Well not quite… But I’ve put an editted set of photos online of our Italian travels. We flew in to Pisa for one night – basically just for the cheap flights and to see the tower obviously. Then on to Florence for 5 nights or so Then sunny Assisi where…
'Near miss' on the holiday money
With holidays just over the horizon the money was ordered and on its way… darn Edinburgh funny holiday monday meant I wasn’t at work when it was schedule to arrive, but the slip was through the door okay so all I had to do was pick it up. or so…
Busy weekend
Up to a variety of things this weekend. Early start on Saturday heading through to Fife for a 30 mile cycle with Simon Followed by wander down the Water of Leith with Lorraine to check out some of the Gormley sculptures. Followed by cinema to see ‘The Other Guys’ (well…
Last week's tweets – 2010-09-19
Well done to all who completed pedal4scotland rides today. Crampy legs after the 100 miles but otherwise well chuffed. Great work team! # Well justified fish and chips for tea. Need the salt intake to cure the cramp 😉 # Jeg har angivet en YouTube-video som foretrukken — DJ Fresh…
Phew 100 miles done
We all successfully completed the 100 miles cycle on Sunday. Well, when I say 100 miles it was actuall 93 mile between the timing points followed by a 5 or 6 mile cycle on the cycle paths down to the finish gantry in Victoria Park. We then insisted on doing…
My longest ever cycle
Many years ago when I was a lad working for John Menzies at 107 Princes Street, we did a sponsored cycle to Berwick – stopping half way at Dunbar. I trained by going ‘Round the Rig’ which was about a 6 mile loop from my folks house in Balerno. Up…
100 mile cycle sponsorship
Fancy giving a few pounds to charity for our cycling efforts? The please head to our Just Giving page and support Maggie’s Centes. This is an actual picture of us training by leading out the pack in this years Tour de France. (or is it?)
50 mile test spin
50 miles is half of the 100(ish) I’m doing on the 12th September (sponsorship page to follow!) Me and the new bike went for a proper spin this morning all the way out to Carnwath and back. Just a shade under 50 miles (maybe I should have gone round the…
Last week's tweets
RT @MrMarkBeaumont: Rise of the MAMIL's (middle aged men in lycra!) Great stuff! http://bbc.in/cII29k # I'm at Yell Adworks (26 Walker Street, Edinburgh). http://4sq.com/am3sGD # I'm at Reid Concert Hall (Bristo Square, City of Edinburgh). http://4sq.com/arxZlW # I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bmAhL2 # I'm at Biblos…
Windy days
If the wind can be guaranteed to be as strong and in the same direction on 12th September then the cycle should be great! Took 2 hours to cycle 20 miles out the ‘Lang Whang’ up hill and into a very brisk headwind. I was aiming for a 3 hour…