| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Tue, 9th Aug 2011 | 84 | 2:48:08 | Road | 29.7 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 11th Aug 2011 | 40 | 1:28:33 | Road | 26.6 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sat, 13th Aug 2011 | 84 | 2:46:45 | Road | 30.2 | Strava – Garmin |
207kms this week. I must admit that this week has been a bit busy, hence just 3 rides, with just 10 days left for my Big Ride. Continue reading
| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Mon, 18th Jul 2011 | 40 | 1:32:55 | Road | 25.6 | Strava – Garmin |
| Tue, 19th Jul 2011 | 84 | 2:42:46 | Road | 30.9 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 22nd Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:18:11 | Road | 27.8 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 24th Jul 2011 | 33 | 1:55:12 | Road | 27.6 | Strava – Garmin |
View from Burling Gap
The weather forecast is awful for this week. Today, the westerly winds are really strong and blustery. It also looked like rain. I decided to take the Trek out today and go around Beachy Head, taking the camera with me, as the photo opportunity would be quite good at Burling Gap and Beachy Head.
| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Mon, 11th Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:23:06 | Road | 27.1 | Strava – Garmin |
| Wed, 13th Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:21:57 | Road | 27.3 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 14th Jul 2011 | 84 | 2:50:50 | Road | 29.5 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 15th Jul 2011 | 40 | 1:18:07 | Road | 30.2 | Strava – Garmin |
Start of another week with a ride to Bewl Water and back (to Eastbourne) under beautiful blue skies. It was a nice ride but needed a couple of gels along the way to help with energy. Continue reading
| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Mon, 4th Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:10:24 | Road | 29.1 | Strava – Garmin |
| Tue, 5th Jul 2011 | 39 | 1:27:19 | Road | 27.0 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 7th Jul 2011 | 39 | 1:28:46 | Road | 26.8 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 8th Jul 2011 | 39 | 1:17:43 | Road | 30.4 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 10th Jul 2011 | 83 | 2:47:09 | Road | 30.1 | Strava – Garmin |
The weather just keeps improving at the moment. Maybe, I shouldn’t talk too soon. With very slight SE winds, this morning, I decided to go out and do the Rye ride again. It was really nice to have a bike that doesn’t creak any more, after changing the pedals to an old set. Obviously, the bearing are on their way out. Continue reading
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Links |
| Mon, 20th Jun 2011 | 1hr | Turbo | Garmin | ||
| Tue, 21st Jun 2011 | 52 | 2:50:16 | Road | 18.4 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 23rd Jun 2011 | 52 | 3:03:56 | Road | 17.1 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 24th Jun 2011 | 25 | 1:28:57 | Road | 16.6 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 26th Jun 2011 | 52 | 3:09:20 | Road | 16.6 | Strava – Garmin |
Monday started off as a bit of a miserable day and didn’t really improve at all, with rain in the afternoon. At least the wind had stopped. I just did an hour on the turbo in the garage. Continue reading
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Links |
| Mon, 13th Jun 2011 | 25 | 1:32:54 | Road | 15.8 | Strava – Garmin |
| Tue, 14th Jun 2011 | 57 | 3:21:11 | Road | 17.0 | Strava – Garmin |
| Wed, 15th Jun 2011 | 25 | 1:21:35 | Road | 18.0 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 19th Jun 2011 | 25 | 1:22:29 | Road | 17.8 | Strava – Garmin |
Monday brought quite strong winds again, from the SW. For a change of scenery, and because of those winds, I decided to do the Beachy Head route in a clockwise direction, getting rid of the headwind early. After just a few miles, I realised that I really didn’t have that much energy. Thinking back, it’s was all down to the lack of carbs from the meals of the 2 previous days. Continue reading
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Links |
| Tue, 24th May 2011 | 52 | 2:56:29 | Road | 17.8 | Strava – Garmin |
| Wed, 25th May 2011 | 37 | 2:06:30 | Road | 17.8 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 27th May 2011 | 25 | 1:29:11 | Road | 16.5 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sat, 28th May 2011 | 25 | 1:26:43 | Road | 17.0 | Strava – Garmin |
I presume it’s because of the increased mileage but I do feel a lot stronger on the bike. When you consider that last week, I did in excess of 250 miles, it does makes sense. Continue reading
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Links |
| Mon,16th May 2011 | 25 | 1:20:59 | Road | 18.2 | Strava – Garmin |
| Tue, 17th May 2011 | 20 | 1:04:16 | Road | 19.5 | Strava – Garmin |
| Wed, 18th May 2011 | 57 | 3:41:46 | Road | 15.5 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 19th May 2011 | 20 | 1:09:57 | Road | 18.0 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 20th May 2011 | 25 | 1:20:10 | Road | 18.4 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 22nd May 2011 | 107 | 6:50:34 | Road | 15.7 | Strava – Garmin |
Starting Monday, there was a major lifestyle change. No more work until at least October therefore, all my energy will be put towards training, with no early morning alarm calls. Continue reading
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Link |
| Thu, 27th Jan 2011 | 52 | 3:36:14 | Road | 14.5 | Garmin |
| Sun, 30th Jan 2011 | 52 | 3:16:54 | Road | 15.9 | Garmin |
Thursday was the first opportunity for a ride, this week. I had a day off work so decided to do a long one. It was a very cold morning; Only about 2°C. I took it nice and easy and tried to stay within zone 3, which I managed most of the time, on the flat. Apart from the cold, there was a chilling North Easterly wind which made the return from Birling Gap very difficult and slow, due to the exposed nature of Beachy Head and Eastbourne Seafront. Although the last time I did this ride back on the 11th August 2010, I did it in 2:45:00 (50 mins quicker than today), I am still happy with today’s ride. Continue reading
Tour de France or bust 