So pleased with myself. Just had my first 100 mile of 2021! In fact, I did 109.4 miles! It’s even better, when you take into account, I only did 5 cycles.
Below is link to each cycle I did:-
Also feeling in better place at long last! So started to take photos of myself again, at long last!
Happy days! The second time wearing a wetsuit in 2021! This time, with the Regulation Rubber Bike Mask and RDX Boxing Gloves. Maybe some of you will find these weird, but I know others will find them SUPER HOT!
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2021/
WOW! I really can’t believe, just how many miles I’ve done on the bike, in 2021. So far done 491 miles, when by this point in 2020, I had only done 264 miles! So already 227 miles up!
Also look at these two maps. The first shows all my routes from 1st January 2020 to 26th February 2020. The second shows my routes from 1st January 2021 to 26th February 2021.
Want to get your own maps this like? Do check out VeloViewer.
Life in Colour (BBC1/HD in 4K on BBC iPlayer | 7:00pm to 8:00pm | Sunday 28th February 2021) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
David Attenborough explores the many ways animals use colour, with cameras built specifically for this series revealing a world normally invisible to human eyes. The peacock’s tail has evolved entirely to impress females and is one of the most extreme colour ornaments in the natural world, while mandrill baboons signal their strength and status with striking red and blue face masks, the brighter the colours, the higher ranking the male.
The Architecture The Railways Built (Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 2nd March 2021)
Tim visits Sheffield station, which been reinvented for the 21st century. He also helps to restore the Bennerley Viaduct in the Erewash valley.
Everest: The Deadliest Mountain (Channel 5/HD | 10:00pm to 11:00pm | Tuesday 2nd March 2021)
The stories of mountaineers who have reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, including a look at the dangers of the low oxygen levels at high altitudes. The programme examines the factors that allowed Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s 1953 expedition to succeed where so many had failed, and reveals how the Sherpas, who work as porters and guides for expeditions, have a physiology uniquely adapted to surviving at high altitudes.
Kate Humble’s Coastal Walks (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 5th March 2021)
Starting in Dorset on Stonebarrow Hill, the naturalist walks a 13-mile stretch of the South West Coast Path. Her first stop is at Charmouth, a place well-known for fossil hunting, where local girl Mary Anning found an ichthyosaur in the early 19th century. At Lyme Regis, Kate discovers the lengths and costs engineers have gone to in order to protect the town, before visiting a local mill listed in the Doomsday Book. After a spell bird spotting in the Seaton Wetlands, Kate enjoys a tour of the area’s limestone mines before making her way to Beer Point, which boasts wonderful views of the sea.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.
Loving my RDX Boxing Gloves… No, not about to take up boxing, just always wanted a pair! Just something, very sexy about them! What do you think?
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2021/
What’s this? Yet, even more photos of myself! Wearing the Hunter Speedsuit RTR lycra met cap Retro PINK again. Had it for like, close to 10 months, but got next to photos wearing it! So fixing that now!
That’s me back in the mood, for doing photos of myself again! Just lost, all interest in doing it for the last number of months! But due to the roadmap for lifting lockdown in England! Starting to see the light at end of tunnel at long last!
So here are some photos from today’s mini 25 cycle! Oh and the route can be found at www.strava.com/activities/4842092785
Happy 98th birthday to the Flying Scotsman!
Trainspotting is 25 years old! And yet, I’ve still never seen it! Here are photos, from when Nick, had us remaking some scenes from the film.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/uk-named-summits/beinn-na-lap-10-06-2019/
Loving my Neoprene Pup Hood! Think it was a great buy, from eBay for only £34.99. What do you think?!?!?
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/neoprene-pup-hood/