Scotland cycling kit from Pedal Clothing

So far, got to say I am very, very pleased with the Scotland cycling kit from Pedal Clothing. I always worry, when I get cycling gear from a company, I’ve never used before. They come all the way from Auburn, Washington, United States. Ordered them on my birthday and they turned on today. So very, fast delivery!

Scotland cycling kit from Pedal Clothing
Scotland cycling kit from Pedal Clothing
Scotland cycling kit from Pedal Clothing

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 10/10/2020

Top Gear (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 11th October 2020)

Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness each buy a sporty insurance write-off for £6,000 and take part in three challenges at the programme’s test track before they’re ordered to make their cars road legal and report to Alexandra Palace, where the producers have constructed a monstrous Wall of Death. The trio also celebrate the era of the 200mph supercar by going on a road trip in a Ferrari F40, a Lamborghini Diablo, and a Jaguar XJ220.

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 11th October 2020)

Michael Palin looks back on the making of Pole to Pole, in which he travelled along a single line of longitude across the USSR, Africa and finally into Antarctica. Along the way, he paid a visit to Chernobyl and gained an insight into the last days of the Soviet Union. His travels across Africa led to an encounter with some fellow globetrotters from his home town of Sheffield – but he was forced to make a detour when his planned route passed through a war zone.

Enslaved with Samuel L. Jackson (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Sunday 11th October 2020)

A look at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World, from the perspective of three different storylines. In the first episode, the actor travels to Gabon on the west coast of central Africa, where captives were herded onto ships.

Enslaved with Samuel L. Jackson (BBC 2/HD | 10:00pm to 11:00pm | Sunday 11th October 2020)

A look at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World, from the perspective of three different storylines. The team continue their detailed examination of how 12 million Africans were shipped to the Americas.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 13th October 2020)

In Essex, the crew at Walton and Frinton gets an unusual mayday call to a ship called HMS Pickle. Arriving on scene, they discover it is not the modern naval vessel they expected, but a replica of a ship that once served in Nelson’s fleet, and though the original survived the battle of Trafalgar, this one is shipping water and sinking fast. On the east coast of Scotland, the crew at Anstruther faces a tricky rescue trying to extract a walker with a badly broken leg from a remote coastal path. And in the Shannon basin in Ireland, the volunteers at one of the RNLI’s few inland stations at Lough Derg are woken in the early hours of the morning by their pagers – cries for help have been heard coming from the 40-mile-long lake. After launching into inky darkness and thick fog, the crew make an eerie discovery.

The Grand Party Hotel (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 15th October 2020)

Laurence asks Kris to fight in a charity boxing match to raise cash for a homeless shelter. Can he make the leap from mild-mannered hotel manager to prizefighter? VIP guest Louise Brookes checks in, asking for the same room she stayed in 175 times while she attended the inquest into the Hillsborough disaster, and Ciara launches a new competition to promote weddings at the hotel.

Secret Scotland (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 16th October 2020)

The comedian explores Grampian and the Central Highlands, going behind the region’s most iconic sights to see what the tourists miss – and unearth the hidden gems in her home country. She begins her journey in Perthshire at Blair Castle, which has a unique claim to fame as the home of Europe’s only private army. From there, Susan travels to Invergordon, where she goes underground to explore an amazing feat of wartime engineering and the home of a world record-breaking echo. In the Cairngorms, the comedian meets a special and charming group of animals – Britain’s only wild reindeer herd.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.

Loving my new Garmin Vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch

Garmin Vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch with Contactless Payment and HRThat’s me just got a new smart watch. I went for the Garmin Vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch with Contactless Payment and HR. I got it with the birthday money, that I got my Mum and Dad last week. Thanks to much! Love you both! xx

My last smart watch, which was the Garmin Vivoactive HR GPS. Did me very well indeed, had that one since Thursday 6th October 2016. Which I’ve given to my house mate Mark. What I nice lad, I am!

The new watch, will take a while to get fully use to! Right time to get off the PC and get them steps in…. Only done 632 so far, at time of writing this anyway.

October 2020 Walk Challenge

October 2020 Walk ChallengeThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge! This time the “October Walk Challenge” when you had to walk 50 kilometers during October! Another easy one!

Please do check out my profile at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine and better still follow me. Oh and do remember, if it’s not on Strava, it did not happen! FACT!!!!

My most “fun” of photos of 2020 so far

Even with everything else that has been doing on in 2020! Think gear wise, I’ve had one of best years yet! What do you all think?!?!?

Spider-Man Homecoming Morphsuit + pup hood
Spider-Man Homecoming Morphsuit + pup hood
Regulation Rubber Bike Mask + Clejuso handcuffs
Regulation Rubber Bike Mask + Clejuso handcuffs
Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018 + Clejuso handcuffs
Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018 + Clejuso handcuffs
Pup play on National Dog Day!
Pup play on National Dog Day!
Out walking with my pups!
Out walking with my pups!
Double Spider-Man fun!
Double Spider-Man fun!
Let's go for a walk in rubber!
Let’s go for a walk in rubber!

The Sur Six

The Sur SixThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge! This time the “The Sur Six” challenge, when you had to complete at least 6 hours of activity from 7th October 2020 to 13th October 2020. EASY!

Please do check out my profile at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine and better still follow me. Oh and do remember, if it’s not on Strava, it did not happen! FACT!!!!

66ºNorth Iceland Challenge

66ºNorth Iceland ChallengeThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge! This time the “66ºNorth Iceland Challenge” when you had to complete at least 6 hours of activity from 5th October 2020 to 18th October 2020. EASY!

Please do check out my profile at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine and better still follow me. Oh and do remember, if it’s not on Strava, it did not happen! FACT!!!!

Wearing the Hunter Speedsuit RTR lycra met cap Retro PINK

About time, I did some new photos wearing the Wearing the Hunter Speedsuit RTR lycra met cap Retro PINK. Had it since middle of May and this is only the second time, I’ve had it on… Well the second time outdoors anyway…

Do comment below and let me know, what you think!! 🙂

Hunter Speedsuit RTR lycra met cap Retro PINK
Hunter Speedsuit RTR lycra met cap Retro PINK
Hunter Speedsuit RTR lycra met cap Retro PINK

Le Col Giro Challenge

Le Col Giro ChallengeThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge! This time the “Le Col Giro Challenge” when you had to complete a total of 4 hours activity from 3rd October 2020 to 23th October 2020. EASY!

Please do check out my profile at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine and better still follow me. Oh and do remember, if it’s not on Strava, it did not happen! FACT!!!!

Matthew Shepard, 22 years on, we must NEVER forget!!!!

On Tuesday, 6 October 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student from the University of Wyoming, was brutally beaten and pistol whipped as a result of an anti-gay attack and robbery. Matthew was tied to a fence and left to die, only to be discovered by a bicyclist the next day. On Monday, 12 October, as a result of the injuries from the attack, Matthew passed away.