Saturday 20 June 2009

cycling... garmin...and mountain bikes (mtb)


well the cycling is going really well.

each ride is a great mix of pushing it hard to my max heart rate and quick recovery.

i am out for an average of 2-3 times a week and where possible gym cycling in between.

i guess an ave. ride is about 20-25 miles which is very comfortable to achieve and i always finish knowing i can do a hell of a lot more.

i will begin building up the miles over the coming weeks now i have the garmin edge gps thingy and i can work out where to go...

cadence... oh i love knowing how fast i am pedaling ha! last week was the first time i used the garmin and i achieved an ave. of 78 rpm for the ride which seems a little low to me... so i am aiming to get it up to the 80's.

i have just bought a 'el cheapo' road bike for spain and this is now waiting for me... when i get out there i can take 'el cheapo' to the quiet mountain/ coast roads and have some fun! i reckon a little daily cycling in 100 degree heat will keep the blood pumping...

mountain bikes...

damn... this was not meant to happen.

but for some reason i can't begin to explain i am suddenly craving going off road on some gentle ish tracks/ canal paths/railway tracks/woodland as i live out in the stixs.

the idea of road and mountain biking has me even more hooked than i was before! i have just seen some pics of mtb in nevada and also the spanish mountains -omg amazing!

asa far as buying a mountain bike, this is on the radar, i won't bore you with any details...i will scream for my boston bike guru to help me right now please...

so there you go,

chat soon, feel free to comment.

c


the weighty issue...


hello,

have ya missed me?

it has been a week or so since my last brain dump so here ya go!

well this week has seen a grand loss of 3 pounds which is great news and if my maths is correct it's nearly a 3 stone loss in total since i began this change mid March.

I of course am pleased and frustrated all at the same time as i have an amount to shift still..i know i will get there... eventually!

BMI is still dropping which in itself is great news and my heart recovery rate is actually rather good!

Wednesday 10 June 2009

birthdays, cycling and stuff...


hey all

not been on last week or so been a lil crazy...

ok quick update...

had birthday and was kindly given a garmin edge 705 which is wonderful news...

i only wish i could work the bloody thing lol

couple fo bike rides in between gigs, and feelign quite yuckkkkk...

looking forward to this weekend to get out and cycle more

thoughts are with my gurus in Boston - loves u both xx

chat soon

C