6D7Kt8GEgfMRw__XNNiRk/s320/IMG_3720.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuNDD5e_lcDZYFTodxIalirlbw6TKA2OZAl_5FpoUPfhtHFEjY-lEnm0Jhkap1vQKzNYiVrPiGekXBQSUv36hGF2ipweYGLjGtsSe14uqKcOn51GXqTUPPgSuRvkWv8M6cnEP6r2QfyQzRFybE3XiiiLzrs3hWY3A8KNiXy8rOkwnY9_b1atadEl9yH6P/s4032/IMG_3719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuNDD5e_lcDZYFTodxIalirlbw6TKA2OZAl_5FpoUPfhtHFEjY-lEnm0Jhkap1vQKzNYiVrPiGekXBQSUv36hGF2ipweYGLjGtsSe14uqKcOn51GXqTUPPgSuRvkWv8M6cnEP6r2QfyQzRFybE3XiiiLzrs3hWY3A8KNiXy8rOkwnY9_b1atadEl9yH6P/s320/IMG_3719.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56Tkoql2twaHdSZvER0bpFr3NKCWmXRzgU6LEAUjAF9odnto2ZbyoxgDSsXOS_1ShwCI_OPnAarrBkmvXIViRDQ77-BaUoo5FuBi1bRjgll6u2wXHs6TF5RYZEaWOmqI9h-aUAEbNMGuZpDGxR5KN7pamabQ3P6wub_o-nGxIuwXcRK3SUH3IBW-jo_TJ/s4032/IMG_3716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56Tkoql2twaHdSZvER0bpFr3NKCWmXRzgU6LEAUjAF9odnto2ZbyoxgDSsXOS_1ShwCI_OPnAarrBkmvXIViRDQ77-BaUoo5FuBi1bRjgll6u2wXHs6TF5RYZEaWOmqI9h-aUAEbNMGuZpDGxR5KN7pamabQ3P6wub_o-nGxIuwXcRK3SUH3IBW-jo_TJ/s320/IMG_3716.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Only about 2.2 miles but a beautiful morning, with beautiful views over the river and over towards Steart from the Clyce at the end, there did seem to be a lot of water in the river today. So a great walk even though we were a small group this week with half term. Friday saw me back on the Berrow path and this time onto the beach and all the way down the beach clocking up 5.2 miles my furthest run in a year, really pleased with that run 😊<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNhBzmSj28o5_o6YoqVeHiFb1a0nwGf5nReyxKkP3UMs7MhU_8l42WM86f1vWBkIcoQx20taZfhInHBmTrbCn_f57WaEy4Ho_Bzc2PIwx_9LF5P_TKCp8Gpkdng2GQS29I5CYv6Fkd29g4D7eMNYBkPTgh7vXqvHCqlsg8zRxfsRmHExdRjF5n05JCnfN/s4032/IMG_3731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNhBzmSj28o5_o6YoqVeHiFb1a0nwGf5nReyxKkP3UMs7MhU_8l42WM86f1vWBkIcoQx20taZfhInHBmTrbCn_f57WaEy4Ho_Bzc2PIwx_9LF5P_TKCp8Gpkdng2GQS29I5CYv6Fkd29g4D7eMNYBkPTgh7vXqvHCqlsg8zRxfsRmHExdRjF5n05JCnfN/s320/IMG_3731.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbejvozzBMgGO-gFmEC1c3uCsGXXbSu80Amk8t4RvdO3uwbq1ESXmbkf-QmUHkyKIEVapti-1r4y3i56YDISUJB1wDow8Js3Ag5tpiwHW_WBK3srK4jcWULh7JYL7lsf6Ernbr4kdGlPS8cQ3DZ1an5nObXp5ad1AfGwGegwY2EVjqrZK-7U1iG9w9X4KE/s4032/IMG_3728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbejvozzBMgGO-gFmEC1c3uCsGXXbSu80Amk8t4RvdO3uwbq1ESXmbkf-QmUHkyKIEVapti-1r4y3i56YDISUJB1wDow8Js3Ag5tpiwHW_WBK3srK4jcWULh7JYL7lsf6Ernbr4kdGlPS8cQ3DZ1an5nObXp5ad1AfGwGegwY2EVjqrZK-7U1iG9w9X4KE/s320/IMG_3728.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJOf2qU_RgdRrHvm0fxd9fveH6bevuzJfYbeYCAlWapMA33960x6KVvhyphenhyphenEQVE74c_UpyOQHEUPZQ-yoOD1CNGHjZLe2rD8hoTxuFEOlVh4Ynk68VReQ5skj5QuA-hD8fZR4bHXpoJaLiwboShxeQhbD7E7MXi1cwu3tRKt41_ePwwsnSHw1A94GIXgcU_/s4032/IMG_3732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJOf2qU_RgdRrHvm0fxd9fveH6bevuzJfYbeYCAlWapMA33960x6KVvhyphenhyphenEQVE74c_UpyOQHEUPZQ-yoOD1CNGHjZLe2rD8hoTxuFEOlVh4Ynk68VReQ5skj5QuA-hD8fZR4bHXpoJaLiwboShxeQhbD7E7MXi1cwu3tRKt41_ePwwsnSHw1A94GIXgcU_/s320/IMG_3732.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLrh1HcX_dczJPHaf4xOeQ7LuR0_izsh47WLm5VZHeQSdPd-6LDD6k5b14V6dXmm_LY2SVeYDh2Ako3rr0OldW0AQTR8W4EbLVY-roLaqMkq_S5TKwF5wZhOHt2J1V7RNyl7X4hbJl2qslyLp3HCzdH85oATyEvJE-YKbqF69A01vg_20-OJkHeM2SxGr/s4032/IMG_3733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLrh1HcX_dczJPHaf4xOeQ7LuR0_izsh47WLm5VZHeQSdPd-6LDD6k5b14V6dXmm_LY2SVeYDh2Ako3rr0OldW0AQTR8W4EbLVY-roLaqMkq_S5TKwF5wZhOHt2J1V7RNyl7X4hbJl2qslyLp3HCzdH85oATyEvJE-YKbqF69A01vg_20-OJkHeM2SxGr/s320/IMG_3733.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0lBkZviHwJ0hYjxWECVo8cBIdR430Ca5yJg-bmyYBD57qcUBLeus1Yu6DC8LHIoKjJmN2y1ZHPYyKWHYONPaMbykOvNkEO8SegvaTBALy-Y9ryIlkyk4Oj-n5G8d10-5EcW-Pr6LMTeXnDaqyDQWiI1mU8cfU-wYXuuEJQ03l0XTsu9on0VZLsMsEDEp/s4032/IMG_3729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0lBkZviHwJ0hYjxWECVo8cBIdR430Ca5yJg-bmyYBD57qcUBLeus1Yu6DC8LHIoKjJmN2y1ZHPYyKWHYONPaMbykOvNkEO8SegvaTBALy-Y9ryIlkyk4Oj-n5G8d10-5EcW-Pr6LMTeXnDaqyDQWiI1mU8cfU-wYXuuEJQ03l0XTsu9on0VZLsMsEDEp/s320/IMG_3729.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Sunday saw us celebrating Mrs Bs 73 rd birthday with visit from our children and grandchildren, requests from the boys saw us heading to the beach with Scrumpy the dog this time, only a short walk but enjoyable. Once they had gone after lunch, I had my trainers on and added another 4.1 miles making it 13 miles in 7 days! All helping me reach my Grizzly goal 😊 <div>As it was half term week, we managed a trip to Wells with my daughter, lovely morning out round the cathedral moat, coffee etc </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriPYNvo3qXyWjzBPHK6kjsiSLl__A5G562BCRTL5hYZQbUOhC9B-GYYDhyphenhyphen1s1DGz2ShpLbvf9E8aPRSK5AL0RrEvGNxU7c0xMAUDMgGWKvdKHoOy2vSpZtwtfVE0KSj9S5EsA2Fz2wRkO09F-BcRVFWE-CkXQR72Ycuwg9PkArJrFJLo-LlnW9HsbrKsb/s4032/IMG_3715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriPYNvo3qXyWjzBPHK6kjsiSLl__A5G562BCRTL5hYZQbUOhC9B-GYYDhyphenhyphen1s1DGz2ShpLbvf9E8aPRSK5AL0RrEvGNxU7c0xMAUDMgGWKvdKHoOy2vSpZtwtfVE0KSj9S5EsA2Fz2wRkO09F-BcRVFWE-CkXQR72Ycuwg9PkArJrFJLo-LlnW9HsbrKsb/s320/IMG_3715.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0RErgoMbY2qPZo8IMIGv_hqfTUp8H8UgwBl5GBwCxebYHpPKfCdO6my8phPOo7EuJIYAduXPnFxPNQ9LAkDbnEV-tMQPN_WM6wJl69ll2k4zlS4PN7ddCJYHUsfOsXMLM9mSdsiLLN_WulRHTzJMgmsDKIHa0sG76qAWVxGZ_6F_Wq2fo8bKwmtxvLzN/s4032/IMG_3712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0RErgoMbY2qPZo8IMIGv_hqfTUp8H8UgwBl5GBwCxebYHpPKfCdO6my8phPOo7EuJIYAduXPnFxPNQ9LAkDbnEV-tMQPN_WM6wJl69ll2k4zlS4PN7ddCJYHUsfOsXMLM9mSdsiLLN_WulRHTzJMgmsDKIHa0sG76qAWVxGZ_6F_Wq2fo8bKwmtxvLzN/s320/IMG_3712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4a2IAA-C_kwpkaAfhwBwPJjZyzILkYJutJNcMqiIp0wbP1zh1Zi0xxWtipdinwM_9nVWYEgkuO-1VHdbfYQtrsAc1KBa0UaE39NgZEUUE5lWj8trujlIdLB1krhaoxA_iUlW22ZJXjJ4N6eTO5wG5t6PT42yCBhaxlCG-4o2v44XhC9kkfk_aDc1r5yU/s4032/IMG_3713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4a2IAA-C_kwpkaAfhwBwPJjZyzILkYJutJNcMqiIp0wbP1zh1Zi0xxWtipdinwM_9nVWYEgkuO-1VHdbfYQtrsAc1KBa0UaE39NgZEUUE5lWj8trujlIdLB1krhaoxA_iUlW22ZJXjJ4N6eTO5wG5t6PT42yCBhaxlCG-4o2v44XhC9kkfk_aDc1r5yU/s320/IMG_3713.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>And finally, yesterday Tuesday I managed to get Jayne out for a run after at least a month off with injury, Jayne has been good motivating me to get out as she likes early morning runs before she goes of to her job as a nurse. We did our usual 5 km down to the sailing club along the Esplanade and back, a good steady pace but Jayne did well given her month lay off. I was able to add a further 1.2 miles just to keep building up my mileage. I have done 205 miles since my injury to my back and resulting trapped nerve this time las t year. Cycling I have done 3277 miles so really pleased with that. Running pace is slow but cycling is fine, except for very steep hills where I find difficulty with my numb leg getting the power in to it.</p><p>I was also Marshall at the local Park Run last Saturday, over 300 runners took part, lucky with the weather too 😊</p><p>So overall a good week, this weeks weather is poor so no cycling, just hoping it improves for the weekend ! </p></div>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-70869968165037148862023-10-23T05:57:00.003-07:002023-10-23T05:57:41.999-07:00Autumn is here! <p> Mon 23rd Oct </p><p>Still suffering from my dental trip last Monday ! Leaving me with ‘sensitive’ teeth with hot/ cold drinks and hard food such as nuts. So we start the search for a new Dental practice, given it’s all private now, I want someone who treats you well and you are happy that what you have paid for is worth the money! Our £320 was poor value! </p><p>A week of poor weather and what I assume is the tail end/ repercussions of storm Babette in Scotland that seems to have reaped havoc across the north of England and Scotland. This has meant cycling was not an option either wind or rain or both! So still needing to keep fitness it was back to running between showers. I managed 3 runs this week, one off road on my Berrow church run the other two down the seafront, Saturday saw me running the furthest in over a year 5.05 miles!! I felt good that morning and though leg is still numb no issues 😂 so last week 12.2 miles, very pleased with that. </p><p>Sunday I was able to meet up with cycling buddy Lisa after her holibobs in Spain, nice catch up, on a lovely afternoon weather wise, no wind and sunshine, I overdressed whilst Lisa turned up in short sleeve jersey! At least she had three quarter tights, but! Fingerless mitts ! I had long sleeve vest, windproof jersey, full finger gloves and a buff ( which I soon took off) we made our way out over Burtle way and round through West Hay to stop at sweets for tea and cake, really nice change for it not to be crowded out ( 2:0 pm ) flapjack and tea consumed, I presented lisa with her Audax medal from Wales as I know she likes her bling 😂😂</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41MknGjR6uyvo3wX5-SR9qlrrk2DiyMTt0plxP3jDbtT_pLLvzf29rN9PN1GZ6CpEO-bZEybmOKxLYImCkPpccvu22bnzWdCb5gKebDxuNTyFkQ-DPt89e717s1pNilHAT9Qx7s8-mgCWVHTnljUabLQgUb0oRgPhGILhzmKAm3sa8hm_gW7vqHNbFiH8/s960/IMG_1952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41MknGjR6uyvo3wX5-SR9qlrrk2DiyMTt0plxP3jDbtT_pLLvzf29rN9PN1GZ6CpEO-bZEybmOKxLYImCkPpccvu22bnzWdCb5gKebDxuNTyFkQ-DPt89e717s1pNilHAT9Qx7s8-mgCWVHTnljUabLQgUb0oRgPhGILhzmKAm3sa8hm_gW7vqHNbFiH8/s320/IMG_1952.