{"id":505,"date":"2010-06-16T11:57:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T11:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:31:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:31:13","slug":"personal-best-now-thats-a-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/personal-best-now-thats-a-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Best – Now That’s A First<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

PBs – What’s All That About?<\/h2>\n

I’ve never really measured myself until this June100<\/strong> lark kicked off. \u00a0Suddenly I’m doing enough rides to consider bettering myself and improving my riding, as well as just enjoying it.<\/p>\n

So, last night I followed exactly the same route I took a week or so ago, with the intention of beating myself. \u00a0I was happy with the result.<\/p>\n

Miles \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011.43
\nAverage Speed 12.1 mph
\nMax Speed \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 28.3 mph
\nAscent \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0334 m<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a lot better than the last time I took the route, so I can look forward to torturing myself in future as I try to better myself again. \u00a0When I’ve got 10 minutes to spare, I’ll throw another lap of t’Lake in too, to squeeze an extra 2 miles or so into the evening rides.<\/p>\n

Or maybe I’ll get myself an imagination and work out a new loop!<\/p>\n

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Last night’s very pleasant Hollingworth Lake trip<\/p><\/div>\n

I’d like to get myself over 30 mph, but for now 28.3 is my official fastest ever on the Focus Fat Boy. \u00a0Maybe I need a\u00a0slightly\u00a0steeper hill to throw myself down… \u00a0the\u00a0trouble\u00a0there is that I’d need to get myself up some hills first, but: I Fear Climbs.<\/p>\n

Everything’s Changing And I Don’t Feel The Same…<\/h2>\n

… to quote the most popular band who couldn’t find a guitarist.<\/p>\n

Since the #June100<\/a><\/strong> kicked off, I’ve noticed a few differences in me:<\/p>\n