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Louise Watson

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Economics Teacher. Cyclist. Mum of 2 girls, both 1st class Oxford graduates. Understanding husband. Care about my local community. Vegetarian.

Leeds
Joined February 2011
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Louise Watson
8 months
From my mum's kitchen cupboard. Trying to help sort her house. This is the most out of date thing I've found so far.
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2 months
Not sure what state I'd be in if I hadn't been wearing it.....
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Louise Watson
7 months
I thought this would be a flatter Yorkshire ride. 🤦‍♀️😂😂🚴 #cycling #westyorkshire
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Louise Watson
4 months
Overdressed today. 🥵 8° when I set off, 18° when I finished. #cycling #yorkshire
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Louise Watson
4 months
Longest ride of the year. #cycling #yorkshire 🚴🚴
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Louise Watson
29 days
The comeback has started 💪🚴. 6 weeks today since the collar bone break and I've made it to the gym to go on a static bike. 30 minutes completed; shattered! First time my HR has been raised in 6 weeks! 🤦‍♀️ Onwards and upwards now.
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Louise Watson
6 months
Sideways sleet. Great weather for the first TT of the season. 😂😭
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Louise Watson
2 months
Small wins. Got myself up, showered, dressed, and out for a walk. ✅
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Louise Watson
5 months
First outing of the year on this beauty. #sunnysunday
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Louise Watson
4 months
Cracked the 600km for the month with an extended commute home. 🚴🚴
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Louise Watson
8 months
Ilkley and return on the road bike. Felt very unfit. It's a start though. #cycling #Ilkley
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Louise Watson
3 months
Lovely to get out today, despite only 4 hours sleep. Trying to persuade OH that cycling is great. He's just bought a gravel bike. Out to Skipton on the canal, then over to Bolton Abbey on the gated road, then round the back to Ilkley. 🚴🚴‍♂️☀️☀️☀️
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Louise Watson
5 months
What happened to the forecast sun?? Got drenched! 🌧️🌧️ Quick spin before collecting youngest daughter from the station. #cyclingyorkshire #Ilkley
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Louise Watson
7 months
Managed a ride before the rain started. Phew! #cycling @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
9 months
This is where I came off my bike in January on black ice and broke my elbow and collar bone. Treacherous even for walking this morning! I warned a cyclist to be careful!
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Louise Watson
3 months
Northumberland 🚴🚴 Weekend away.
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Louise Watson
8 months
Not the best of years. Started with the broken bones ice slide off the bike on January 3rd, putting me out of action for 7 months. However, managed some great August rides including my first bikepacking trip. Also competed at the National 10 mile TT champs with a PB in October!
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Louise Watson
6 months
Lovely ride with some ☀️ this morning. @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
1 year
Throwback to 2 years ago. That was epic. Included Buttertubs and Grinton Moor. Not fit enough to do that atm!! 🚴‍♀️🚵
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Louise Watson
4 months
Cow and Calf this morning. Gorgeous weather, but really busy, even on the back roads. #cowandcalf #Ilkley #cycling #yorkshire 😍😍🚴🚴
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Louise Watson
5 months
Another day, another bike, another country. 😂 #spain #puntaumbria
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Louise Watson
5 months
A couple of hills this morning! 😂😂 @TeacherCycling #cowandcalf #baildonmoor
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Louise Watson
4 months
24°C in Leeds today!! ☀️☀️ Morning ride and PT session. 🚴🏋️‍♀️ Leeds City centre this afternoon including treats from Karpaty at Leeds market. And OH bought a bike!! (He is not a cyclist). Oh, and my house is now on the market!!
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Louise Watson
8 months
Great morning on the gravel bike down on the canal paths. Still lots of ice about though! #leeds #canal #cycling @CanalRiverTrust
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Louise Watson
3 months
Little loop before a busy day. #cycling #yorkshire @CanalRiverTrust And before the rain!
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Louise Watson
5 months
Another short spin this morning, aiming to get the 7000m climbing for March completed. ✅✅ 🚴🚴 And a couple of 👑's!! #yorkshirecycling #leeds #chevin
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Louise Watson
4 months
Seriously overdressed for the commute home 🥵 I'm not complaining too much though. 😂 Such a huge change in temperature. #cyclecommute 🚴🚴☀️☀️
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Louise Watson
5 months
Let out for an hour, so up to Surprise View. 🚴
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Louise Watson
5 months
So, the news is out; I'm finishing teaching at the end of the summer term. Not retiring as such, just doing other things! But of course, I'm going to have much more time for cycling too! 😃🚴
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Louise Watson
4 months
Extended commute home from school for the weekend!! Some speedy sections. 😂☀️☀️🚴🚴 @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
3 months
More NCN1. Whitley Bay. Just missed the rain!!
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Louise Watson
4 months
Blowing the stress away. 💨💨🔆🔆 Great to get out. #norfolk #hunstanton
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Louise Watson
4 months
Managed to get away from the in-laws for another ride. 😂💨💨🔆 #norfolk #cycling . Love being on the summer bike, although still in the winter clothes!