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3ofYggFFBe6MvP-IGeaSAGgBlSh7Z-n8QrTRo6JqwcDOOJtAMHrt6pKjHzOkrj40Ge9pAd5m-EWNitQH9nNwYIBOwFc7t5XdPSyE1xXxLylbA19dY_58oqXpSQE9Ck2qnzHV_f2pCPil0pZSlkJTbO9wutEcPLQ4l72vSVhD5ydUaqBQYBb-j-VcDqem/s960/IMG_1953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3ofYggFFBe6MvP-IGeaSAGgBlSh7Z-n8QrTRo6JqwcDOOJtAMHrt6pKjHzOkrj40Ge9pAd5m-EWNitQH9nNwYIBOwFc7t5XdPSyE1xXxLylbA19dY_58oqXpSQE9Ck2qnzHV_f2pCPil0pZSlkJTbO9wutEcPLQ4l72vSVhD5ydUaqBQYBb-j-VcDqem/s320/IMG_1953.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Before we headed off across Tealham Moor, turning right up the hill and over to Wedmore by the lanes, annoyingly a couple on E-bikes overtook us on the hill, after we had overtaken them on the levels! They didn’t look like they needed E-bikes to me! Back through Stoughton and Blackford a bit different to last weeks weather ! Through Mark and Rooks Bridge, a great ride out 35 miles covered at 14.5 mph, happ with that having not cycled all week, trouble is now I am tempted to enter the Welsh castles Audax on the 19 th November! But shorter days and thoughts of big hills is dampening my enthusiasm😂 </p><p>On a sad note to finish, I went to visit a close friend who I used to play squash with, David is a year older than me and his wife was midwife to our first son, sadly he has dementia, David although looking fit and well, had no idea who we were, his wife was giving full time care now as David struggles with everything, good to see she gets two days respite a week to allow her to have time to herself. Life seems very cruel sometimes and we both left them, feeling very upset to see him in such a state, it dies make you reflect on your own situation, i sometimes get down with my wife’s cancer situation and all the things that go with it, colostomy bags, hernias, operations, blood pressure, but! This pails into insignificance when I look at the commitment Susan has to give to David 24 hrs a day 7 days a week! As I always keep saying, it’s not the retirement we signed up for, but we are where we are and can change little except support our partners as much as possible and live each day to its full! Even though that’s difficult to do, especially with an incompetent government who have run the health service and any other service into the ground to replace with profit making businesses 😡</p><p>Looking like a damp week ahead so maybe running week rather than cycling, Health walk lead on Thursday, but more about that next time . </p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-90206363860157265522023-10-16T06:17:00.001-07:002023-10-16T06:17:22.715-07:00What a weather change! And an odd week🥺<p> Today is Monday 16 th Oct and whilst it’s not many days since the last post I thought! It’s too cold to go out! And feel very lazy after a somewhat harrowing trip to the Dentist for our first ‘private’ check up😡 after 20 mins, the most horrendous de scale I have ever had, 2 X-rays and a whip round to ‘look’ at my teeth a nice little earner for them at £170 for each of us, that’s £340 for approx 50 mins work !! Still in shock I am turning to my blog😊</p><p>Secondly I did a PSA test on Thursday last, as I have an enlarged prostate and like to be sure I am ok, I said previously I did it myself, struggled to get blood out ( am I tight fisted😂) I had the results on Friday which said my result had gone up from 1.5 to 5.9 some 290% !! In a year as the 5.9 was top of the scale for my age I did Ask My GP to get a second test and a doctor phoned me back, informing me that as I had an UTI infection and taken anti biotics in the last three months it’s likely to be elevated as shown!! And to get a blood test possibly mid November, phew!! That was a relief and hoping that in a month things will calm down and I won’t be destined for the big ‘C’ 🥺</p><p>Back to biking 😊 not a bad week weather wise, more later! I managed 3 rides, the first on to test out my winter bike, which felt small, uncomfortable and decidedly slower than my Titanium summer bike! 26 miles covered at a steady 14 mph including a head wind home! </p><p>The second ride on Saturday started well in bright 15 degree sunshine on my Titanium bike, out over Tealham Moor, via Mark, over to Wedmore then things changed, the temperature dropped, 6.8 degs the rain and hail started and had to shelter for a few minutes whilst the worst went through, I continued back through Blackford and Mark before the rain stopped, by which time I was very chilly! My New Boardman jersey and my pertex montane had kept the most at bay, oh and the mudguards, but my hands even with full gloves were very cold. By the time I reached home in Burnham on Sea it had risen to 11 degs and it hadn’t rained there!! 29 miles covered.</p><p>Determined to make the most of the better weather on Sunday I was out again, dressed as the previous day, no rain forecast and bright sunshine, chilly at only 13 degs, but!! No wind a good 29 miles again, at an average of 14.4 mph, well pleased with that and the fact it was dry and no wind 😊</p><p>Today in contrast again the temperature was only 3.5 degrees so autumn is here ! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzBvOd-3xEr_F3e9XTnp9wSp8QEuMBON5qbWKoUDupnTcmwAminp4x9u809a7JemrSKnboOxtX3YlXQZaKfY9hIJdhe6Fr1_BEsBW-FB8GULAXIXodT_HDhBNEu7YPAELPQARQW0-gJwlwh6VQCylHzYCQk5IWSGpiMxS3KZWABZ2gj0gT0fhjXblQttS/s4032/IMG_3698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzBvOd-3xEr_F3e9XTnp9wSp8QEuMBON5qbWKoUDupnTcmwAminp4x9u809a7JemrSKnboOxtX3YlXQZaKfY9hIJdhe6Fr1_BEsBW-FB8GULAXIXodT_HDhBNEu7YPAELPQARQW0-gJwlwh6VQCylHzYCQk5IWSGpiMxS3KZWABZ2gj0gT0fhjXblQttS/s320/IMG_3698.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WAawW3Ck0K0hjk8UGhRMwsnCTIcMi2Crj1bQa00JWxaNUGDasnSF6tIe5A2x2D6xFJmTLDeDxd1N59DiKsqB82XsXKiXZG9TA5Ax2_qPW0vUjUxqz-Ew3VCFG9r2-acCHUiZo8Y3pAG9pGdQm1DJXj4hZdqnAv8EWnwJXTI9ORhJne5nNRZqY0LDRYy7/s4032/IMG_3696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WAawW3Ck0K0hjk8UGhRMwsnCTIcMi2Crj1bQa00JWxaNUGDasnSF6tIe5A2x2D6xFJmTLDeDxd1N59DiKsqB82XsXKiXZG9TA5Ax2_qPW0vUjUxqz-Ew3VCFG9r2-acCHUiZo8Y3pAG9pGdQm1DJXj4hZdqnAv8EWnwJXTI9ORhJne5nNRZqY0LDRYy7/s320/IMG_3696.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Spoils from the ride <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJG1Id7kPNZiVjYyjxp9ieFKSEMOdyEc5oOgV48_9PTEfi6fVO0QE8QkJ-wcyreb3HhPu28aTKnpkbgHklt3KpAWR3_QPbRDOLy803JrcZ6P-t1MVNsHVMUBuaLVENe0INKEC01akAWRBGDQiO3IG8FmyzbIaWXQexd9cbGa-PimEshUJZQOqMsDOjBsc/s600/Image-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The weather has been very summer like with temperatures well up. With the 100 k Grid Iron Audax round the New Forest at the weekend, I needed to get a ride in to top up my miles and make sure legs were working ! So a 26 mile ride round the Somerset lanes testing bike and body, pleased to say they were both working well. I also was determined to keep the running miles so a 4 mile run down the seafront and another 4 miler up to Berrow church along the footpaths were just the job.<p></p><p>As it’s quite a way to Lymington from Burnham I booked into the caravan club site at Bransgore, driving over on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The site was extremely busy, I was given pitch 13, was this a sign 😊 soon pitched, tea and relaxing , the site is very nice, superb facilities, but a little open, pitches have no surrounding hedge etc, apparently an old WW2 airfield. Pasta for tea, followed by fruit cake and a beautiful sunset </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdZvZXPPPmz0HecbM7mRsEQh7zjgkJKZrc1esF87ROweRm5qPHMoW8zp-CW6oiWdapjOuGYt8HjF1pLn-8j-V3ebgqoDDhIBGS7xpg6JiNe3NyAyqIrjRuAPxg8AwyCZqMJYVXIgsv7NiHdkJAj3c-TOHk_7YZUxhnKRW40GduFgFNu9_CR50zwRXGQ20/s4032/IMG_3680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdZvZXPPPmz0HecbM7mRsEQh7zjgkJKZrc1esF87ROweRm5qPHMoW8zp-CW6oiWdapjOuGYt8HjF1pLn-8j-V3ebgqoDDhIBGS7xpg6JiNe3NyAyqIrjRuAPxg8AwyCZqMJYVXIgsv7NiHdkJAj3c-TOHk_7YZUxhnKRW40GduFgFNu9_CR50zwRXGQ20/s320/IMG_3680.