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[LovesToWet 3,410]

That was a fun week but my legs are now starting to feel heavy. 140 miles done on the bike plus a 5k run. I haven't had a week like this for a while. 

[Sophie 23,032]

So... tomorrow is exciting!

My daughter asked me today about cycling milestones and I told her a common one is 50 miles. She told me that was way too much for her and asked me if I could go with her for 30 miles instead? YES!! So tomorrow we are going for a 30 mile bike ride together, going to get up nice and early and just enjoy ourselves. I have a route in mind with a cafe stop at 15 miles, and depending on how she feels we can either continue our ride for an additional 15 miles, or go another way and it's only 5 miles back to home. 

I am not sure why she is suddenly interested in riding a relatively long distance but I am all for it. I love our mother daughter time on the bikes.

[Kupar 12,362]

36 minutes ago, Sophie said:

So... tomorrow is exciting!

My daughter asked me today about cycling milestones and I told her a common one is 50 miles. She told me that was way too much for her and asked me if I could go with her for 30 miles instead? YES!! So tomorrow we are going for a 30 mile bike ride together, going to get up nice and early and just enjoy ourselves. I have a route in mind with a cafe stop at 15 miles, and depending on how she feels we can either continue our ride for an additional 15 miles, or go another way and it's only 5 miles back to home. 

I am not sure why she is suddenly interested in riding a relatively long distance but I am all for it. I love our mother daughter time on the bikes.

This is lovely ❤️. I know you'll have a great time 😊

[Sophie 23,032]

On 6/3/2023 at 2:59 PM, Sophie said:

So... tomorrow is exciting!

My daughter asked me today about cycling milestones and I told her a common one is 50 miles. She told me that was way too much for her and asked me if I could go with her for 30 miles instead? YES!! So tomorrow we are going for a 30 mile bike ride together, going to get up nice and early and just enjoy ourselves. I have a route in mind with a cafe stop at 15 miles, and depending on how she feels we can either continue our ride for an additional 15 miles, or go another way and it's only 5 miles back to home. 

I am not sure why she is suddenly interested in riding a relatively long distance but I am all for it. I love our mother daughter time on the bikes.

Today was AMAZING. I am smiling right now just thinking about it.

We headed out nice and early, leaving the house at 8am after having a nice breakfast and we took our time, it was all about the journey and not the destination. It was really nice having her alongside me, talking about anything and everything, having some proper mother daughter time. And we really did talk about anything, some of the most random things you could think of. At one point I could hardly see where I was riding because I was laughing so much. It was incredible.

We stopped at a cafe just shy of 15 miles and had a coffee each and a slice of cake (VERY important!) and we talked some more. It was an enjoyable 30 minutes. We didn't want to wait too long but at the same time,, we could have spent all day there. It was just a really nice place with a good atmosphere. We nipped into the ladies and had a wee before we set off again. I asked my daughter how she was doing and she told me she was happy to go an additional 15 miles instead of taking the shortcut home.

The next 15 miles was similar to the first, lots of chatting and laughing. Towards the end I could tell she was getting tired, she was still in a really good mood but she was coasting as much as possible, even on the flat sections, only pedaling when her speed dropped. Still, we made it home okay albeit a little slower than when we left. When we put our bikes away I asked her if she enjoyed it. She looked at me, smiled and gave me the tightest hug ever. "Mum.... I loved it! I want to do it again, maybe not weekly, but I want to do it again" I felt like I could burst into tears of joy.

This could be the start of something truly wonderful.

[LovesToWet 3,410]

Just a 5k run this weekend and a 40mile bike ride. Legs have been stiff from a lovely shirt break at the start of the week which involved a lot of walking. It's was great to get away though so well worth the aches

[Kupar 12,362]

1 hour ago, LovesToWet said:

Just a 5k run this weekend and a 40mile bike ride. Legs have been stiff from a lovely shirt break at the start of the week which involved a lot of walking. It's was great to get away though so well worth the aches

Excellent!

[LovesToWet 3,410]

Cars hurt! 

[Sophie 23,032]

2 minutes ago, LovesToWet said:

Cars hurt! 

Please don't tell me you've been hit by a car...

[LovesToWet 3,410]

1 minute ago, Sophie said:

Please don't tell me you've been hit by a car...

Yep, nothing serious. Plenty of lumps, bumps cuts and 1 broken bone

[Sophie 23,032]

Just now, LovesToWet said:

Yep, nothing serious. Plenty of lumps, bumps cuts and 1 broken bone

Oh god, I hope you are okay 😞

[LovesToWet 3,410]

I'll be fine, my body will mend. Just hope I'm not too nervous to get back on a bike, it's not very appealing at the mo

[Kupar 12,362]

2 hours ago, LovesToWet said:

I'll be fine, my body will mend. Just hope I'm not too nervous to get back on a bike, it's not very appealing at the mo

Oh! Get well soon my friend x

[harry_jones_1975 565]

Get well soon and hope you find the courage to cycle again. 

[LovesToWet 3,410]

Got my helmet back today. Loads of dints and scrapes on the outside and the inner foam has split in several places. It saved my life so please wear 1 too guys

[LovesToWet 3,410]

Hmmm, decisions decisions.

Do I quite riding to keep the peace at home or do I keep riding cos it helps my sanity? 

