I was meant to be in New Orleans with my dad sampling the local gumbo until the flight got cancelled (thanks Rolls Royce). Now on call for the next three days, so pretty much chained to the house. At least it's sunny.
Heading to the Harry Potter Experience tomorrow then having a day or two in London with my wife and children 🙂
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</p><p>Mine has been in school a week already, some went the week before.</p>One day I’ll work out Scotlands BHs – kids go back to school on Monday ?
Skydiving and lawn mowing. I may throw in a little bit of cleaning and some more skydiving depending on the weather.
I really wanted to get some new SPD shoes, but size 48 is apparently rarer than an honest politician and neither Sidi nor Northwave fit well.
Ace day.
5k cold and sunny autumn feel run.
Two and a half laps of a crowded Comrie, including new Uber tech black.
I've just polished off a Northern Light beer with a bolognese...
Hoping to get out tomorrow morning before the rain arrives at 1100ish, after mostly following dentist's instructions not to ride after having two troublesome teeth removed Friday (over two hours in the chair of doom), besides gentle commuting today. Gutting it was far nicer weather today, I was so tempted to ignore dentist advice and go for a slow recovery ride in that lovely afternoon sunshine after work, but I was good... Just!
I might try and knock out a second ever century on Monday (or later in the week), but this time, without a rucksack on my back and hopefully no puncture... Which hopefully means a higher average power where body heat can escape and significantly less time than May's ~9hours20mins over a ~9000 feet climbing route.
was going to ride all 3 days but an otb today currently has me with a bag of frozen corn on my knee and had to cut the ride short (my ms makes hitting knees super interesting, lose all strength of lower leg for a while so had a nice sit down for quite a while too!) . To add insult to injury I got home and then within 5 minutes had a migraine! Hoping to be able to ride on Monday...
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Two and a half laps of a crowded Comrie, including new Uber tech black.</span>
what's the uber tech black and how long has it been there?
Did my trail run, now resting a sore back (again) because I hoofed it down the Downs and ended up with rib shock 🤪🧟♂️
A proper decent bottle of white Rioja and Paella and Sharp Objects on the TV..
LOVLEY 🕺🥊
We walked out from Castleton over the top to Edale and then the Kinder loop and then back over the top to Castleton. Just under 7 hours. The first gin and tonic never touched the sides
@thegeneralist - high point of upper red after Decision rock, drop over first two rock features then keep looking for sneaky grassy line to left, rapidly back uphill in the Scots pines.
Been there since the Enduro.
They like them there thrutchy rock moves and drops...
Initial plans to celebrate my son's 21st were to go to Iceland but these were scotched a fortnight ago when my wife fell in Morzine and broke her pelvis. At the moment she is uninsurable. So we decided on a few days in London: the sights, museums, a show- proper family tourist stuff. Then the dog collapsed. Vet suggests the worst. Bank Holiday has delayed the blood test results.
The mood 'Chez Ambrose' is quite low to tell the truth.
Sorry for your run of bad luck Ambrose.
I got the girls up Catbells...well to the first rise at least..we took one look at the first little scramble and decided against it with a 2yr old...and the wife was getting anxious with the drop offs..some sharp words came my way 😆 and we trudged back down.. Still had a great time though..my 7yr old had a great time...'I wanna go up one of ones with cloud at the top Daddy'....😃😊
We headed to Whinlatter visitor centre for lunch, did the playpark and Highway rat trail, joined the queue with muddy mtbers. Followed by round the shops in Keswick and George for tea....farmhouse pie and Peroni...waddled back to the car.
Back to the hostel after the girls were settled I took myself up the hill for a twilight hike..great stuff...total solitude and peace.
Couple of contrasting rides already this weekend.
Standard Grizedale loop to bed in and tune a new shock. 4000ft of climbing in 25 miles, six or seven cracking descents, great fun.
30-odd miles in the Hambleton Hills of the North York Moors, another 4000ft of climbing, slogging up tussocky grass or shooting track and even some hike-a-bike for virtually no reward at all. Possibly the route was a dodgy one, but I will never moan about my local Dales trails ever again!
Currently sat in the tent and it's hoofing it down. Planning on heading to CyB for a ride but listening to people trying to drive off the site it might be fun just getting there! Proper bank holiday weather 🙁
It is proper BH weather, it’s 35knts and raining and we’re going windsurfing 👍😜😜👍💨💨💨💨💨💨
Two heavy falls onto my left hip at Staunton yesterday have put paid to any further plans. Bruising is coming out nicely though...
Well did the YD200 yesterday, took just under 15hrs, even got some cups on Strava - no idea how that happened! Today I'll mainly be slobbing 🙂
A couple of delightful hours on the rigid on the Ridgeway yesterday. Beer in the local now before heading home for the F1. Tomorrow? Maybe London for some photographing...
Despite beginning to rain just before I headed out, went up to Cheesefoot Head and back on the Wazoo... And then into town and back to get a set of keys to get in, after locking mine in the garage this morning! 😳
