Frustration

Time On Bike: 1 Hour 18 Minutes
Distance Travelled: 22.49 Miles
Average Speed: 17.3 mph
Weight: 13st 13lb

Totals: 68 Hours 23 Minutes, 1152.54 miles, 16.85 mph

Last night was the official read through for Little Shop Of Horrors with full cast. I had lovingly prepared the rehearsal schedule yesterday afternoon using the audition slips which clearly ask people to notify any holidays etc. Imagine my frustration (and mild anger) when people then come to me and notify holidays that weren't on their forms that clash with the scheduling. WHY CAN'T PEOPLE FILL FORMS OUT PROPERLY??? I will now spend another half hour today trying to re-arrange the schedule....

847.46 to go!!!!

Boil in the Bag

Time on Bike: 1 Hour 2 Minutes
Distance Travelled: 17.88 Miles
Average Speed: 17.3 mph
Weight: 13st 13lb

Totals: 67 Hour 5 Minutes, 1130.05 Miles, 16.84 mph

On Monday I discovered what boil in the bag fish must feel like. With temperatures soaring it took me a good hour to cool down in the morning and a cold shower to help cool down once I'd got home. And did we push it! Jody brought his new £1,600 bike and we hammered the Lavenham journey, hence the reduction in time on bike. I believe the weight loss is also down to the sweat that now weighs down Monday's shirts!!!

869.95 to go!!!!

Sweating Buckets

Time On Bike: 1 Hour 5 Minutes
Distance Travelled: 18.74 Miles
Average Speed: 17.3 mph
Weight: 14st 1lb

Totals: 66 Hours 3 Minutes, 1112.17 Miles, 16.83mph

Yesterday and today must be the hottest it's been for a while and I chose two forms of exercise that have/had me sweating buckets. Yesterday I took Joe to play Tennis along with James and Tom. Two hours later we were all sweaty and sunburnt. Today I cycle to work and don't even consider easing up because of the heat so now here I am at 9:36 still sweating inside!! Great.

887.83 to go!!!!

Introspection

Time On Bike: 1 Hour 6 Minutes
Distance Travelled: 19.03 Miles
Average Speed: 17.3mph
Weight: 14st

Totals: 64 Hours 58 Minutes, 1093.43 Miles, 16.83mph

Last night MBJ told me that she gets peeved about my biking because it means I get home at 6 (say) have tea and then we're going out. No time to talk or for me to cook. I'm going to have to think this over....

906.57 to go!!!!

Hot you're cool, cool you're hot

Time On Bike: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
Distance Travelled: 26.53 Miles
Average Speed: 17.3 mph
Weight: 14st 1lb

Totals: 63 Hours 52 Minutes, 1074.40 Miles, 16.82 mph

So I get up and look outside and it looks pretty bleak. I take the kids to school and it still looks windy and ominous. I get home, I put on my cycle gear. I think about the portentious weather outside so I put on a long sleeved top over my normal stuff. I get outside and get on the bike. A mile from home, what happens? SUN, warm skin tingling sun, all the way to work. Bugger!

925.60 to go!!!!

Good Food

Time On Bike: 1 Hour 7 Minutes
Distance Travelled: 19.32 Miles
Average Speed: 17.3 mph
Weight: Forgot

Totals: 62 Hours 20 Minutes, 1047.87 Miles, 16.81 mph

I forgot to weigh myself this morning and it's probably for the best. We had a weekend away that included a visit to the Good Food Show at the NEC and lots of alcohol at my brother's. I've also been tucking away the biscuits at home - which has to stop! I'm probably not much more than last week but there's always that fear of bloating!!!

952.13 to go!!!!

Counting Down

Time on Bike: 1 Hour 3 Minutes
Distance Travelled: 18.16 Miles
Average Speed: 17.3 mph
Weight: 14st 1lb

Totals: 61 Hours 13 Minutes, 1028.55 Miles, 16.8 pmh

Before yesterday I was always counting up - trying to attain the 1k as fast as possible. Now I'm counting down with the same obsession and intensity. Thing is I know I'm not just going to stop and get off the bike once I reach zero and whatever I do this year I'll want to beat next year so how do I slow it down and just take it easy? I'll hate it if I'm bringing my average speed down and I don't want to do less miles - it's keeping me trim!!!

971.45 to go!!!!