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.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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
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
Thursday, 5 April 2012
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.
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.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
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........
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........
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
The Week from Hell
Well, where to start?
The move has finally happened. After some last minute shenanigans, contracts were finally exchanged Wednesday afternoon, which resulted in frantic phone calls to all of the utilities to ensure we were connected, as we completed on Thursday!
The only cycling I managed was to ride my bike from the old house to the new one, I simply ran out of room in the van!!.
I might not have cycled much, but I have however had a really good few days building strength and endurance.....
Taking loaded boxes and furniture out of one house, onto the lorry, and into the new house ( and even then re-arranging positions, rooms and transferring boxes from garage up to the loft) !
After 4 18+ hour days straight things are nearly there, and I am a physical wreck. My aches and pains have their own aches and pains !
Here is a good tip....
If you don't have to move, DON'T MOVE !!!!!
Also, and meaning to sound sexist here, women are great at packing boxes, and un packing, but have no sense of taking into account the weight of the box that is going to be carried by someone else !!
Going to finish sorting out the house as we have builders starting in the next week or so, so I doubt I'll get out for a ride anytime soon, but I have found out that my new neighbour is a bit of a cyclist, so I might've found a training partner.
It's wierd, but cycling 300 miles in 2 days is infinitely more attractive than moving house !
Until next time.
The move has finally happened. After some last minute shenanigans, contracts were finally exchanged Wednesday afternoon, which resulted in frantic phone calls to all of the utilities to ensure we were connected, as we completed on Thursday!
The only cycling I managed was to ride my bike from the old house to the new one, I simply ran out of room in the van!!.
I might not have cycled much, but I have however had a really good few days building strength and endurance.....
Taking loaded boxes and furniture out of one house, onto the lorry, and into the new house ( and even then re-arranging positions, rooms and transferring boxes from garage up to the loft) !
After 4 18+ hour days straight things are nearly there, and I am a physical wreck. My aches and pains have their own aches and pains !
Here is a good tip....
If you don't have to move, DON'T MOVE !!!!!
Also, and meaning to sound sexist here, women are great at packing boxes, and un packing, but have no sense of taking into account the weight of the box that is going to be carried by someone else !!
Going to finish sorting out the house as we have builders starting in the next week or so, so I doubt I'll get out for a ride anytime soon, but I have found out that my new neighbour is a bit of a cyclist, so I might've found a training partner.
It's wierd, but cycling 300 miles in 2 days is infinitely more attractive than moving house !
Until next time.
Monday, 12 March 2012
Another Blank Week, but now I am able to cross my fingers !
Well the finger is now feeling and looking a lot better. However I have not been out on a ride since.
Instead I am packing up the house, for the third time !!!, ready for this week's impending move.
If, and this is a big if going on past experiences with this house sale, everything goes to plan we will be moving Thursday.
Carlsberg don't do property conveyancing, but if they did....
Lost one buyer to a heart attack and another pulled out on the eve of exchanging contracts, lost the first house we wanted, lost the second house wanted (sold the day before we finally got our current buyer), only for the first one to come back on the market, this has been probably the worst move in the world!!
But it has given my the chance to go through all of my cycling bits in the garage and bin the excess - like the toe-clips that came with the bike !
So hopefully, by this time next week I will have moved and hopefully been out for a ride. But i won't hold my breath on either of those!
Until next time
Daniel
Instead I am packing up the house, for the third time !!!, ready for this week's impending move.
If, and this is a big if going on past experiences with this house sale, everything goes to plan we will be moving Thursday.
Carlsberg don't do property conveyancing, but if they did....
Lost one buyer to a heart attack and another pulled out on the eve of exchanging contracts, lost the first house we wanted, lost the second house wanted (sold the day before we finally got our current buyer), only for the first one to come back on the market, this has been probably the worst move in the world!!
But it has given my the chance to go through all of my cycling bits in the garage and bin the excess - like the toe-clips that came with the bike !
So hopefully, by this time next week I will have moved and hopefully been out for a ride. But i won't hold my breath on either of those!
Until next time
Daniel
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