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQiPg6bBQNmMgluKJhvQdryeQx9Vn5z5-DHpEpbrZrgXOt1Zl6fL44DfwjoL6Rwf3c9N0eNAgI87Vi5gPROXowmVhRZ4SNHRaySdqOPIm6K9vqSlcovIak3DAz7y-c9vO-s-h9qIHOpSo4p1A3O8YncHEnHVCR6MW2AHaycq-OiDewdc1whaN_1KEiA0t/s4032/IMG_3685.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQiPg6bBQNmMgluKJhvQdryeQx9Vn5z5-DHpEpbrZrgXOt1Zl6fL44DfwjoL6Rwf3c9N0eNAgI87Vi5gPROXowmVhRZ4SNHRaySdqOPIm6K9vqSlcovIak3DAz7y-c9vO-s-h9qIHOpSo4p1A3O8YncHEnHVCR6MW2AHaycq-OiDewdc1whaN_1KEiA0t/s320/IMG_3685.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vyUAWrzqO07JFGpbQUY0gle4QIr0r2oxxoC68JWNlNy_x5ek2kqY8ZorvGH2HH6b1_hM4uBkxoSazPY8YmWPgc-mLwjRk01QCDAKv5kVwO_o5Muc09umBdoSX5D33BeCj4L0eXAWj54B9cdkV4YQYOz3XGj5Ao3Qjj4n-jv47-Su913UvAC6lcCrLf9F/s4032/IMG_3684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vyUAWrzqO07JFGpbQUY0gle4QIr0r2oxxoC68JWNlNy_x5ek2kqY8ZorvGH2HH6b1_hM4uBkxoSazPY8YmWPgc-mLwjRk01QCDAKv5kVwO_o5Muc09umBdoSX5D33BeCj4L0eXAWj54B9cdkV4YQYOz3XGj5Ao3Qjj4n-jv47-Su913UvAC6lcCrLf9F/s320/IMG_3684.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3OwnriJbL48DRz_qE7hPXJvkwoAMs3hV7c-qDj4WH7dFq8fMDTCVaSJlwRr1QFB3Igu4uT6VA4XfD7Zwgo9qNfdnC9WB4SMTirbylnyex3clUmd6w5TOlonNSf2O7D1EjTpWydIV0bVO-x1MKGVkTZWC3iqYz96i9f0wJLTArg0HP5-lV7iy0UyRbW91/s4032/IMG_3682.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3OwnriJbL48DRz_qE7hPXJvkwoAMs3hV7c-qDj4WH7dFq8fMDTCVaSJlwRr1QFB3Igu4uT6VA4XfD7Zwgo9qNfdnC9WB4SMTirbylnyex3clUmd6w5TOlonNSf2O7D1EjTpWydIV0bVO-x1MKGVkTZWC3iqYz96i9f0wJLTArg0HP5-lV7iy0UyRbW91/s320/IMG_3682.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After a good nights sleep in the van, gear all sorted for the next day, I was up early, and away from the site before anyone else stirred. Lymington was only a twenty minute drive over the New Forest, mist rising from the low areas, the sun breaking through the clouds, a magical day ahead. By 7:45 I was ready for the off, so van locked I was away to register, the start was 8:0 but with 1000 riders we were allowed to go early. Shorts, short sleeve jersey with arm warmers was the dress of the day, bit chilly to start but knowing I would soon warm up. Pressed go on my Garmin and was off, on my own for a few miles before being caught by a small group, who sat on my wheel for the next 15 miles, without speaking to me ! Very odd, they finally came past as I stopped to look at the text informing me Grandson George had broken his collar bone tripping over his shoelace ! I next saw them at the first control after 25 miles, a superbly run control by the local scouts, tea and cake and a stamp on my brevit card, a short 15 min stop before heading out again. It was getting hotter now <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO9yY6QvMRcybwT21Ti4OpQq9NHgmbmUSBVcvYqXi1GOBbOzHig12V6H0JKZQyRlsdmgYndvUh67C2uzcYUSziOO9w0-5mNEmuJj-dRmqj34P7fNLHDDDGtZhyphenhyphenOlP22GUyTD_qUZqGjEFqcBR6KAqwfqJFuFWwkFbHQcE0Y_bQim4bUpIqzzBhYYIbv8h/s4032/IMG_3687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO9yY6QvMRcybwT21Ti4OpQq9NHgmbmUSBVcvYqXi1GOBbOzHig12V6H0JKZQyRlsdmgYndvUh67C2uzcYUSziOO9w0-5mNEmuJj-dRmqj34P7fNLHDDDGtZhyphenhyphenOlP22GUyTD_qUZqGjEFqcBR6KAqwfqJFuFWwkFbHQcE0Y_bQim4bUpIqzzBhYYIbv8h/s320/IMG_3687.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />Donkeys, horses and pigs were lazing on the roads in the sunshine, most road surfaces were really good <br /><p> I felt really good today and was shocked to see I was averaging 14.7 mph so the miles went quickly, a couple of busy roads for very sections, otherwise lovely quiet New Forest minor roads, hills were ok, all rideable, not steep, but some were quite long. The hill upto the second control was steep, but a well earned cuppa and few biscuits helped to forget it, brevit card stamped, water bottle topped up, time to move on. The scenery was spectacular and for most of the ride I was on my own, peddling and lovely gear and slowly grinding up the hills , but I was enjoying myself, one of the best days out this summer( my cycling buddy Lisa had jetted of to Spain to avoid another day out with me 😂😂) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEQ3rDIWLMsBnOuzART8KjWstMRVGCEjNNruVYayqWa-DjP5yb7FfBw1QmpQaBQHLndN5PAZONCBoRGZ1q-CPAeb8rAIcO981KEuydnzFKs28t5hKR99lVRpFpszp-d8ujTIxgBSelyhj_Ob5AIegsbouQU-E4vTkVazBqOULLD7V8jtP7XabGg_3bPZp/s960/IMG_1923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEQ3rDIWLMsBnOuzART8KjWstMRVGCEjNNruVYayqWa-DjP5yb7FfBw1QmpQaBQHLndN5PAZONCBoRGZ1q-CPAeb8rAIcO981KEuydnzFKs28t5hKR99lVRpFpszp-d8ujTIxgBSelyhj_Ob5AIegsbouQU-E4vTkVazBqOULLD7V8jtP7XabGg_3bPZp/s320/IMG_1923.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I was making good time, topping up my energy reserves with jelly babies and hot x buns and soon found myself cycling back into Lymington to the finish. Card stamped 66.2 mikes in 4 hrs 41mins, 2779 ft climbed, ( it seemed more hills than that) averaging over 14 mph for the distance, well pleased with that.</p><p>Got my goody bag which was a musette, cycling cap and a wooden medal, lovely at the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2T-MJ5a1Ok7eBq6ZZH2vChHtXsCogh73vWZ7J1bQPnbrbMN1Nc8x3VPH6ADySWMgjVm2dD0KZWoF8HnJjllWVPj0txerXYEkKoDW8GTeu4Zr9SSD8oJxZB2KDyqbwKrPtEa3fsfsFIG-lJo82OxlU7roYuudh0Ceu-YDogjasaXRYZacyXgAIaEVHjUd/s4032/IMG_3689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2T-MJ5a1Ok7eBq6ZZH2vChHtXsCogh73vWZ7J1bQPnbrbMN1Nc8x3VPH6ADySWMgjVm2dD0KZWoF8HnJjllWVPj0txerXYEkKoDW8GTeu4Zr9SSD8oJxZB2KDyqbwKrPtEa3fsfsFIG-lJo82OxlU7roYuudh0Ceu-YDogjasaXRYZacyXgAIaEVHjUd/s320/IMG_3689.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaq76nx9p9T8D0V6ozYkVuabNoLqHGoDXlbyEtgip9QAJVmQQzRtHuxUiM_YrpyUnH_U4B985dm17_8sKjhCG4mcDoKS7df2nL8pfbxl4b_Lt46O68edSEqMa3D2F3Cp23IULkr4j2LfrxSSE5eVESzWx6Agf1hUMOGevtVeRkf46mcdWj-GiXKIHcdXg/s4032/IMG_3686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaq76nx9p9T8D0V6ozYkVuabNoLqHGoDXlbyEtgip9QAJVmQQzRtHuxUiM_YrpyUnH_U4B985dm17_8sKjhCG4mcDoKS7df2nL8pfbxl4b_Lt46O68edSEqMa3D2F3Cp23IULkr4j2LfrxSSE5eVESzWx6Agf1hUMOGevtVeRkf46mcdWj-GiXKIHcdXg/s320/IMG_3686.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A quick cup of tea and more biscuits it was back to the van, change and head for home. Traffic was very heavy and it took me 3 hours to get home .</p><p>After a days rest the weather was still good so another 25 miles in the sunshine on Tuesday to test out my winter bike. I had my Ultegra crank checked by the bike shop after a recall by Shimano about it delaminating and failing! I had mine 7 years and have done over 20000 miles on it. It was found to be ok😊 </p><p>So a good last week😊</p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-24612979770400557582023-10-02T02:36:00.005-07:002023-10-02T03:09:37.086-07:00End on September already <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some photos from Glorious Glamorgan 100km Audax </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmtH8SEy2sqMUe6q5GTwbHn7UURRcxz9Uv_MJw8cNa-KWVFzw3T0Rf-WNcrOqAn-VPdmzWYBjD4DtAt_jcnVApxtPy488jAydKcrcnc_mKcsqh1H4G9ReqaLa6b6l6VxB-IvyogFr20YLY0VyMVGzh_KVJtZv3WJDSo8YkfwtCUcoJ9u5ZTocpOtb5oy2/s960/IMG_1922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmtH8SEy2sqMUe6q5GTwbHn7UURRcxz9Uv_MJw8cNa-KWVFzw3T0Rf-WNcrOqAn-VPdmzWYBjD4DtAt_jcnVApxtPy488jAydKcrcnc_mKcsqh1H4G9ReqaLa6b6l6VxB-IvyogFr20YLY0VyMVGzh_KVJtZv3WJDSo8YkfwtCUcoJ9u5ZTocpOtb5oy2/s320/IMG_1922.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dilema ! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFTounYn_FDN09jgF0d9QkmWSmEo5aFJwxPrjla6Zq8GS1Y-tFLgCBXzc6y_77WdyaQhyFlZkkRfb1RSMaSGu-LpB3OCFAH4LI7NidC8Wze28JrSTY0X4q8eygd2uGBH0RFLjLbSefv-pTKss-t5almcj0svlrp3SiR4kMrPxGZHQMlrGUMqW55UXzBYA/s960/IMG_1921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFTounYn_FDN09jgF0d9QkmWSmEo5aFJwxPrjla6Zq8GS1Y-tFLgCBXzc6y_77WdyaQhyFlZkkRfb1RSMaSGu-LpB3OCFAH4LI7NidC8Wze28JrSTY0X4q8eygd2uGBH0RFLjLbSefv-pTKss-t5almcj0svlrp3SiR4kMrPxGZHQMlrGUMqW55UXzBYA/s320/IMG_1921.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>A friend <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6YAhr-4kBJL8Pg2lqhheuxcCmZvBzsat4r1mG6MZhd0XVDAnDyQeC8xyn5zDr3MZ8jinILVLS5nW5B75JG4V4dLM9ivEbScR_pQaBETjKdhOiE0wbIx5RKagiygOa3V6xDj4zVa2_bbCNGtlSpxnfoRrhMb7Wwbl0GvvOPPZkM7v-YfVV218wkhZFJLa/s960/IMG_1919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6YAhr-4kBJL8Pg2lqhheuxcCmZvBzsat4r1mG6MZhd0XVDAnDyQeC8xyn5zDr3MZ8jinILVLS5nW5B75JG4V4dLM9ivEbScR_pQaBETjKdhOiE0wbIx5RKagiygOa3V6xDj4zVa2_bbCNGtlSpxnfoRrhMb7Wwbl0GvvOPPZkM7v-YfVV218wkhZFJLa/s320/IMG_1919.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The board walk, a bit slippery ! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkiV_HHdVbP_00bSgLwJ-zJSiXoTiX_-SwuERJohkPw98D5VPbac8bxYL5u9Z9LY41CKGtaI1IRKJOwV_9KE841Nx2ZwJKpS7y7_UWzKXyUfWeUrj_8gRcXGrcLt-4VgY9j2AsxkQUoTcU7xdsUf6eZrU1lmekdYT2CMVhkyMoblWuIiLXTYJIObHIpSZ/s960/IMG_1915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkiV_HHdVbP_00bSgLwJ-zJSiXoTiX_-SwuERJohkPw98D5VPbac8bxYL5u9Z9LY41CKGtaI1IRKJOwV_9KE841Nx2ZwJKpS7y7_UWzKXyUfWeUrj_8gRcXGrcLt-4VgY9j2AsxkQUoTcU7xdsUf6eZrU1lmekdYT2CMVhkyMoblWuIiLXTYJIObHIpSZ/s320/IMG_1915.