Friday 30 November 2012

Best til last

Last day of 30 30 so good time for new personal best of 18.6km on level 18 cycle cross training mode and top speed meant top heart workout av bpm 141 while max was 154.
Total for month then is about 405km or 243milesish in old money. Does not include real bike miles which is not as many as last month due to using car for work, 2300 miles for work!

Totally sore left knee. Rest day tomorrow. Perhaps.

Thursday 29 November 2012

24 hours

Another 30 30 is about to bite the dust. Totals to be declared but much better than March's effort.

lvl 16 hill 13.4km 121 av bpm 149 max

Sore left knee

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Nearly there

No real cycling due to stomach upset. Still. Day 28 30 30 lvl 14 cycle cross 12.6km av bpm 115 max bpm 138

Left knee really sore

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Keeping on

Day 27 30 30 lvl 14 night ride 13.6km av 126bpm max 151bpm

Sore left knee

Back on two wheels proper tomorrow!

Monday 26 November 2012

In all weathers

The advantage of having a gym standard exercise bike hits home when for the third day (night) in a row I have been plodding away in torrential rain, well I can see it through the workshop door, inside its pretty dry except for wet canines wandering in to see what I am up to.

Day 26 30 30 lvl 12 night ride 12.5 km av bpm 124 max 138 not bad distance considering 2x dismounts for lace being caught in pedals

Sore left knee

Sunday 25 November 2012

Going through the motions

Discovery that aches and pains are in fact some form of gastric bug meant that the last thing I wanted to do was cycle or be more than 2.3 seconds from the great white phone.

If it was going to be easy then everyone would do it principle along with just sit there and turn the pedals meant 12km of torturous pedalling and another day ticked off.

5 to go

Saturday 24 November 2012

No fun

Moved 770kg of straw

cycled 13.4km 30 mins lvl 12 cycle cross

sore left knee

sore right arm

Not a happy bunny today

Friday 23 November 2012

Soggy foot

Ditch digging, pig catching and muck shoveling.

30 mins lifecycle lvl 16 hill training 14.4 km av bpm 131 max 150

Thursday 22 November 2012

You're all heart

30 30 training, cardio endurance, 12.3 km min bpm 109 av rpm 80 max bpm 146 av rpm 100

Sore left knee

Sore left shoulder

Not today, another day

Another 30 30 day 21 lvl 16 cycle cross 18.3 km av 139 bpm max 153 bpm

Tuesday 20 November 2012

On the wire

Took a clockwise stroll around the Bonsai Mountain and found Wooly stuck in the fence. Lucky lad. Rescued.

30 lvl 14 hill training 10.5 slow boring painful KM

Very sore left knee

Monday 19 November 2012

Round and round

Quick dawdle anti clockwise to the summit of the Bonsai Mountain, got lost in the dark and gorse in North Face Gully on the way down.

Day 19 30 30 Lvl 14 night ride 14.3 km Electric Six Electric Six

Yesterday seems so far away

So lack of time meant no posting yesterday, it also meant cycling at 11.20pm to complete 30 30

20 mile bike ride on R200,freezing cold but gloriously sunny morning riding with bike buddy for first time, interesting especially when trying to work out who should go on the inside when cars appeared. Got bounced by couple on tandem, they were on a mission, 140 miles at least today. Made my 20 miles in 1 hour 6 mins seem paltry.

30 30 lvl 14 hill training 11.3km

Saturday 17 November 2012

Man test

 Fitness and stamina test. Carry these fence posts
 up the bonsai mountain
to where we are putting up a new fence. Took a while. 30 posts including a gate post 18 trips. Man test passed.

New personal best on lifecycle 30 mins lvl 16 cycle cross 18.2km

Friday 16 November 2012

Lazy rider

Felt like crap getting on bike tonight and scores on the doors reflect sore knee, sore arse, poor soundtrack choice and lack of effort. 30 30 Hill training level 12 10.3 km

Sore left knee even when not riding

Thursday 15 November 2012

Night owl

Late night blast on lifecycle, took things a little easier today both knees are sore, so night ride lvl 14 13.4 km av 110 max 127

Wednesday 14 November 2012

Get on it!

Thought I would have a gentle session on the lifecycle tonight, ended up doing 17.3km in 30 mins don't know what my heart was doing as I forgot to press the buttons. I think it must have been working ok as I didn't fall off.

Very sore left knee.

Tuesday 13 November 2012

All about cadence

Felt a bit tired after yesterdays effort but stuck at it and did 30 mins hill training at a higher cadence, always over 100rpm, lvl 16 13.4km av bpm 138 max bpm 159

Sore left knee

Monday 12 November 2012

Its late!

Training is having to be crammed in to the end of the day so late last night saw day 11 of the 30 30 pacemaker 12.4 km while today I smashed it with day 12 30 30 lvl 16 cycle cross 17.4 km

Sore left knee

Saturday 10 November 2012

Out and about

20 miles on R200 1 hour 6 minutes

Day 10 30 30 lvl 12 pacemaker 11.8km av bpm 128 max 146

Friday 9 November 2012

Sticking to it

Day 9 30 30 lvl 12 cycle cross 14.5km av bpm 129 max 157bpm

sore left knee

I was asked today how I find the time to do what I do, cycling at 11.20 pm is one. Lack of sleep another.

Thursday 8 November 2012

Full up

Cycling after a three course birthday bash hurts.

Day 8 30 30 lvl 12 Hill climb 11.1km  av bpm 111 max bpm 138

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Night time

Day 7 30 30 lvl 15 night ride (you can't see whats coming) 12.2km Radiohead Best of Radiohead

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Riding High

The boredom of exercise biking was relieved by an idiot Berner biting into a can of spray paint releasing mind altering aromas and turning a large area olive drab.
Day 6 30 30 lvl 16 cycle cross training 16.6km

Monday 5 November 2012

Remember remember

Day 5 30 30 lvl 15 hill climb 12 km forgot to press the start button on gizmo so no stats. Slow ride just for giggles.

Sunday 4 November 2012

Saturday 3 November 2012

On the road again

 R100 was beaten into shape, literally with a hand axe and taken for a ride while the sun shone.

5 miles there, and then 5 miles back. Managed to avoid killing myself, zombie pedestrians and throwing R100 over hedge for being slow and uncomfortable.

Day 3 30 30 lvl 16 hill training 12.8 Km

Friday 2 November 2012

Back in back

All being well tomorrow R100 will be back on the road as he should be and not carried in the back of Vic.

30 mins lvl 10 endurance training 15.7km av bpm 134 max bpm 144

Thursday 1 November 2012

Movember

New challenge, grow a moustache while cycling. I know, I set the bar high, but its for charity mate:)

Today 30 mins Lvl 18 hill sprint 15.3 km forgot to plug myself in so no stats although bike told me at one stage bpm was 154.

Get R100 back tomorrow.