52 days to go…
Today was a walking day. A swift 4 miles this morning with my walking buddies and then a further 4 miles to the pub quiz and back (there wasn’t a win at the quiz!)
53 days to go…
This morning I was back out walking. We managed a fast 7km (4.34m) in just over an hour. The evening was a cycle with YRCC. Bloody hell it was hard! The route that we had took us out to the North East of York to Leavening and Acklam. There was a climb into Leavening which …
55 days to go…
55 days mean that there are just under eight weeks to go, and the need to put a lot more in during the week in addition to weekends. When I left the house I had intentions of doing 50 miles, but instead only did 38 miles. However, it was a comfortable and enjoyable ride and …
62 days to go…
This week I only managed one swim and it’s been a week since I’ve been out on my bike. I joined the YRCC for a 40 miles spin, this ended up being just over 45 miles and I managed to get a couple of the guys out to do a further 20 miles with me. …
69 days to go…
Just shy of 46 miles today but it was hard going. Someone told me that cycling is all about the coffee and cake stops and today there were none! As you can see from the elevation, there were 1,500 ft of climbing. On the day of the C2C we will be climbing nearly x 10 …
76 days to go…
Easter Sunday meant the Taddy–Roubaix, taking on every cobbled street that York and Tadcaster had to offer! A fun day out with YRCC but not a great average mph! Being Easter Sunday didn’t know if we would make it for a cake stop but Walker’s Kitchen in Tadcaster was open, and had THE best gluten-free …
77 days to go…
Spent this morning working out what parts I needed to fix my bike. Was proud of myself when I turned up at the bike shop and had actually worked out the right part! Fortunately, they had the time to fix the bike – I’m not sure that my skills would have stretched that far. Also …
78 days to go…
Today was one of those days that I should have just stayed in bed. It was a Good Friday ride up past Fountains Abbey and into Ripon, and then back through Boroughbridge back into York. It was a beautiful ride up to Ripon and we stopped on the square for a coffee. Somehow I managed …
79 days to go…
All good plans and that… Tonight the plan was to go on the running machine at the gym but a journey home from work that should have been less than three hours, on Good Friday Eve, turned into over five hours with accidents all the way back up the M1 and A64. Instead, I started …
80 days to go…
Wednesday consisted of my morning walk with friends again. This time we headed into York city centre and as we walked around the city we were treated to some pretty amazing coloured skies. Not quite as cold as yesterdays -1c it was still pretty chilly so we kept the walk to 3 miles again. We …