Reply to: L2B evidence for Marillionfan

[MarillionFan]

Yeah yeah, laugh it up ya fookers.


Don't forget to sponsor here

Fook me. You've even failed at raising the money.

All the rich contractors on this site who may be in need of a heart charity at some point in the future(NF, RH, Xog, EO) don't even believe you did it. You can't even get over the £300 barrier.

Poor show.

[MarillionFan]

Is this anything to do with the 5lbs weight gain?

According to my diet book. Half an hour on the bike = 1 pint. Two hours is also a whisky chaser, while three hours is an additional packet of pork scratchings plus a baileys.

I went out for six hours last week and when I got home I could hardly walk.

[suityou01]

Just an hour off road. Sweat falling off me. It's hot damn hot, I saw a group of fellas in orange robes walk past and they burst into flames.

Couple of pints were needed on return to rehydrate.

Is this anything to do with the 5lbs weight gain?

[adubya]

Did 33 miles offroad this morning, started at 8am to avoid the heat. Just about ready to drop now

[MarillionFan]

Ffffffffffffffffffff. Puffed out watching 'im

Just an hour off road. Sweat falling off me. It's hot damn hot, I saw a group of fellas in orange robes walk past and they burst into flames.

Couple of pints were needed on return to rehydrate.

[suityou01]

Hang in there MF!!!

Ffffffffffffffffffff. Puffed out watching 'im

[shaunbhoy]

As it happens, I'm going out now.

Hang in there MF!!!

[MarillionFan]

Yip, after 2 months solid cycling the scales have only just started heading southwards. Several notches down on the belt, but still the same weight more or less. Quads the size of Bedfordshire though

Stick at it, you can join me for the L2B in September if you like.

As it happens, I'm going out now.

[suityou01]

I've halved my alcohol intake. Cut out sugar and cut out about 500 calories out of my food diet and started cycling doing about 60miles week before lasy but only 20 this week.

I've put on 5lbs.

Yip, after 2 months solid cycling the scales have only just started heading southwards. Several notches down on the belt, but still the same weight more or less. Quads the size of Bedfordshire though

Stick at it, you can join me for the L2B in September if you like.

[MarillionFan]

OK I'll mop up after myself.

Cutting my boozing down considerably, and actually starting to enjoy the change. Just sipping and not guzzling is far more relaxing. SY02 nearly feinted yesterday when I had a couple of beers with my father in law and then plumped for a coffee. Not normal SY01 practice.

I've halved my alcohol intake. Cut out sugar and cut out about 500 calories out of my food diet and started cycling doing about 60miles week before lasy but only 20 this week.

I've put on 5lbs.

[suityou01]

I wasn't talking about you

To be fair, I've got rid of about 3/4 of a stone since new year and cut my alcohol intake substantially (although 2 500ml bottles of 5% beer equates to 5 units so still exceeds the guideline daily intake) so by this time next year I should be down to a sensible weight and in much better shape all round.

OK I'll mop up after myself.

Cutting my boozing down considerably, and actually starting to enjoy the change. Just sipping and not guzzling is far more relaxing. SY02 nearly feinted yesterday when I had a couple of beers with my father in law and then plumped for a coffee. Not normal SY01 practice.

[doodab]

I don't have a fatty liver nor has the doctor told me to ease up. I am indeed at least 3 stone overweight though.

I wasn't talking about you

To be fair, I've got rid of about 3/4 of a stone since new year and cut my alcohol intake substantially (although 2 500ml bottles of 5% beer equates to 5 units so still exceeds the guideline daily intake) so by this time next year I should be down to a sensible weight and in much better shape all round.

[suityou01]

When I was younger I used to cycle a lot. I set myself a target of covering 100 miles in 4 hours, but the best I actually managed was 4:23. Obviously that was non-stop with eats and drinks all taken at cruising speed.

I obviously can't do that these days though. When I got back on my bike in 2007 I couldn't even get into the right position on the bike or make it up the hill near my house without stopping. I don't think it's that hard to build the power output up again, cos after a few months I could manage an hour or so at 20mph, but building the endurance to sustain it for 4-5 hours is a different matter cos you really need to put a lot of time in. When I started aiming at the 100 miles before I was already riding 50-60 miles at that sort of speed a couple of times a week and obviously I didn't start from a platform of being a 3st overweight middle aged pisshead.

Perhaps 5 hours is a bit optimistic.

I don't have a fatty liver nor has the doctor told me to ease up. I am indeed at least 3 stone overweight though.

[MarillionFan]

Is this what you're looking for?

Say Hi to Threaded when you see him.

[doodab]

Did it a few years back - think I took around 9 hours - moving average 12.5 ish, plus refreshment stops / photo stops / faffing. Thinking about doing it again - need to have something to aim for to keep motivated.

When I was younger I used to cycle a lot. I set myself a target of covering 100 miles in 4 hours, but the best I actually managed was 4:23. Obviously that was non-stop with eats and drinks all taken at cruising speed.

I obviously can't do that these days though. When I got back on my bike in 2007 I couldn't even get into the right position on the bike or make it up the hill near my house without stopping. I don't think it's that hard to build the power output up again, cos after a few months I could manage an hour or so at 20mph, but building the endurance to sustain it for 4-5 hours is a different matter cos you really need to put a lot of time in. When I started aiming at the 100 miles before I was already riding 50-60 miles at that sort of speed a couple of times a week and obviously I didn't start from a platform of being a 3st overweight middle aged pisshead.

Perhaps 5 hours is a bit optimistic.