extra distance

cyclopsbiker

thanks everyone, you've encouraged me to add distance on to my commute!!!

I normally do 6 miles each way Deptford to Holborn in about 30mins (bare with me, I'm on a MTB with knobblies :shock: ). been nursing a knee injury back to what's almost 100%. talk in another thread of the Greenwich foot tunnel reminded me that I used to really enjoy cycling round the Isle of Dogs, through the foot tunnel and Greenwich park when I lived and worked in slightly different places. so, I wondered how much extra mileage/time it would be to do north side of the river, foot tunnel and then a last push up through the park, followed by a short fast blast down the A2 and back to Deptford.

so with the sun shining and no rush to get home yesterday I decided to give it a go and thoroughly enjoyed it. It took me 51 minutes (actual time including walking through the foot tunnel) and about 8.5 miles according to mapmyfitness. so a big thank you to everyone for talking about going home the long way. I shall be repeating it next week.

Wallace1492

cyclopsbiker wrote:

thanks everyone, you've encouraged me to add distance on to my commute!!!

I normally do 6 miles each way Deptford to Holborn in about 30mins (bare with me, I'm on a MTB with knobblies :shock: ). been nursing a knee injury back to what's almost 100%. talk in another thread of the Greenwich foot tunnel reminded me that I used to really enjoy cycling round the Isle of Dogs, through the foot tunnel and Greenwich park when I lived and worked in slightly different places. so, I wondered how much extra mileage/time it would be to do north side of the river, foot tunnel and then a last push up through the park, followed by a short fast blast down the A2 and back to Deptford.

so with the sun shining and no rush to get home yesterday I decided to give it a go and thoroughly enjoyed it. It took me 51 minutes (actual time including walking through the foot tunnel) and about 8.5 miles according to mapmyfitness. so a big thank you to everyone for talking about going home the long way. I shall be repeating it next week.

Excellent stuff! Last year I was commuting 7.5 miles each way on MTB with slicks, I decided to take longer route home, ended up doing 45miles :shock:

Still, got to take in the rivers Clyde and Leven, Loch Lomond and part of the West Highland Way. I will be doing again soon as part of training for the Etape.

lastant

Wallace1492 wrote:

Still, got to take in the rivers Clyde and Leven, Loch Lomond and part of the West Highland Way..

And I thought I was doing okay with Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace / The Mall, Trafalgar Square, bits of the Thames and Canary Wharf...

...reading these reports of nice commutes out on the coast / in lovely scenery is making me slightly jealous!

Wallace1492

lastant wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Still, got to take in the rivers Clyde and Leven, Loch Lomond and part of the West Highland Way..

And I thought I was doing okay with Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace / The Mall, Trafalgar Square, bits of the Thames and Canary Wharf...

...reading these reports of nice commutes out on the coast / in lovely scenery is making me slightly jealous!

Well, makes up for my usual Maryhell Road, and is so close it would be rude not to do it occassionally.

Agent57

I can't claim to have done a single 45 mile "long way home", but so far this week (Tue, Weds, Thu), I've accumulated 55 miles in extras on the way home. \o/

andy83

there's nothing like adding extra miles on.

I actually do the opposite and add miles on in the morning as work 12.5 hour shifts, so on way home dont always fancy a longer ride, however if I ever do half days I always extend. Its the only me time I get so cant really turn it down

suzyb

Wallace1492 wrote:

lastant wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Still, got to take in the rivers Clyde and Leven, Loch Lomond and part of the West Highland Way..

And I thought I was doing okay with Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace / The Mall, Trafalgar Square, bits of the Thames and Canary Wharf...

...reading these reports of nice commutes out on the coast / in lovely scenery is making me slightly jealous!

Well, makes up for my usual Maryhell Road, and is so close it would be rude not to do it occassionally.

Know what you mean. Today I cycled through a forest I've driven through loads of times but only just noticed there was quite a few paths leading into it.

Wallace1492

suzyb wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

lastant wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Still, got to take in the rivers Clyde and Leven, Loch Lomond and part of the West Highland Way..

And I thought I was doing okay with Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace / The Mall, Trafalgar Square, bits of the Thames and Canary Wharf...

...reading these reports of nice commutes out on the coast / in lovely scenery is making me slightly jealous!

Well, makes up for my usual Maryhell Road, and is so close it would be rude not to do it occassionally.

Know what you mean. Today I cycled through a forest I've driven through loads of times but only just noticed there was quite a few paths leading into it.

Last night was south of the river Clyde, along past Govan and Braehead, though Renfrew and Inchinnan, past the Airport, and a lovely climb up and over the Erskine Bridge. 23 miles home instead of 7.5. Only issue, I was into a fair old headwind most of the last 10 miles.... Still, great night for it.