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No, not that one you filthy animals - your outside exercise time.
I'm mostly using mine to take my wee guy out for an adventure around our streets. I'm really enjoying noticing the wee things I've been taking for granted that are actually really nice when you cruise past them slowly.
Here's the mini forest my neighbour has in their garden:
So, let's see what else you've noticed while out and about. Bikes optional.
Struggled today, no motivation at all. So instead took my camera into the garden and tried to take some closeup shots.
Nice idea for a thread.
Thanks.
Nice idea for a thread.
Thanks.
Pay for a P you cheapskate!
From the last few days:
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Random ride in the woods, checking out a new trail and I found this lonely signpost. 200 metres from any road or other path. Super steep so I took it easy. Less than a mile from the front door.
None of those beautiful, exciting hills you have in the north, but it's quite pretty and there's some decent gravel
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About 5 miles along the Trent and Mersey and onto local woods via back lanes as far as possible, comes out as a loop of 16ish miles.
The dry local trails are getting some use.
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Daughters daily exercise is cutting in some more for a hour, can't wait to session them
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Some wonderful pics so far, thanks everyone.
@Pik n Mix - that looks familiar but I can't place it. Is that up by Scone?
Here's mine from today:
Not so pretty a pic, but here are the planes parked up at Finningley so far. 10x WizzAir, 3x TUI, 3 Virgin
Stuff it, embedding isn't playing for me tonight.
Last night's ride from home. Glorious spring evening.
No, not that one you filthy animals
I’m mostly using mine to take my wee guy out
<ahem> 🥴
I grew up down the road from Finningley. It was Vulcans in those days.
Is that up by Scone?
It is indeed, McDuff’s monument.
Out on the road bike this evening after work
My only exercise today.
View of Cadair Idris
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Nice one tonight, no one for ages then seemed to be more than usual out on roads...
Went out around the lake looking for frog spawn.
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Starting to feel like spring today.
The youngest has finally decided to try and ride her bike:
She was pretty pleased with herself 🙂
Bluebells are starting to come out
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Cookie monster wants you to stay at home*
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*Apart from your once-a-day sanctioned exercise. And don't eat all the cookies.
17km of local stuff, never more than 3.8km from home, just over an hour.
don’t eat all the cookies.
Too late.
Bluebells are starting to come out
Oh my goodness, how wonderful.
Quick blast round a local loop for us.
The trails are so dry and fast at the moment.
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Rather beautiful early morning up the local big hill on the bike (with creaking pedals fixed, hurrah!)
took the boys round woburn this evening
the dog walkers been out in force
Ticked all the boxes. From the door, under an hour, didn’t get close to anyone, touch anything but my bars.
And couldn't quite resist the colour version of this one too.
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Little bimble from home, didn’t see a soul....
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No photos yet but been out very early to do a bit of cutting back on the local stuff so that we can vary our daily exercise. Just got a 10m length of thick brambles to trim to get it clear.
Seeing as this is in the chat forum, I'm guessing running is allowed? 😀
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First ever trail run for me, and I'm a convert! Much better for my longer slow run, went out with the aim of 8km, managed 8.75km and was pretty fresh at the end.
If it wasn't for the low roar of the motorway and the odd building alarm in the distance, it would have been idyllic!
Passed maybe 10 people in all, mostly people dog walking, and one bloke on roller blades!
Just got back from 1 a day. Didn't see any one out. Might have been because the wind has picked up and the temperature has dropped.
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Walking swinley blue 1-7. Silent forest remembering the good times.
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Woburn is in great shape at the moment. Had a dusk ride the other day, it was great. Walked up there today trying to patch a few persistent boggy bits.
I intended to flout the rules and go and ride later today but I'm being good and will go tomorrow.
Hope the rain stays away!
Loads of people out walking, generally slightly less miserable than usual. Chased by two dogs.
Trails drying out nicely, only saw four joggers & two mtbers.
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Made new friend!
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M25 yesterday evening 9pm ish
I bet the few cars on it were still in sat in the middle/outside lane 🤣😁
Seeing as this is in the chat forum, I’m guessing running is allowed?
Deliberately so!
I'm actually enjoying the non-bike content on this thread the most. I'm enjoying taking the time to take more notice of the world's finer details.
Fell asleep in the sun next to the reservoir today.
So nice to feel warmth on your skin and to ride dry trails. I also did not have to wash every single thing I was wearing after!
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Went a run to the shore with mum for a cold picnic, nice sunny day but bloody cold wind, 14 miles and didn't see another person the entire way, usually the roads up here would be busy due to easter holiday folk but Kirkcudbright area is deserted, brilliant for cycling though.
Me and the good lady went for a bit of a ride yesterday, was pretty cold and windy but fun all the same.
Mrsstu distancing me on a local trail.
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Wee spin round to Loch Garten, past the sign saying that the forest is closed (to be reported).
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Some springtime happening on today’s wee walk:
