New podcast on-line : Episode 107

That’s episode 107 of my podcast on-line at long last. Been meaning to record a new one for months, but only just gotten around to it. In this post episode, I am speaking what I have been up to since I did my last podcast, way back in April. So mainly about lots and lots of cycling stuff.

Check out at the podcast @ www.gordon-valentine.com/podcast/

Cycling in a wetsuit, yes again!

Yes for the second time this year, I have been out cycling in my wetsuit :). Think it’s also the longest cycle I have ever done in a wetsuit, I did 24.32 miles. So here are some photos from the cycle. A new vlog will be posted in the next number of days…

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orca S2

Just done a 70 mile bike ride

Just done the longest cycle of the year. Just to think when I set off I was only planning to do 40 miles. If you don’t End 2 End cycle, that I did in 2009. It’s now the longest single day cycle I have ever done :). So well pleased with myself. So now on with some of the statistics from the cycle.

  • Distance: 70.02 miles.
  • Time: 5:13:16 (h:m:s).
  • Avg Speed: 13.4 mph.
  • Max Speed: 28.1 mph.
  • Elevation Gain: 544 meters.
  • Elevation Loss: 543 meters
  • Min Elevation: 9 meters.
  • Max Elevation: 164 meters.

Here is a nice map of the full cycle. Which does really give you an idea of just how long 70 miles really is.

June 2011 cycling statistics

Here are my cycling statistics for June. My yearly total now stands at 2,490.2 miles.

Here is the data from June 2011:-

  • Total cycles: 23.
  • Total Distance: 456.9 miles.
  • Total Time: 34:00:04 (h:m:s).
  • Avg Speed: 13.4 mph.
  • Max Time: 4:01:16 (h:m:s).
  • Max Speed: 28.6 mph.
  • Avg Distance: 19.87 miles.
  • Max Distance: 54.13 miles.

I am sure you will have also worked out that not used the car in the whole of June never happened :(. But I am still more than happy with what I did. Since I only did 192.6 more miles in the car, than I did on the bike. I used the car for 649.5 miles and the bike for 456.9 miles.

My favourite cycling photos from the month:-

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New poll on-line : Ever cycled in a wetsuit?

I have just added a new poll. This time I want to know, have you ever been out cycling in a wetsuit?

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Cycling in a wetsuit

The weather was not the best today, so I did something that I have not done since last year and that was to go out cycling in a wetsuit. When I first left the house it was pissing it down, but then it was only very light rain for the rest of the cycle. So I was not happy, I wanted it to piss it down the whole time. Which is not something I say very often when out cycling.

So here are some photos, I took while out cycling in my wetsuit.

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I also filmed a vlog, which I will post very soon :).

Sorry about no blog updates for a while

Sorry that I have been bad for the last umber of weeks and not posted any big blog updates. So here is a photo for you 2 look at, while I get around to writing blog updates.

Mike and myself cycling in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, while wearing our sexy Lycra gear

This photo is my Mike (boyfriend at the time) and myself taken back in 2008. Click on it, to see the full sized image off the camera.