Illogical progression - 2013

Dermot Illogical

This shall be my log for the year. I'm not setting any goals as I'd only just forget them in a short space of time anyway.
I will try to have fun though.
Oh wait! That feckin' Torr Road climb on the Giant's Causeway sportive. I need to not let that one beat me again.

Dermot Illogical

I was away for most of the week, with no access to a bike, so the total is low. Business as usual from now on hopefully.

Mon: Rest
Tue: 50km commute
Wed: Rest
Thurs: Rest
Fri: Rest
Sat: Rest
Sun: 50km commute

Weekly total: 100km

Beasty

Put some goals up anyway - we'll remind you if/when you don't hit them ....

You need to do some TTs for example - you'll be good at them (we have one guy in the vets league that only ever uses his fixie for them;))

Dermot Illogical

Beasty wrote: »

Put some goals up anyway - we'll remind you if/when you don't hit them ....

You need to do some TTs for example - you'll be good at them (we have one guy in the vets league that only ever uses his fixie for them;))

OK. Goal #1 is to get gut down to a size where I can get into TT position
This should be of some assistance on Torr Rd too.

Dermot Illogical

Ticking over. A couple of commutes and a club spin were all I managed this week. Towards the end of the club spin I pushed off ahead by myself as I was running out of time. All my gains were wiped out when I heard a spoke snapping about 4km from home. Luckily I was right beside my LBS at the time so got it fixed on the spot.

Mon: 50km commute
Tue: 50km commute
Wed: Rest
Thurs: Rest
Fri: Rest
Sat: 95km club spin
Sun: Rest

Weekly total: 195km
YTD: 295km

fixie fox

You'll need to add another rest day to recover properly from all that hard rest!

Dermot Illogical

fixie fox wrote: »

You'll need to add another rest day to recover properly from all that hard rest!

Tell me about it!
I normally go out in all weather but I've been carrying a chest infection since October so I've been limiting my cycling a bit since then. I felt a bit off on Saturday's spin so deliberately sat out Sunday's even though I had the time available.
Will aim for 300km this week to make up for it...

Lusk Doyle

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Tell me about it!
I normally go out in all weather but I've been carrying a chest infection since October so I've been limiting my cycling a bit since then. I felt a bit off on Saturday's spin so deliberately sat out Sunday's even though I had the time available.
Will aim for 300km this week to make up for it...

Not to be interpreted as medical advice, but have you considered going to the doctor... :rolleyes:

Dermot Illogical

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Not to be interpreted as medical advice, but have you considered going to the doctor... :rolleyes:

Even better, I've actually gone. The usual...drugs....rest...prescriptions...yadda..yadda.
Could have written the script myself (not the script script, the story script. Writing my own script script would be dodgy as can be).

Dermot Illogical

All commutes and no play.

Mon: 50km commute
Tue: 52km commute
Wed: 52km commute
Thurs: 42km commute
Fri: 42km commute
Sat: Rest
Sun: Rest

Weekly total: 238km
YTD: 533km

Dermot Illogical

Mon: Rest
Tue: Rest
Wed: Rest
Thurs: 50km commute
Fri: 25km commute
Sat: 80km club spin
Sun: 25km commute

Weekly total: 180km
YTD: 713km

Dermot Illogical

Mon: 50km commute
Rest of the week had to go away for work reasons. No bike time.

Weekly total 50km
YTD: 763km

Dermot Illogical

Nada. Zip. Bugger all.

Away for work reasons. No bike for me.

Dermot Illogical

Away on business all week but managed to sneak in a club spin on Saturday.
New bike arrived so I had to give it a spin.

Sat: 87km

YTD: 800km

Dermot Illogical

Finally back out and about following work-related absence over the last few weeks.

Mon: 35km cycle over Howth
Tue: 82km NCD loop
Wed: 43km cycle over Howth
Thurs: Rest
Fri: Rest
Sat: 42km commute
Sun: 228km King's Mountain audax

Weekly total: 430km
YTD: 1,230km

Edit: YTD should be 1,280km according to Strava. I've missed logging a commute somewhere.

Dermot Illogical

I've been slacking recently, so needed to get my act together. The break in the weather provided the inspiration I needed to get going again. I don't have much free time at the moment as I have exams coming up in the next couple of months, but I decided to make time for the Ardattin 200. I checked the train timetables and saw that public transport wasn't going to get me to the start at Bray by 8am, so I cycled the 38km to the start and just about made it. I'm glad I did as it was an excellent day out. The weather played ball, and the event was excellently managed. Good food, good company, lovely scenery and a bit of sunshine. What more could you ask for?
I didn't have to cycle home as a very kind boardsie offered me a lift. Thank you sir!

Mon: Rest
Tue: Rest
Wed: Rest
Thurs: 50km commute
Fri: 50km commute
Sat: 250km including Ardattin 200.
Sun: 50km commute

Weekly total: 400km
YTD: 2,334km