Raining at the moment and 45 mph winds overnight.Cowsham wrote: ↑28 Jul 2021, 8:56amSurely staying in the saddle for 11 hours 15min in 12 couldn't be good for you? What age were you when you were able to do that? I've never been able to do that -- but I've never been a competition cyclist.NATURAL ANKLING wrote: ↑28 Jul 2021, 1:58am Hi,I am not normally bothered by heat and no I have noticed no difference hot or cold .......BUT...............
When its cold I am not putting out enough power to keep warm.
So on the way home when the temp was 5C...my hands cold then feet - arms - knees even then my chest and I was chilled too much.
Alright for first hour then a few miles from home and felt bad.
Two years ago I was putting out 350 W for an hour..............earlier this year I struggled on 250 W.
Went out monday night and felt usual sluggish for first hour but all the way home the next 1.5 hours I felt half normal but too early to say I an turning a corner.
Another week or two and I will know for sure........................depressing after being able to stay in the saddle for 11 h 15 m in 12 then not being able to cycle for more than 40 M which feels like I have cycled 300 M without going to bed.
I must be getting old and senile
"Two years ago I was putting out 350 W for an hour..............earlier this year I struggled on 250 W."
It should have been 250W not the 350 I said in the post!
Imagine If I said you could gain 50W in say two years........you would bite my hand off.
Losing 100 W feels like I have aged 20 years
I have never been in a club and I dont compete at all except with myself.
Probably comes from having no money in my youth and being late for work every day
Helped along by two older brothers................one bullied me.........the other my twin..........she went on to have a nervous breakdown and tried suicide!
I had to suffer the daily kicks to the stomach from the drunken other.....................
I have records going back 21 years, takes a lot of sifting, but did some better cycling mid fifties now 62, knock of a few years well three after being diagnosed again for PAD in lower leg and then we have covid lockdowns.
I hope to come back to full fitness.
I am driven.......by what who knows.
Been on meds for the last 35 plus years.
I still intend to do double end to end camping all the way.
If you get yourself fit enough it does not hurt, but you question your sanity when sitting on a bench in a village miles from home at two in the morn with your head in your hands.
I gave up once at 40 and did not cycle for ten years, I will not be giving up again, age to me is nothing and expect to get back my fitness one day.