"My Cycling for December 2007"

My one rainy eye on December 6th, Richmond Park.

Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone that knows me, and to everyone that doesn't. Basically everyone in the Universe!

May 2008 be the greatest year of your life yet! And don't forget, if it vibrates...sit on it;)


Goodness me, what a month! I'm exhausted!

Did I make my goal? I think you already know from my previous post, but if you want to, you can see below just how I finished the year off.
It's nice to know now that I can relax a little and not worry about no deadline! I won't be setting myself another goal for this year, but I will still keep a log of my trips and mileage and see what it is at the end of 2008.

Here is to a good year for everyone that I know...and for me too:)

See you at The Water Rats in London for the New Years Evil party with The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster headlining.

Happy New Year:)



Sunday 2nd December 2007 @ 18:00pm, RP, 19.03 miles, av 12.4, max 24 mph, 1hr 32mins, cool, dry but puddles all around the Tamsin Trail, dark, very windy too, temp 7 (felt like 3), wind 21. Went out on Dessert Storm tonight (hardtail) and didn't I tell the difference! My ankles were a pain all night long and my arm was sore to boot! My left knee (the back of) was quite sore when going up the hills tonight, And for some reason, I woke up Monday morning with a terrible sore throat too! Hope it isn't a cold! Total 3310.9 miles.

Tuesday 4th December 2007 @ 20:00pm, HH, Lee, Ian, Paul & James, James brought along his brand new Orange 5, Ian came along but after just a few hundred meters his rear derailler broke and he had to go home, 8.82 miles, av 6.3, max 17 mph, 1hr 23mins, dry and quite mild, dark & windy, I almost came off towards the reservoir and managed to cut the back of my right shin (probably on my pedal) in the process, temp 14, wind 18. Total 3319.7 miles.

Thursday 6th December 2007 @ 17:30pm (see photo above for this ride), RP, 18.05 miles, av 13.3, max 27.7 mph, 1hr 21mins, very mild and raining with quite strong winds, I took Dessert Storm tonight, dark, temp 15 (far too warm for this time of year!), wind 17. Total 3337.8 miles.

Friday 7th December 2007 @ 18:45pm, Lee & Ian, RP, BP, 25.6 miles, av 11.4, max 24.6 mph, 2hrs 11mins, dark, cold, windy & muddy. Total 3362.8 miles.

Sunday 9th December 2007 @ 18:00pm, RP, Dessert Storm again, 18.12 miles, av 13.2, max 30.9 mph, 1hr 22mins, dark, cool, spitting, temp 8, wind 9. Total 3381 miles.

Monday 10th December 2007 @ 19:45pm, RP, Elvis, 19.55 miles, av 11, max 24.8 mph, 1hr 46mins, dark, cool, temp 5, wind 9. after about 17 miles I did a silly thing where I jumped off a curb onto the road and as I was doing this, my right foot came out of the pedal and wasn't quite back on the pedal as I landed heavily and this put tremendous stress on my right ankle joint...I could have passed out for all the pain that I felt! I really thought that I had broken the bloody thing and the last few miles were excruciating to say the least! What a bloody silly twat eh! I had a big injection of 3000 nits as soon as I got home and have been resting it all day today (the day after), the weather is brilliant for riding at the moment and all going well, I should be back out tomorrow (Wednesday) with a ride in the Reigate Hills with Phil. Plus my nose is still running like a snot tap...seems I still have my cold too! Got to reach my goal!!!!!!!!! Less than 200 miles left to go until the 1st Jan 08! Total 3400.5 miles.

Wednesday 12th December 2007 @ 20:00pm, HH, Ian, Paul, Jerry, 8.80 miles, av 6.9, max 21.5 mph, 1hr 16mins, very cold, frozen terrain with sections of sticky mud and iced up puddles and frosted grass, a spoke on my rear wheel (Elvis) managed to break and buckled the wheel a little, Temp 1, wind 4. Total 3409.3 miles.

Thursday 13th December (Happy Birthday Dad:) 2007 @ 13:30pm, BP, 12.8 miles, av 14.4, max 18.8 mph, 50mins, cold & dry, Dessert Storm, temp 5, wind 5. Total 3421.4 miles.

