Obviously not a real jungle but a virtual one courtesy of Zwift. I’ve had a further shuffle in the office / zwift cave (I don’t like the usual ‘pain cave’ description) and by moving the bike across a little I can leave the trainer set up and still be able to use the desk. Also,…
walking
First Ride
That’s not my first bicycle ride ever, I think that that was back in the mists of time when I was around five or six. This first ride is the first time that I have ridden my bike in what was the spare bedroom and now doubles as a home office / pain cave. My…
Pain Cave
I was musing about using a turbo trainer in the office / training room and remembering my treadmill downstairs I thought that perhaps I could setup a Zwift thing upstairs. I hauled the treadmill up to the top floor ( I live in what is often referred to as a town house – i.e. Three…
It's getting easier (I think)
Castle Bromwich Hill After arriving home from work on Monday, I had the feeling that I hadn’t exerted myself as much as the last time I followed this route. Now, I’m not pushing hard, just riding fairly steadily. After about seven miles, I come to a short steep hill (Castle Bromwich Hill) which I had…
BBCHM
Acronyms are great except for the first time you introduce them and you have to expand the nemonic so that people know what the hell you’re talking about. So let’s get BBCHM out of the way – Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon. Any wiser ? This is an annual race, along the canal system, from…