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I'm taking a group coaching and can't wait!!! We're all really excited. Group ranges from less to more experienced and we've even got a guy coming along who only has 5% vision! Going to be a really interesting experience.
🙂
What's everyone else doing?
Watching CBeebies.
Hopefully may build my new (well 2nd hand frame) Superlight after that...
LOL!!! My kids aren't up yet so Cbeebies is thankfully not on! I'm saving Mr Tumble for later on the bike! 😉
Ahhh... actually I hear the youngest rising as I type this... once more unto the breach...
I'll be off for a gentle ride with my camera and the assorted gear a bit later. Afterwards it'll be a party time (or, more accurately, being nice to people who came to visit) due to my birthday today. Then some cake, beer (non-alcoholic, obviously), more cake. Should be a nice day.
Well, I was going riding (supposed to leave about 07:00), but the torrential downpour outside my front door - despite what the Met Office forecast insists is happening - has well and truly put me off. So probably resealing the shower, and going riding tomorrow.
Happy Birthday Hairychested!
mttm - its a passing shower!
I'm being a 'guest' instructor on my son's Scout Camp today, I'm teaching improvised shelters, and since it's honking down in Chester I suspect there may be various levels of interest on display!
I tried that line on myself at 06:30 - it's now 07:45 and it still hasn't passed! I am feeling slightly embarrassed about this sudden bout of wimpishness 😳
sherwood pines for a little spin.......
Trying to move house, 21 years worth of junk to shift!
Not really that bad, got all this week to get it done 😀
C'mon mttm go for it. The rain is absolutely pelting down outside my window, but I'm going to get my kit o and head out towards Stirling to hopefully meet up with some other loons. The weatherman has [i]assured[/i] me it's gonna clear up this morning. C'mon, it'll be a laugh.
B.
Going to make a whole lot of noise at rehersals this moring. Getting bike ready for a sunday and monday epic 🙂
today is the first day of the rest of my life.....
first day of trading for my own business
Got in after a 25 mile extended road commute home off nights about half hour ago, I've got my 7 month old up, eating toast and watching Cbeebies, I'm halfway down a rather tasty glass of wine, and since I've just joined in singing the theme music to Chugginton's, I think I'll be having some more! I rather looking forward to some sleep before another lovely night at work.....
Missed my window this morning - I need to be gone before seven or I can't get back in time. Not too worried, unusually for me, just a little embarrassed. Met Office have kindly painted a large smiley sun on tomorrow's forecast - that'll do for me.
mttm - MemberI tried that line on myself at 06:30 - it's now 07:45 and it still hasn't passed
This should give you an idea if it's going to pass any time soon
Ride over woldingham and north downs, heavy rain all night so probably a mud fest
mostly watching cbeebies... cleaning the house and delivering cakes... I remember hearing a rumour that I might get a few hours to myself this afternoon.. In which case I'll be nipping out along the cliffs on my bike..
i'm getting ready to coach bushwacked and his group today 🙂
i'm still buzzing from the jumps/drops course yesterday
Staring at the rain and wondering if LegoLand is such a good idea!
I can't believe no-one's going to Swaledale, there's a big event on & Steve Peat's riding (our Peaty, not a spurious one) So we're doing a ride & watching a bit of the race as well, I'll try & get some photo's.
Johhny m, good luck with your business hope it goes well.
Moving house 🙁 / 🙂
uplink - good link, not seen that one before - thanks.
cheers man!
didnt know about the swaledale event. whats going on there
In bed watched, F1 qualies, now the rugby, ride later then packing for Scotland biking trip followed by trip to the new real ale pub opening down the road
you have a better life than me rocketdog...
most likely heading to my local trails (Carron Valley) for some cross bike action, gets me a few road miles and a fun spin round in the mud. double bubble.
as my gran used to say, "you're not sugar and you're not salt so you'll not melt, get out into that rain!"
taking the family to see the mother-in-law 🙁
dont pray for me, Im already dead.
Doing blue with a bit of red at mabie, not ridden for months and have had a cold and cough so it's going to be a painful one 🙂
Chillin today. New bike build with trips out to the coffee shop.
scanning asset folders. joy !
running 6k after work though in 40 degrees
quiet day today.
I dropped the car off at 8.30 for a pair of new tyres on the front and rear brake pads.
missus has taken the kids to saturday morning cinema (£1 each)
got a bit of pottering in the garden to do.
Trying to think of somewhere to ride tomorrow - got an unexpected full day pass - the weather looks ok - probably Peaks way - anyone else out in the Peak district tomorrow?
Shoe horning my engine back into me car, hopefully with a new clutch installed.
Contacting Genesis for some paint... scratched the paintwork on my Croix de fer... I've only had it since bloody Wednesday!!!!
Despite being pretty ill and it looking pretty cold outside, I'm gonna go ride my bike. MTFUing and warm clothing is needed I think.
I might even get round to sending those faulty pads back to superstar for a replacement.
not sure yet its looking yet again a crappy day, i wanna go check some bikes out at the lbs but i think im being dragged shopping :/
Did a night ride last night so got to clean bike up, clean kitchen and put some new lights up in the lounge before the tribe gets back from a Girlie shpping trip to Cardiff.
