Kupar 12,317 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, JesseP said: Oh god what am I signing myself up for Hahaha! Nothing you don't want to my friend! You have already inspired me to do some intervals. So thank you! Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Well @JesseP. I just got in from some interval training 🙂 so thank you for the inspiration! In miles, run / walk: 1.0 / 0.15; 0.85 / 0.15; then 4 x fast 0.25 / 0.15 where 'fast' = 6:30 mins/mile pace. Over to you 😉. 2 Quote Link to post
Guest ShyPeeMan Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I like to ride and run. I've done a 2 mile run so far this week and I'll be going out again soon then tomorrow I'll be going out for a 50 mile bike ride. I'm trying to burn off my biscuit belly lol Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, ShyPeeMan said: I like to ride and run. I've done a 2 mile run so far this week and I'll be going out again soon then tomorrow I'll be going out for a 50 mile bike ride. I'm trying to burn off my biscuit belly lol Excellent 🙂. Then you can treat yourself to another packet of biscuits 😉 Quote Link to post
Guest ShyPeeMan Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 @Kupar problem is I'll burn off 1 and eat 2 as a reward lol Quote Link to post
harry_jones_1975 562 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Did a 10k run with a beautiful friend recently but she wouldn't let me stop and pee en route. We are aiming for a half marathon next year which definitely deserves a pee stop lol 1 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, harry_jones_1975 said: Did a 10k run with a beautiful friend recently but she wouldn't let me stop and pee en route. We are aiming for a half marathon next year which definitely deserves a pee stop lol Good luck with the training for that 🙂 You never know, we might both be running the same races without knowing it 😉 1 Quote Link to post
harry_jones_1975 562 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, Kupar said: Good luck with the training for that 🙂 You never know, we might both be running the same races without knowing it 😉 If you pass a little blonde telling a bloke in glasses you are not peeing yet. That would be us lol 1 Quote Link to post
Guest ShyPeeMan Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 45 mile ride this morning, out nice n early to enjoy quiet roads Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, ShyPeeMan said: 45 mile ride this morning, out nice n early to enjoy quiet roads Nice one Just a couple of biscuits-worth, I reckon 😉. I'll go out for a 10k run after coffee this morning. You've inspired me. 1 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Building back the distance gradually. 10k this morning in 52:16. Lots of work still to do. But I got out there, and ... I even did some quad, hamstring and groin stretches immediately afterwards, and took my vest off to walk the half mile home (it's 15 degrees and 90% relative humidity out the this morning), so I'm feeling good about myself 🙂 1 Quote Link to post
harry_jones_1975 562 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I can maintain that pace to 7k but then always get some sort of niggle and end up in minor discomfort the last 3k which slows me down. Great effort. 1 Quote Link to post
Guest ShyPeeMan Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Kupar said: Building back the distance gradually. 10k this morning in 52:16. Lots of work still to do. But I got out there, and ... I even did some quad, hamstring and groin stretches immediately afterwards, and took my vest off to walk the half mile home (it's 15 degrees and 90% relative humidity out the this morning), so I'm feeling good about myself 🙂 I'm slowly build up to 10k, the most I've run is 8.4 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, ShyPeeMan said: I'm slowly build up to 10k, the most I've run is 8.4 You'll get there 🙂 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 So my run this morning wasn't particularly fast or long, but I did do it wearing a Spiderman costume (obviously without the beanie hat pulled down over my face - that would have been silly). And this being England, no-one gave me a second look. Except for a very cute, fit young lady cyclist who flashed a lovely smile as she passed me, which was nice! 4 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Ha! "Cross training" today. By which I mean I cycled 11 and and a bit miles into town, drank a couple of pints with a friend, then cycled home. On my trusty hybrid, along dead flat paths, it was 22.3 miles in total at 12 mph. But ... is it too late to ask for a suspension seatpost for Christmas? I don't care about the power delivery efficiency, I just want my sitting bones not to hurt any more. 2 Quote Link to post
gldenwetgoose 20,211 Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Kupar said: Ha! "Cross training" today. By which I mean I cycled 11 and and a bit miles into town, drank a couple of pints with a friend, then cycled home. On my trusty hybrid, along dead flat paths, it was 22.3 miles in total at 12 mph. But ... is it too late to ask for a suspension seatpost for Christmas? I don't care about the power delivery efficiency, I just want my sitting bones not to hurt any more. My sitting bones have definitely softened up... or the nerves around them have regained their sensitivity since I stopped cycling as much as I was. One potential solution is to do more... so they say. 1 Quote Link to post