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The park weir<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Helped by a field session, with Bracken doing six mad laps of the field, Scrumpy helping himself to pears and apples, and old Bramble wondering round at a slow pace. A lovely two days 😊<p></p><p>Boiler serviced, that I forgot about, good job he phoned before he came ! </p><p>Thursday a phone call from the dentist telling us our 8.45 appointment was cancelled as dentist of sick! This is the third cancelled appointment, then they have the cheek to send an email telling us we need to join their membership scheme! At a monthly premium 😡 at least the rest of the day went well with a lovely visit to Watchet to Somerset Art week, meeting up with friends for lunch ( which is another whole new story!! ) it gave us chance to give the van a run out, the weather was lovely, some of the art on show was not quite to my taste, preferring landscape watercolours. </p><p>I managed 2 runs this week 3.79 miles at 10:57 min mile down my sea front run and a nice off road path run to Berrow church and back 3:08 miles at 11:15 min mile. I felt ok on both, leg still numb but apart from a slight irritation it was ok, I made sure that I stretched at the end 😊 </p><p>My final acupuncture appointment for Friday was cancelled, telling me she has covid! So rebooked but! Not till November.</p><p>Saturday was the highlight of the week, a 100km Audax cycle ride over in Glamorgan with my cycling 🚴♀️ buddy LisaBH. An 8 am start in Cardiff meant an early start from Burnham 6:15. Bikes were put in the van rather than the rack, as it was easier on the dark Saturday morning. </p><p>The M5 was quite busy but the sat nav guided us easily to the middle of Cardiff and! Easy parking,with half an hour to spare to sort ourselves out and picked our Brevit cards, a very brief, briefing from the organiser E.g. “ok see you all later” </p><p>Getting out of the complex of shops etc and onto the path proved to be a challenge, particularly as we opted to follow a couple of cyclists, who we thought knew where they were going!! We were wrong so lost after the first 1/2 km 😊 I should have known better! We finally picked up the taff trail along the river and through a Park, before joining the back streets of Cardiff and getting lost when our sat navs kept telling us to do a Uturn, which we did several times, and after resetting the sat nav route getting the same, so it was paper instructions time, which showed we were in fact on the right route, and we finally exited Cardiff at St Fagan Museum and out into the rolling hills of Glamorgan, hills not steep but quite frequent and upwards of 1-2 km long ! After the heavy traffic of the city the quiet narrow lanes were a pleasure with views over the Bristol Channel towards Home and Exmoor, even though it was a little misty. It had been a chilly start and it was very dull and overcast, which seemed to be set in for the day. </p><p>After ups lead by Lisa and the downs lead by me, overtaking a large well organised cycle club group we finally made it after about 30 km to the Velo cafe at Llanwit Major, a pretty Welsh village , the cafe at the centre next to a bakery! So it was two teas from the cafe and a lovely large hot cheese and onion pasty for me and corned beef pasty for Lisa from the bakery next door. Timed it just right as a very large group of cyclist arrived just as we were tucking into our snacks and tea. I couldn’t eat all my pasty as it was large and very hot , but very nice, so wrapped it up and put in my pocked for later</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCmGB3e6yZB6VHvgOIGH545hyphenhyphenism9lsHUVK4cZqbhEwkZpOqvXAD3xx61H1qpuUiPgf_10AT4k9_z7-dt0AUzOOOdq3nCAQWaoMlUy09XdwXr24Qq6SH-EujxqAfBzULWEFOFNHpyp8V2kniwKlRucILhiZN7kGha6Fo9TbapMMUPKwow2bPCpYfBjv2c/s2048/IMG_1899.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCmGB3e6yZB6VHvgOIGH545hyphenhyphenism9lsHUVK4cZqbhEwkZpOqvXAD3xx61H1qpuUiPgf_10AT4k9_z7-dt0AUzOOOdq3nCAQWaoMlUy09XdwXr24Qq6SH-EujxqAfBzULWEFOFNHpyp8V2kniwKlRucILhiZN7kGha6Fo9TbapMMUPKwow2bPCpYfBjv2c/s320/IMG_1899.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>Back to the hills and narrow lanes before we hit the roads around Bridgend and Pencoed, which were very busy ! And the route took us a few km on main roads through a very run down industrial area, before exiting on to a narrow rough lane and a very deep Ford which Lisa was about to ride through before I pointed out stepping stones and the fact that the depth was more than half her wheel! After a very dodgy stepping stone crossing with road cleats we were able continue, be it up a very steep rough surface hill. <p></p><p>More rough lanes past dodgy looking parked up BMW and Lisa swearing and cursing the muddy, dangling brambles and leaf covered track, we were pleased to get back on the road.</p><p>Another pretty part of the ride to Parc slip wildlife cafe at 70 km with reminders of the mining industry and the disaster in the past where a number of miners were killed nice cycling along the track before back to the roads and the return to Cardiff, a few more stiff hills, one caught me out because of my gears jumping, meant I had my first hill walk of the ride. We were soon back negotiating the Cardiff traffic and a by now very busy park full of rugby, football, dog walkers and half the population of Cardiff 😊 at last arrivee and brevit card stamped 64 miles and 4131ft climbed, not the best cycling route, info controls were missed as we couldn’t find them, errors in the GPS instructions , busy traffic and a dull overcast day, but the company on the day made up for it, lisa was a great cycling buddy, glad she was able to put up with me for the day. </p><p>Sunday was a nice relaxing day with some lawn mowing of very long grass lawns, on a very muggy warm day. </p></div>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-43485555087389544552023-09-24T07:01:00.003-07:002023-09-24T07:01:37.901-07:00Varied week<p> What a week since my last post, weather has been pants but ! I did manage to run three times 2x5k and a short 2.5 mile run between showers. Leg feeling ok and pace seems to be about 11:30 pace but more interested in distance to build up my strength and endurance.</p><p>Friday saw me at the acupuncture therapist, for my next to last session, this time she used ‘moxa’ as well as normal pins, went well and it did take me a day before my aches from the session went 😂 I think the sessions have gone well, leg is still numb from knee down, but there is more strength and it’s not as irritating as it was, so I think there has been good progress, I can also now climb hills standing on my pedals, given it’s nearly a year, I am glad I can at least do this now, still have to be careful ! </p><p>Saturday weather was much better, light winds, chilly (8 degs) it was long bike ride day in preparation for upcoming Audax 100 k in Wales and also the Grid Iron in the New Forest in two weeks. My buddy was Lisa BH, the route 60+ miles and 2000ft climbing, taking in High Ham from Pedwell side and a number of smaller climbs on the Burtle, Shapwick, Pedwell, High Ham, Muchelney, Kingsbury Episcopi, Hambridge, Isle Brewers, Rock, NCurry, then back over levels to Chedzoy, Woolavington, East Huntspill and home 64 miles and 2021 ft climbed. A stop to recover at the top of High ham for a snack before the lovely long descent down to Langport, cafe stop at the lovely NCurry community cafe for tea and cake, which were both ready for after 38 miles, weather was changeable with sunny intervals, a nice spin across the levels to Chedzoy with little or no wind( makes a change) before climbing over the Polden hills to Woolavington. A great days cycling with good company, nice to know that despite a lack of cycling miles this month we felt the 100 km Audax will be fine, even with a few more hills thrown in 😊 no photos ! But will make an effort to add to next instalment. Busy week ahead with, dog sitting, dentist and my final acupuncture appointment , oh! Forgot to mention last week was flue jab week too 😊</p><p><br /></p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-41605649059125460102023-09-20T11:48:00.001-07:002023-09-20T11:48:21.915-07:00I am back 😊<p> Well I can’t believe it was May last year when I last pit something on here, even then it was only about 4 words !</p><p>Lots happened since then, and of course a year older at 72, an age I thought was really old, but seemingly other than the usual aches and pains and cycling more slowly I still feel in my 40’s </p><p>However, I put my back out last September moving some dog agility jumps, ‘anterolisthesis’ the X-ray says, bit like a slipped disc, after a very painful night and a 4 am trip to after hours surgery loads of codeine etc I have bed. Left with trapped nerve in my right leg, leaving my leg numb from knee to ankle.