It has been a couple of weeks since I have posted and I have been busy, during this time I have been completing a food diary so that Lucy-Ann the “Team Leadville” nutritionist can review my eating and drinking habits (OH NO!!!!!) and come up with a plan that will help me lose the circa 15kg that I need to shed over the next 15ish wks….. without loosing any muscle mass or strength, this I am sure will be no easy task.
In addition to this I have been training hard and working hard, however I am very proud to say that I have no covered in excess of 1,000 miles since the 1st of January, which is more miles than I have done in my Porsche since last summer!!!! To put 1,000 miles in perspective for my friends and family who do not cycle this equates to: -
Cycling from Eastbourne to Edinburgh to Eastbourne
1000 miles at Average 15.5 miles per hour = 64.51 hours of cycling which equates to around 64,510 calories or around 45 large caprice pizza’s!!!!!
In addition to this last Sunday the 28th of March I completed my first 100 mile ride of the year, completing the 100 miles in 6hrs 16minutes at an average speed of 16mph, this ride also involved some 4,500ft of climbing in the Cotswolds so was pretty tough!!!! I am really pleased to have completed this challenge so early in the season, to give an example of improvement in fitness, in May 2009 I completed the Kent Castle 100 ride in 7hrs 45minutes.
As you can see in this picture I am trying hard!!!!!!
So what is next, well last night I completed my entry in to the Southern XC series Round 1 Mountain Bike race on the 11th of April. This will be my first competitive cycling event in about 18 years!!!!!! I am really excited about this however the race for me is about gaining valuable skills riding in such a tight fast group, I do not expect to get any sort of results, and will be happy to just finish.
So onwards we go on the “Road to Leadville” check back soon for more updates.
March 31, 2010 at 1:34 pm |
45 Caprice Pizza’s! I’ve probably eaten that since 1st Jan!!!