Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 2.10 mi [Cycling] Jarrow

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 2.10 mi [Cycling]

2.10 mi in 00:12:50 hours at 9.82 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Cycle to a friends to run a message - decided to do a circular route to add a mile on

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 8.86 mi [Cycling] Dunston to Jarrow

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 8.86 mi [Cycling]

8.86 mi in 00:39:22 hours at 13.50 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Cycle back from Dunston which annoyingly seemed be be into a headwind again - how does that happen ?

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 9.33 mi [Cycling] Jarrow to Dunston

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 9.33 mi [Cycling]

9.33 mi in 00:47:39 hours at 11.75 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Cycle up to Dunston for a meeting - a nice morning for a change with a slight headwind but easy riding

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 7.79 mi [Cycling] Newcastle to Jarrow

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 - 7.79 mi [Cycling]

7.79 mi in 00:33:23 hours at 14.00 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Cycle home from Newcastle after a trip to Edinburgh - the bike was at the station already as the weather prevented me riding home the previous night so the bike stayed at the station. Ironically this was a late ride at about 9:30 on a Friday night due to chaos on the trains at Waverley due to track flooding at Wallyford which resulted in a 4 hour delay

Thu, Jun 21, 2012 - 1.97 mi [Cycling] Hereford

Thu, Jun 21, 2012 - 1.97 mi [Cycling]

1.97 mi in 00:14:52 hours at 7.95 mi/h on Dawes Jack. [Cycling] Straight speedy ride back to Hereford Train Station from Bulmers having left myself only about 20 minutes to catch the train home.

Thu, Jun 21, 2012 - 2.74 mi [Cycling] Hereford

Thu, Jun 21, 2012 - 2.74 mi [Cycling]

2.74 mi in 00:18:40 hours at 8.81 mi/h on Dawes Jack. [Cycling] Cycle into work from my hotel avoiding the Hereford ring road - I managed to find a route over the Victoria suspension bridge and along the south of the river to the old railway track which runs straight up to Eign Street

Wed, Jun 20, 2012 - 3.57 mi [Cycling]

Wed, Jun 20, 2012 - 3.57 mi [Cycling]

3.57 mi in 00:29:49 hours at 7.18 mi/h on Dawes Jack. [Cycling] Cycle back to the Hotel from Bulmers via a few shops trying to buy a cycle lock which I eventualy managed.
Very strange but my Garmin seems to think I peaked at 107mph which would have been a bit scary on my Dawes :-)

Wed, Jun 20, 2012 - 3.00 mi [Cycling] Hereford

Wed, Jun 20, 2012 - 3.00 mi [Cycling]

3.00 mi on Dawes Jack. [Cycling] Cycle from my Hotel near tyhe Station to Bulmers Cider Plant - across to Castle Green and over the Victoria Bridge then along the Wye to the Cycle path along the old Railway line from Belmont and up past Sainsbury,s.

Unfortunately the Garmin remained flat until I got to work to charge it so the ride was not logged

Tue, Jun 19, 2012 - 3.00 mi [Cycling] Hereford

Tue, Jun 19, 2012 - 3.00 mi [Cycling]

3.00 mi on Dawes Jack. [Cycling] Cycle back to the hotel after work looking for cycle routes away from the bypass unfortunately my Garmin had run flat so I couldnt log the route

Tue, Jun 19, 2012 - 6.91 mi [Cycling] Hereford

Tue, Jun 19, 2012 - 6.91 mi [Cycling]
6.91 mi in 00:33:42 hours at 12.30 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Early morning ride up to Newcastle to catch the 6:30 train to Birmingham and then on to Hereford - made it in plenty time and managed a Costa at 6am

Thu, Jun 14, 2012 - 7.63 mi [Cycling] Newcastle to Jarrow

Thu, Jun 14, 2012 - 7.63 mi [Cycling]
Max Speed: 26.90
Calories: 456
Elevation: 377

