… And I Don’t Mean In One Day, Either.
At the beginning of the year, I set myself some targets. You might know that on Sunday the first major one passed un-achieved. I sat on my sofa yesterday morning feeling guilty as I ate a sausage butty and watched 36,000 runners completing the Great Manchester 10k Run.
My official time was 49 minutes 44 seconds, thanks to Fall Down Andy, my good friend and football buddy. His £20 donation is on my JustGiving widget on the right hand of this page, so at least one of my targets has moved in the right direction this week! Just Give it a click if you can help Springhill Hospice, too.
But back to the point… Back in January I didn’t set myself a “miles cycled” target. Then (and indeed now), I didn’t know how much chance I’d get to get the bike out of the shed and ride. Truth is, in the absence of a target I’ve been pretty lax, I think.
To stave off the guilt, I did open the shed yesterday. My OH and I had a leisurely schlep to Hollingworth Lake before I went to pick up Number One Son who was staying with us in advance of his trip to Stamford Bridge today. Yes Les, Stamford Bridge. I advised him to take his camera as it might be the only trip there he ever makes, unless Man U secure the Premiership before the Chelsea away match some season soon! 😉
Our little Lake cycle took me past 100 miles cycled for the year. This is a good thing 🙂 But in truth I’m still disappointed at my progress so far 🙁 I think I should be getting 500 miles in this year easily, so I need to pick up the pace and open that shed a lot more often.
Interestingly, I gave the Focus Fat Boy a good clean when we got home. It’s amazing how much crap you can carry along in your chain if you over-lube it. In most situations it’s impossible to have too much lubrication, but in terms of chains, the grit I was carrying around must have been slowing me down! So in future, I must remember to give it a wipe after I’ve lubed it.
Anyway, here’s some evidence that I did actually go out, but looking at my famous pot belly I think a bit more time on the bike and a bit less sat outside cafes is in order!
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- Our jaunt to the Lake, round it and back.
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- The Pot Bellied Cycling (and cafe visiting) Diabetic!
The ride map can also be found in my MapMyRide pages. Go on, have a shufty! Tell ’em Phill sent you.
Any ideas how I can motivate myself to get a bit more cycling done?
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