When i woke this morning i new i wouldn't be doing any running in the mountains, not only did my head say no but my left shin said "no way Dave". So Debbie and i drove home.
As we approached home Debbie said i should probably go out on the bike for a while as cycling is a good way to exercise without any impact on my joints/shins. As usual, good advice from Debbie so after a little nap (us old people like a nap in the day time) i went out on my road bike.
I cycled 37 miles with nearly 3000 foot of ascent at an average of 15.5 mph, my top speed (down a big hill) was 40 mph. On a bicycle 40 mph feels like 100 mph in a car, dangerous. The route included the longest continuous ascent in England, Cragg Vale, this ascent was part of the TDF in 2014 and the road is still covered in graffiti from over zealous fans.
I ride a reasonable new hybrid bike that is my day to day commuter, my usual ride is 4.5 miles each way to work and back. 37 miles is a long way for me but it was fun so i hope to use this as my way to keep a reasonable level of fitness, i should be able to run a little so the Lakeland 100 race should still be viable (fingers crossed). Perhaps i may even swim a little.
My legs hurt but i feel good, if a little distant from reality but i'm going to call it a good day, at least so far.
In recent days i had decided to share more of my life than is usual for me in the hope that writing about how i feel will help me with some of the things i am struggling with. My running partner called to see me, a short social visit but we have both suffered with injury recently and not had chance to catch up, it makes such a difference. I have also had some messages and emails from friends reminding me that they care, you know who you are guys. Thank you, it means a lot to me.
I will continue to share in the hope that it keep on making a difference to my life, some of it may even be worth reading. (no promises)
As we approached home Debbie said i should probably go out on the bike for a while as cycling is a good way to exercise without any impact on my joints/shins. As usual, good advice from Debbie so after a little nap (us old people like a nap in the day time) i went out on my road bike.
I cycled 37 miles with nearly 3000 foot of ascent at an average of 15.5 mph, my top speed (down a big hill) was 40 mph. On a bicycle 40 mph feels like 100 mph in a car, dangerous. The route included the longest continuous ascent in England, Cragg Vale, this ascent was part of the TDF in 2014 and the road is still covered in graffiti from over zealous fans.
I ride a reasonable new hybrid bike that is my day to day commuter, my usual ride is 4.5 miles each way to work and back. 37 miles is a long way for me but it was fun so i hope to use this as my way to keep a reasonable level of fitness, i should be able to run a little so the Lakeland 100 race should still be viable (fingers crossed). Perhaps i may even swim a little.
My Hybrid - Scott Sub 20
My legs hurt but i feel good, if a little distant from reality but i'm going to call it a good day, at least so far.
In recent days i had decided to share more of my life than is usual for me in the hope that writing about how i feel will help me with some of the things i am struggling with. My running partner called to see me, a short social visit but we have both suffered with injury recently and not had chance to catch up, it makes such a difference. I have also had some messages and emails from friends reminding me that they care, you know who you are guys. Thank you, it means a lot to me.
I will continue to share in the hope that it keep on making a difference to my life, some of it may even be worth reading. (no promises)
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