It has been over a month since my last update. Quite a lot going on but no racing due to my hip problem. I should have raced the Darley Moor Duathlon end of May 21 but no way was the hip ready to run hard. Basically, I continue to rehab myself back to running. I hit the rehab too hard to begin with and made it worse I think!
As I type this my hip feels much better and I am progressing a run/walk protocol. Never done this before but t seems a really good way to return to running.
The weather has improved in June and this has enabled me to really test the Giant TCR mega-bike! This bike is simply awesome. The power transfer is amazing and the electronic gears make everything so slick. I have led a couple of NTC Saturday Group rides on the TCR; so it has had a real test over the last few weeks. I had a full gas blast up Alsager's Bank (local climb of 1.5k). This climb really kicks up near the top but the bike was amazing. I managed to get in the top 10, averaging 343W for 3:43!
I think every Blog entry will have a TCR pic from now on!
My old man eye sight was struggling with the old Garmin 500 head unit. So I splashed out on a Wahoo Roam Head Unit.
Wow! What a great piece of kit! Very happy with this gadget. Mainly because I can provide a live feed to Juebs; she can see where I am at any point in time. Also I can plan routes and get directions as I ride. I used this functionality whilst leading an NTC Group Ride and it was a real help. I also loaded a starred that STRAVA segment for Alsager's Bank. The alert function flashed GO! at the start of the segment. Great fun to use when riding.
Ceebs has tested positive for COVID; so it is self-isolation for us now for 10 days. Just when I was getting back to running! So I am building the skipping and plyo work in the garden. Hopefully this will keep my running come back on track.
