Best and Worst????

15.7 mph on the way to work and 12.3 mph on the way back. It could be my best and worst times LOL... I seriously underestimated the head wind home. I knew it was going to be worse in the evening from the weather report but, seriously, if I had stopped pedalling I think the bike might have gone backwards.
So another 50 miles on the clock. That's 100 this week so far, and my knee is giving me a bit of jip (actually, quite a lot) so I might take it easy for the rest of the week. If I ride again, I might just do the flat route to the station.

Damn fly

First 50 of the week done. Well windy on the way back, and I forgot my glasses (realised about 10 mins after I left the house, but too late to go back) so, of course, big huge fly went in my eye on the way back. Well, when I say huge, I mean about a millimetre in size... but trust me, it felt hoooj. Had to stop to try and get it out and my eyes streamed all the way home (".)
Nice day, although the wind spoiled it on the way back. The rapeseed is coming out and my commute is starting to smell and look amazing.

Sometimes when you cycle, you actually miss seeing the best stuff...

... like when you leave work early coz you need to get home, and you miss seeing the maintenance woman falling down the stairs at work. Don't worry... she's ok. Well, as ok as you can be when the lids come off the 2 large tins of brown gloss paint you are carrying and the paint ends up all over you, the stairs and the walls.
Looks like I missed a pure comedy moment. Damn, I always miss the comedy.

Feeling smug...

Normally I get an average of 15 to 16mph on my way to work (23 hilly miles) and about an average of 13.5 on the way back. I don't know why this is, whether it is because I'm more energetic in the mornings, whether it is hillier on the return (don't think so, it seems to average out either way) or whether it's just because I'm not in a rush.

But today... I got a 15mph (",) woo hoo! 1 hr 37 mins over 25 miles. So not only did I get a personal best, but I did it over 25 miles instead of 23 miles (going to my mums!). 2 miles further and a good 5 mins less. And I didn't have a tail wind. Had a slight headwind, but even with tail winds before still haven't done that time.

I feel smug (",)

Mmmm... either using the winter (heavier) bike a bit further into the spring has helped... or the thought of my mum's faggot and chips got me home quicker!

Top Weather!

Shorts and summer top worn out on the bike today. Weather was top notch. Only got chance to go out for an hour tho, which was my own fault for lazing in bed so long!
Still on winter bike which is creaking so much I think it's on his last legs, so I better get the summer bike out tomorrow and adjust the seat. I've been putting it off coz I just hate the whole tinkering around business, I just want to get on and ride.

TWUG 1 ... Health & Safety nil

Had a TWUG meeting at work today (two wheel user group) and we were updating the safe cycling leaflet. We decided from a safety point of view that we should include in the employees "must do" bit that they should inform their manager if they cycle to work (in order that their manager can refer them to us, of course, for safety advice etc) and the health and safety guy dared to suggest that the manager should be allowed to have the authority to put a block on someone cycling to work if he felt it was too risky.
The whole room went silent while everyone just looked at him in absolute horror! STOP SOMEONE CYCLING????!!!!!
Then he tried to dig himself out by saying something about it would only be for cases when it was risky... like when someone cycled long distances because of fatigue!
Ha ha... he was sitting next to me... and my round trip is 50 miles. His face was a picture when I told him.
I think he got the message ;) heehee.

I don't believe this!!!!!!!!!!

Get this... I'm riding my bike, I'm on a roundabout and I'm turning right. As I go round, a guy in a 4x4 pulls up at the give way... I'm already on the roundabout, he's not... he wants to go straight on, but I'm coming around as I'm turning right, so he has to give way.
He only BLASTS his horn at me and gives me the two fingers!!!!
Can you fookin believe that??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was so livid, I gave him every hand signal I could think of (which was only 3 but I made sure they were VERY effective by including the clenched fist in the elbow) and surprise surprise he drove off as he didn't want to confront me.
Fooking C*nt!
Has anybody ever had this???? How can he even justify that in any way???? Do I just attract these idiots. I'm shocked!

I need to get rid of my accent... fast!

Went to the Warwick office today to get my stats done for the Wellbeing infonet site, and they told me they want me to do an "audio" blog entry!!!! I burst out laughing. I mean a written one is cool, yea, but an audio one???
I looked at Simon and said "you have heard my accent yea?" and he said "Yea" and I said... "well, it sounds like 100 times worse on tape!!!"
We were laughing but NO seriously... I've got the worst Brummie accent! How much are elocution lessons... I need help quick. I need to learn to talk posh (".)

I smell...

Well, I did today... because I got to work after 23 miles and found the shower wasn't working! Thank God for baby wipes, and for the fact that it was a cold ride to work!
Had to get home quick tonight so hopped on the train. 37 miles today and a nice tail wind on the way home to help me get there quicker.

Blog Title

Changed it... just for the hell of it. Got bored with the other title.

Missed my commute

Oops... "forgot" to get up this morning (",)

Poor Kes :(

Another 50 mile commute today. My legs are shot! 100 miles since Wednesday so that's good. The Wellbeing team at work have started to prep for the Shape Up challenge (a six week challenge where they try to get all the employees in shape... and it IS a challenge I can tell you LOL). Anyway, they are going to do a blog and they've asked me to do the first entry. Whoop Whoop. Sent them my draft, they'll probably tell me it's too long LOL, can't help it though, once I get talking about cycling...
Found a kestrel in the road today. Well, I had to stop and check it wasn't just hurt, after all... they are not like suicidal pheasants are they?... but it was dead as a dodo. Broken wing and beat up face. Poor sod.

1st full commute of the year...

49.34 miles! Slightly longer than usual as I'm staying at my mum's. I'm knackered. It was windy on the way back and I've spent about 3 hours 40 mins on the bike today!
Worse thing... I had the morning off so cycled in and then the restuarant had ran out of sandwiches!!! So I had to settle for cheesy chips (".) oops
Can't walk up the stairs now... too knackered!

Another windy hour

What's up with the wind man??? At least today it was behind me for the last 4 mile but another 15 off the clock. Every little helps. Got a major headache now... had it before I went out so I'm not surprised it hasn't gone away despite taking half the medicine cabinet.
O yea... the good news is... I've lost a few pound :) I'm now about 11st 6lb ... Whoop Whoop!

First time out in a week

and I only had time to go out for an hour... but the wind made up for that. Didn't seem to matter which way I was going either. Head wind going out... or so I thought... until I turned round to come home! O well, I think I must have burned off enough calories to cancel out the MacDonalds I'm planning on having later.