7.63 mi in 00:34:35 hours at 13.24 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Very unexpected tough headwind tonight on my ride home from Central Station. The weather forecast has the usual weekly weekend rain coming in from the Atlantic yet the wind was strong and from the east ?? Very Odd

Mon, Jun 11, 2012 - 6.92 mi [Cycling] Jarrow to Newcastle

Mon, Jun 11, 2012 - 6.92 mi [Cycling]
6.92 mi in 00:26:02 hours at 15.95 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Very fast cycle up to town into a slight headwind after watching the England game there was only 45 minutes till my train left for Sheffield. I had serviced my Trek at the weekend fitting new brakes and gear cable and it was ... smoothe as silk - the best ride in a while and I wish I had serviced it BEFORE going to the States !

Thu, Jun 7, 2012 - 6.61 mi [Cycling] Newcastle to Jarrow

Thu, Jun 7, 2012 - 6.61 mi [Cycling]
6.61 mi in 00:36:15 hours at 10.94 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Difficult ride home tonight - it had been raining so the roads were wet and as I cycled home the rain increased and turned really quite heavy. Added to this my rear gear cable decided to break and I was stuck in first gear all the way home - hence the max speed of only 16mph.

Thu, Jun 7, 2012 - 6.99 mi [Cycling] Jarrow to Newcastle

Thu, Jun 7, 2012 - 6.99 mi [Cycling]
6.99 mi in 00:33:34 hours at 12.49 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Early morning ride up to Central Station to catch a train to Manchester - weather pretty good both calm & quite warm.

May 2012 Stats

May 2012 - Monthly Stats
Number of Rides = 34
Total Distance = 713.29 Miles
Time in Saddle = 76hrs 31mins 32secs
Average Speed = 9.3 mph
Total Elevation Gain = 26,909ft
Total Calories = 45,364

Longest Ride in March = 122.80 miles Day 1 of the USA Tour from Boston to Provincetown - a lovely ride along the Bay to Plymouth and the pilgrim Fathers landing point at the rock - then on over the Sagamore Bridge and along the Cape Cod canal to see the sister Bourne Bridge before heading back along the Cape and up through Barnstable, Brewster, Orleans and on to truro and P'Town

Mon, Jun 4, 2012 - 6.40 mi [Cycling] Jarrow to Heworth GC & return

Mon, Jun 4, 2012 - 6.40 mi [Cycling]
6.40 mi on Bianchi Nironne 7. [Cycling] Ride up to Heworth GC for a round of golf - not logged on the Garmin

Day 11 : Fri, Jun 1, 2012 - 17.61 mi [Cycling] Charles River & Pleasure Park Boston

Fri, Jun 1, 2012 - 17.61 mi [Cycling] 17.61 mi in 01:42:03 hours at 10.35 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] A last cycle in the USA 2012 - along the Charles River past Harvard Universities and then across town to South Boston and to Pleasure Park which has a nice sea front and you can watch the planes landing at Logan Intl.
The Bike is now back in the bag -
Total Miles = 560

Day 11 : Thu, May 31, 2012 - 1.36 mi [Cycling] Boston South Station to Back Bay

Thu, May 31, 2012 - 1.36 mi [Cycling]
1.36 mi in 00:09:24 hours at 8.68 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Cycle from South Street Station to my Hotel

day 10 : Thu, May 31, 2012 - 20.58 mi [Cycling] Brooklyn to Manhattan

Thu, May 31, 2012 - 20.58 mi [Cycling]
20.58 mi in 02:21:22 hours at 8.73 mi/h on Trek .. [Cycling] Cycle from my hotel across the Manhattan bridge for a change then along the harbour front on Battery Wharfe and past the new Twin Towers build.
After that I decided a quick 110 streets would be a good ride followed by a cycle through Central Park and then down 7th Avenue having abondoned my plan to ride down 8th Avenue when I discovered it was one way going North !