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Club run to Dunstable Downs Cafe by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details
Club run to Dunstable Downs Cafe Club run to Dunstable Downs Cafe. Although the forecast suggested that rain was scheduled later, it came earlier. At time prior to the stop we got quite wet. A small group in the Mods+ this morning, JS, Eddie and a couple of others. Held up well, the training in…
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West Coast time adjustments
I have always disliked going over to the West Coast of the US, I am rarely here long enough to get my clock properly adjusted, and just when I’m getting near there, it is time to come home and I then suffer badly the jet lag after the trip. So far I have woken up…
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Flight to San Francisco – time to watch films
Flew to San Francisco on Saturday, on United, which may be a mistake, they charge for the wine with lunch 🙁 but there was naturally enough time to watch a few films, including the classic Belleville Rendezvous, which I had been lent the DVD of by my big bro’. The others were Conviction, Hereafter and…
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Ride to Work – First time by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details
Ride to Work – First time Today I rode to work (St Albans to Shoreditch) for the first time. A rather early start, but I met J at the appointed time & place – lights required. The first hour of the journey is through countryside, then it goes into town and slows down a lot. …
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Club run to Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage
Club run to Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage Sunshine, makes a change, but didn’t last. On the return, it started spitting with rain, and I got a puncture (rear). Puncture induced by the appalling state of the roads. After the puncture, which was at Gustard Wood, I could not get back on the group, and limped…
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Guildford Peloton outing – wet, and ‘orrible by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details
Guildford Peloton outing – wet, and ‘orrible Saturday was meant to be a nice day, but when I poked my head through the curtains, it was wet. I looked and figured it was brightening up. My weather forecasting is not very good obviously. I loaded the car and took off to Worcester Park to depart…
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Never let me go. Oh, no, Paul-the Movie!
Yesterday I went to book to see “Never let me go” a film I watched on my last transatlantic flight. A disturbing film. It is not in cinemas around here, so I failed. I did note that “Paul” was on, so SWMBO and Son no#1 went to see Simon Pegg’s latest adventure. It is jolly…
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Sunday Club run to Harkness Garden Centre, Hitchin by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details
Sunday Club run to Harkness Garden Centre, Hitchin by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details. Today’s ride, 86 km, nearly 1000m of climbing. A nice long, non-intensive ride, which was exactly in order. Three and a half hours without falling off the cliff caused by only having been doing shorter duration turbos. Good stuff. Today’s…
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Back to the road
Back to the road by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details. Tempted back out on the road again, despite the weather, it was good to be out there. Rather than risk it with the club, I went out with the boys from the close, amongst whom two are training for the Ride Across Britain (John…
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Turbo – Marmotte twice by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details
Turbo – Marmotte twice by 01badger at Garmin Connect – Details. I’m getting tired of this, I really must try to get out on the road (maybe tomorrow). I did a couple of hours this morning, running through the Marmotte course twice – I reckon at this rate, I should know the course, but will…
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