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by PaulB2
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Today's Run
Replies: 880
Views: 98777

Re: Today's Run

I had to do back to back runs this week since the weekend will be hectic which went surprisingly ok. I managed 18.4km for the week which was more than I’d intended but I got carried away in the sun yesterday. Target is 20-21km next week.
by PaulB2
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Today's Run
Replies: 880
Views: 98777

Re: Today's Run

Finally managed to get out 3 times last week for 15.4 very flat km. No major twinges or aches so the plan is to start gradually increasing the distance - the aim for this week is 16-18km.
by PaulB2
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Today's Run
Replies: 880
Views: 98777

Re: Today's Run

Only managed a whopping 7.8km last week due to not being able to get out at the weekend so going to try Monday-Wednesday-Friday this week. The good news is that after todays 5k my legs don’t feel like they’ve been pummelled by a bag full of apples unlike every other run in the last 3 weeks
by PaulB2
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

This is a cycling forum?
by PaulB2
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

220m seems colossal - the carno ones are about 80m to put that into perspective. Wouldn’t it make more sense to update the older Carno turbines with more modern designs? A quick wiki check says the first 56 were 600kw and the second set of 12 were 1300kw in the same footprint so you get at an extra ...
by PaulB2
Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: OT: Cheapest way to (entering) a trail half marathon!?
Replies: 26
Views: 751

Re: OT: Cheapest way to (entering) a trail half marathon!?

Brave choice, the mandatory map and compass may slow you down :grin:
by PaulB2
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you drinking now?
Replies: 704
Views: 68480

Re: What are you drinking now?

A mini Guinness (patrón xo and baileys) - spicy with a sweet background
by PaulB2
Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Today's Run
Replies: 880
Views: 98777

Re: Today's Run

Went out for the first run since Halloween at lunchtime - only 5k on pavement at a sedate pace but it felt good to be out even if it was drizzling. My plan was to just get used to running multiple times a week for a couple of weeks and then start building up the distance again
by PaulB2
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3932
Views: 464905

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

After 10 months of tests, scans and biopsies looks like everything is more benign than was feared which is pretty damn cheery even if it isn't a Friday. Now I just need to get some fitness back.
by PaulB2
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: One for Reg - The Slate of Tintergel
Replies: 11
Views: 297

Re: One for Reg - The Slate of Tintergel

What I want to know is if he was from Cornwall, why did he leave his seat in Scotland?
by PaulB2
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:48 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: OT: Cheapest way to (entering) a trail half marathon!?
Replies: 26
Views: 751

Re: OT: Cheapest way to (entering) a trail half marathon!?

Train for a marathon and you’ll get a lot of half marathons for free during training :grin:
by PaulB2
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 397
Views: 40160

Re: What are you reading now?

Finally got round to starting A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge - I've been meaning to read this for years but never quite got round to it.
by PaulB2
Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Lightweight touring rack | Tailfin? Other alternatives?
Replies: 13
Views: 374

Re: Lightweight touring rack | Tailfin? Other alternatives?

An ortlieb quick rack might work for you - you’d just need a set of adapters for each bike and then switching over is painless according to all the reviews
by PaulB2
Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bivvy curious
Replies: 20
Views: 867

Re: Bivvy curious

My Ti Goat Kestrel is very light but not waterproof on top, little more than a windproof layer. As I've discovered the fun way, it's dependent on a tarp in all but the driest weather.
by PaulB2
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wildlife
Replies: 669
Views: 120336

Re: Wildlife

There’s some Scandinavian spruce trees that are nearly 10000 years old - I think they’re all a bit trigger’s broom though since just like yew trees they produce a new trunk when one dies off
by PaulB2
Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Have tarps lost their popularity?
Replies: 36
Views: 1692

Re: Have tarps lost their popularity?

A tent is easy - it's heavier and less flexible but fairly idiot proof. I've tried using a flat tarp on a couple of trips and got wet both times due to pitching mistakes - I don't doubt if you use one often enough it'll become second nature but I'm only get out once or twice a year at the moment so ...
by PaulB2
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11406
Views: 1894237

Re: The post man's been ...

A pair of trail cross xt cycling shoes so i don’t have to use my clip less pedal shoes even when I’m using flat pedals. At least it’ll distract me from the joys of dealing with a burst pipe in the kitchen overnight.
by PaulB2
Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The magic roundabout ...
Replies: 32
Views: 1495

Re: The magic roundabout ...

Since you've got the budget, may be worth looking at the Fairlight Holt. Boutique prices but a very nice looking bike.
by PaulB2
Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024
Replies: 52
Views: 2353

Re: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024

I assumed it was 20km
by PaulB2
Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024
Replies: 52
Views: 2353

Re: Happy New Year, and plans for 2024

My plans are all contingent on the first one which I've got almost no control of: Get the health issues that derailed most of last years plans sorted. WRT - I need to plan my route and kit better this time. TBA - i've got 3 days pencilled in for June for a trip somewhere - Traws Eryri is tempting bu...
by PaulB2
Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:01 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommended me a tyre :)
Replies: 11
Views: 890

Re: Recommended me a tyre :)

I’d recommend resolutes as well, good grip in anything other than deep mud and not too draggy on the road. They’re overkill for pure road rides but I’m too lazy to switch them out.
by PaulB2
Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3932
Views: 464905

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Dave Barter wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:56 pm
Bearlegged wrote: Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:32 pm Hello Floofy!
6 months .. sure you haven’t got a tiger?
He’s pretty stretched out and floofy in that pic. He’s going to be pretty big but nowhere near Maine Coon sized
by PaulB2
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 3932
Views: 464905

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

On the subject of cats, I've got a new one after a few years without: a 6 month old ragdoll called Bluey that needed rehoming

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by PaulB2
Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:18 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Recommend me a GPS
Replies: 24
Views: 7295

Re: Recommend me a GPS

A garmin 1040 solar might be your answer (big screen, very long battery life, lots of processing power) but it’s a big chunk of change and unless you’re a racer a lot of features are novelty value only. Personally, I’d go for the much cheaper 540 solar and get the phone out for those occasions you n...