harry_jones_1975 562 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Way to far in this cold. A mile to the station is far enough for me. 1 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 17 hours ago, Kupar said: Ha! "Cross training" today. By which I mean I cycled 11 and and a bit miles into town, drank a couple of pints with a friend, then cycled home. On my trusty hybrid, along dead flat paths, it was 22.3 miles in total at 12 mph. But ... is it too late to ask for a suspension seatpost for Christmas? I don't care about the power delivery efficiency, I just want my sitting bones not to hurt any more. Just out of interest, I compared the heart rates as measured by my running watch (so not necessarily particularly accurate) for a typical run and my cycling yesterday, to see if cycling like I do it is a decent cardiovascular workout. And, no, it's not really: the max heart rate during cycling was only 121, with an average of only 71 (!! I might as well have stayed at home with my feet up on the sofa). But during my last 10k training run a few days ago, the max heart rate was 216 (yes, I know, I should be dead) and the average was 176. Conclusion - pedal faster! 1 Quote Link to post
Sophie 22,991 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I'm not sure if this counts, apologies if it doesn't. My good friend, Katherine , is getting a road bike this Christmas as a present from her husband,complete with clipless pedals. She's never ridden clipless before but she got the shoes today and she asked me if I had any advice. We had a little chat and a couple of hours later we met up so she could have a little practice ride on my bike. She hopped on my bike and I explained the basics to her, how to clip in and most importantly, how to unclip. We spent about half hour with her riding about the car park getting used to the narrower tyres, starting and stopping etc. She did great! Took to it like a duck to water. We decided to go for a short ride somewhere more exciting than an empty car park of an office building, her on my bike with me following behind on hers. Everything was going great until we hit a red traffic light about 15 minutes later. We slowed down to stop at the lights and then I heard a squeal as Katherine slowly toppled over next to me. She was laid on the floor in a fit of giggles, still attached to the bike! "It was going so well!" Thankfully there was nobody else around so she didn't get too embarrassed. I helped untangle her and we carried on with our ride without incident, she did really well! She can't wait to get on her bike next week and didn't want to give me mine back lol. 3 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, Sophie said: I'm not sure if this counts, apologies if it doesn't. My good friend, Katherine , is getting a road bike this Christmas as a present from her husband,complete with clipless pedals. She's never ridden clipless before but she got the shoes today and she asked me if I had any advice. We had a little chat and a couple of hours later we met up so she could have a little practice ride on my bike. She hopped on my bike and I explained the basics to her, how to clip in and most importantly, how to unclip. We spent about half hour with her riding about the car park getting used to the narrower tyres, starting and stopping etc. She did great! Took to it like a duck to water. We decided to go for a short ride somewhere more exciting than an empty car park of an office building, her on my bike with me following behind on hers. Everything was going great until we hit a red traffic light about 15 minutes later. We slowed down to stop at the lights and then I heard a squeal as Katherine slowly toppled over next to me. She was laid on the floor in a fit of giggles, still attached to the bike! "It was going so well!" Thankfully there was nobody else around so she didn't get too embarrassed. I helped untangle her and we carried on with our ride without incident, she did really well! She can't wait to get on her bike next week and didn't want to give me mine back lol. I guess they take a while to get used to. I've never had a bike with clipless pedals, but I have nearly gone through the windscreen a couple of times after pressing firmly down on the 'clutch' pedal when I drive an automatic hire vehicle 😉. You don't do either thing more than a couple of times I reckon! 1 Quote Link to post
likesToLick 9,731 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 15 hours ago, Kupar said: I guess they take a while to get used to. I've never had a bike with clipless pedals, but I have nearly gone through the windscreen a couple of times after pressing firmly down on the 'clutch' pedal when I drive an automatic hire vehicle 😉. You don't do either thing more than a couple of times I reckon! Hmmmm. Left foot braking in an automatic is a big no no! The G-force from the braking action throws your body weight forward against the pedal, creating a positive feedback loop. That said, I do remember doing it once, about 40 years ago. My first time in an automatic and it also had ABS. We stopped so suddenly I felt the force in my eyeballs! 1 Quote Link to post
Kupar 12,317 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, likesToLick said: Hmmmm. Left foot braking in an automatic is a big no no! The G-force from the braking action throws your body weight forward against the pedal, creating a positive feedback loop. Absolutely. Manual transmission is the norm, so driving an automatic is a rarity for me. I did have one for a year or so as a company car. Nice in most respects (Audi 80 - became the A4) but I would never willingly choose an automatic box. I like changing gear manually 🙂 Quote Link to post
willinglywet 236 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Nothing special to brag about but had a little nice walk in the fresh winter air, i was walking about 6 km and thats my usual and almost everyday routine if the weather is nice enough. Took a pic for nice sunrise at the time and that got me thinking about these times and i really think that we have to enjoy these little things now and then specially when the world is like it is now. Never have too much of a sun in our minds and hearts. 3 Quote Link to post
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