</p><p>It was several weeks before I could walk and cycle, and it’s been a year to get some strength back into the leg, enabling me to be able to now climb hills on my bike, standing on the pedals. Running on the other hand has been hit much harder and I am just now able to run 5 km be it at 11:30 min mile !! I am at week 5 of acupuncture and Bowen therapy which seems to have made a difference although leg is still numb it does feel stronger. My running is focussing on building up the miles not the pace. Hopefully after Xmas I might be able to join back with the Harriers club runs and Park runs ( I have been marshalling once a month) .</p><p>Mrs B continues recovering from her Bowel cancer after over two years since she had the operation, thankfully it does seem to have been removed and not returning 🤞🤞</p><p>The weather this summer was brilliant early on in June, lots of cycling over 400 miles, unlike now where I am down to 30 -60 miles a week because the weather is so bad, I am supplementing this by trying to run my 5 km three times a week.</p><p>I have an Audax at Cardiff on the 30 th September and the Grid iron down in the New Forest on the 8 th October, both 100 km events , I really do need to get out a few times before the Cardiff ride ensuring I can do 100 km easily. </p><p>We changed our campervan in March this year to a 2018 Leasure Drive Vivante built on a VW. It’s a high top, has single beds if needed and an excellent on board loo! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6R-h-diUw7AwTPiHHK6tcKYqX7qd2nLvvjTEi_mHKXWQsWdjbgDbqKTlKCcHKDt5H4b2y6Gg2CUnWbWF-eZEWj6kSpPoJwL6_jSwFUy-8Xespw3xiMho6DIYDeXqXtzPfpTQaYC-OgNleLuAn-1_PGybvfdTql5fetq1GI0USDxwFRwOQQoGmx7SVv-Q4/s1100/IMG_1627.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6R-h-diUw7AwTPiHHK6tcKYqX7qd2nLvvjTEi_mHKXWQsWdjbgDbqKTlKCcHKDt5H4b2y6Gg2CUnWbWF-eZEWj6kSpPoJwL6_jSwFUy-8Xespw3xiMho6DIYDeXqXtzPfpTQaYC-OgNleLuAn-1_PGybvfdTql5fetq1GI0USDxwFRwOQQoGmx7SVv-Q4/s320/IMG_1627.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>Going to make big efforts to update the blog weekly with my outings on the bike, on my feet and in our van. <p></p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-88846794993493560762022-05-27T09:12:00.000-07:002022-05-27T09:12:32.947-07:00Long time no post ! <p> 27 th May 2022</p><p>Can’t believe it’s been so long since I last posted! </p><p><br /></p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-56859152111856396042021-09-30T11:33:00.002-07:002021-09-30T11:43:03.001-07:00Been a long time coming <p> Thursday 30th September 2021</p><p>It’s like starting a new blog, it’s so long since I posted on here.</p><p>Since my last post life has changed for us at home. Mrs B finally had her operation for Bowel Cancer, which sadly turned into three operations as the first didn’t quite work. This has left her with an ileostomy bag and a colostomy bag . We are hoping one is reversed with twelve months, but we are not holding our breath. </p><p>We had our 2 nd Covid jabs in May and now awaiting the call for a booster jab. Covid in this area is still rising since restrictions were lifted, few people observe masks any more, which is very sad as those of us with a vulnerable person in the house are desperately trying to avoid it.</p><p>I have continued cycling and running, but only with individuals, keeping away from crowds, no park run, no running club meets. I entered one race since March 2020 down on the coast, an off-road 10 miler with 2500 ft of climbing, it was a very hot day and I DNFd after six miles and my wonderful partner Kelly went on to complete the course, I was so pleased she did🙂 </p><p>I have not done much cycling, it’s easier to slip my running shoes on and go for a run rather than ride. The summer has been generally good weather and this week the weather has just turned Autumnal. I ran on the Quantocks on Tuesday and it was decidedly chilly and I managed to miss the rain . </p><p>We have not had a holiday since last March, but we were able to House sit for my son in Wimborne for a couple of weeks, enjoying the peace and quiet and the chickens .</p><p>I have the Dorset Three Peaks at the end of October a lovely event I have done before, living In Burnham on Sea I need to find some hills as it’s very flat round here. </p><p>I am off to the Quantocks again tomorrow, weather forecast is not looking good but hoping for ten miles and a few hills. Sadly that’s the closest I can get to mountains or fells. </p><p>My poor old campervan has not been in service for ages now, only taking it out once or twice a week to give it a run. I am missing going away in it, but given MrsB s condition it’s not a great plan. May be before the end of the year 🙂</p><p>Well that’s a quick update, I hope to post more and include photos </p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-28752498153482809322021-02-20T07:31:00.002-08:002021-02-20T07:31:42.003-08:00Plodding on take 3<p> 20 January 2021</p><p>I will come clean and admit that November the 21st my last posting was too long between postings! however the tedium and monotony of lockdown from COVID assisted by shear laziness and bad weather has not been the most motivating factors to sit and write about cycling, running....... et al when you have not really managed anything dynamic, uplifting or remotely interesting to write about. Perhaps I should start with a list of events that have and will change my life forever.</p><p>Firstly my wife was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer just before Christmas, with a devastating impact on us and our future retirement, she is making progress and we are told its caught early, and can be treated etc. she has just completed a course of Radiotherapy and is now waiting for her surgery to remove the Tumour, which cant come quick enough for us.</p><p>Secondly, sadly she also has been told she has an overactive thyroid, diagnosed the same time as the cancer, but its taken the local GP surgery nearly two months to do anything about it, all she has is medication after being told there were no appointments available to se the specialist!</p><p>Thirdly we are now in our third lockdown, which means we are only allowed out for essential travel, and shops are shut unless selling essentials. Looking around there does seem an awful lot of people who are not complying with the lock down rules. At the moment there is not date set to end it, the exception being schools will be back on March the 8th! </p><p>Fourthly We have both had our first Vaccine, both the Astrazenica vaccine. we both had a reaction making us both feel unwell for a short time.</p><p>Lastly, I lost one of my brothers to Cancer just before Christmas, which meant a trip up to Mansfiled for a funeral, whilst in lockdown.</p><p>Back to Cycling and running, last year I managed to<b> run 1454 miles and cycle 1274 miles,</b> my furthest run miles in a year, but my worst cycle miles since before 2010, my average miles cycled is usually around<b> 3200</b>, so way down this year, which I partly put down to being a member of a running club and able to have some good social runs [even in lockdown with one other person socially distanced] and the weather when poor doesn't impact quite so much, however since lockdown I have missed the Quantcks and the Mendips for my Trail runs. cycling wise its 'billy no mates' as I have been unable to find people who want to cycle at my pace and distance, either too fast [most clubs] or too slow! and of course the ever present rubbish weather of this winter.</p><p>So far in Jan and Feb this year I have <b>run 201 miles and cycled 46miles </b>so running going ok, usually shorter 6 or 7 miles or less, I have managed a couple of runs on Brent Knoll and round the coast path of Huntspill, as well as beach runs, any local footpaths have been ankle deep mud for weeks! as we seem to be in a pattern of one fine day then three bad ones, which is very depressing. My daughter has bought a Treadmill, and I have used it twice, I find it difficult to motivate myself and get bored quickly.