This Weather is really starting to !@*# me off !

I was hoping to report about a bit of cycling this last week, but alas the weather gods are against me once again.
Instead I spent the weekend boing more jobs round the house now that the building work is almost completed. In fact the only dry spell of this bank holiday weekend was spent up a ladder re-painting the rust covered juliet balcony!
I never thought I'd say this but I miss my bike!
On the upside it can't be that bad as the training guide hasn't been published by Scope yet, so I can't see myself being too far behind the curve. I think my training might become rather intense over the next few months, if the damn weather improves!!
Or else it might be a case of this....


Until next time

Water, water Everywhere

Well I think that I can safely say that this is the wettest drought I have ever known !

I am hoping that after another washed out week that I can get out this weekend - a bank holiday weekend so there is a good chance that 1 day out of 3 will be ok (ever the optimist !!)
I'm going to look at getting the video camera up and running before getting out so if I get a ride, I can have a play with the camera as well - How much does You've Been Framed Pay ?

Failing that I think I'll start training to swim to Amsterdam !!!

The sponsorship is starting to pick up,  all be it slowly, but then I guess the sponsorship ios going as well as the training.

Water Wings Required

Well it's been a complete wash out this week as you are probably aware.
I suppose that I could devise some kind of floatation device for a bike to enable cycling in this weather, although with the high winds a sail would be better!

I have managed however to get a few of the jobs inside the house done (however the list seems to be getting longer !!).

I suppose I should apologise, as this blog was meant to be about cycling but due to circumstances beyond my control, there hasn't been much cycling to talk about. Still here's hoping I can get out in the next week or so.

Light at the end of the tunnel

Well another week has passed and the only cycling I have managed is to the supermarket and back and a couple of longer runs to B & Q!
The garden is nearly completed, the builders have nearly finished and the football season finishes from a stewarding front for me in 2 weeks.
2 weeks and then I can start putting down some miles again.
Scope are publishing a training guide in May, so hopefully I am not too far behind the curve.
My bike cam has now arrived so I can get that fitted to the bike in readiness for getting out. The forecast for this week is really lousy so I'm glad I won't be going out, however that means I can carry on with jobs in the house. The new kitchen was fitted this weekend, so it was time for some early season barbequeing after a long day painting fences and sheds. It felt a bit weird being out in the garden barbequeing in pouring rain and high winds in the middle of April ( admittedly under cover!!), but needs must.
So it's a week of putting up new lights, fitting TVs to walls and general tidying up of the house and other little indoor jobs this week then hopefully Sunday I can finish the garden, then next Sunday go cycling with a clear conscience and no nagging from She Who Must Be Obeyed on why this or that hasn't been done.
Until next time.

Easter Bank Holiday Washout

Well it was a bank holiday weekend so I suppose it should be expected.
After wonderful sunny weather for the last couple of weeks I had planned to go out for a ride on either Sunday or Monday, but of course with a bank holiday weekend comes bank holiday weather. Rain, wind and more rain.
With both the cycling and the painting of the garden fencing a washout, I turned to the internet for a bit of solace and ordered my bike cam. I can't wait for it's arrival ( along with some decent weather) and get out on the bike and start filming some rides.
On the up side however I have managed to get a few jobs sorted around the house, so I won't feel so guilty going out for a cycle and leaving a list of jobs as long as your arm behind.
The forecast this week and weekend look pretty grim so I guess it's a waiting game now.

Until next time

The End Is Near (of the Garden re-development)

Another week has passed and the only time I have managed on my bike is a couple of quick runs to to the supermarket!
On the upside the garden is now as good as finished after another marathon day - just got to paint the fences, shed & summerhouse (that's this weekend taken of !)
However I have noticed that I have built up more muscle in my legs and arms hefting all the slabs, digging and removing rubbish so I actually feel in better shape than before I moved. Hopefully this will see some improvement in my cycling.
Hopefully I might get a ride or 2 in the next week or so.
Until next time.

The Week From Hell - Part 2

When I last posted I had just completed my house move.
I had hoped to get out on the bike this week, but she who must be obeyed decreed that the garden needed sorting.
So after football on Saturday it was off the B&Q to purchase the necessary equipment and some gravel - 6 bags should do it I thought.
A lovely bright Sunday morning saw me walk the dogs early and then set to it in the garden. 3 large bush stumps needed to be dug up and 7 paving slabs removed. The weather made it hard going but come mid afternoon it was all dug up, ground levelled, anti weed membrane down and ready for the stones.
The 6 bags I had purchased didn't put a dent into the area to be covered. It was 3.30 and I wanted to get it done so I shot to Wickes, No stones that matched, but much nicer limestone chippings for a fraction of what I had paid for the other stone and bigger bags to boot. In a rush I brought 15 bags and went straight back to it.
It covered the area and looked, I'm afraid to say, a lot better than my original choice. She Who Must Be Obeyed was thrilled (Thank Goodness) but then uttered a memorable line. "It's lovely," she said, " And it will look even better when you have done the other side of the garden to match, and the fences, shed and summerhouse are painted!"
The saga will continue........