Thanks @coconut – I think I need this as I’ve definitely put weight on since last year! I’ll add myself to the sheet and do the weigh in on Friday :)

@zilog6128 – what is “this” – no link on your post??

Sunday evening, Sunday Roast, couple of glasses of red wine – first drink for 35 days. Nice to have a glass of wine, but after a month+ off I feel like I can easily reduce on what I was drinking in December!

Still in, even on Feb 1st! Will see how the month goes…

Also seen similar benefits in Garmin-measured sleep score, resting heart rate and HRV :)

Still dry here too. Honestly didn’t think I’d find it very easy, but I haven’t struggled at all. A few non-alcoholic gin variants have helped, and now feeling like I could try Dry Feb too… we’ll see!

@sharkbait – do you have the details on the place you stayed in Keswick?

Thanks!

I’m in!

There’s a like button??

I wondered what those numbers were under the STW icon on posts – I assumed it was just a bug in the software…!

@iainc – are the fonts/text sizes any bigger on the 1040 vs 830? I’ve read they all use the same size text – I was also hoping that a bigger screen would help my ageing eyes!!

I bought a second-hand GoPro Hero 9 earlier this year just before a holiday involving lots of snorkelling and jumping off boats. It’s been great – really fun to use and the kids love it. No additional housing required – all works great.

I don’t use it much, so if you’re anywhere near Twickenham you can borrow if for a couple of weeks and see how you get on!

What about a Pearson…

IMG_3224 by Nick Barnett[/url], on Flickr

I’m tempted to a Stigmata too. Looking at a Stigmata and the Open Wide (or maybe the Up, but the Wide looks a better option). Anyone got experience of either?

I’m also riding outside now the weather has improved. Managed a couple of commutes to the office this week (approx 45 mins each way), and will get a ride in tomorrow and Monday.

Probably try 1-2 of the Zwift sessions next week, but it’s just too nice outside to not take advantage :)

Pedals drills last night and Hang Ten tonight (still playing catch-up!). Knee was a bit sore, but manageable, so I’ll count that as progress!

My left knee is still sore today so tonight I might try the pedal drills from last week (that I didn’t do) and see how it goes.

Did most of ‘Cucumber’ tonight – found it ok, but was getting pain in my knee so stopped early. Knee still a bit sore a few hours later – hope it’s ok tomorrow!

Feels like I’m struggling to maintain the level of training required at the moment, but still keen to do what I can. Will aim to try some (gentle?) pedal drills tomorrow.

>>Do not stop in plymouth, the locals may stab you, even worse some of the enviromentalists may give you a lecture on the evils of carbon fibre. again

Love this. Just brilliant. And true!

I spend quite a bit of time (although not enough) in Dittisham/Dartmouth area. I choose to mess about in boats vs bikes – it’s just more suitable for the area.

Giza completed tonight – didn’t feel too tough at all. Must be an easier one… will try harder next time!

I’ve struggled to find any time this week. I was going to do a session tonight, but I’m keen to do a decent ride outside tomorrow morning so decided to keep myself fresh for that and go for my biggest outdoor ride this year instead!
Hopefully I’ll do a Zwift session on Sunday evening too – let’s see how I’m feeling…

I’m resolved to keep my hand in the training plan, do as much as I can, but not beat myself up too much if I miss a few sessions. I think that keeps things more manageable!

Edit: And I should add, even if I miss a few sessions (or maybe a whole week), I still feel like I’m getting fitter and benefiting from the plan!

Monday update – he finished the 1064km in the early hours of the morning.
Total time 42 hours.
Money raised so far $204k, all going to GlobalGiving’s Ukraine Crisis 
Relief Fund.

Inspiring stuff!

Thanks to everyone from here who donated :)

>What a nutter/hero

Definitely a bit of both!
Sunday evening update…
38 hours since departing Munich on Friday night.
964km cycled. 100km to go to Ukraine.
$182k raised.

Amazing effort!

Quick Lachlan Morton update for those following…
He’s now cycled 670km since setting off from Munich on Friday night. He’s only 300km from the Ukraine border. And he’s raised $145k!!! Go Lachy 🇺🇦
https://www.efprocycling.com/culture/one-ride-away/

2pm Saturday. 285km done and over $85k raised so far.
Great stuff!