</p><p>There no other significant things happening as we cant go anywhere, the<b> Grizzly</b> have decided to abandon the attempt to run and event this year, first of all postponing till October and then finally deciding it was too risky with all this COVID still seeming never ending. I think this will be a common theme this year with organizer's not risking setting up events and there have been several other casualties as a result, Parkrun shows no signs of restarting, so!!! it looks like a bleak year to race in my 70th year!!! when I was looking forward to my new category and maybe some prizes for age group wins :)</p><p>My camper van, sadly has only been driven round town twice a week, I daren't go further as it might not be classed as an essential journey, I was keeping the battery topped up with a sola panel, but last week saw temperatures on -2 or -3 over several days which finally killed the battery </p><p>I must make sure that I post more regular updates of what's happening I think I am up-to-date, no interesting cycling or running to report, no fell runs or walks and definitely no camping!!</p><p>so by for now :)</p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-70160564237513519042020-11-21T08:25:00.003-08:002020-11-21T08:25:53.124-08:00Plodding on take 2<p>21st November 2020</p><p>Well here we are in Lockdown 2 and I think its week 2! anyway due to end on 2nd of December,if! the rate of infections go down, in my view this is never going to happen with so many idiots still not obeying the simple rules and gathering together to protest against Lockdown!! in large numbers, so that alone will put us back two weeks, it all makes me very cross and angry and us that are later in life are much more at risk of severe reactions should we catch it! I have to keep reminding myself, control what you can control not what you cant i.e. other people!!! and focus on keeping ourselves safe. which is easy as we dont go in shops, we use click and collect and obey the rules of using masks, gel and washing hands!! they say they have vaccine now and will role it out with a couple of weeks, but if its like track and trace etc I wont hold my breath, I can see the whole thing being in the same position in June and possibly this time next year!!!</p><p>Anyway to more important matters, I am now at 1347 miles running this year which is great but, expensive on running shoes!! my cycling mileage is way down on previous years.</p><p>I have had a great week this week despite a 'Ground Hog Day' blip in the middle.</p><p>Sunday I had a lovely run back up Brent Knoll, beautiful if windy morning, didnt see anyone else having the summit to my self I even did two circuits of the peak as it was so nice !! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2a88M9kt3e4yw4M7oARTLJ5c7lPbVEdILS05v6XU22mgCCAAz57pNd_g0dlLyOkoIrlA9gYDaL35h2j_v-UOYKo38oo4uh5Pikv96KN67RNHJi0yhNZtlLrCIVmfU-QpOXc6RwQBoc3H/s4032/IMG_1375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I used my OS app to navigate in a couple of places as I was unsure not being there for a while, the leaves on the ground were quite drifted like snow and I found myself trudging through deep leaves up to my knees!! it was soon time after the roller coaster path to climb back up to the ridge, givinging stunning views as I climbed , the grey skies were now broken with a little sunshine occasionally, I soon got to Halsway Post and mde my way along the wide track to Frog Combe, scattering sheep as I descended down the steep Combe, hard to believe we used to cycle down there and cycle up it at times!! i dropped into the final combe and one of my favourites Holford combe, the streams were quite wide so it took time to negotiate them without getting wet feet, I arrived back in the car park which was now very full! after 8.5 miles and 1600ft of climbing, a cracking mornings walk/ run !! a wonderful route that I shall repeat !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2RGeRqBR3bWQtmSUa10P9aXJWxacMYIDEV5tTbO1q7pXP4LjpTNp-aGUPKGP5qPNgDUPzxx1Ve-RiMxuGbD-j84PfexVRdoYHPHeR1_1F3SijJzZsO5btnB5ZZ2AbuiLxa9xZ69meGp1/s4032/IMG_1378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought this time I would start with images rather than at the end. sorry for the quality of the photos my phone doesant seem to be that good and ! it always seems to be very grey skies!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pictures are from a 6 mile run from Home up Brent Knoll and a steady 7 mile run over the Quantocks with some of the running club. the Quantocks was a wonderful weather day compared to the grey day on Brent Knoll</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6S-5H842ullzDmv_D1on2nvQ3m6i5-cTgp72BNma6lET2Dkp2Xk2A_NkPcjEkRobI6I_s2xoBuzwbX3toAIlZGHK2xibTNVga8E_n8QNMQIZizLhF3IwfE2SrlTEsG7U47LAru94Qw0U/s4032/IMG_1345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6S-5H842ullzDmv_D1on2nvQ3m6i5-cTgp72BNma6lET2Dkp2Xk2A_NkPcjEkRobI6I_s2xoBuzwbX3toAIlZGHK2xibTNVga8E_n8QNMQIZizLhF3IwfE2SrlTEsG7U47LAru94Qw0U/s320/IMG_1345.JPG" /></a></div>Brent Knoll church yard<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have lost my motivation to cycle for several reasons</p><p>1. the weather has not been great when I have had the opportunity to cycle [no excuse]</p><p>2. The Covid virus has meant I am very wary of visiting cafes etc and sharing space/ cutlery/cups etc with others.</p><p>3. But! the main reason is I dont have anyone to cycle with locally any more, my regular buddys of last year etc, one had a nasty accident on his bike and not recovered fully and the other is on a mission to average 16-17 mph every time he goes out so is not interetsed in joining a slow 14 mph cyclist like me! Covid has also stopped me looking locally to start up a cycling group as it it would be unwise in the current situation to encourage what might be larger group to cycle with, I am also worried that whoever turns up might be a lot faster or slower than my intentions, or may not have the same commitment.I could drive with my bike to meet old friends, but this is where my Lazy side kicks in!!! I am very annoyed with myself for feeling this way! </p><p>I appreciate that not of these are valid excuses if I really wanted to do it!!!! Running seems to have taken over my life at present. The weekly club run on Tuesday evenings becoming the highlight of the week when I am Run Leader to a group of slow paced runners, each week I try to find a different , interesting route for them to do, the pace is only 11:30 ish a mile and we only do 4 miles but it is a very sociable group so good fun.</p><p>I have managed to get out for two lovely runs on the Quantocks when we were lucky with the weather, both starting from Dead Womans Ditch and about 9 miles in length </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrVN-ljZrdAw22pqMeBemro5w7Uq4ewKkYFK1QLnqcqiXTEyotZv-ErHNGxNTwL-LGHY4-T5q6VO32hKUVoy5Myeo-16NJ78XsvFHuvntHCQ1SQLCleZ7VQSGFpCMvKsq841-gJklXpXy/s4032/IMG_1264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrVN-ljZrdAw22pqMeBemro5w7Uq4ewKkYFK1QLnqcqiXTEyotZv-ErHNGxNTwL-LGHY4-T5q6VO32hKUVoy5Myeo-16NJ78XsvFHuvntHCQ1SQLCleZ7VQSGFpCMvKsq841-gJklXpXy/s320/IMG_1264.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was able to guide them round the lanes from Cheddar to the coast and back to their campsite, a really enjoyable day out on the bike the furthest I have ridden in a long time, I seem now to only get out on my bike a couple of times a month which I find very frustrating and annoyed with myself.</p><p>It was Mrs Bs 70th Birthday yesterday and mine in March so we are both starting to fell the age! especially with the rise in the Covid virus again, I am very frightened by the consequences unless the government do impose a lock down as it does seem out of control, at our age we are not sure about how we will be able to react if we do contract the virus, all we can do is protect ourselves, which means self isolating and not mixing with others, but, having a daughter in a school does highlight a particular issue that she could bring it home unaware she has done so. SO! it looks as though we are in for a winter of unknowns :-( </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-35464140154337134452020-09-22T04:24:00.000-07:002020-09-22T04:24:03.649-07:00it just goes on and on and will get worse again before it gets better, I hope it does improve!!<p> Sunday 20th September</p><p>The weeks are flying by , I cant believe its well over a month since I sat typing this blog!! trying to bring it up to date. But! one thing has not changed and seems to be never ending is this Covid Crap!!! it appears we are starting a second wave and cases are again rising, I have no doubt thanks to all the young people, socialising, protesting, having a meal out on the state, and seemingly unaware that they are spreading the virus, not wearing masks and generally not social distancing [ I have seen this often at first hand locally] as well as being invincible and!! not to mention taking it home to spread to their grandparents, it does make me so angry to see the selfishness that this virus has generated, possibly far more than all the 'good' practice and help that has been given. Rant over...... all we can do is to keep ourselves safe, or try to, hence still not been anywhere, pub or cafe etc since March, I do venture into shops but with a purchase in mind and then get out fast, ensuring I gel my hands and wash them when I get home. What sad times we live in, then again we havent been subject to two world wars within twenty five years!!! so I should be grateful.