Thursday 8.6 mile Bike Ride

At last i have managed to buy a new bike to replace my aging steel framed mountain bike which means at last i can use the brakes without fear of frightening any horse riders on the route by the terrible squealing noise of the well worn brakes and gears

A New specialized Rockhopper Disc was bought in a fit of madness and boy has this turned out to be a very much superior bike , which practically weighs next to nothing

For my first test i did my old training route around the linacre circle going at a good steady pace which resulted in an under 1 hour time

Time Taken 59mins

Max Heart Rate162

Average Heart Rate144

Length 8.6 miles

Height ascended 289 metres

Quarry Trail 7.18 Miles Bike Ride

The Quarry Trail

This route can be found in the White Peak Mountain Biking "the pure trails" by Jon Barto

Length 11.5Km (7.18 Miles)
Time taken 1 hour 17mins
Max heart rate 161
Average heart rate 144

Weight 15st 4.1/2lb
Very Enjoyable Easy only had to push bike on first hill

Sunday Bike Ride 8.6 miles

Did my old training route from last year for the first time in 2008 needless to say it was tough and very hard on the breathing but i didnt have to stop because of this although i took it steady and had to stop to put on my reflective jacket as it was getting dark on the last road section

I was very slow on the ride at over 1 hour

Time Taken 1hr 6mins

Max Heart Rate168

Average Heart Rate147

Length 8.6 miles

Height ascended 289 metres

Back to the Weights

Been weight traing with will for 2 weeks now doing an all over session

4 sets 8-15 bench press
2 sets 8-15 flyes
2 sets 8-15dumbell press
2 sets 8-12 uprightrows
2 sets 8-12 pulldowns
1 set 12-15 seated pulley row
1 set 15-20 leg extentions
4 sets 12-15 leg press
1 set 12-15 leg curls

A More Accurate way to Calculate Max Heart Rate

Heart Rate max is a personal trait that cannot be predicted and can only truly be found by an exercise test on that individual of some sort. But if you want to guess it 205.8 - (age x 0.685) is better than most equations.

Monday 30th July 8 mile bike ride

My normal route with a good steady hill climb section out from brampton to the top of pudding pie

Very Enjoyable Ride
No times logged roughly 55 mins
8.6 miles
Height ascended 289 metres

Wednesday 11th July 8 mile bike ride

My normal route with a good steady hill climb section out from brampton to the top of pudding pie

Very Enjoyable Ride
No times logged roughly 55 mins
8.6 miles
Height ascended 289 metres

Curbar to Great Longstone Circuit 18mile Bike ride

This ride is really great apart form the part where you loop back under baslow edge in the guide book it says a little technical what it means is lots of deep puddles and meduim sized rocks to throw you off your bike

18.1miles
Hieght Accended 805Metres
Time Taken 2.57mins
Max Heart Rate 159
Ave Heart Rate 136

Thursday 12th July 8 mile Bike Ride

Did my normal ride around the linacre-brampton circle at just over 8 miles but as i had broken the chain on my bike i thought it would be a good time to test my son Will's bike against mine

His bike is a Trek 4300 which is a much better model than my old steel frame Raleigh , it has disc brakes and is a light weight aly frame

Needless to say my time was close to 5 minutes faster on his bike and so its a new better bike for me

Time Taken 51.08
Max Heart Rate166
Average Heart Rate143
Length 8.6 miles
Height ascended 289 metres

Was tough tonight but needed the workout to ease my back stiffness

Tuesday 10th July 8 Mile bike Ride Almost

My back was sore from a visit to physio on Monday evening and so i set off on my normal route , linacre to brampton a nice 8 mile ride

This time i had decided to push myself hard to get some improvement in my time as i would like to get fit enough to do the dark and white peak challenge events http://www.darkandwhite.co.uk/

Did the down hill parts at a real good speed and attacked the hills on the second short but steep accent the chain broke and that was the end of my ride

Its about time i got a decent bike i reckon , i fancy a GT Avalanche 1 Disc or a Specialized Hardrock Pro

Weds 4th July 8 Mile bike ride

Had a quick outing on my normal 8 mile route round linacre and up brampton managed it i a good time of 55 minutes but could not find my heart rate monitor so i have no heart rate details

Time Taken 55 mins
Length 8.6 miles
Height ascended 289 metres