Well the time is fast approaching until the big event it self.  So what have I been up to? where do I start…

I have been going to the gym about 3-4x per week doing CV & weights, I’m sure you don’t want to be bored with the stats on those so you will just have to take my word for it.

So far I have clocked up 110 miles on the new Road Bike and even suffered my first Road Accident when a white lorry nudged me at the traffic lights and I went crashing on to the road..  Slight injury to my left arm and damage to the pedals on the bike but nothing major.

Still trying to get used to the bike as the riding position is a lot different from a mountain bike as a result suffering from neck/shoulder pains after about 1hr.  I also had SPD pedals fitted which clip you in very useful when going up hill only problem is if your about to fall you have to learn to twist your foot to unclip otherwise you fall flat on side and can potentially injure yourself further.

So far I have done 3 rides on the bike:

3 May – 25.4 Miles, Avg 16.4mph, Max 31.2mph – (Slough – Maidenhead – Windsor – Datchet – Langley – Slough) Took 1h 35m and burned around 1250kcals,  138 Avg HR, 176 Max HR.

5 May – 13.5 Miles, Avg 14.2mph, Max 26.2mph – (Slough – Farnham Royal – Stoke Poges – A412 – Slough) Took 1h 18m, 878kcal, 132 Avg HR, 166 Max HR (day I had the accident, hence lost some time).

11 May – 50.5 Miles, Avg 15.4mph, Max 35.9mph – (Slough – Maidenhead – Cookham – Marlow – Henley – Twyford – A4 to Maidenhead – Slough)  This was with the Maidenhead Cycling club, which at times I was leading the group as I felt at times was going to slow for me hence my Avg HR 128, Max HR 165 and 1986 KCAL burned.  Total Time 3h 11m.

Felt fine going to work on the Monday but legs are a bit sore, am aiming to do two consecutive days this weekend (weather permitting) as promised a friend will visit him in Sonning and then the cycling club again on Sunday.

Overall am pretty happy with my fitness and progress considering on the event it self we will be doing approx 90km over 8-9 hours and I did close to 80km in just over 3hr.

Well until next time have a fantastic week and enjoy the weather while it lasts

Regards

Kaleem