PowerDot Grand Tour ✅

PowerDot Grand Tour That’s me completed yet another Strava challenge, this time the “PowerDot Grand Tour” challenge.

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!!!!

Trek Century Challenge ✅

Trek Century Challenge That’s me completed yet another Strava challenge, this time the “Trek Century Challenge” 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!!!!

Alzheimer’s Society – Cycle for Dementia Challenge ✅

Alzheimer's Society - Cycle for DementiaThat’s me completed yet another Strava challenge, this time the “Alzheimer’s Society – Cycle for Dementia” challenge.

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!!!!

So many bridleways around here!

Since they are so many great bridleways around here, about time I started cycling on them! Since I’ve just about covered most of easy local roads. By going onto bridleways it, open ups every more of local countryside!

You can check out today’s route at www.strava.com/activities/3723178536

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Updated VeloViewer map : 6-July-2020

That’s me just updated the VeloViewer map. I’ve filled in a good number of new squares, since I last posted the map on 15th June 2020.

Map data between 1st January and 15th June 2020.

Now done 98% of #walk1000miles – 2020

walk1000miles - 2020That’s me now done 98% of #walk1000miles. So 981.11 miles down and only 18.89 miles remaining! Had been hoping to have completed it by today… Now looking like Wednesday or Thursday next week.

Since I started doing the #walk1000miles challenge back in 2018. This will be earlyish in year, I have completed it! In 2018, I walked 1000 miles by the 30th August. Last year, took me much longer, was not done till the 17th October.

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

FUTURUM PROFORMANCE 160 Challenge ✅

FUTURUM PROFORMANCE 160That’s me completed yet another Strava challenge, this time the “FUTURUM-PROFORMANCE-160” challenge.

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!!!!

Got Strava? Please give the following rides a kudos!

Got Strava? Please give the following rides a kudos! They are ones, from when I did the End to End cycle back in 2009. So back before Strava was even a thing! So uploaded the routes at a much later point….

Just after leaving the village of Glencoe on the fifth day of the End to End cycle

Really need a day out to Hunstanton again!

Long, long overdue to a day out to Hunstanton! Always have so much fun when I go! Here’s a look back to times, I went with Hobbz and Tyler (2010) and myself Nick and Myself (2015 & 2018).

Hunstanton with Hobbz and Tyler in 2010:-

Full set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/20-07-2010/

Nick and Myself in 2015:-

Full set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/06-07-2015/

Nick and Myself in 2018:-

Full set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/06-07-2015/

Vlog – 1 July 2020

First some bad news… Getting made redundant, after working at same place for 16 years! In better news, really getting them cycling and walking miles in! Also speak about walk 1000 miles.