Cycle into Aberdeen

Slightly downhill one way trip into Aberdeen to collect the car. Despite a brewing hangover, still managed 28.2km/hr.

Only a total of 45m descent in total, so have to assume what felt like a cross wind was actually at least partly a tail wind.

Bike trip

Garmin went a bit mad today, failing to record 47km in about 1 hr 50 minutes (average 25.6 km/hr) with HR around 130-140 mostly, so obviously slacking a bit.

Then to the gym: 1km very slowly in pool (without accurate timing and wearing parachute pants.

Wobbly legs around Whitehills, then on the bike

6.5 km running around Whitehills at 5'56"/km (5'39" running).

Not very nice.

But better on the bike later: 22.59 km at 28.3km/hr - best for a while on the road bike (but carefully picking unhilly and unwindy route)

Long slow bike, on sunny but cold day

65.7 km (Lords Throat to Bridge of Alford, then back to Dunecht, Echt, Dunecht and then back via Castle Fraser and Kemnay. Average speed 24.1km/hr

35km on the bike, then 6km running

A sort of brick (with a big interval).

35 km to Bridge of Alford via Lord's Throat, and then back on the main road. Second half miles quicker as probably minor tailwind, and in a hurry to get home

Then 6km running and walking at Whitehills with the dog.

Gym again

After a weekend of wingeing, I went to the gym for a bike ride. 2km warmup at 11km/hr, then 55 minutes on the bike at level 13, which it thought was 30km (but was probably 25 in real life), and then a 3km brick to loosen off at 11-12 km/hr

With a rough throat, I was pleased to get anything done!

Airbrick (that's a brick with a small gap in it)

50km on the bike (actually 49.08 after an abortive 800m when I'd forgotten my shoe covers), at an average moving speed of 25.3km/hr. Not very quick, and virtually no wind (but some rain towards the end). Didn't feel I was pushing very hard.

Then long enough at home to change shoes, tracksuit bottoms and collect the dog, and off to Whitehills for 5.2km at just over 6'00"/km (moving speed - with lots of walking and rests). Going to have to work on these bricks.

And we're off (for 2012)

Cycling: 41.01km in 1hr40'45" - average speed 24.4km/hr. Slow, but a reasonably hilly route, and at least the average speed when not climbing was good.

First non-windy day in weeks

So 7km loop to warm up on the bike, then the 14km time trail loop (anticlockwise today).

The time trial was 28.1km/hr, so still a way off the target 30km/hr. Kept the heart rate nice and high though.

On the bike

for a half hearted 32km in 1hr10' at about 27 km/hr

Turbo training

20.01km in 47'10" - not as good as last time. Raised saddle a little, and it didn't feel comfy, if you know what I mean.

Cool and breezy

Bright sunshine, but an overnight dusting of snow, cold and windy. Seemed like it was downhill to Kintore, and then seemed to be upwind or uphill almost all of the way home.

41km at 24.9km/hr (25.3km.hr average moving speed). Looking at the heart rate trace, I wasn't really trying very hard in the second half.

Turbo training

20km on the turbo trainer, in 45'10"

The first turbo outing this year, seemed ok, but VERY sweaty

Big weekend

Saturday: 10km around Aberdeen while waiting for Meriel's hockey. Intentionally not too fast, but 55'51" (or 5'34"/km) was not bad.

Sunday was a big bike ride of 68 km at an average moving speed of 25.6km/hr - although I still got dropped on all the hills (at least by 2 out of 3 other riders)

Then up to Whitehills with Minnie for a walk/run of 3km, and then a continuous (although slow) run of 2.38km at 5'42"/km (not too bad after the bike ride).

So, added 15.38 km this weekend to the running total

Biking with Three Peaks

41.26 km in 1hr41'26" - average speed 24.4 - ugh. A fair amount of climbing though, and tired legs after yesterday. Quite a bit of drafting too though

Longish bike ride (a bit too mosey-ish)

51.16km in 1hr57'27" at an average speed of 26km/hr. Should go quicker next time.

A bit breezy here and there, and roads too wet and brakes too tired to really go for it down hills.

Night biking

With two front lights and the fibre flare, felt well lit and could see.

Two loops, the Pitmunie to warm up at c. 7km at around 26.1km/hr, and the time trial loop at 29.4km/hr

Total distance: 21.09km on the bike

Applecross - and the Bealach

Two runs and a bike ride in Applecross.

The runs war both slow, accompanied by a dog on a long lead, and were 6.85 and 8.21km - a total of 15.06km.

The bike was up the Bealach na Ba from the Applecross side, starting at Camusterrach. A total of just under 10km out and 10 km back, totalling 19.96km. Didn't get to the top - I think I got to 500m out of 625m, with a nice following wind, when the hailstorm arrived. Cycling down, into the wind and hail, with very little visibility and real discomfort from hailstones was NOT NICE!

Two rides, including time trial

The first anti-clockwise around the Pitmunie loop - 6.96km, average speed 26.7 km/hr. ok, but a bit slow to start.

Then the time trial loop - 13.97km at 30.0 km/hr (Yay!)

Total 20.93km today

Time trial used the Garmin for cadence and heart rate - not speed. Big help

Pre West Wight Tri warmup bike

About 35km, at a nice easy pace on a lovely sunny afternoon.