Chain problems

Having been woken at 5:45am this morning by DDWT Junior, I guessed it wasn’t going to be the easiest of days and how right I was. With the lack of sleep making me grumpy to say the least, my patience was far from that of a saint and perhaps in retrospect I should have left …

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Shimano MP56 cycling shoes

Sport was definitely high on the agenda today with my Wiggle order arriving and a lunchtime run. After my escapades last Friday with my bike chain, I finally got my hands on a new one – Shimano HG50 – and a chain rivet tool as well. So I hoping tomorrow to have a crack at …

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Broken chain

What an eventful day I’m having!  I was all geared up to leave the car behind at home today and cycle into work, partly to save money but also to help with my training – not to mention helping the environment of course. However, no sooner had I gone a quarter of a mile from …

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Return to school

Normal school service resumed today after the two week Easter break and in fairness DDWT Junior was in a relatively co-operative mood when it came to getting ready. We anticipated a rougher ride as it was a very restless night all round – as always seems to be the case before going back to school. …

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Rome wasn't built in a day…

… and in a similar vein, I’m not going to lose weight overnight either! But at least today saw a step in the right direction with me going for a lunchtime run, or perhaps jog would be a more appropriate word for it. I did a 16 minute 37 second stint along the beach at …

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