Proper rides: 117 miles (52 miles and 65 miles)
Total: 300.5 miles (13,360 feet climbed)
Best month ever, and my first to total more than 300!
Total so far for 2008: 1151 miles
* average of 6.3 miles per day - on course for 2315 miles for the year
* 37% more than this time last year
I’m attending a talk at Darlington library tomorrow night by Alastair Humphreys - adventurer, author, speaker. Alastair has done lots of cool stuff, like riding round the world by bike and completing the Marathon Des Sables and is soon to attempt to make the first unsupported journey to the South Pole and back (with […]
Last Sunday, while at Hamsterley, I passed 1000 miles for the year. I didn’t manage that until the middle of August last year, so I’m about 2 months ahead of the 2007 me.
June is shaping up to be a pretty good month for riding, which is good because Hit The North is in only […]
Rode up to Hamsterley to take part in the group ride come photo shoot with the Trailblazers. It was very sunny and I am now very red and painful.
For those that know the forest: we rode a couple of laps of the Skills Loop, Brainfreeze (new red section), Grove Link, Black Hill climb, bridleway […]
The last few times I’ve ridden to Hamsterley along the A68 have been a bit scary, especially when windy. So here’s a map of my new route to Hamsterley, which uses quieter roads. (Mainly so that I can find the map again.)
I’ll probably try it out on Sunday, to get to the Trailblazers’ […]
I did 13 miles getting to/from work today, getting soaked on each of the four rides.
Tonight’s Council Cycle Forum meeting was a tour of the bike routes in the town, instead of just talking about them. Eight of us braved the rain, and got very lucky staying dry on the ten mile tour of […]
This is the 300th mactually post.
That is all.
If you’re riding to work for the first time after a weeks holiday, and you’ve used your commuting bag and/or bike for other things over your holiday, make sure you remember to repack your bike lock. If you don’t, you’ll have to ride home again to collect it.
If you also have an evening meeting […]
I’ve never felt like getting into the shower made me drier. It rained just a little on today’s ride.
Took part in the Council-organised Round 50. This is first in a series of four rides, culminating in the Hell O’ the North.
Felt ok going round, though the big tyres are very draggy obviously, despite […]