Monday 28th Feb

6.00am 15 degrees wind SE 13km/h.  30 km with 11 P&W's  35.3km/h average 47km/h max.

5.50pm 21 degrees wind S 20-26km/h.  55km solo.  32.4km/h average  42km/h max.
Legs still sore after yesterdays run!

Sunday 27th Feb

7.15pm 23 degrees wind S 7km/h  6.5km solo  27km/h average.

First run!  1km = 5.07 

Ouch! Satorius and biceps femoris agony .The breathing so tough!
(new admiration for all dedicated runners)

Saturday 26th Feb

6.20am 14 degrees.  wind NE 6km/h  51km with 22 OC's.  32.5km/h average  50km/h max.

Friday 25th Feb

5.10am 16 degrees wind SW 8km/h. 27km with 3 P&W's.  32km/h average  35km/h max.
6.00am                                              30km with 16P&W's. 36.3km/h average  43km/h max.

A much milder morning. Summer returned?!


Week #8  468km  17,269 calories  33.4km/h av

Thursday 24th Feb

6.00am 12 degrees wind S 7km/h.  28 km with 15 Couldabeens.  33.3km/h average  41 max.

5.45pm  19 degrees.  56km solo  32.9km/h average  39km/h  max

Wednesday 23rd Feb

6.00am 9 degrees wind S 9km/h.  30km with 15 P&W's.  35.3km/h average  51km/h max.

9 degrees......what happened to our summer?

Tuesday 22nd Feb

6.00am  9 degrees  wind S 13-17km/h. 28km with Couldabeens bunch (13)  32.8km/h average, 45.5 max.

Veterans racing.
6.40pm   20 degrees wind S 15km/h.
6.84km handicap ( off scratch)  38.9km/h average 46km/h max  (10.32)
7.00pm
6.84km handicap (off scratch again!) 39.9km/h average 48 km/h max (10.15)
7.15pm 
4.16km individual handicap (off 20 seconds) 39.4km/h average 49km/h max. (6.17)

1st anniversary of being "t-boned" by a car that failed to give way at an intersection.  A few scrapes and bruises, $3200 damage to the bike!

Monday 21st Feb

6.00am 9 degrees, wind SW 15-18km/h. 30 km with P&W bunch (12) 34.3 km/h average  54km/h max.
A touch of wheels in the bunch put the wind up us.  Did a 6km turn on the front with Bart, the king of half wheelers! (Nice guy though)

Sunday 20th Feb

9. 50am 20 degrees wind WSW 20-33km/h.  52 km Veterans Open Handicap race (off 13.30)
33.5km/h average  68km/h max.  (1hr 33min)  A tough race.....just hate hills!

Saturday 19th Feb

5.00pm  26 degrees wind W-NW 22.  25km solo 30.2 km/h average 34.5 km/h max.  (49min) A quiet lap in preparation for tomorrows race. A few guns were out motorpacing, but not me!

Friday 18th Feb

6.00am 19 degrees wind SSE 11km/h. 31 km with P&W bunch (19)  36 km/h average, 49km/h max.


(Week 7...... 521km  19,224 cal  33.7av)

Thursday 17th Feb

6.00am 19 degrees wind S 6-7km/h.  28km with Couldabeens bunch (11)  33.9km/h average  53 km/h max  (49.23)

5.50pm 28 degrees wind W 15 -22km/h.  44km solo.  32.1km/h average  40 km/h max.  (1.22)

Tuesday 1st Feb

6.00am 22 degrees wind NE 5km/h.  28kn with couldabeens bunch (15)  35km/h average  43.5km/h max.

Wednesday 2nd Feb

6.00am. 19 degrees  wind SSE-S 14km/h. 20km. 30.9km/h average  39.5km/h max.

Thursday 3rd Feb

6.00am 22 degrees wind S 8km/h. 28km with Couldabeens bunch (14) 34km/h average  48.5km/h max.

Friday 4th Feb

Rain stopped an early ride.  35km solo 20 degrees  (1.07)

Week 5   297km  10,959 cal  33.1 av

Saturday 5th Feb

Rain again! Frusrtating. Just 5km late arvo (11min)

Wednesday 16th Feb

6.00am 19 degrees wind NE 13km/h.  30 km with P&W bunch (17)   36.5km/h average  50.5 max. (50.19) Favourable winds...favourable average!

Sunday 6th Feb

9.00am 13 degrees wind SSW 17-24 km/h.  15.49 km Veterans time trail. 36.2 km/h average 43 km/h max. 25min 34sec. (happy, 2 seconds off previous time. Would have preferred less wind!)

Monday 7th Feb

6.00am  9 degrees wind SSW 9-13 km/h.  20km. 29.7km/h average 36 km/h max.
recovery ride from yesterdays time trail.

6.10pm  22 degrees wind SSW 28-41.  40km solo. 32.6 km/h average  39 km/h max

Tuesday 8th Feb

6.00am 13 degrees wind S 22-28 km/h.  25km with Couldabeens bunch (14) 33 km/h average  44 km/h max  (2nd anniversary of crash....broken jaw, cheeckbone & eye socket. Hard to forget!)

Wednesday 9th Feb

6.00am 14 degrees wind NE 12km/h.  28km with P&W bunch (16)  36.5 km/h average  49 km/h max

Thursday 10th

6.00 am  18 degrees wind ENE 13-17. 26 km with bunch (15)  34.7 km/h average 48.5 km/h max

5.50pm 24 degrees wind NE 15km/h  32km solo  33.3 km/h average 42 km/h max.
Missed three heavy showers! Steam rising off a hot road. Eerie.

Friday 11th Feb

Rain prevented an early ride. To work and back 7km (15min)

(Week 6  324km  11,955 cal  33.7 av)

Saturday 12th

6.00 am 15 degrees wind S 24-32  26km with bunch (4) 30.7 km/h average 41.5 max
7.00am "      "           "             "       38km with bunch (21) 32.7 km/h average 51.5 max

great coffee and tall stories after!

Sunday 13th Feb

7.00 am 13 degrees wind S 20-30   25 km with bunch (11) 30.1 km/h average  35 km/h max
8.00 am "       "          "             "       14km solo                    37 km/h average  41 max  (22.40)

when is this wind going to stop!

Monday 14th Feb

6.00am  13 degrees wind SE 14km/h  30 km with P&W bunch (16)  35.1 km/h average 46.5 km/h max 52.21

6.05pm 24 degrees wind S 16km/h   56km solo  32.5 km/h average 39 km/h  max  1.43.12

Tuesday 15th Feb

6.00 am  28km with Couldabeens bunch (13).  16 degrees NE 12km/h  34.6 km/h average 48km/h  max.

7.00pm 1.4km flying lap Veterans race, closed track. 26 degrees NE 8km/h   2.01
(dissapointing....6 seconds slower than last flying lap)

7.30pm 7.6km handicap (off 30 secs) 37.4 average 43km/h max  12.13