Really like the look of these, I hope they do some cheaper models.

Second for Ecco. 2 pairs for work, 1 is wearing out after 3 1/2 years but still comfortable.

Mine always seems much too high for cycling, often 2-3x the Strava estimate. For running they’re much closer but Strava is usually higher. No idea how it’s worked out.

Yes.

Is the key going all the way in?

I had a hard time with this when I started running. As above wait for them to heal completely first, you can’t power through it.

I now stretch before and after runs – but look up some dynamic stretches. Basically warming up by doing exaggerated versions of movements you’ll be doing when exercising, e.g. walking lunges, big steps. Seems to work a lot better for me than standing still and yanking my legs around like I’m in PE class.

Also while waiting for it to heal I focused on small, simple strengthening exercises for my legs and ankles. The cause of shin splints probably differs from person to person but I was also getting ankle pain with it, built up some strength by curling toes, lifting myself up on tip-toes on one foot, then stepping/jumping on stairs.

The last piece was working on my running technique, good posture and short light steps rather than big strides. One or all in combination helped me a huge amount.

Ah that one. Been down a couple of times (and met cars being directed through it by satnav both times) but haven’t braved it the other way.

You can ride up the side of the A229 to Bluebell village if you’d rather not do Warren Road. Longer but its a fairly easy gradient. Or just push up one of the really steep ones in the woods, probably quicker overall.

I never have much luck finding some of these Strava trails though… I know Boxley – Detling but less familiar with the Bluebell Hill area.

You want a box on wheels.

Sounds about right.

Thanks for the suggestions, gives me something to go on.

The whole kit was £100 6 weeks ago, then back up to the £170 rrp for a few days before today so they can ‘discount’ it again.

Worx Hydroshot. £94 last week as sold by Amazon……

£129.99 today, especially for Prime customers

Price history ->

Yup. Camel is pretty much essential for Amazon shopping. Wish I’d noticed when it was cheaper though as I want one of these!

I got some cheap towels (exciting) and Ghost Recon Wildlands for minus £4. If you have student prime there’s some decent deals, extra discount on some things and £15 off a £60 spend.

I got an Accugage. Simple, cheap, and nice to use.

Might need to order from US Amazon so it will take a while to arrive, but shipping shouldn’t cost too much.

Question to those of you that dislike ebikes: have you had the chance to try one yet?

I appreciate they’re not for everyone but they’re a lot of fun. It’s not just about making riding easier.

If you’re being told to work longer hours or skip breaks you’re legally entitled to then HR should definitely step in, from the perspective of “manager is causing the company to break the law by insisting on this”.

But ultimately if you’re being asked to do things that are legal but not what you signed up for, your company can ask you to do that. Job description is mostly meaningless in a legal context, and changing your contract to benefit you would be entirely at their discretion. It sucks and it’s not a good way to keep employees.

If the behaviour is specific to this manager and you otherwise like the company it might be worth taking to someone above him (i.e. his manager, HR is there to advise on HR matters, not handle every grievance in the company). If you can’t do that it sounds like it’s time to start job hunting.

Amazon won’t blackmail you but they’ll suggest some helpful products you could buy.

I get paid more than a female who does the same role, as I have more experience and knowledge of the role and refused the initial offer as I placed a value on my time/skills/experience greater than was I initially offered by the organisation, than she was willing to accept.

Equal pay is not about paying a woman with less experience the same amount as you with more.

One of the problems is women are less likely to negotiate salary, and if they do they can still be the victim of bias, subconscious or otherwise, if the company values her skills less than they would a man with equivalent experience.

You don’t need a blue badge to park in a disabled bay in a private car park. Up to the owner how they want to allocate parking and how they enforce it.

I’m not sure my response to a swollen and immobile wrist would be to wrench it with a bar but hey, sounds like it worked.

Diagnosis is a good thing! They’re not terminal diseases, he’d still be the same person if he was never diagnosed.

It helps you learn how to help him.

Have you ever heard your doorbell ring and thought “I wish I could answer this from my phone?” If not, I’m going to say useless gadget.

1. Powerpoint presentations are the least interesting thing, especially to teenagers.

2. Write your presentation first, ignoring the powerpoint bit.

3. Make summary slides on your main talking points. Keep them sparse and quick to read.

4. It will stand out based on your delivery, not on your slides.

Make your own muesli. Oats, nuts, seeds and a little bit of fruit to sweeten it.

Glad to hear it.

Dunno what they’re doing with their ships but they have thousands of mothballed tanks in the desert.

I don’t think there’s much off roading in the area. The beach is small and will likely be busy and closed to cycling at this time of year, if you can even find somewhere to hire a fat bike.

The coastal path is a nice ride but mostly paved. iirc it’s a 30-40 mile loop round to Reculver and back across the middle on country lanes.

<span style=”font-size: 0.8rem;”>There’s also a nice ride between Sandwich and Deal and maybe down towards Dover but not sure how accessible that is from Ramsgate, I’ve only started from Deal.</span>

Hope this isn’t too disappointing but it’s not really a mountain biking destination. Maybe a real local will have some more suggestions for you.

We could follow the US model of building ships we don’t need forever to keep ship builders in business.

Its as I said really, plenty of research around stating that high levels of cardio exercise effects the size of the heart, but none really studying what that effect has on an undeveloped organ

What I’m questioning is the basis for thinking this effect is likely to be bad. There’s a lot of studies exploring the benefits of exercise (including for children specifically) and any documented negative effects seem to be linked to congenital defects.

Generally there would be something driving further research into an area like this, e.g. if there were unexplained deaths or an abnormally high rate of heart defects in child athletes. But I don’t see anyone suggesting that’s the case.

Sounds like actual flu to me. Take some time off work! Here’s a picture of someone else’s dog:

But is that your own conclusion or based on research? I don’t mean to dismiss your concerns but I would like to know what they’re based on.

@trailwagger it sounds like you’re describing this which is apparently a genetic condition: https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/cardiomyopathy/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy

Do you have any sources for exercise causing heart conditions (rather than revealing pre existing ones)? As you say, there doesn’t seem to be any research or documentation.

Edit: just seen your Wikipedia link above, reading it suggests it’s benign and doesn’t require treatment, but may in some cases hide heart defects.

You could always try getting him doing some skills practice, if he’s not already, rather than miles in the saddle.

That seems like something that definitely pays off to start young, moreso than general fitness.

Sounds like you have a future pro on your hands. He clearly wants to be riding so what’s the issue? I was under the impression children are more resistant to any lasting damage.

Changing the stereo head unit is usually not a hard job.

Simplest solution is a Bluetooth FM transmitter -phone sees it as a Bluetooth device, your car picks it up by radio. Not sure that world work for calls though.

Is this a one-off to combine the data? Could just copy and transpose each row since there aren’t many (copy, right click paste options).

I’d suggest you start looking into autism support resources regardless of the outcome of the assessment.

Can’t tell you how the assessment process works as it was all fairly invisible to me as a kid, I just remember having to meet a doctor at school and being asked a lot of questions.

Hopefully the level of support and understanding from schools has moved on in the last 20 years as the “put him in a room with the other special kids” approach never seemed very helpful.

Maybe they should be separate, ideally. In practice they probably have it all under the name of the account holder who needs to be the one making any changes.

You do have a right to access data held about you so maybe there’s a problem there, but wasn’t that part of the old data protection act too?

If she was an adult I’d say they’re definitely in the right here, it’s her account regardless of who’s paying.

Not sure what provision GDPR makes for children though, as parents obviously need to manage accounts for their kids up to a point.

Pack of dust sheets from Poundland.