Silly Stuff

It must be. I mean, it’s just got to be CGI, hasn’t it? Maybe it’s a promo for the Ironman movie (see how we got the triathlon link in there?) I hope it’s CGI, ‘cos otherwise it’s totally insane: Found over at Tomorrow Morning’s Weather.
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With the increase in my mileage on the bike recently, my backside’s been feeling the pressure. So when I read about the delights of saddle sores (be sure to check out this picture - not for the faint-hearted), I decided that prevention was almost certainly better than cure & bought a tub of chamois...
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So today is a long run, according to my schedule. I did ten miles, carrying fluids in a Karrimor waist belt that has pockets for 2 x 500ml bottles, and on a run/walk strategy with 60 seconds walk at every mile mark. This run didn’t seem as easy as the last time I did...
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With the spring weather here, and three days of spring tides, I just had to do my swim today in the sea. So with high tide at 17:30-ish, I headed down to the harbour in my wetsuit at five. When I swim in the sea, I always time it so that I’m just before...
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With the Irishman still in possession of that hired Transit van, there was an ideal opportunity to get a couple of big furniture items delivered for free. Having moved into a new home, he needed to get some stuff too, so I cycled over to his house on Sunday morning, where we put Wilf...
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The Irishman’s moving house this weekend, so I pitched in today for a couple of hours to help shift the bulky / heavy stuff. I was originally going to drive there, but two factors made me change my mind: It was just a beautiful morning. Why on earth would anyone want to sit inside a...
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Jazz legend & bewildered quiz master, Humphrey Lyttelton died last night. As well as being a trumpeter that even Louis Armstrong looked up to (no, really), the 86 year-old was the accidental anchor-man for Radio 4’s long-running quiz, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. This has been one of my favourite shows for years. The...
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OK, when the revolution comes, Visa will probably be sent off to the Gulag with the rest of ‘em. In the meantime though, I guess they might as well make adverts that make me smile. Well, this one, anyway: Why’s it posted here? Well it’s got a kind of run-bike-run duathlon thing going on.
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I’ve seen this guy several times in the last week. He’s quite a big bloke, riding a beaten up mountain bike, but wearing full-on winter gear. Long tights, coat (with several layers of padding underneath by the look of it. I mean clothing padding), and a balaclava pulled up to cover most of his...
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It turns out that here in the UK we really are world class. After seeing my short bike lane film, DaveP suggested on quickrelease.TV that I look up the Warrington Cycle Campaign’s pages. They have a feature called Cycle Facility of the Month, pouring ridicule on the daft things our town planners do to...
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