</p><p>After all the above life carries on, the children are back at school, so the area is now only plagued by 'older' people in huge motor homes and caravans, looking at the size of some of the owners its a good job the caravans and motor homes are huge!!</p><p> We have been called on to help out with the grandchildren several times as the twins started school, but only for two hours a day for the first month. we did use the van to stay overnight at Cheltenham campsite, but we only needed to use the toilet, showering and washing at my sons house, I have to say though it was rather busy! and covid restrictions on the wash block reduced its capacity somewhat, for such a large number of vans. It was still nice to get out in the van and go into camping mode first time in nearly a year.</p><p>On to the more important matters of cycling and running, sadly my cycling is still suffering, from apathy due to no lack of cycling buddies, the weather, too hot, too windy or just plain lack of motivation. Running in the meantime, I seem to be increasingly doing more and more, whether its because I have people to meet up with or because I cant cycle so I will run I am not sure.</p><p>Anyway my stats for August saw me running 131 miles and cycling 118miles and I hit my running 1000 mile target on the 27th August a good 4 months earlier than last year, I have now decided to push on to 2020 km before the end of the year.</p><p>cycling I have only been doing local 30 -40 mile routes over relatively flat roads, height gain being in the region of a couple of hundred feet at the most over a 40 mile route, the road closures in the area are not helping, with Hinckley and new Internet being responsible in most cases although resurfacing is also being carried out. I do try to have my camera on my bike these days with so many idiots on the road, so if something does happen I will have proof! </p><p>Running I have been getting out 4 or 5 times a week, off road on the Quantocks and the mendips several times which was loveley, as well as the local hills of Brean Down and Brent Knoll. My longest run was the cycle path from Brean to Weston Super Mare, which is a lovely run and a short extension saw me running to the pier to make it upto 10 miles, this was a social run with the running club so an enjoyable morning out. </p><p>I have a new piece of kit that I am gettng used to using its a 5l Curber running vest from a new company called Harrier. Lots of pockets and will take a bladder and I did try this the other day and seemed very good, and it was only a 1 litre one so might save taking 2 x500ml bottles on the front. seems spacious in the back to take a waterproof etc. hopefully a good winter running pack ,at first it felt very high on my back but soon settled down with no bouncing about etc. love the pockets and some have zips on them as I am paranoid about things falling out of them.<b> Harrierrunfree.co.uk </b> customer service seem excellent. raun in my new pack 3 times now and I like it better than my Montane Gecko!</p><p>Club runs are now restricted to 6 in a group again, and as a run leader I am only allowed 5 to run with me as are other run leaders, very difficult as many want to socialise!!! but are in different groups. all this makes it very difficult to meet up and catch up. </p><p>The weather continued last week and this to be fabulous, sunny and warm and even my recce run last night was very warm, I should have taken a drink!!</p><p>Think I have caught up once again !</p><p>photos below of some of my pleasant days out running or cycling<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I suppose that also reflects living on the west coast with the wind direction normally from the South wets/west!!</p><p>Well the pain of COVID 19 goes on, but!! looking at the local holiday makers and their actions I think that they think its gone, there is little evidence that they care about others, local stories of rude selfish visitors to our town, not to mention the amount of rubbish they are leaving behind,[see photo taken at 7 am one morning ] then people blame it on the seagulls for pulling it out of the bins! but the bins are too small anyway....... I could rant for hours on this issue, and one local runner reported that she picked up [hopefully not with her bare hands] a total of 20 discarded masks on her 3 mile run one morning. I notice all our favorite mountain haunts and hill areas are having similar problems, roll on the end of summer, end furlough, get the kids back in school so we can all get on with our lives. Rant over !!</p><p>Last month I was able to get out running on the Quantocks and the Mendips a few times with the local running club, all safely social distanced of course, some photos below show some of the places we visited. the latest was an evening visit this week, on a very hot evening, parking at Crowcombe Park gate and running along the ridge upto Wills neck, a lovely run, in beautiful weather, if a little warm, but! one trip incident has left me with a sore bruised arm as I landed heavily grazing my shoulder and arm. I was ok dusted myself down and ran on! there was thunder in the air and we could see flashes of lightening in the clouds over Weston super Mare, fortunately not near us. only 5 miles covered but a great run once again. Cycling, I decided on a long ride last sunday and was enjoying a new bit of cycle track through Cossington and down to Dumball, avoiding major roads, and taking me through some lovely villages to Chedzoy, unfortunatly I collided with a bee coming in the opposite direction and it stung me below my eye, even though I had glasses on. it was painful, and I decided as I was 20 miles from home any way I would be best to head home the shortest route. it was painful and remained so for a couple of days after despite applying bi carb etc. this is only the second time I have been stung on my bike, the first was a bee in my helmet many years ago, that gave me a severe headache too!!! </p><p>Pleased with myself once again for adding to my blog!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZh8LoaefNG-2r2nETW9gOwTdtvV7IoWFgnuWk3-Pb4fynyKc8fjCtWsl5-ze_BfYUeTADwV9uYmQYHvB_l5CAWByvHQqfCRgmIXgTPOQF2gx2Pj6eQH7u1wIxheXRf8ixbw1159jOng_S/s4032/IMG_1065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We have now been told we need to wear masks in shops! what a carry on it all is, very tedious , but still somewhat dangerous and at my age still fills me with horror should I pick it up, not knowing how my body will react, what I do know is when I get a cold I suffer badly even after vaccination. So all I can do is carry on , trying to avoid small spaces with people, no cafes or pubs etc. I have found another use for the many Buffs I own, currently 15!!<br />
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After that some good news on the running club front, we met for the first time last Tuesday evening, social distancing and running in groups of no more than 6, it was good to se people I haven't seen for 3 months! and as a group leader I chose the route! it was only 4.6 miles and several of the group did struggle and the paces was only 10:30 minute miles. but I was nice to catch up.<br />
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I met up with two Harriers last Sunday and we did a lovely route over Cheddar Gorge and Beacon Batch, the highest point on the Mendips, a tough hilly route of 9.2 miles, my legs certainly felt it by the end, as well as being very hot .<br />
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So far this year I have managed to run 827 of my 1000 miles, so quite pleased with that, way up on last year. But, as I may have said before, its at the expense of my cycling, the weather this year has been so erratic, with very windy days of 26 mph + winds making cycling very uncomfortable. I have managed a couple of longer rides 50 miles plus when taking and collecting my van for more repairs and its MOT and expensive cycle ride. I still need to consider new shorts and a new saddle as discomfort is also putting me off cycling , seems worse this year, maybe its the lack of miles on my bike. I must try harder to get out rather than running. No clubs locally is a disadvantage, as I am always 'Billy No Mates'<br />
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<br />IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-83367290171853707362020-06-18T02:04:00.001-07:002020-06-18T02:08:29.582-07:00bit of cycling and running during lockdownThursday 18th June 2020<br />
