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Author Archives: Roger
Its here at last!!
OK, the final day has arrived. After 3 months of hard training and slog, battling north winds and freezing weather we have arrived at the day we have been aiming for. The Night Rider starts tonight!! Along with Simon, Mark an Mary I will be forming The Brotherhood and cycling 100Km round London at the …
Psychological Barrier Broken
Today I attempted the big one. I know in my mind that once I have passed the 45 mile barrier, no matter what the distance, I can manage the target I have set. So today I set off for Portsmouth with the intention of crossing both the harbour and my invisible barrier. The weather was …
Run Forest Run
The next stage in my training regime called for a change of pace and direction. Rather than heading east as is my usual direction, I decided to head west and into the New Forest. This also entailed a move away from the flat, distance ride to something more ‘lumpy’!!!! I started with my first attempt …
An Afternoon By The Sea.
Roger Key check in – My next step in the training programme was to manage 25 miles. So todays trip was to Stokes Bay on the coast at Gosport. Its generally a nice ride as it starts and finishes by cycling along the coast. It was a bit cloudy but that’s OK as it can …
Brother Mark Joins Brother Roger.
Roger Key check in – Went for a mid-week ride tonight with Mark. It was Mark’s “virgin”ride ride this year so we went for a short one. We did the Titchfield circular which involves Warsash, Hook village, Browndown lake, Titchfield village and back to Warsash. Total of 11 miles with 1:12 hrs in the saddle …
A Grand Day Out!!
Roger Key check in – Today was the second of my semi-major marathons!! Well it seemed like it to me anyway – 21 miles along the coast to Lee on Solent. It was a fairly nice day for cycling although a bit of a strong south-easterly. I cycled down through Hook village and Browndown Lake …
A bit of a shock to the system!!!!!
Check In From – Roger Key This week, because Brother Mary has set the pace, I have taken my training seriously!! I have been on the bike twice – yes twice – and to Marks Gym!! I have just come back from the second bike ride, one which I was wavering about until I saw …
Its been a bad week!
Check In From – Roger Key The eagle eyed among you may have noticed that all the blogging about getting fit has been done by Simon recently. There is a good reason for that – ‘fit’ is the last word one could use to descrbe me over the last week!!! It started with a bit …
Back to the gym again
I missed the gym last week. Well when I say missed, I don’t mean it was a great loss to me because it wasn’t. No it was more that I didn’t actually go. Mark convinced me that we needed to keep going or we would never make it round London. WhenI got round there today …