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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    I'd agree with both sides of the above debate. Only difference is that I'd change the 30 to 55. Probably personal but 55 was the tipping point for me.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    pblakeney said:

    I'd agree with both sides of the above debate. Only difference is that I'd change the 30 to 55. Probably personal but 55 was the tipping point for me.

    I hope that isn't the case for me. I believe you start going downhill (at a rate commensurate with how active you are) at 60.
    I have tried recently to break a few PB's on certain routes.
    One route I thought was doable but despite 3 cracks at it, my best time was 2 and a half minutes off.
    That PB is 12 years old so perhaps I should look at more positively. Also, I don't think I can remember as good a period of my current continuity so with a bit of luck, good health and conducive weather*, that gap may be reduced.
    I would certainly be very happy to break any previous PB.
    Despite hitting the half century, my ave. speed is as good as it was 15 years ago but what I have noticed is the length of time I can put an effort for and hard efforts result in slower recovery.
    I now make a big effort to stretch as much as possible after a ride and sometimes again before the next ride - that has had a very positive impact.
    [Plus Cod liver oil capsules - the benefits took some 3 months after first taking them. lol].

    *I can only use the rollers for so long in winter during long spells of bad weather before I start going a bit more crackers than I already am.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    edited August 2021
    ^^^^ Clarity.
    I was referring to general health*. Cycling seems to be ticking on quite nicely.
    This is the wrong thread to continue further.

    *Healing time is a multiple of what it was being the main one. Weird skin colour patches appearing. Glutes fading is the most recent one. On the plus side, less sleep seems to be required. Usual caveat, everyone is different and we are all outliers assuming we are fit cyclists.
    Nobody ever really talks about this stuff.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    edited August 2021
    pblakeney said:

    ^^^^ Clarity.
    I was referring to general health*. Cycling seems to be ticking on quite nicely.
    This is the wrong thread to continue further.

    Glutes fading is the most recent one.
    Nobody ever really talks about this stuff.

    Could be what is known as Alcoholics ars*. ;)

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    edited August 2021
    webboo said:

    pblakeney said:

    ^^^^ Clarity.
    I was referring to general health*. Cycling seems to be ticking on quite nicely.
    This is the wrong thread to continue further.

    Glutes fading is the most recent one.
    Nobody ever really talks about this stuff.

    Could be what is known as Alcoholics ars*. ;)

    Alanis Morisette irony as I've given up alcohol. 😉

    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    pblakeney said:

    Nobody ever really talks about this stuff.

    We should. Experiences gained and observations made can help anticipate future problems. Then we all benefit.
    When I was diagnosed with a severely under active thyroid, there was bugger all on this forum about it really. I went on a tri-athletes site and that was hugely beneficial. It was simultaneously revealing and surprising to find that quite number of pro athletes have under active thyroids. The detail regarding diet and routines was such that I came to the conclusion that actually, this may not be a disadvantage at all when you are furnished with the right 'tools' to tackle it. Plus; if a pro athlete can compete like any other pro athlete, then muggins can potter about on a bike a bit.

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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,352
    Discovering that the NHS app will work as a pass sanitaire so I could sit outside in a gale to drink my café allongé.

    It probably shouldn't have amused me up that the proprietor who insisted I had to show my pass had a fag hanging out of her mouth and her facemask around her chin.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Turning on my laptop this morning to find an email from the MD giving all staff the afternoon off to reward a record invoicing month in August (traditionally one of the worst months due to holidays) and make the most of the weather. He's even appreciated that not everyone will be able to take it today due to deadlines so is allowing it to be added to leave to be taken by the end of the year. That's good management.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    This is superb. Come for the shoes, stay for the ending.

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    The road from Struan to Portree. Either direction would do.
    See the photos thread for more.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    Going to a gig.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    pblakeney said:

    The road from Struan to Portree. Either direction would do.
    See the photos thread for more.

    I know Struan well. Used to camp every year with the SSC near Calvine on that same road.
    You can swim in the river at Carnegie's pool.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    edited September 2021
    pinno said:

    pblakeney said:

    The road from Struan to Portree. Either direction would do.
    See the photos thread for more.

    I know Struan well. Used to camp every year with the SSC near Calvine on that same road.
    You can swim in the river at Carnegie's pool.
    On a windy day. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    New Philip Glass record is a banger if you're into that.
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  • Ncovidius
    Ncovidius Posts: 229
    Meeting someone who you never knew existed, who is the daughter of someone you held in high regard, in a totally random place, at a random time.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    Whoever it was (a cyclist?) that designed a specific cattle grid with a member either side of the road to avail cyclists smooth passage.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Ncovidius
    Ncovidius Posts: 229
    edited September 2021
    pblakeney said:

    Whoever it was (a cyclist?) that designed a specific cattle grid with a member either side of the road to avail cyclists smooth passage.