Occasional updates on the Insta here https://www.instagram.com/efprocycling/

@kaiser – thank you for posting this. The term anhedonia is one I wasn’t familiar with, and while I’m not sure I’m fully described by the condition I see a lot of similarities to how I often feel.

It’s very helpful to know I’m not alone, and reading through this thread over the past 2-3 days has actually made me feel materially better (not sure I can quite define “better”, and I’m sure “feeling better” doesn’t equal “feeling good”, but maybe it’s a start).

Thank you. It’s helping me, and I’m sure many others.

I’ve just taken out a NowTV offer – £20 a month for SkySports. That’s all – I don’t have any other paid subs for NowTV, so I think it’s a reasonable deal.

I’m travelling most of next week so going to struggle to squeeze many sessions in. I’ll check if the hotel has a gym… but not hopeful!

My plan to join the meet-up half way through the workout didn’t really go to plan. Managed to complete it, but basically had to restart the workout and then skip until I got back to the point I’d been bumped out… didn’t seem to have any company and didn’t get any chat on the companion app – maybe everyone else was too knackered to chat??!

Sore hips tonight after that. Rest day tomorrow and a decent gravel ride planned for a [hopefully] sunny Sunday.

Cheers all and well done!

Friday probably best for me too – I have a ‘real’ ride planned for Sunday!

Ham Sandwich completed tonight – not too bad, although I now have a sore hip :(
Hopefully fine by the morning!

Weekday group rides are tricky for me, even at 6.30 Tues/Wed/Thurs as I’m not typically back from the office until 7.30-8.00pm… but I suspect I’m the exception so go ahead without me!

If we could do a group ride once in a while on a weekend morning that would be great. Last Sunday’s Unicorn meet-up ride certainly helped me find the motivation to start (and finish!) it.

Thanks for the ongoing motivation DrP – it’s helpful and appreciated!

And I bought a fan – wow, what a difference that makes. I can highly recommend this if anyones looking:
Vacmaster Cardio54® Fitness Fan
10% discount with the code CLEVA10

That was my first session (other than zone benchmarking last week). Went ok – need to do some catching up though! I do think I need a fan though!

I’m Nick Barnett (stw nickb) – and I was in the meetup… sweating a lot! Any recommendations for a fan??

Nick (stw Nick) was the one having problems I think.

I’ve signed up too – just sent DrP a follow request on Zwift (Nick Barnett). Not done much Zwifting, but good to have more motivation to give it a go!

Nick

I’m pretty sure that – if your Strava and/or Komoot account is linked to your Garmin Connect account – any routes or activities are automatically sync’d now without needing any IQ app stuff. So even a non-Bluetooth Garmin (like my 800 in the classifieds 😉) can get routes. You just need to plug it in to your laptop to sync rather than connect to your phone with Bluetooth.

N

I have an 800 that I no longer use – all works fine. Can do head unit, and probably a few sensors (not sure what I have – can check) for £60 posted if anyone is interested.
I’m not at home until next week, but can post Wed/Thursday next week.

PM me if interested.

He’s done quite a few adventure style events, but nothing this big. Check out the EF Gone Racing stuff on YouTube – Badlands, GBDuro etc. He comes across well.

Really hope he pulls this off – about 5500km unsupported vs the ‘regular’ TdF of about 3500km. And he’s hoping to get to Paris around the same time!!

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ef+gone+racing

@belgianwaffle1 – didi you take the Evans job, or are you still looking?

We have a Decathlon one – 10′ I think. Seems good quality and lighter than the TwoBareFeet one we already had, so just ordered a couple more.

Avoid Cool-surf/Cool-snow – no boards in stock and if you order direct from them lots of people are getting an import/VAT bill on top.

OK – I’m in. The one before Christmas was good, but since then all my weight (and more) has returned. Time for a focussed effort for summer!

Thanks for setting up!

Hi – thanks for the feedback. Just to be clear, I’m not looking for coaching for myself – not at that level anyway – but researching options and various places that offer this type of coaching.

A friend of mine has a connection to a pro-level cycle team and is exploring options for setting something up alongside the team. Could be really cool if they can tap-in to the pro-coaching setup etc… but not sure how big the market is for this kind of stuff.

Thanks for the pointers so far – keep them coming!