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This morning I had choice with the blues skies. Nice spin on motorbike to get myself in the mood for the Nw200 this week or a nice cycle. Cycle it was. What a right choice it was. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Tough in a few hills but am theough the other side. Ended up doing 45k in under 2hrs. Pace was good and could talk the whole way through it.

What am I turning into that I gave up a dry morning on the motorbike

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So glad you enjoyed your 🚴 cycling this morning and not the motor bike, much healthier for you Johnny.

I entend to go a cycle ride this afternoon after lunch, about 15K, not 45.

So far today I have, (in order ) did a 7 minute plank workout, two minutes on my kettle bells, breakfast from 7am to 7.20, looked at the Healthunlocked Website until 9 o'clock.

From 9 am to 9.18, I continued with UnfitNoMore's "100 push up a month challenge", at 9.30am I took my neighbour's dog a walk, that is a strong Labradore dog, heavy work walking with her, she has two leads and cost my neighbour £1,200. Back now a bit knackered but will be fine after lunch for my cycling. 😊 🚴

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Johnnylewis in reply to AlMorr

That is some Sunday morning. Mine has been my cycle.ake breakfast for me and kids. Lay on couch and watched world super bike race 2 and now thinking about a bath. Good luck on your 15k race

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👍 🚴

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Not sure if I would have called it a race Johnny, I returned from that 🚴 cycle run, enjoyed it very much, it was run on quiet countryside B roads, not off the road altogether, only about 4 cars passed me on the road, now in the garden relaxing in the "not a cloud in the sky ☀ sunshine,"you and I have done quite a lot of exercising today, we deserve to relax. 😊 🏃 🚴🚶

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Johnnylewis in reply to AlMorr

What kinda bike do you have?

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A Raleigh Red Rock 21 speed bike, with Shimano brakes, this bike I got from a friend who gave up cycling a few years ago and gave it to me.

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Johnnylewis in reply to AlMorr

Nice one. I bought a claud butler. 14 speed. Couldn't argue at £100. That's where I will fall behind as I've so little gears. I have to work harder

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AlMorr in reply to Johnnylewis

I have been a cyclist since the age of 7, nowadays 7 is nothing, I have seen children as young as 4 on bikes without stablelisers, however, back then when I was 7 in 1953, 7 was what 4 is now. As far as running, I used to run at Primary school and won several sprints, probably due to all the cycling I did. When I got married I did not have a bike until my son got one when he was 10 so that we could go cycling together. I only started with C25K just over a year ago after seeing a promotion for it during the Scottish Great HM run on TV, that was in October 2017 but as it was getting on the winter, I held back until April 2018. I don't cycle as much now as I used to, about 1 run a week compared to around 4 a week many years ago, so running has helped me to fill in the gap, same with those other exercises, I have only been doing them over the last couple of years.

Haven't been to the nw200 for years.

Where did you go for a cycle?

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Donaghcloney, bleary, Craigavon, Portadown, Gilford, lawerncetown, Donaghcloney

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Really! I live around there.. I used to run around Drumgor in Craigavon, do you know it?

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Yeah. I work over that way. Used to run the lakes 2/3 times a week whe. I was training for duathlon.

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It's a small world Johnny. 😁

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UnfitNoMore

Great choice... hopefully we will soon get days where you dong have to choose!

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Johnnylewis in reply to UnfitNoMore

Funny you say that. My plan this week is heading to Portrush for Nw200, staying till sunday. Was going to do a few runs around the coast and on the beach, but with me not running for a while I'm going to take the push bike in the back of the car and do a few cycles before and after the races. Win win

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