 Poster: A snowHead
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Oh! the guilt is setting in, I am not visiting this thread again. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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a new p.b. on the tower bridge run yesterday.. 45.07 knocking 40 seconds off my last run.. im going again today but monday is the day for setting records after a weekend resting.. plus my calf hurts. so maybe a 47 minute shuffle today 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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decided to bite the bullet & join the gym (due to being rather cold & dark out side at the mo). Am slightly apprehensive as i used to work at the gym im joining but is the most convenient... will try my hardest to get somekind of discount
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I exceeded all my expectations and managed 3 gym visits(inc 3 spin classes) one night mtb ride and one mtb ride today . Now i need a week off
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mistermouse,
Impressive stuff. How good a lighting system do you need to MB at night and is it much more difficult/dangerous than through the day.
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T Bar, Its much more invigorating, your senses seem more awake and the woods more spooky. The light i use is an old 10w one by cateye but i'm debating on a new system for £170 by lumicycle. It would mean spending some of the money i have put aside for a new kitchen
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mistermouse, I need to invest in some decent illumination and am thinking of getting a mountain bike. I have a road bike and a pretty crappy hybrid at the moment but have really enjoyed mountian biking when I have done it. Is there much work in keeping the groupset clean, I live in the west of scotland and it is wet here.
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mistermouse, hubby used to night ride, but his friend moved away, so things are rather tamer now. They trailquested a couple of times too. Me, I'm not doing any exercise at the moment, and I know I should, but when you don't get home until 6.30, have family to feed, etc etc, it;s hard to find time or motivation.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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T Bar, Yeah , mud does clog things up alot so the solution i use for winter rides is a 'singlespeed'.No groupset to worry about, i run a gear of 34/18 , its the dark side of mtb 
http://www.on-one.co.uk/ is a good source . i also have a singlespeed cross bike
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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mistermouse, check out http://www.cycle-promotions.co.uk , these people have one-day sales around the UK and often have what appears to be good lighting systems at good prices - a lot less that the £170 you mention. I have bought a few items from their sales local to me and have not been disappointed, but I have not needed to buy lights.
Their next sale near you and me is Egham on 12 Feb 2006, so not ideal for early ski season training.
Derby 27 Nov 2005
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Leicester 08 Jan 2006
Liverpool 15 Jan 2006
Sheffield 22 Jan 2006
Worcester 29 Jan 2006
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EGHAM 12 FEB 2006, Egham Sports Centre, Vicarage Road, Egham, TW20 8NL, Open 10.30am to 3pm
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Coventry 26 Feb 2006
Stoke 05 Mar 2006
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Gateshead 30 Apr 2006
Oxford 07 May 2006
Barnsley 14 May 2006
Blackpool 21 May 2006
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I am amazed at the difference a few weeks make in the gym !
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You know it makes sense.
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Paul Mason, What have you managed to get your tongue stuck to then??
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Treadmill, x-trainer, weights, rowing machine, stepper, and a nasty incident with the Hot Chocolate machine.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Adrian, Cheers , thats not far for me so i will make a note of it, theres always things to buy
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Paul Mason, Perhaps it would be better not to get into the specific details on some of those 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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its a monday.. the weather is average.. that can mean only one thing bk out on the streets this lunchtime for another tower bridge run..
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| mistermouse wrote: |
| Paul Mason, What have you managed to get your tongue stuck to then?? |
There's a little part of Lincolnshire not a million miles away from me that Paul Mason may have a certain affinity with.
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Phew - I was concerned that you had started exercise FenlandSkier when I saw your name on this thread !
I'm off for eat as much as you like buffet at the Indian.
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mistermouse,
Have you heard what they are like with Rohloff hub, at my age I don't know if I could manage a single speed, but the hub option looks a little pricey.
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T Bar, i would love to have a Rohloff hub and wrap it in a Thorn frame but i dont konw if i could sacrifice one of my bikes to get one
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Just found this thread. Following an earlier line, I must be a bit of a masocist as I cycle in the evening's still, got a neat little circuit that's just over 6miles, which when the temperatures as it has been the last week or so is as about as much as I can stand, do that couple of nights, plus badminton on Tuesdays and a longer cycle up towards Ilkley or Wetherby way on a Sunday monrning (16-20miles as my fancy takes me). Last season the weather was really good to me and I cycled most Sunday mornings, come h*ll or high water.
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Hi again mistermouse, just got to the plot on single gear bikes. I know your tag line says Surrey but how flat is it down there to be able to cope with a single gear or is it just about putting more force into ... up here I hill's aren't optional and to go further than 4 miles I've either got hills out or hills back in again, the only people you see here with single gear bikes are posties!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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stevew, I actually like the hills,and there are enough around here to give you a workout. i've got a friend who is really got at route planning and comes up with rides that are doable on a singlespeed. there were three of us singlespeeding on sunday , the routew had a really long climb but at the top was a tea and cake shop 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Gave the gym a miss tonight - still sore off last night - really went for it including weights etc.
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Gym session today,2 hours. Hopefully going to MK tomorrow for a slide on the ice 
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You know it makes sense.
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Jogging today, but I'm having problems with my left leg and my knee is now sore 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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IncogSkiSno, It's the onset of old age, quit now
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Poster: A snowHead
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IncogSkiSno, i think you have to give it rice or something
just come back from a killer spin class
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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mistermouse, Who got killed 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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mistermouse, Rice ???
snowbunny, thanks for that wabbit, but just remember I'll be singing and dancing at your funeral 
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IncogSkiSno, Assuming that your knees hold out that long
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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IncogSkiSno, Rest,Ice,Compression,Elevation
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IncogSkiSno,
RICE is rest, ice, compression ,elevation; standard treatment for sporting injuries. Meant to help reduce the inflammation.
PS I am obviously a slower typist.
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Ah RICE not rice, there is a difference 
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Well in 40 minutes I plan on going to aerobics for the first time in about a month (woking beer fest, then I was ill) ...unless lunch sounds better.... I'm feeling very lazy as I now have to drive to work so don't even get exercise walking in.
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Am going to the gym tonight! planning a good 2 hour session! to include steam & sauna and general mooching and socialising....so will probably work out to be about 30mins work out...ooooops!
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Oh dear - I used to go to the gym at work during my lunch hour but now spend it on snowHeads instead! I'm sure that posting must burn off just a few, tiny little calories......
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