"My Cycling for November 2007"

Me, Elvis and my car...that has no name, in the car park at Swinley Forest in November 2007.


Two knee injuries this month (see 6th & 20th) on different knees! You know, if I had three knees, I'd have injured the third one too. Otherwise, I survived November despite all the rain and mud and very slippery roots etc! You gotta do it though ain't ya.
I'm getting close to the end of the year now and my goal of 3600 miles seems a long way off when I look at what is remaining in one lump sum, but in reality it is only just over 10 miles per day until Jan 1st 2008 (I have 280 miles left to complete). Will I do it? Will I have another injury to prevent me once and for all? Will the cold that I have got last too long and help scupper my chances? Or will I do it by the skin of my teeth? We'll see my friends, we'll see:)


Friday 2nd November 2007 @ 19:30pm, RP, 16.15 miles, av 13.9, max 24.5 mph, 1hr 9 mins pedaling, mild, clear & dark, temp 14, wind 3. Total 3169.40 miles...(2776 miles Cateye)

Saturday 3rd November 2007 @ 12pm, PH, WW, Phil, 10.43 miles, av 8.1, max 24. 9 mph, 1hr 17mins, Phil got attacked by a very big dog in the middle of Winterfold Woods, sunny, dry, mild, temp 16, wind 6. Total 3179.83 miles...(2786.8 miles Cateye)

Tuesday 6th November 2007 @ 20:00pm, LH, Lee, James, Paul & Gerry, 9.74 miles, av 7.5, max 21.4 mph, 1hr 17mins pedaling, I had another fall all because I couldn't get my foot out of the pedal in time! Ouch!! dark...think I might have to swap back over to my V12 flats for the winter, dry, mild, temp 9, wind 9. Total 3189.57 miles...(2796.5 miles Cateye)


Sunday 11th November 2007 @ 18:30pm, RP, 14.21 miles, av 12.1, max 23.3 mph, 1hr 10mins pedaling, cool & windy, knee seemed ok'ish on the ride but my ankles were playing me up because of walking funny because of my knee and my knee was quite sore after I got back home. Total 3203.78 miles...(2810.7 on Cateye)

Monday 12th November 2007 @ 18:45pm, RP, 15.85 miles, av 12, max 25.5 mph, 1hr 19mins pedaling, cold, dark, clear, Ian's first time on bike since his ankle injury at the end of July! Temp 4, wind 5. Total 3219.63 miles...(2826.6 miles on Cateye)

Wednesday 14th November 2007 @ 18:45pm, RP, Ian & Andy, 17.37 miles, av 11.5, max 21 mph, 1hr 30mins pedaling, clear, dark & cold, temp 4, wind 3. Total 3239 miles...(2844 miles on Cateye)

Saturday 17th November 2007 @ 10:00am, Swinley Forest, Lee, Matt, James Rix, av 6, max 22 mph, out until 13:20pm'ish, I managed to loose my Cateye trip computer somewhere during the 6 mile ride. The weather was cloudy and cold, I wore my full length Gore bib for the first time, then when I dropped Lee off at home at 2pm I went back out alone and did one lap of RP from my flat. Temp 5, wind 0-7. Mileage in RP was 14 miles. Total 3259 miles.

Tuesday 20th November 2007 @ 20:00pm, Swinley Forest, Lee, Ian, James (Battle), Jerry, Paul and Peter, new Cateye sync'd with total mileage starting Jan 1st 2007, 8.34 miles, av 5.6, max 14 mph, 1hr 28 mins pedaling, back to car at 23:10pm after a very wet, slippery and muddy ride!, I had my flat pedals on and managed not to fall off because of being clipped in, I did fall off though and hurt my left knee during a steep decent and managed to do the splits and heard my knee crack (it didn't actually hit anything)! It's sore but I can walk, Ian's front derailer broke off and his chain snapped, James accidentally stepped on Ian's bad ankle, Ian fell off too but landed on his feet...he was using a very weak headlight to see with...so credit to Ian for not falling off more, James's tyre blew...we thought we had been shot at! His trye had a breach in it and his inner tube came through and exploded! We replaced it and it happened again after about 20 mins...hence the delay getting back to the cars. Everyone survived the ride...mostly;) Wind 9, temp 8. Total 3267.34 miles.

Friday 23rd November 2007 @ 19:00pm, 17.52 miles, RP, Ian & Owen, av 10.5 mph, max 22.2 mph, 1hr 40mins pedaling, dry & cold, Ian had a new light which was very good (Exposure Enduro MaXx) brighter than mine!, my left knee still hurt a little and was still puffy, saw a Badger run across the trail which was cool, we just about made it in time to Richmond Gate before they lock up for Deer culling!. Total 3264.8 miles.

Sunday 25th November 2007 @ 18:45pm, 18.22 miles, RP, av 12.9, max 25.2 mph, 1hr 24mins pedaling, cool & dry, moon looked full, saw another Badger running ahead of me on the trail behind the Royal Star & Garter building on my way to RP gate...he kept stopping and looked over his right shoulder to see if I was still coming, Knee still a little sore...nearer the back of the knee now, did one and a third laps starting at RG back to RG then back on myself and made it back to KG (Kingston Gate) at 8pm just before locking time, temp 6, wind 9. Total 3283 miles.

Tuesday 27th November 2007 @ 20:30pm, Swinley Forest, 8.88 miles, Lee, James, Paul, Jerry, Peter, (Ian was celebrating his Wife's Birthday so couldn't come) av 7, max 19.7 mph, 1hr 15mins, Paul had very minimal lights after his main lights were full of water! he did very well not to fall off more than he did and not kill himself in the process!, a spoke in my front wheel snapped out of the rim but was still fine to ride back to the car, it was dry and quite mild but still rather damp in there. I took my bike (Elvis) back to Nirvana Cycles in Westcott for repairs and a service for the Winter. £109 in total...new chain, new granny ring and middle ring, new cable set for the gears and a new rear cassette upgraded to an XT. Got Elvis back on Sunday. Total 3291.9 miles.


See you next time...



Jason








(C) JPT.........3319.7 miles.