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.
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. 🚴🚴♂️☀️☀️☀️
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!
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!
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!!
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! 😃🚴
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".
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. 💪
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. 😞
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.
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!
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.
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
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. 🚴
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
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
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.
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. 🚴🚴