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Louise Watson
5 months
When you go on holiday for a relaxing break, but end up hiring bikes in every place you go! 😂😂🚴 Just can't help myself. See so much more of a place! #cycling OH actually really enjoying it too, despite not being a "cyclist".
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Louise Watson
15 days
Getting some kms in on the gym bike. Longest ride of the recovery so far. 🚴‍♂️ #brokencollarbone Back to the physio on Monday too, so hopefully some more exercises to do. 💪
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Louise Watson
10 months
Struggling with motivation and seeing a way forward with cycling and fitness. Had a bad cough/cold/shivers this week added to the sprained ankle and bruised back from last week, and had a very busy week at school. Don't know how to try and get started again. 😞
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Louise Watson
4 months
Another short escape from the in-laws. 😂 Had an hour spare! Turned round at 30 minutes! #brancaster #northnorfolk
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Louise Watson
6 months
Jo Cox Way social training ride today. Lovely route to Clumber Park. Super bunch of people. Really looking forward to further rides. 🚴🚴☀️ @thejocoxway
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Louise Watson
5 months
Tricky route again today, for the first half of the ride. Definitely out of my comfort zone 😁 Great scenery yet again. #huelva #cycling 🚴🚴
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Louise Watson
11 months
1°C when I left home this morning!! But a beautiful day for a ride. Out to Lotherton Hall. #cycling #yorkshire
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Louise Watson
4 months
Surprise View, Otley Chevin. Short spin. 🚴🚴. Broody skies. Cold NE wind. At least it stayed dry for me today! #chevin #yorkshire #cycling #headspace
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Louise Watson
4 months
Getting reacquainted with the gravel bike now many of the huge puddles have gone! 🚴 @CRTYorkshireNE #friday
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Louise Watson
3 months
Out on the gravel bike again today with the OH! He's enjoying it! Leeds and St Aidan's. #cycling #canal @CanalRiverTrust @RSPBAireValley
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Louise Watson
1 year
I do love being out on my bike. Great morning. #headspace #cycling #burnsall #yorkshire 🌞🚴‍♀️. I even did cake today: very unusual for me. @teacherpeloton @TeachersRunClub
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Louise Watson
2 months
Great!! Good job the TdF is on!
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Louise Watson
3 months
Little attempt at a race tonight. 🚴🚴😭 Not my best, but a good training session! #cycling #yorkshire
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Louise Watson
1 year
Another one of those mornings when you're very glad your commute is by bike, especially an off-road one! 🚴‍♀️ #cyclecommute #leeds
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Louise Watson
1 year
@GroomB @dsmitheconomics Lots of spite and malice walls in Craggwood, Rawdon, Leeds.
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Louise Watson
5 months
Brilliant day out on more of Euro Velo 1. #rioformosa #portugal Can see so much more when using bikes to get around.
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Louise Watson
6 months
Closest ever pass today. Idle Rd in Bradford. Brushed my elbow, then turned left, right in front of me. 😭🚴 I had to brake hard to not go straight into the car. I just can't understand driving like this. The driver could not have failed to see me, unless very distracted.
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Louise Watson
7 months
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Louise Watson
3 months
Put a virtually all off-road route together, bringing together three of Leeds' biggest parks: Golden Acre, Temple Newsam, and Roundhay including bridal ways, bike paths and the canal. #leedscycling #gravel Good morning out! 🚴🚴 Lunch at Leeds Market too!
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Louise Watson
8 months
Just a short spin out this afternoon. Roads were crazily busy. 2 very close passes on the A65 too. On the way back I had to ride in all the grit in the middle of the road, as there was solid traffic. Good to get out though.
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Louise Watson
5 months
Challenging all off-roader today. Too hard for my poor MTB skills although. 😬🚴 But brilliant scenery. So many paths to ride on. #huelva #cycling
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Louise Watson
22 days
Managed an hour on a bike at the gym this afternoon. Doing far better than when I broke the other collar bone last year. 🚴🚴 #brokencollarbone
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Louise Watson
5 months
Can't wait to tuck into this for lunch! #sourdough #homemade Including oven costs, about £0.95.
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Louise Watson
10 days
Last day at school ✅ Last pay slip ✅ Self-employed ✅ And now I'm looking forward to going on holiday in September 😜😜
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Louise Watson
2 months
Feeling very sorry for myself today. Down at the canal to try and lift the mood. ⛅
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Louise Watson
2 months
My mum, now in a lovely care home, packed up all her stuff in her room and asked to be let out so that she could walk home. 😳
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Louise Watson
29 days
New neighbours.
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Louise Watson
2 months
Into the woods today. 🚶‍♀️⛅
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Louise Watson
1 year
Some views from Fleet Moss from the last 2 days of cycling. #fleetmoss #yorkshiredales Lots of wind, some rain and some sunshine!
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Louise Watson
7 months
Brilliant to be out this morning. Glad I was on the gravel bike though; roads in a shocking state! Steam train spotted too! 🚴🚴 Really enjoyed that. #skipton #boltonabbey
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Louise Watson
4 months
Crazy thunder and lightning!! 🌩️ Coming from Bradford!
