Yesterday’s solo 200km was hard. Legs said yes but chest still says no. So slow. So much dark. Still some positives, great lunch with ACME club mates at Maglia Rosso before it closes at Christmas. RRtY no 11 ✅ 25 new tiles ✅ increased my Eddington no to 129✅ no rain✅

#parkrun eve and I’m riding tomorrow not running. So I offer you these pics. I love parkrun volunteers but the photographers never do me any favours. If I ever resort to tinder I may use these. I dare you to stick your parkrun running pics below 👇 🤣🤣🤣🤣

#parkrun 54 in the bag at the brand new ARU Writtle for their 2nd ever run. Absolute carnage, big turnout (nearly 400) for a very narrow out and back twice course. Pleased with my time though as I haven’t got over this cough yet.

Audax Club Mid Essex does Coldham’s Common #parkrun @geospizafortis.bsky.social, Gav, Amber and I were on card stamping duties on the Stansted AirPort Express @audaxuk.bsky.social today so we meet to parkrun first. A lovely day with almost 70 riders completing the 100km route

Great weekend. Saturday I Chichester Uni with my daughter followed by the ACME @audaxuk.bsky.social awards evening where I picked up 3 awards, we even had a visitor from Scotland. Yesterday a solo DIY 200km tile bagging Audax. Wet to start but it ended up a nice day and I gained 59 new squares.

Been quiet on here for a few weeks, since the @audaxuk.bsky.social year ended. I’m not sure I’ll ever do 200 points again. So after 2 weeks off I was back at it this weekend with 2x200’s a solo hill fest on Saturday and a social flatish 200 with @geospizafortis.bsky.social

Nant Y Pandy #parkrun was beautiful but due to flooding and a course change, hilly 😳 Although maybe riding 1000km last week also contributed to the slow time.

1st Welsh #parkrun with my eldest before visiting Bangor uni today.

A massive 12 months of @audaxuk.bsky.social Finished off yesterday with another 50km to round me up to 200 points. Or 20,000km of Audax’s since the 1st of November. Hopefully it’s enough to win me the national points championship. Now for a bit of a break

Out on my 3rd 200km in 4 days. Back on home territory so happily much flatter. Goal of 200 @audaxuk.bsky.social points is inching closer

Up north for the weekend. All set for Peculier Old 200km tomorrow from a Darlington. Not at all set for Last Chance Dales 200 on Sunday. That’s more climbing in 1x200 than I do in most months 😬

only 16 days left of the Audax year so I decided to try and get my head back round commuting, rather than making every ride about points. So I rode to work in civvys. I can’t remember the last time I rode in anything other than Lycra The exception was my onelesscar cap and some shoes with cleats on

Mid week 50km ultra. Almost the end of the @audaxuk.bsky.social year. Still a few rides planned but it’s been a heck of a year

That was hard. Not run in nearly a month amd despite my new t—shirt I have not miraculously got quicker/fitter The hills 🫠🫠 Nice park though and my 51st #parkrun and my 25th location

First outing of the 50 t-shirt. It’s Saturday it’s #parkrun day. Brentwood today… looks lumpy

Had a very enjoyable day out riding a 200km @audaxuk.bsky.social calendar ride in Yorkshire on Wednesday. Route through the moors was stunning, but some of the hills 😬😬

1st of October. Last month of the @audaxuk.bsky.social year. Currently 176.5 points…. 23.5 to go. It’s going to be be big October with 10x200km’s planned plus a couple of 50’s to top it up. Lots local but also some up north and one in Wales. Let’s Fucking Go

2 of 2) Saturday @geospizafortis.bsky.social, me and 28 others rode the 416km Asparagus and Strawberries @audaxuk.bsky.social Had lots of fun. As party pace as an Audax can be, including eating Chinese on a bus stop floor🤣 Great company, great weather for late sept, loved it… shockingly type 1 fun

1 of 2) Great weekend. On Friday I spent the day on the Paddle Steamer Waverley. I’ve been coming on since before I was born. Only one trip this year, but I’ll make up for that next year. It was a birthday treat and very nice to just spend the day relaxing. But I made up for that on Saturday

So today is my Fairlight Strael’s 4th birthday. In that 4 years I’ve ridden 48,500km (30,100miles). It’s is the best thing I have ever bought. Ever. So many Audax’s, my first Paris-Brest-Paris. I’ve laughed on this bike, and cried. I just feel at home on it. Here’s to many more adventures

#parkrun done. 👍 Good time and I finished 100th on my 50th. Nice course. Now to try and play catch up with ACME Tourdax Peleton 😳

It’s #parkrun day. It’s my 50th parkrun, it’s my first time at Ben’s Yard and I got here by bike. It’s gonna be a good day.

