Category: CYCLING
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Scenic Canal Ride and Wildlife Encounters: Captivating Moments Along the Route
I put in an 11 mile round trip along the Worcestershire & Birmingham canal. Unsurprisingly there was lots of young families along the route, especially geese and swans. My Specialized off-road is an absolute beast, there’s nothing it cannot smash its way over and through. It’s so much fun to ride.
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Back on the Bike
Finally – some nice weather! I’m not a fair weather cyclist but when you’re out of the groove you tend to wait until the right moment. That means nice weather and the workload being under control. Better May than never.
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Sunday’s super ride
I took a bike out on Sunday afternoon with a singular mission: to average +17mph on a 20 mile ride, something I’ve fell short of all summer. I found some power from somewhere, skipping +17mph and jumping straight to +18mph!!! 🎉 I wasn’t even on my fastest bike! 🤯 I have made real progress this…
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Saturday ride: I need to buy a proper map!
4th September 2021 was “schoolboy error Saturday.” I picked out a fun looking new route, one that winds its way through a series of hamlets along country lanes. I’ve used some of them before but I’ve never done a circuit of them. Anyway, I went out fast and hard with a 18.5mph average. I shouldn’t…
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Mini break and leisure ride
In 2014/15 I was lucky enough to live in the beautiful and lively Cardiff Bay whist I worked for Welsh Government. I thought about settling there and nearly did before packing my bags and returning to middle England. It was great to be back then, the weather was exactly as it always seemed to be…
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Another marathon (on a bike)
Snatched another 1.5 hour ride on Thursday 19th August, which luckily coinciding with a power cut that would have left me with little productive to do. I’ve genuinely loved my last few rides, I’ve felt fitter, lighter and more powerful. It might just be a couple of days where I’ve “got the legs” but hopefully…
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Upping the pace, upping the distance
I set out on my Sunday ride earlier than usual so I could go that bit further. A lovely ride with a decent pace…
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Sunday action(cam)
Squeezed 15 miles into a busy day. Captured a snippet on my action cam just before the rain started.
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Mid-week ride
Normal ride, normal pace, it’s just important to get out there. 40 is a milestone that makes you think about your own mortality that bit more than in years prior. Statistically it’s about the half way point; in socioeconomic terms it’s summer but physiologically, it feels like early autumn. You’ve got to cling onto summer…
Dr Martin James 