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Well we are still in a period of 'grotiness' with all this Covid business, and to my mind there is a long way to go before anywhere near normality returns. But there are some idiots out there who seem to think 'its all over' and going about as though nothing has happened, no following social distance rules, no following gathering in larger groups etc, which people of my age find very difficult to accept as catching the virus for us could mean life or death!<br />
Anyway, following that you should only worry about the things you can change and the things you cant, I should be more concerned about whether I can get out to run or cycle or dare I say go out in the van! which at the moment is at the menders as the window has decided to drop out as well as the need for its annual MOT and service, however, there has been little mileage over the past year and made worse by the virus! even the new battery last year is starting to fail with lack of use:-(<br />
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The last month has been wonderful weather wise, each day shorts and tee being the norm thing to wear, and decision as to whether to run or cycle! I have had some lovely runs, my favourite route being over to Brent Knoll via the fields and out down a track which eventually goes off road, there are usually cygnets, goslings and baby ducks as well as expansive views across the levels, flag irises lining the local 'Rhynes' before eventually crossing Berrow dunes to the expansive beach near the wreck of the Norgen which sank in 1837. the beach uptill now has been deserted, but think its on borrowed time wth more visitors attracted to the area as the lockdown recedes! I have met up with several Harriers for Social Distance runs on occasions, running up Brent Know of an evening, giving great views across the county and running round the coast following the River Parrett to the Huntspill river and lonely and wild place to run, but, beautiful.<br />
I did manage to get to the Quantocks last Sunday, a nice early start saw me running from Great wood at 7:00 am, over to Deadwomans ditch after a long climb, before descending down one of my favourite combes Holford, zig zagging my way down before Holford and the climb up the Great road from the dog pound near the green, its a two mile climb and on a humid hot day, even with cloud cover it meant lots of walking and running! Beacon Hill was finally reached and chatted to a lone MTBer about the area whilst topping up with a muesli bar The ridge along to Triscombe was my next target, but as I went along on the ups and downs, seeing very few people, I started to feel the tiredness that comes from two big climbs and the lack of climbs over the last couple of months, despite the odd foray up Brent Knoll. As I approached Hurley Beacon, doubt crept into my head, Triscombe seemed a long way, and maybe, Crowcombe Park gate, and descent down Ramscombe would be enough to satisfy my outdoor hill cravings!!! as I got to the Trig point on Black hill above Crowcombe gate, decision was made, I was very hot, very tired and had back ache after only 8.5 miles!! down Rambscombe I went knowing full well it was down hill all the way back to the car, Great wood was now busy with other cars and dog walkers, as I finally got back to a welcome flask of coffee in the car! 10.5 miles covered, and 1500 ft of climbing, pleased with that and a lovely morning out.<br />
Cycling wise I have kept fairly local, other than when I had to cycle the 39 miles home from Chard when I took the van to be repaired, it is a nice ride, but again the several hills, the main one Pedwell hill did cause me some trouble, cycling on the levels does not prepare you for hills!!<br />
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The weather has now turned and this week has been stormy, making it difficult to get out without the threat of getting soaked, its very humid and thunder is in the air. I do hope it turns back to being more settled so putting back uncertainty about going out running or cycling :-(<br />
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Sorry no photos I did delete from my phone without thinking! I must save next time to add photos, the above photos were taken close to home down a place called Brent Broad which is a track that leads over to Brent Knoll and gives a nice 10 k route to the top of the Knoll and back.<br />
Well I am managing to Blog once a month which is great running wise I have now covered 712 miles of my 1000 mile target for the year! running about 20 miles a week.IanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363710483852742151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003200390485773421.post-37792502906089386442020-05-23T04:05:00.003-07:002020-05-23T04:05:23.474-07:00Some lifting of lockdown, but! keep on running and cyclingSaturday 23rd May<br />
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Well there has been some lifting of the lockdown, people are now allowed to travel where they like in England, but not Wales or Scotland ! which I have to say locally has caused real problems as people flock here to the coast in large numbers. The implications for us runners and cyclists are that we now have to dodge more cars and more people trying to keep the 'distance' to avoid any contact, otherwise the last ten weeks will have been a waste of time!! it does make me very angry that people are so inconsiderate not staying local, even one of my friends I notice on Strava drove to Saunton sands to go surfing!! which is a good 70-100 miles, irresponsible in my eyes and unnecessary. especially as the roads were jammed and nothing was open.<br />
Anyway enough of the virus more about running and cycling along with the campervan, sadly I had to charge the battery on the van as it had not been out on a long journey regularly, I daren't go out as locals think you are an outsider giving you horrible looks as though you shouldn't be there!<br />
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Running wise I have now managed to complete 621 miles or 1000 km since the start of the year, I now need to complete my 1000 miles by the end of the year. I have been running regularly either early mornings on my 10 k route or in the afternoons round my 9-10 mile route that is away from crowds and has some lovely off road sections but! has no hills and over ten miles I can have a maximum of 60 feet! which is probably over the train bridge and up from the beach. Although I did include the ascent of Brent Knoll last week, on my long run, the weather however has been very hot making long runs very sweaty! the wind has been a constant niggle and chilly at times. I did manage a good time for a 10k last week recording 56 min 43 secs which I was pleased with. I have been heart rate running this week trying to keep it down in zone 3, difficult at times when running into the wind.<br />
Although I can now drive the 20 mins down the road to the Mendips, or the Quantocks, I have made a decision to avoid until we are all released and the threat has subsided considerably, at 69 I wish to do everything possible to continue life for a good few years yet!<br />
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It is a wonderful area for wild life and over the past few runs have seen goslings, cygnets and baby ducks, sadly I have the photos on my ipad and unable to download at the moment.<br />
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Cycling wise I have managed a few rides when the wind has dropped and my 'sore' bum has now recovered!! the roads getting busier each week both with cars but mainly cyclists. I am surprised my cycling fitness is still good although I havnt tried many hills yet, the local Polden hills are not really a challenge and I don't feel at the moment I want to venture on the Mendips and Cheddar Gorge which by accounts is very busy with cyclists and people visiting now we have all been 'let out'<br />
The running club have been proactive in trying to keep spirits up with a daily challenge of wearing a different tee each day you run that matches the colour of the rainbow, to celebrate the NHS along with a runner spotting competition, where you get a point if you see another Harrier and photo them :-) with a league each week . this combined with a weekly quiz via the Face Book page.<br />
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I cant believe its nearly 3 years since my Manche to Med cycling trip<br />
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That's brought the Blog up to date, not a lot to say but I am trying to keep it uptodate and also keep a diary of this extraordinary time .<br />
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