Thinking I may get stuck in the garage stripping my Bontranger hubs as they need greasing - I feel trouble ahead when I don't get my chores done - oh well what the heck 😉
Probably get a small ride in with my son on his trail gator after yesterdays successful first ride - funny how some of the most enjoyable rides don't have to be banzai technical ones.....
...And its just started raining. Now pouring. It was clear skies about 20 minutes ago wtf??
I better be getting a **** load of man points for this.
Recovering from a 13 hour flight from Singapore
In the office all day today, maybe swap everything over to my new cross frame tonight - if I think I can get it finished in one evening, then preparing things to get off early to CXL4 tomorrow.
Lying on the sofa hoping I might feel well enough to do something tomorrow.
Unfortunately I'm at work,
Double pay plus a days holiday though so not too bad.
The met office says sunny but it's been bucketing down since the early hours . The sky is leaden and the trails are sloshy. So today will become a chores and homeworking day. Will ride tomorrow.
The thunder and lightning just commenced. But it's still sunny at the met office!
Packing the kids of to a birthday party,tidying out the garage,night ride tonight and a few hours out on the trials motorbike tomorrow...its the most action packed weekend iv'e had in months
Cleaning car, bike and a load a wet kit after doing Penmachno 1 and 2 and a bit of the Marin yesterday in monsoon conditions despite the forecast giving sunny and dry.
Just back from doing the Purple at Mabie, was an ideal ride for the first one in a long time just to legs and lungs working again over it's 14 or so miles, a few spots of rain but nothing big, but now of course the sun has just come out, might pop over to Ae tomorrow and check out the work that's been done there.
I was going to go Woburn but really couldn't be arsed with it. So just a short local road ride for me today. Same again tomorrow.
My wife is working so I am left in charge of our three freerange children
Just got back from watching my team mates competing in the northwest bjj open.
met clients this AM to finalise their wedding album selection - they added a couple of pages which was a nice surprise ...
family portrait shoot this aft.
pint on the way home
now on settee, backing up pictures, drinking a SanMiguel
local theatre this evening
life ain't too bad, really... 🙂
Out riding 🙂
Totally underestimated the weather though. Summer shoes, socks, shorts, base layer, longsleeve jersey and full length lighweight gloves; bloody froze when the rain came down and the wind picked up. Schoolboy error 🙁
23 mile mainly off road mtb round Lake Coniston with a nice coffee and cake at the Bluebird cafe mid ride,90% dry which was a huge bonus after yesterday.
1. legoland today 😀
2. xmas shopping at trafford centre 🙂
3. Hoping my new Rock Shox Revelation XX - Dual Air forks wound turn up 😥
4. wife doing the ironing right now 😉
5. Me playing on the laptop 🙄
6. Tomorrow up very early for a 4 hour ride 😀
Not a bad weekend, could be worse.
Wye Valley today , got a bit damp ➡ midday but still a cracking ride ..
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Three hours into a 12 hr night shift. God, i hate nights but sat is ot and quite well payed. I'll just trawl the net looking for something to spend it on 😀
Out of the Surrey Hills this afternoon. Muddy but great fun 😀
Lost my front mudguard between Leith Hill and bottom of Wolverns 🙁 ...if anyone saw it/picked it up, please let me know.
Bushwacked, I am so buzzing from that coaching session. I will write the blog later as I need a beer to calm down
35 miles with anotherstan on the trails of Newmillerdam, Haw park woods, wintersett etc etc. started mild but got a bit cooler windier and wetter. Excellent ride.
Been at Lockheed Martin in Philadelphia all week, now in NYC eating my way through a huge amount of restaurants before flying back to Beijing on Monday.
Oh, did a 7 mile run through Central Park today
Amazing session Jedi! Blown away seeing James (and his 5% vision) steaming down the trail on his own and also nailing that large drop so smoothly!!! He was buzzing hard from it in the car on the way back 🙂
james was suprised when he spoke to me on the phone before hand that i didnt mind about his disability. he was so happy 🙂
Children all day till 8pm.... oh god help me!
Today I am doing nothing apart from tinkering with the car and watching football.
Going to go to the local trails and try and grow the balls to do the tiny drop my son could probably do on his balance bike.
In your head you are thinking in feet. Think smaller
Where's the drop dancake?
For "Drop" read "Slightly elevated step onto a not-very-steep downslope"
Its part of the Run in Standish woods (haresfield) that starts at the unmarked Longbarrow and goes down to the gravel road. The log drop is right near the bottom and I always go around it* I always go up to Haresfield if I have the dogs in tow and not much time..
There are a couple at the top quarry too ranging from the same to bigger stuff (3 or 4 footers)
*NB I used to go over this, but cant bring myself to do it since going OTB and grazing my Knee - it wasnt even there- it was in Nibley I did it )
**Bent my bars too- how did that happen?
***Went up there yesterday btw. Didnt do it