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Louise Watson
2 months
Amazingly, only my collar bone is broken. Every bone and muscle in my body aches. Feeling absolutely wrecked. Thanks for all the good wishes.
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Louise Watson
3 months
It's homemade sourdough pizza night. #everyfriday #pizza
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Louise Watson
4 months
Gravel ride to the PT this morning, plus a loop! #Monday #cycling #canal . Lots of new puddles after the storm last night!!
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Louise Watson
2 months
Getting some fresh air. In so much pain, but I just needed to get out. I'd cry, but that hurts even more. 😢 River and canal plod.
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Louise Watson
6 months
@HillsToClimb I'm incredibly tight. Apart from buying bikes. 😜 Never buy anything unless I need it and it has money off it.
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Louise Watson
2 months
Clavicle fracture #distal 🩻 is virtually identical to the one on the other side done last year.Conservative treatment as expected. Torn muscles in back too, which are giving me significant grief. So, just a case of waiting for the bone to heal now. 😭😭 Bye bye summer biking. 🚴
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Louise Watson
2 months
@Auntiekay28 I think @BromptonBicycle should give you one!! 🤣
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Louise Watson
5 months
Cycle to work this morning! 🔆🥶 The middle of April??
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Louise Watson
3 months
Pretty pleased with May stats on the bike. I'm having to cycle more as my hip just can't cope with walking or running. I'll know the outcome of my CT scan on the 13th June. 🤞🤞 #cycling #yorkshire 🚴🚴 A bit gutted I just missed the 1000km! @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
4 months
Hip MRI results in the morning. 🤞🤞🙏
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Louise Watson
4 months
How to spend a Thursday evening. 😂🚴🚴 #timetrial
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Louise Watson
24 days
Sourdough rye and caraway seed. Looking forward to trying it later! #sourdough
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Louise Watson
3 months
When your PT lives over the other side of the Aire Valley to you! 🚴🤣 Just a little bit of climbing to get there! #airevalley #cycling
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Louise Watson
6 months
Supposed to be doing a TT tomorrow, but have come down with a sore throat and cough. No doubt picked up from school. 😭 Rest day instead. 🚴🚴
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Louise Watson
4 months
Lovely afternoon.....until the hail.....
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Louise Watson
20 days
Great sunset tonight! #rawdon #leeds
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Louise Watson
3 months
Is it really June?? So chilly on the commute this morning, although the sun was out! ☀️Got drenched however, by a car going through a huge puddle. 💦💦 #bikecommute @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
5 months
First coffee of the holiday... 80cents.
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Louise Watson
5 months
Home for the Easter Hols! Just made it back before the downpour! @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
1 year
Warm solo ride this morning. ☀️ Headspace before returning to school tomorrow. #cycling #yorkshire @teacherpeloton
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Louise Watson
5 months
More Euro Velo 1 exploring. To the Portuguese/Spanish border today. #eurovelo1 #portugal
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Louise Watson
7 months
Short loop this morning in the drizzle, then gusty winds! This is where the "canal du midi" scene was filmed in the BBC Boat Story series! #halfterm @TeacherCycling #cycling #gravel @CanalRiverTrust
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Louise Watson
5 months
Today's cake stop on the bike route! No idea what it was, but it was delicious!
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Louise Watson
7 months
Just a short tired 30 minute ride on Zwift tonight, after a very tiring day at school, but better than nothing ! 🥱 @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
3 months
First day of the last half-term of school (ever). Not counting down lol. 🤣🤣 #teacher @TeacherCycling
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Louise Watson
9 months
Unfortunately, despite the nice weather this morning, I'm just too nervous to go out on the bike. I just keep seeing flashbacks of me coming off. 🤦‍♀️ I have been on the turbo, so at least that is some exercise.
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Louise Watson
3 months
On the bus to the hospital to get a steroid injection in my shoulder! No cycling for a few days....
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Louise Watson
1 year
Bolton Abbey spin out this morning. Breezy! #cycling #yorkshire #boltonabbey
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Louise Watson
21 days
Youngest daughter smashed her first ever triathlon at Eton Dorney this morning. 🏊‍♀️🚴🏃‍♀️ Eldest did a very impressive aquathlon too.
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Louise Watson
6 months
Stuck to the canal today. Some wind assisted PR's on the way back! @TeacherCycling @CanalRiverTrust #leedscycling
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Louise Watson
2 months
To celebrate the end of my teaching career I'm taking part in the @thejocoxway cycle ride at the end of July. It's a great cause and something I'm very passionate about. Here's my fundraising page. 🚴🚴
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Louise Watson
8 days
I'm pretty sure I've got bits of tarmac under the skin on my shoulder 🤣 There are some grey bits. #brokencollarbone 🚴‍♂️
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Louise Watson
9 months
An outdoor ride!! Yippee. 🚴☀️
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Louise Watson
1 year
Little holiday house for the next week plus bikes to get around. Collected bike, keys, and have an ace view from the house.
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Louise Watson
2 months
A rare sight. ⛅. Back to rain later! #horsforth
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