[mickymoist 3,334]

Well I'm not an ideal example as there's no one at home here if it happened to me, and I haven't ridden a bike for 30 years.... but I would go for what keeps you sane

[Alfresco 11,000]

Lunch time today, I decided that it is not right to spend all day sat at the desk and so I took an extended lunch, put a kayak on the top of the car and went for a paddle on the canal.   I took my lunch with me, paddled a bit over a mile to a nice wharf with a picnic area and then got out and sat on the front of the kayak to eat lunch.   Whilst I was there, I saw a tour boat moor up and various walkers came by.   I needed to pee and with people around I decided to go for the discrete option and peed down the side of my kayak whilst I was seated and with my spray deck hiding the action from passers by.   I'll write up the details and put them in my Alfresco Peeing thread in the men peeing section as there are some photos to illustrate the technique that wouldn't necessarily be appropriate here.   After lunch, I got back on the water and paddled back to the start point and then loaded up and headed home.

Far better than sitting at home to eat lunch, but it did mean I was gone for about two hours including the loading, unloading and driving there and back.

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by Alfresco

[Kupar 12,362]

37 minutes ago, Alfresco said:

Lunch time today, I decided that it is not right to spend all day sat at the desk and so I took an extended lunch, put a kayak on the top of the car and went for a paddle on the canal.

A great idea @Alfresco 🙂 Hope you don't have to work too late this afternoon to catch up

[Alfresco 11,000]

Just now, Kupar said:

A great idea @Alfresco 🙂 Hope you don't have to work too late this afternoon to catch up

Thankfully I'm not excessively busy at the moment.  Will probably still knock off about 5:00

 

[Bacardi 9,110]

Today I did some work with my physical therapist for an injury I sustained in my neck and pain in my back. She told me she can tell I've lost weight since the last time I saw her (October-January). It made me feel really great, and I feel even better because I've added 2 lb hand weights to my treadmill routine. 

My mom got me a tiny treadmill for Christmas and in Jan/Feb I started walking on it to reach 10k steps a day at least 5 days a week, but I go for 7 if I can. I don't use a scale to measure weight loss as I am a woman who gets a regular menstrual cycle that cause me to gain/retain/lose weight on a daily basis. But from pictures and the way my clothes are fitting i can tell I've lost weight and I can't wait to see how my body reacts to using the weights when I walk as well! 

[Jar351 396]

22 minutes ago, Bacardi said:

Today I did some work with my physical therapist for an injury I sustained in my neck and pain in my back. She told me she can tell I've lost weight since the last time I saw her (October-January). It made me feel really great, and I feel even better because I've added 2 lb hand weights to my treadmill routine. 

My mom got me a tiny treadmill for Christmas and in Jan/Feb I started walking on it to reach 10k steps a day at least 5 days a week, but I go for 7 if I can. I don't use a scale to measure weight loss as I am a woman who gets a regular menstrual cycle that cause me to gain/retain/lose weight on a daily basis. But from pictures and the way my clothes are fitting i can tell I've lost weight and I can't wait to see how my body reacts to using the weights when I walk as well! 

Congrats on your progress @Bacardi it is difficult for many of us to go through these physical struggles and I know it's difficult but you have us your peefans family here who support you.  We believe in you

[LovesToWet 3,410]

On 7/7/2023 at 1:51 AM, Bacardi said:

Today I did some work with my physical therapist for an injury I sustained in my neck and pain in my back. She told me she can tell I've lost weight since the last time I saw her (October-January). It made me feel really great, and I feel even better because I've added 2 lb hand weights to my treadmill routine. 

My mom got me a tiny treadmill for Christmas and in Jan/Feb I started walking on it to reach 10k steps a day at least 5 days a week, but I go for 7 if I can. I don't use a scale to measure weight loss as I am a woman who gets a regular menstrual cycle that cause me to gain/retain/lose weight on a daily basis. But from pictures and the way my clothes are fitting i can tell I've lost weight and I can't wait to see how my body reacts to using the weights when I walk as well! 

That's great. Keep up the good work. 

[LovesToWet 3,410]

It's been a few weeks since I got knocked off my bike and I finally felt I could manage a ride. So Friday night I got my MTB out of storage (my road bike got trashed in the accident) and got it ready for a ride..... Complete mental block. My heart says go for it, you'll be fine but my head just won't let me get on it. I've tried all weekend but all I do is stare at it. Never ever thought I'd be too nervous to get on a bike but here I am and don't know what to do about it

[Sophie 23,032]

1 hour ago, LovesToWet said:

It's been a few weeks since I got knocked off my bike and I finally felt I could manage a ride. So Friday night I got my MTB out of storage (my road bike got trashed in the accident) and got it ready for a ride..... Complete mental block. My heart says go for it, you'll be fine but my head just won't let me get on it. I've tried all weekend but all I do is stare at it. Never ever thought I'd be too nervous to get on a bike but here I am and don't know what to do about it

I had a similar experience when I had a minor incident involving a hedge. I was a little cut and bruised but okay and my bike was fine but I had lost all of my confidence on that first ride. I was more cautious than ever. I knew it was a freak accident but it was so hard getting over that initial mental hurdle. It's really, really difficult but the best thing to do is just get back on the horse, and I understand that is easier said than done. I'm sorry that my reply isn't more helpful.

[Kupar 12,362]

3 hours ago, LovesToWet said:

It's been a few weeks since I got knocked off my bike and I finally felt I could manage a ride. So Friday night I got my MTB out of storage (my road bike got trashed in the accident) and got it ready for a ride..... Complete mental block. My heart says go for it, you'll be fine but my head just won't let me get on it. I've tried all weekend but all I do is stare at it. Never ever thought I'd be too nervous to get on a bike but here I am and don't know what to do about it

Maybe just climb aboard. Then get off. Put it away. Just start by getting into the saddle without going anywhere. Baby steps? 

And you may have found this, but the third example here might be helpful:  https://trainright.com/how-to-get-your-confidence-back-after-a-cycling-crash/

Good luck 

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