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Get home open beer sit in garden! Like being on holiday! Long may it last!
Hit some PR's on the way home to justify the thirst myself, only day I was going to get to ride this week so had to make the most of it
No I'm out as often as time allows, but most of my mtb rides now finish with a pint, or cheeky bottle of cider picked up from the last shop and drank whilst I dangle my feet in the river. Loving life 😂
Sort of, ironically I’ve been suffering with a cold this week (caught it off one of my kids) I was worried that after 40 years I’d some how picked up hay fever, but it seems not.
I'm struggling to turn up to the gym and work out on a hot metal, windowless box for three hours every night!
The canal ride sheet work is ace, though!!
And, hopefully provides me with the vitamin D I'm probably lacking...
Three hours? Are you making the equipment? 😀
I rode to work at a glacial pace this morning and was still sweating profusely when I got there
Yeah I can't be assed on my commutes this past week or so, just riding at a steady pace or slower to get to work and back.
Looking forward to Friday afternoon hoping to get a pass for the car to drive off somewhere again and ride some fun trails rather than just the same old farm tracks and coastal routes on commutes (as pleasant as they are in this weather).
Mountain Wharehouse have a sale with some very lightweight fast wicking t-shirts at the moment, I've got a few now and they're perfect for commuting in this weather.
Nope, probably the most I've done in years over the last 2 months ace weather, so much so ive watched about an hour of this world cup! Weather's too nice bit to be out n about.
No loving passing the smell of BBQs as I head in for work on a hot summers night.
Out as much as possible.
It's like Moab at 7am.
I have had tired legs , so have spent two days doing sod all ,bar the ironing!
Going full on, mad dogs and Englishmen tomorrow though. 🙂
I went for a 5K run at lunchtime - hard work in this heat!
Awesome weather, no lack of motivation here.
26k trail run over the South Downs earlier 🔥🤳🍦
Yep - complete lack of motivation here. I ride more in the winter...
Nope, I absolutely blooming love it!
Dry, dusty and hot... Happy days.
I tried to go for a ride last night. Managed an hour in the heat and had to give up. Just felt shagged out as soon as I tried to pedal. It was fine freewheeling along, but way too hot for any work. Im motivated, but it feels like I've left a leg at home.
No, been itching to get out, but Iv'e been ill the last few days. Seem to be better now though - 1.5 hour extended commute home today - brill.
I did a ten mile run yesterday after nights I think that's destroyed me til it rains. It was so hot I've lost count of the amount of water I've drunk I can't seem to not be thirsty. Perhaps running in the heat wasn't the best idea I've had
Two rides to work so far this week and mtb ride tomorrow evening.
Loving the sunshine
After working outside all day I'm absolutely knackered and can't be arsed .
Loving it .
Trails are so nice , no motivation for the road bike .
If I get myself out, power training in this heat is brutal, which results in going through water bottles faster than power turbo training in the winter.
Even popping out at 2030ish last night still felt really hard work in the evening heat with a 3min power climb early on and a 69sec power climb at the end, with some gentle climbs in the middle. Demolished a 750ml water bottle on a 30min ride and then drank 2+ litres over the next hour or so.
Really need to get up and out at 0600ish to do some 30+ mile rides where I give it beans up the hills, so I get get constructive training sessions in before the midday sun hits. Pootling at ~200W normalised power for ~4 hour rides in this heat is not going to improve my power or aerobic fitness up categorised hills much at all, when I have PBs where I average ~300W for 5-14mins.
I’m on 100+ miles a week for the first time in ages. Good solid 4 weeks of it so far, may it continue! Makes the beer taste better when you’ve earned it!
Bugger the bike this is paddle board weather
Working away from home and stupidly don't have a bike with me! Looks like this is gonna be how it is for the next few months so definitely need to sort the bike situation out.
Any good riding around Beaconsfield? Can tell from the maps that road looks promising but would rather offroad.
Looks like this is gonna be how it is for the next few months
Bet you 10p it's not.
Get home open beer sit in garden!
Get home get bike out go ride!
Loving it - more motivated in the sunshine, did a 30 mile trail/tarmac/coast ride last night & it was stunning. The downside was I didn't have tea til 10pm
Get home open beer sit in garden!
It's not the weather that's took your motivation...
Was almost impossible to ride last night, following less than 100m behind anyone else meant you were just riding in a dust out!