28/1/10 heading North

Cold grey morning - met up with the lads from Kettering CC.
This time we headed up through Pipwell to Middleton. Then I met Tim & Dave coming the other way so I did a 180 & joined them for a while. Up the hill to Great Easton for a well earned drink!
We then parted & I headed east & tackled Rockingham hill for the first time.
I felt pretty weary & unfit as I went back along the main road - I need to get fitter!
25.3m 1h46m @ 14.3mph

9/1/10 the big F-F-F-Freeze up!

Whole of the UK frozen solid....might be off to the Gym for me (very boring)

Have signed up for the Peterborough 100 on 18/4/10, along with Tim & Andy H (from LEJOG) - hopefully Praveen will follow suit. (DooGood can't make it)

Will act as a good motivating force to get out & pound some miles once the frost has thawed....

CYCLE ASPIRATIONS 2010

Can't do them all......ones in red I'm really hoping to do!!

Feb 6^th - Winter Audax 75m (Worcester) (beaconrcc.org.uk) with TTT. BOOKED IN!

Mar 7 - March Hare 75m Just S of Shirley (madmarchharesportive.co.uk)*fully booked up* MIGHT GO ALONG ANYWAY!!

Apr 4 - Quattro 46/60/80m Wollaston (justracing)

Apr 11 - RICHARDSON'S RUMBLE THE 4 COUNTIES CHALLENGE (St Ives) (wheelsinwheels.com) I'm Away!

Apr 18 - Peterborough 100m (Action.org.uk) - BOOKED IN!

Apr 25 - Cicle Rutland 50m/100m (Oakham) (cicleclassic.co.uk)

May 2 - Squires & Shires 40m/80m(Naseby)

May 2 - Forest of Dean Classic 85m (wheelsinwheels.com)

May 9 - Classic Oxfordshire 60m (bike-events.com)

May 9 - Suffolk Sunrise 100m (Action.org.uk)

May 16 - Tour de Tendring 50m (Harwich) (bike-events.com)

May 23 - 35 Thames Bridges 35m (Stroke Ass.)

May 31 - Kettering to London 71m (CS & TM) (B/HOL)

June 6 - Norwich 100 (bike-events.com)

June 12 - Essex Countryside 60m (bike-events.com) (*SAT)

June 13? - St Edmunds Wheel 60m (Bury St Edmunds)

June 13 - Great Kent 60m (bike-events.com)

June 20 - Cotswold 68m/98m/127m(!) Audax (beaconrcc.org.uk)

July 4 - Birmingham-Oxford ~60m (bike-events.com)

July 4 - Reigate 53m/62m/86m (Southern Sportive)

July 11 - Manchester-Blackpool 65m (bike-events.com)

July 17 - Essex Castle 25m/50m/75m(bike-events.com) (*SAT)

July 18 - London-Southend 59m (prob on Hol) (bike-events.com)

Aug 8 - Suffolk Coast 60m (bike-events.com)

Aug 15 - Woodcote 44m/58m/82m (Southern Sportive)

Sep 12 - Tour of Worcester 60m/90m (wheelsinwheels.com)

Sep 19 - New Forest 48m (bike-events.com)

Oct 10 - Ride 101m (justracing.com)

Oct 17 - Dunsfold 45m/58m(Southern Sportive)

1/1/10 to 3003miles!!

Frustrated by frost over the Christmas period things finally thawed enough to get out on Belle again.
With temperatures at zero I headed out through Grafton to Geddington, and along the bypass coming back along Rockingham Road & through the town
Few dodgy moments on shady icy bits - but great to be out on the road...roll on the Spring!
12.8m 49m34s 15.5mph 439ft climb

Total on Garmin since Sep 2008 :-

3003.09m 205h19mins @ 14.6mph 185504Cal Ave HR 133 Max HR 181 140961ft climb

13/12/09 out east with Kettering CC

Showers & cold - 9 of us met up at Sainsburys and headed east.
The five fast boys raced on ahead & Tom, Mike, Eve & I headed out past Thrapston. Then into new territory for me as we went through Titchmarsh & Clopton, skirting Oundle & back via Brigstock. The road to Grafton Underwood has some big hills but I had a second wind & shot up at good speed.

39m 2h30m at 14.5mph total now 2990m since Sep 2008!

28/11/09 solo ride Sywell Naseby & back

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Set off on a sunny but cold saturday moring. decided to head out into a stiff breeze southwards.
After Sywell I tracked westwards through Moulton & up to Naseby & home along the familiar route.
Hoped to get to 40 miles but just short - also wet on hommeward stretch

Have entered the 6/2/10 AUDAX - hope to meet up with DooGood (TimTomTaylor) if he's fit by then!

38.99m 2h41m @ 14.6mph (13.1 1st half!) 1941ft climb

22/11/09 Joined kettering CC Billing/Cogenhoe & back.

Hadn't planned a cycle as forecast pretty dire
Woke 0900 to sunny am so decided to go
Met up with 'Old' Tom, Jamie, Mark, and Eddie.
Set off south into the wind via Sywell to Billing & Cogenhoe
The sky darkened & rain fell but we flew back with the wind! memories of wind assisted stretches on LEJOG.
Damp but welcome hot shower at finish - Brilliant ride - legs still strong.

33.8m 2h09m @15.7 1593ft climb

Total on Garmin 2914m - Still hope to get to 3000m (since Sep 2008) before years end.