Year Round Commuter, Cyclist and Adventure Seeker.

Been almost 4 weeks since I did any blogging lol, and its been a busy month. - 2 major road trips covering 1700 miles in just over a week, and this is about part 1. On Fri October 12th we went down to Leicester  to see 1 of my favorite bands Deacon Blue who were playing at the DeMontforthall during a tour where they were promoting their new album 'The Hipsters'. This weekend had been planned since away back in February and was a great opportunity to catch up with pals Scott and Karyn who had moved to Hinckley almost 10 years ago. So a catch up, cheap travel lodge and a great concert made for a good weekend.! Deacon Blue have been on the scene for many a year and I first saw them back in 1993 at the Irvine Magnum, and have seen them several times since then lol... Let at 10am and we were in Leicester by 3.30pm, and checked into our hotel. Went exploring city centre and had some dinner then it was a quick change and jumped into a taxi out to the concert venue and met up with Sco...

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Well yesterday I broke another record and another personal best. - 141km, or 89 miles in 1 go for a cycle from the Scottish west coast town of Ayr to Musselburgh on the East coast just outside Edinburgh. Accompanied by Neil we had a good run and a long day and raised some money for Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance - [caption id="attachment_1288" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ayr Beach- 9AM[/caption] Set off at 830 and took car to Ayr. Headed to Ayr Beach and set off to meet Neil at Halfords Ayr. Then B743 to Mauchline and a quick roll n sausage and a coffee at home. Then Sorn to A70 junction. [caption id="attachment_1289" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Glenspin - Tiny wee village between Murkirk and Douglas, 30 Miles from Ayr.[/caption] Then Murkirk, Douglas, and under the M74 and onwards to Lanark. After a warm lunch and a re charge of the batteries we powered on, - Carstairs, then Edinburgh, up by the Cast...

Today I'm on my 2 days off work and had rather noted I had not been out on the bike for a couple weeks. I took the kids to school, and observed the shite weather. Rain. But thought. - it will go off. How wrong was I on the way up ? Decided to grab the bike, shoes and waterproof jacket on and head to Alloway again and decide where I would go. Part of the Ayrshire cycle path takes you up through Prestwick, Troon and Irvine and on towards Kilwinning, Saltcoats and Ardrossan. - run is 28 miles. Ish. This is a great run with some stunning scenery of Arran etc when you get the weather. - today I did not have this. Journey up took 2 hours. Pissed of rain all the way. I was drookit. Cauld. Wet. Miserable. - but I'm a stubborn bastard and decided I WILL DO THIS. Got to near Saltcoats and you need to go along the side of the beach run and the wind was mental. Large waves crashing over the barrier. - AND OF COURSE I GOT SOAKED. again. And a mouth full of sea water. So by the time I got to...