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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2017 15:52:08 GMT
That and buying a new TT bike last night (with approval from the wife  ) WILL kick start my cycling for the year. |
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Post by robertsims on May 5, 2017 13:13:09 GMT
That and buying a new TT bike last night (with approval from the wife ) WILL kick start my cycling for the year. Details...pics...! |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2017 14:37:58 GMT
Boardman Road Team TT. Looks much better in the flesh than on the website. Brief spin on the turbo last night and a rubbish photo here www.strava.com/activities/971223638Best I could get for my budget (£650 new with various discounts). Much lower at the front end than my Focus (with clip-ons) = lower and flatter back. Size is small (54) which feels perfect for my 5'10" height but I do have relatively short legs. Will take some proper picks at the weekend with the racing wheels fitted. Impressed with it so far apart from the gear outer being ~1" too short meaning the steering is restricted. Will pop back to Halfords to request some longer lengths. Bit of a faff as it means unwrapping and rewrapping the aero bars but I'd rather do that myself than let them loose on it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 13:25:19 GMT
First run last night with my local running club, Ellesmere Port. Friendly bunch of mixed abilities that go out Tuesday and Thursday nights and split into two groups depending on ability/speed (looks like a blokes group and a womens one I guess). I joined the blokes on a 7 mile loop. My mate was planning on running this at his tempo pace @ 7 min miles so I started out with him. He was struggling a little and dropped back to 7:30 pace. I caught up with the leading runners, one of which turned out to be the mens club captain, and ran with them. Turned out to be a nice pacey ride with a few (for me) tempo miles at ~6:30 pace. www.strava.com/activities/978667914Running to the meeting point and home again nudged me over 13 miles overall. I'd be happy to slot that distance and type of run into my schedule each week  Out with them again on Thursday to see what their Quality runs are like before I decide on joining or not. |
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Post by robertsims on Jun 10, 2017 18:09:03 GMT
A mate has dropped out of local 10k race tomorrow morning so said I'll take their place - stupid boy!!!!
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Post by chas on Jun 10, 2017 21:01:51 GMT
A mate has dropped out of local 10k race tomorrow morning so said I'll take their place - stupid boy!!!! I did my first 10k yesterday evening, was going well 'til about 8k then got a twinge in my calf which got worse and I foolishly carried on. limped over the line and struggled to walk since.. www.strava.com/activities/1028743340 |
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Post by robertsims on Jun 11, 2017 10:22:04 GMT
A mate has dropped out of local 10k race tomorrow morning so said I'll take their place - stupid boy!!!! Well I did rather Well - was hoping for under 50 mins at a push and ended up with 46 min 43 sec www.strava.com/activities/1030960949 |
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) WILL kick start my cycling for the year.