Friday 14th December 2007 @ 18:45pm, Ian, RP, 25.6 miles (25 of which were quite sore;), av 11.4, max 23.2 mph, 2hrs 15mins, dry'ish, dark and cold, after just half a mile on my way to Richmond Park Gate to meet Ian, I slipped on the road by Teddington Studios and nearly slid into a car coming in the opposite direction! My front tyre slipped on the slippery tarmac and within the blink of an eye I slammed into the road on my left side and hurt my left hip (graze), left wrist & left palm, a graze on my inside right shin and even a little graze on my ring finger too, left shoulder and hit my head too (my helmet thankfully)! Busted my watch which I only got new batteries for the other day, tore a little hole in my glove and felt like a right twat to boot! My bike seems ok although I haven't looked at it properly yet in the daylight. But...I was very lucky to only have the injuries that I received and for that I am grateful. I feel ok now (the next day) and although my hip is really sore, I will be fine'ish for my next bike ride tomorrow (Sunday). Temp 5, wind 8. Total 3447 miles.

Sunday 16th December 2007 @ 15:10pm, RPx2 and tow-path, 28.5 miles, av 11.8, max 24.6 mph, 2hrs 22mins, sunset then dark, dry and cold, hip was still sore where it was rubbing on the lining of my cycling pants and my left palm still hurt, temp 2, wind 5. Total 3475.1 miles.

Monday 17th December 2007 @ 20:28pm, BP & tow-path, 13.10 miles, av 12, max 18.9 mph, 1hr 5mins, dark, cold & windy, palm still sore but hip tolerable, temp 3, wind 16. Total 3488.2 miles.

Tuesday 18th December 2007 @ 16:30pm, RP, 17.15 miles, av 11.6, max 23.7 mph, 1hr 28mins, dark and cold, windy, hip more of less fine now but left palm still sore when I lean on it on the grips!, temp 3, wind 9. Total 3503.3 miles. Less than 100 miles left to go:)

Wednesday 19th December 2007 @ 18:00pm, BP, 15.03 miles, av 12.1, max 18.9 mph, 1hr 15mins, cold and dark, Hampton Court have their ice rink set up and merry-go-round with horses, you can see the lights shooting up from the palace from the other side of Bushy Park, temp 0, wind 5. Total 3520.3 miles. Not far to go now eh:)

Friday 21st December 2007 @ 15:00pm, RP, 19.88 miles, av 12.2, max 23.8 mph, 1hr 37mins, dark & cold Winter Solstice, temp 2, wind 6. Total 3540.2 miles.

Saturday 22nd December 2007 @ 20:00pm, RP, 19.86 miles, av 11.8, max 24.2 mph, 1hr 40mins, dark, cool, rained a little, I saw a little Badger too sniffing about in the undergrowth, temp 7, wind 4. Total 3560.1 miles.

Sunday 23rd December 2007 @ 19:00pm, RP, av 11.8, max 21.6 mph, 1hr 17mins, foggy, cold, dark and deserted, temp 1, wind 3. Total 3575.2 miles.

Tuesday 25th December 2007 (Christmas Day) @ 21:20pm, RP, 15.19 miles, av 12.7, max 28.5 mph, 1hr 12mins, dry, clear, bright moonlit evening, damp after rain most of the day, temp 4, wind 7. Total 3590.4 miles.

Thursday 27th December 2007 @ 18:00pm, 10.32 miles, Leith Hill (see blog for this date), av 6.4, max 21.6 mph, 1hr 36mins, dark, very mild, muddy trails, temp 11, wind 18. Total 3600.7 miles!!!!!!!!! I did it then!

Sunday 30th December 2007 @ 15:40pm, 27.18 miles, RPx2, av 13.1, max 25.9 mph, 2hrs 4mins, cool, dusk then dark, temp 9, wind 6. Total 3627.9 miles.
As you can see, I finished on a mileage that adds up to my beloved 9...both for the day and for the year. It isn't a jammy coincidence that that happened. Once I arrived back home, I had to ride up and down my road a mile or so to get it right. Only me eh;)





Jason








(C) JPT 2008.........3627.9 miles for the year...I did it!