Daves Random Ramblings

I've been suffering from a bit of writers block if that can pertain to me when I do not actually consider myself to be a writer anyway.  I suppose that is the thing about having a blog and like I always tell people that you should only put online what you're prepared for the world to know. Work has been trundling along as always with good and bad days but that is nothing that we all shouldn't expect.  But don't worry, the good is outweighing the bad and for that I'll always be appreciative. I actually managed to get out on my first ever club ride with Woking Cycle Club a couple of weekends ago on 9th September.  It was great weather for a trip to the Surrey Hills and a different ascent up Leith Hill on Anstie Lane.  We were not even halfway into our route when we had this "thing" thrown at us.  Suffice to say, coming close to the top of the climb I'm standing on my pedals, in 1st or 2nd gear, my heart rate is 172bpm, the sweat is dripping down m...

Hi all... I had a post already started with me blabbing on about how the word "friend" has been devalued.  But it has stagnated and the last time I added to it was about 4 weeks ago.  So, I've deleted it and just want to do a bit of a catch up with whats been going on with me etc. I've been training hard(ish) for the Prudential RideLondon which, assuming I'll publish this entry today, is now only 5 days away. Registration is going to be on Thursday where after work I'll be heading to the ExCel centre in London to pick up my timing chip and rider numbers in readiness for the start on Sunday morning. Its slowly starting to sink in now, especially as yesterday I found my details are available to be looked up with this years riders: Its been a good journey overall despite the soreness to my "gooch".  My fitness has definitely improved and I've really smashed my target weight to the point where I now do NOT want to be any lighter as I ser...