Archive for February, 2019
Taking a chill pill
Since I’ve kicked off my training plan, my blogs are very focused. What about the rest of life? I have two main hobbies, riding my beloved motorbike and skiing. This is not about motorcycling (I really need to get out on the bike…) Taking a chill pill? You need two things to alpine ski: snow […]
Posted: February 27th, 2019 under 42.
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The plan in a box
Here is the plan in a box, with some tracking: Week no. Date Distance Aiming for (duration) And Did Average speed 1 18-Feb 1 x 25 miles, 1 x 10 miles Some hill training. A day off in between. 2.5hrs, 1hr 10mph 2 25-Feb 1 x 35 miles,1 x 10 miles 30 minutes hill training. […]
Posted: February 25th, 2019 under Prudential ride 2019.
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The route
The route last year may be seen here. Most of the profile (the layout of the route against sea level) is mostly easy running for the first 40 miles. Quite East Anglican. The second 40 miles is “rolling hills” and some “more physically demanding” sets. The last 20 is much easier, not quite downhill all […]
Posted: February 23rd, 2019 under Prudential ride 2019.
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Back in the saddle, day 1
I have six months to train for the August deadline of the 100 mile Prudential Cycle ride and that means I need six months to prepare. Today was taking that first bite from the elephant and I covered 25.7 in two sets: one of 20.5 miles and then a return home of 5.2 miles. In […]
Posted: February 21st, 2019 under 42, Prudential ride 2019.
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Traumatic times
The past two years, for me, have had some interesting times. I came off my push bike, a panic attack while skiing, I forgot my cannulas in Canada and had to completely overhaul my insulin treatment for 8 days and the resultant big hypo and the removal of my fixation plate (remember to do that […]
Posted: February 19th, 2019 under 42.
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Doing something different
They say a change is as good as a rest. As a programmer who has spent much of the past few months working out how to automate cloud building, I thought I would take the opportunity to learn how to re-upbolster some chairs my mum had lent us as a stop gap when they bought […]
Posted: February 17th, 2019 under 42.
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Let’s do it, let’s talk…
Food. Boring for many but as a type 1, I need to understand what I eat when. I left home and believed that I knew what a portion looked like. I got takeouts and shared rice or noodles and used that as my yard stick. I bolused reasonably and had cerals in a similar manner. […]
Posted: February 8th, 2019 under Diabetes.
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