Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Friday, 4 January 2013
Hamsterley Ride with Josh-E-Dawg
Had an ace afternoon XC up at Hamsterley, took my dog Josh. He loved it and is now so tired he is passed out on the floor after having double helpings of dinner!
Was really wet and muddy up the forest but still fun as usual, nice cuppa and New Years' Greetings offa Joe n' Craig and the first official outing for my Loeka jersey and shorts and to top it off the infamous purple, Roots Cycles Beanie!
The shorts are fab, 2012 cascade DH shorts that are waterproof so for the first time ever my undies actually stayed pretty dry and the whole ride was enjoyable with no soggy bottoms :-)
A few folk noticed me modelling (lol) and got loadsa positive comments and thankfully nobody saw my quality 'over the bars' faceplant at the top of Nitrous where my 'blessed' dog cut me up and I flew off the top of the first berm.... ouchie. Luckily the Loeka gear stayed in tact and withstood a high speed gravel slide in the mud. BONUS!!!!
PS. Of course, I fell off on purpose to test the durability....that's right (still laughing though)!
Was really wet and muddy up the forest but still fun as usual, nice cuppa and New Years' Greetings offa Joe n' Craig and the first official outing for my Loeka jersey and shorts and to top it off the infamous purple, Roots Cycles Beanie!
The shorts are fab, 2012 cascade DH shorts that are waterproof so for the first time ever my undies actually stayed pretty dry and the whole ride was enjoyable with no soggy bottoms :-)
A few folk noticed me modelling (lol) and got loadsa positive comments and thankfully nobody saw my quality 'over the bars' faceplant at the top of Nitrous where my 'blessed' dog cut me up and I flew off the top of the first berm.... ouchie. Luckily the Loeka gear stayed in tact and withstood a high speed gravel slide in the mud. BONUS!!!!
PS. Of course, I fell off on purpose to test the durability....that's right (still laughing though)!
Monday, 24 December 2012
Friday, 21 December 2012
Inspirational Bike Quotes
"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."
- H.G. Wells
A Beautiful Walk
After getting back on the bike lately and noticing my drop in fitness I decided to get my sorry backside off of the sofa and take the dog on a nice walk. As I am over west I decided to have a go round the famous Ingleton Falls Trail to check out the waterfalls and as I knew it wouldn't be too easy with lots of stairs and up n' downs.
http://www.ingletonwaterfallstrail.co.uk/trails.php
It was such a lovely surprise, I actually don't mind paying the £5 entrance fee as the path is remarkably well maintained and marked and the views along the way are just gorgeous. As I set off quite late in the day I was lucky enough to barely see another soul too so was a perfect way to get my mind sorted and think nice thoughts after a pretty stressful past few weeks.
One of the best sections for me was about half way round at Thornton Force (see picture), really majestic and beautiful, one of the most perfect waterfalls I have seen in this country and for me it rivals high force in Teesdale pretty closely
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Its days like this when you realise what matters in life, what's real and what's not real and exactly what we are all capable of. I have the choice to be a good person and to minimise my negative impact on others and the environment and today has just steered me back on track and reminded me of my values and who I am. Thanks to the simplicity of nature and the wondrous beauty forged by the force of the water of years for making my day so pleasant. Found a great quote from the Dalai Lama that kinda sums up how I feel today....
Endomondo Hiking Workout: was out hiking 4.22 miles in 1h:17m:03s using Endomondo.
http://www.ingletonwaterfallstrail.co.uk/trails.php
It was such a lovely surprise, I actually don't mind paying the £5 entrance fee as the path is remarkably well maintained and marked and the views along the way are just gorgeous. As I set off quite late in the day I was lucky enough to barely see another soul too so was a perfect way to get my mind sorted and think nice thoughts after a pretty stressful past few weeks.
One of the best sections for me was about half way round at Thornton Force (see picture), really majestic and beautiful, one of the most perfect waterfalls I have seen in this country and for me it rivals high force in Teesdale pretty closely
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Its days like this when you realise what matters in life, what's real and what's not real and exactly what we are all capable of. I have the choice to be a good person and to minimise my negative impact on others and the environment and today has just steered me back on track and reminded me of my values and who I am. Thanks to the simplicity of nature and the wondrous beauty forged by the force of the water of years for making my day so pleasant. Found a great quote from the Dalai Lama that kinda sums up how I feel today....
Endomondo Hiking Workout: was out hiking 4.22 miles in 1h:17m:03s using Endomondo.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Back Weight Training For the Bike This Morning
A nice early morning weights session built in to my day at Oxygym this morning, did a nice mixture of free weights and body weight exercises just to get back into it ready for picking up the bike again and getting out there. Few race entries for 2013 are now starting to appear so its time to get serious and get my legs strong enough to keep up. Felt good to be back doing something after being ill for so long but my thighs hurt already and I am a long way off all my old PB lifting weights... onwards and upwards, soon be back to it again and better than before, with the extra encouragement of Loeka and my other sponsors and girlie biker pals I am sure its gonna be a great season :-)
Endomondo Doing weight training Workout: was out doing weight training - 219 cals burned and strencht gained in 30m:00s using Endomondo.
Endomondo Doing weight training Workout: was out doing weight training - 219 cals burned and strencht gained in 30m:00s using Endomondo.
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