Great day 1 of the ACME Tourdax. 100km for Witham to Ely. Great company, loads of stops and great weather. I have a later start tomorrow as running Bens Yard #parkrun but then I have to play catch up and chase the group down and make up the 2hrs I’ll be starting late

Morning. Surprisingly mild out…. But the wind 💨💨💨

Mixed it up. Back on the Secan for (embarrassingly) the first time since the start of July. Changed a few things, 700c wheels (previously 650b) and new tyres, new mudguards, new bar tape. All ready for 3 days of Tourdax this weekend

Great Saturday riding the Essex R&R. 214km, 4 stops, 1 drenching, 11hrs elapsed. 05:00… now I go again on a 200km AAA diy @audaxuk.bsky.social

Breakfast time

First run in over a month. Don’t tell anyone but I actually enjoyed it. I’ve missed running. Not fast or far. But felt good to be running.

Today’s 200 (Fairies Autumn 200) felt hard. Surprisingly lumpy and a seeming head wind which direction we faced. Still got it done.

Back to the ‘uts at Ugley for today’s 200, Essex Lanes. I always find this one mentally hard as it’s 3 loops, giving plenty of chance to bail. Bad picture of a picture, but it’s the hut being built in 1958, originally there were 5 cycling club huts here

2x 200’s this weekend. 1st up Essex Lanes, slightly extended to grab a couple of veloviewer tiles on the way round. Sunday is a trip to Kent for Fairies Autumn 200. 😅😅

Another tweak reversed the Garmin mount so I could get the gps flatter and have a bit more room for the phone. Another test ride tomorrow

Pleasant couple of hours changing up my tri bar setup, moving the exposure light so I can use my restrap bag underneath. Moving the light meant moving the Garmin, which also meant moving the quad lock 🤦‍♂️ Still, happy with the new set up, should make the Garmin easier to see. Test ride in the morning

Last ride of a disappointing August yesterday. After the disappointment of LEL, a particular crappy month at work, yesterday’s 300 started with a Macca’s that was closed and a puncture and ended up with a 100km block head wind and plenty of rain. Let’s hope September is better

Hmm hopefully solved. Traced back to the seat post, which when removed was showing signs of corrosion. Cleaned up and replaced and I can’t get it to click. Test ride round Birmingham tomorrow to test

I will solve this stupid clicking noise. Drastic measures

A DIY of the long standing Audax Meridian Hills today. Tough one, but Andrew and I managed to keep it up over 20km/hr 214km, 12hrs elapsed, 3500mtrs of elevation (3.5AAA points) Poxy ticking noise is still there though 🤬

Stuck another new BB on the Strael. I’ve got a really annoying click that I just can’t seem to cure. I’m not sure I needed a new bb, the one I took out has only done 12,000km and felt fine, but I’m clutching at straws. Hilly 200km Saturday should bed it in

Airbourne 200 yesterday. Felt quite ill for the 50+km so not a quick one. But I did enjoy seeing some of the Airshow at Eastbourne. Timing it just right to see the BBMF below me as I topped Beachy Head.

All set for tomorrow’s 200 Airbourne. Weather looks good, hopefully see some of the air display

Not had the best few days. Work has been shockingly bad, taking all my mental energy and I’m not sure I’m as over LEL as I thought I was. 200booked for tomorrow so hopefully I can move on. Writing borrowed from Jess Golding

The ACME lantern rouge peloton courtesy of the very talented Fergus Coyle it really captures the fun we had

Well this is ridiculously cool and funky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#parkrun done. Unsurprisingly I was not as rested as I thought I was and riding 1100km in 5 days does knock it out of you a bit. Went to Great Dunmow (49th parkrun) nice flatish 2 lap trail course. Then went to the Angle & Harp (used at the end of some local Audax’s) for breakfast. Knackered now

I had the best time riding back to Writtle with a small peloton of friends serendipitously acquired along the way ❤️ It wasn’t the LEL that any of us envisioned but it was enormous fun, a gift salvaged from a disappointing situation

Very disappointed not to make it to Edinburgh. I was going well. But it turned into a good week spent with friends riding my bike a long way. LEL volunteers were amazing the route nice (apart from the fens) and I got to meet Emily Chappell. Back in 2029 I guess. Little strava write up in the pics

Tomorrow I start my biggest ride todate (through storm Floris 🤬🤬) 1540km in less than 128hrs. z14 for control updates, or Owen through the map so you can dot watch me. I’ll probably only up date insta, and if I do please remind me I should be riding londonedinburghlondon.com/ridertracking

Harlow #parkrun done. Pleased with my time (29:17 official time). Now to go and register for LEL. Starting to get nervous now, slept badly, guts churning 😬😬

Bike ready for London Edinburgh London, not sure I am. As if riding 1540km in 5 days wasn’t hard enough there is a named storm due 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Getting close now 😬😬