    No, that would have been even more random. This was the only ( as far as I know ) biological daughter of the late great George Michael. I was cynical at first, but she was an absolute dead ringer for him ( particularly the eyes ) and had a ‘family album’ of photos on her phone. Her with him from a baby right up until very close to his death. You could have knocked me down with a feather.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    edited September 2021
    The two stories above are completely separate with no connection.
    Strange that anyone would think that they are connected. 🤔
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Premier Inns. Actually rather good for an overnighter. Beds are good. Rooms are good. Wifi good. And if you have the magic Card because you once worked for Whitbread many many many years ago, the room rate is A 👍
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,816
    pblakeney said:

    The two stories above are completely separate with no connection.
    Strange that anyone would think that they are connected. 🤔

    Made me chuckle
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,352
    edited September 2021
    orraloon said:

    Premier Inns. Actually rather good for an overnighter. Beds are good. Rooms are good. Wifi good. And if you have the magic Card because you once worked for Whitbread many many many years ago, the room rate is A 👍

    This. Had been struggling to find a decent/cheap place for a night in Woking via booking.com, and then my brother linked the Premier Inn there (PI's aren't listed in booking.com). Was just the job, for about £40.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Unless it's for a special occasion they're my first stop for an overnight stay anywhere there is one convenient.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,329
    Pross said:

    Unless it's for a special occasion they're my first stop for an overnight stay anywhere there is one convenient.

    +1.
    No, not your plus one before anyone gets funny ideas. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Ncovidius said:

    No, that would have been even more random. This was the only ( as far as I know ) biological daughter of the late great George Michael. I was cynical at first, but she was an absolute dead ringer for him ( particularly the eyes ) and had a ‘family album’ of photos on her phone. Her with him from a baby right up until very close to his death. You could have knocked me down with a feather.

    Someone saw you coming Nick. And you fell for it.

  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    imposter2.0 said:

    Ncovidius said:

    No, that would have been even more random. This was the only ( as far as I know ) biological daughter of the late great George Michael. I was cynical at first, but she was an absolute dead ringer for him ( particularly the eyes ) and had a ‘family album’ of photos on her phone. Her with him from a baby right up until very close to his death. You could have knocked me down with a feather.

    Someone saw you coming Nick. And you fell for it.

    interesting that it was not just me who did not think that story would end well
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,495
    I had occasion to drive from Sussex to The Forest of Dean/Ross-on-Wye and back yesterday. What a stunning country this is
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    Tashman said:

    I had occasion to drive from Sussex to The Forest of Dean/Ross-on-Wye and back yesterday. What a stunning country this is

    ...and you obviously avoided Cinderford and it's indigenous Cannibals. Well done.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    pinno said:

    Tashman said:

    I had occasion to drive from Sussex to The Forest of Dean/Ross-on-Wye and back yesterday. What a stunning country this is

    ...and you obviously avoided Cinderford and it's indigenous Cannibals. Well done.
    I crashed in a bike race just outside Cinderford after a sheep decided to walk across the road in the middle of the bunch. Hit my head on a tree trunk but was very keen not to lose consciousness in that area!
  • lesfirth
    lesfirth Posts: 1,382
    On the same theme. I live north Manchester and I have been to Clitheroe many times and I have been to Harrogate many times but I have never driven from Clitheroe to Harrogate. A few weeks ago I did . I never expected a nearly empty A59 would make me smile so much.
    As Tashman says, what a stunning country this is.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    lesfirth said:

    On the same theme. I live north Manchester and I have been to Clitheroe many times and I have been to Harrogate many times but I have never driven from Clitheroe to Harrogate. A few weeks ago I did . I never expected a nearly empty A59 would make me smile so much.
    As Tashman says, what a stunning country this is.

    I often drove the leafy route from mid Kent, Sussex, Wiltshire through to Marlborough/Salisbury and it is beautiful.
    Western Highlands are stunning. Ullapool area is something different. it almost has a Scandinavian feel to it in terms of light and fauna.
    Northumberland is beautiful, particularly north of the A69 but along the Tyne is lovely.
    There's parts of the Peak district, the Malverns, Shropshire, Warwickshire and across to the Brecon Beacons - all really nice.

    It's amazing we have such a diversity of landscapes on such a small island.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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