cycling update...

ok...

the cycling is increasing now and i am aiming to get out at least 4 times per week.

a minimum of 16 miles to keep me ticking over during the week with a couple of biggies at the weekend.

this coupled with drumming is helping the stamina and muscle to fat growth!

this weekend sun 19th July was a brilliant 35 mile cycle, longest so far and with bags of room to spare at the end...

a very challenging ride with many hills of different challenge and some very busy roads to contend with also.

my garmin gps re set itself last night so i am unable to upload the data which is a real pain...

my cadence was up to a steady 77 rpm and my speed up to 11.2 mph which for this ride in wind, rain and many hills pleased me!

suffered a couple of punctures over the weekend and managed to perform a clipped in topple in front of a coffee drinking crowd - excellent!

looking forward to getting out again, took today as a rest day and will have a gentle ride tomorrow night all being well.

will add some new pics to help you laugh..

i am very sorry...

well hello,

it has been a little while since i have said Hi and shared my thoughts...

there is a reason for this... cycling, drumming, travel, work and more cycling!

so let me delight you with an update...

ready?

weight down by a total of near 4 stone now! bmi has dropped by a total of 9.5 points since the end of March which is brilliant...

clothes are way too big and my suits look like i have borrowed them! i am wearing shirts i have never been able to get into , all of this is wonderfully exciting...

i am however refusing to buy new clothes until i have lost a couple more stone... so i guess im gonna look daft for a little while longer yet!

exciting crazy assed goal news soon

yes thats right

im about to be daft and i have had a couple of ideas...

just working them out, they involve me, padded shorts, bikes and cream for my areas.

Most importantly they will involve charity...

i shall let you know more soon.

c

gosh it's on the blog now... it gonna happen!

sun, spain, cycling and backwards brakes...

hmmm...

ok a quick hello from the sun of Spain...

El cheapo road bike is actually quite good, the sponge brakes make for interesting stopping as do the fact the UK have the brakes opposite to anywhere else in the world .... eg > uk back brake left , anywhere else the front brake is left... imagine my surpise... oh well what fun...

loads of great mini and long climbs here and a wonderful moutanous type road which i will attempt later in the year when I return... and have changed the brakes from sponges to er... brakes.

adios amigos.

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!

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