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Thank you. Think il need it. Looking forward to sharing my journey through it.

I e managed a few rides out doors and get outside for a long ride every Sunday. So it’s nice to have that real life feeling to compare how you’re feeling on the bike on the road. Good luck with your training too. It’s been fun so far.

Fingers crossed we see improvement 🤞😅

You sound like you know your stuff! Thank you for the advice. My watch has a heart rate sensor so I can use that for sure. The build phase is going well but il soon be moving into the next phase (week5) so it will be interesting to see the difference in the workouts.

@@jennycycles smart watch for HR is fine. Also precise enough is counting your heartbeats manually in a 15 second interval. 🙂 Make sure you put in enough extra carbs before and during those hard workouts. The last few intervals in a session are much easier if you fuel well enough. And with kids and too low glycogen storage you'd be at high risk of getting ill.

These are great tips! I will make sure to do this. I don’t want to get run down, I’m already competing against all the nursery bugs 😂 Thanks again, these are very helpful.

Thank you!! That is very good advice. I will keep that in mind climbing it in real life for sure. I’m excited but also nervous. I will keep you posted!

Thank you. This encouragement and advice is very much appreciated 🥰

Thank you so much for the lovely comment. I’m happy to have you along for the journey and thank you for the encouragement! I will be going into each phase in depth and reporting back on how easy/difficult it is and how I felt it went. Onto week three now of the first phase!

I think it will be. Hopefully it will work!! 😂

I will do just that! It’s really beautiful 😍

Our street is now an ice rink. So I’m very happy to have braved the headwind as it looks like indoor training will be a feature for a few weeks 😢 looks like down south has it much worse than us up here! Hope your not hit too bad with it all.

Thank you. They are great climbs and spectacular surroundings. I hope you had a great festive period and you’re not too bad with snow today!

@@Adambrennan yup! Nightmare.

Thank you Ross. Happy New year to you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Wasn’t sure whether to upload it or not so that means a lot. Thanks for watching.

Hi Alison. Thank you so much for the lovely comment. Gravel foyle is amazing! Such a special place for gravel. We have the tree frog elite 2 (takes two bikes) and we have loved it!

Haha!! My hubby wears them as he is ginger and burns so easily. The white helps reflect too. He bought a size to small so hr gave them to me.

@ makes sense

Thank you 🥰

We are all guilty of it 😅😅

Thank you. This means so much. Thanks for watching 😊

No problem. It really was lovely to meet you. Thank you so much for watching 😊

It really does. I think we all have a wee competitive side 😅I always forget that once you pass them you still have to keep going at the same speed before you can slow down again. You need to have an acceptable distance before you ease off 🤣

Thank you. I’m very lucky to be in such an incredible place. The beautiful winter light really does make everything look even more amazing!

Thank you so much. This means the world. I love sharing my mini adventures and stories with you all.

This is a brilliant idea!! I will definitely need to match them up now 😀

Spoilt for choice up here. Never take it for granted. 🥰

It’s beautiful. Never looks the same every time I’m down there.

It’s nice to hear when people have visited/lived here and liked it. It really has a bit of everything. Glad to hear you will be back up again soon.

Yes!! A wee knitted hood for it would be perfect 👌 I think GoPro need to get accessorising 😅

It’s such a beautiful place. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching ☺️

I have to agree. Scotland is beautiful and I’m very proud and honoured to live in such an amazing place. I have heard Poland is very nice to but I have never been. Do you have some nice places to cycle or bike?

@@jennycycles I am not in the biking scene, I am hiking. I know we have here in Poland a lot of those trails for mountain bikers.

I do love hillwalking. We have some mountains (Munros) that you can climb here with beautiful views. The west coast of Scotland has some great hikes.

@@jennycycles Last year I walked the West Highland Way and this year the Rob Roy Way. Next hiking in Scotland I think would be the Speyside Way.

@ you will love it!! The great Glen way is another great route. Fort William to Inverness.

Hey I like to leave my better bike indoors all safe and away from salty roads 😂 lucky to have more than one bike to have the option. It’s really got cold up here over the last few days.

It definitely is my happy place 🥰

Hey Joanne. That’s 13 miles more than some!! You’re doing great. I was a bit nervous when I first started going out for solo rides. I always overthink things but I just started working up the distance and my confidence. As long as your getting out and enjoying the ride, you are doing great x

We are very lucky up here to have such lovely surroundings and a great mix of beaches, forests, mountains, farmland and glens. Never a dull ride here. I am so happy you found the Alp videos helpful. Did you have a good time? I love it there. Stunning views and epic climbs 😍

@ I’m lucky too, being down in the Scottish Borders. Had a great time in the Alps but with mixed weather. Got to do Alpe d’Huez on closed roads as there was a charity event on that day. As you say stunning scenery.

@ I do love the Scottish Borders for cycling. Love Peebles and Tala. We did a crazy snowy gravel ride in Selkirk (see video for how disastrous 😂). Would like to do more that way. Closed roads on the Alp is very lucky! Would have been even more fun.

Absolutely! Just went out today. Snowing when I left but turned out glorious 🙂

It really is! Well said 🥰

Aw thank you. Thant means a lot. Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully see on the road sometime! X

I do have mudguards but I think one of the great things about gravel rides are going off road and getting muddy!! As for front suspension I think that depends on the type of terrain. Gravel roads are usually ok for gravel style bikes. I guess that’s down to personal preference though. I don’t mind riding without it.

All very good points. Now that I live further North, Gravelfoyle is further away. Saying that it’s still worth the trip! You never know how scary a wind turbine is until you cycle under one 😅😅

In English? Is it my accent? 😅

Sounds like a great trip away. The Netherlands is great for cycling and trailers like ours is so normal to see over there. We don’t actually use the chariot for running at the moment. You would have to purchase the jogging wheel and accessories separately but I think it would be pretty easy to run with. It’s very light considering its size. When we are away in Mallorca we plan to use it then. I have the Thule Urban glide 2 running pram and have had it since he was born. Moved from the bassinet to the stroller style when he was old enough (only started running when he could support himself). I have seen the Nipper out and about and it’s great for running on most terrains. The Thule Urban glide is limited for really rough stuff when running so I would go for a Nipper or the all terrain Thule. Sorry that’s not the help you were looking for. If there is anything I can help with or if you would like more info on either let me know.

Good going!! It’s a beautiful but brutal climb. I think the heat made it really hard and there are a few steeper sections. Had you heard of it before?

Yes I been to the alps twice before but never got around to doing it so made a point of doing it this time , we did croix de fer first so was especially brutal and was 1 deg with sleet on top. 😂 saying all that really enjoyed it , preferred the climb to the descent anyway 😂😂

Sounds like you had a great time. It’s funny how as cyclists we love a punishing climb 😅 I’m hoping to get back over again.

@jennycycles if you go again got to do col du solude it's opposite alp d huez cut into the cliffs proper special climb

Ahhh yes!! We have done it. I loved it. When we stay in Alp D’Huez we always look over to it so I said we had to cycle it. The tunnels never had lights when we cycled it. Love Villard Notre Dame and the wee villages. Great wee roads, not a sole on them when we did it.

Yes it was. It’s such a lovely route. Brilliant weather and views too. It’s been really nice sharing cycling Alex.

With the little one we won’t be doing too much gravel unless it’s very smooth (not until he is older anyway!) this track was beautiful and the views were amazing. The weather did help a lot 😅 Thanks for watching even if it’s not your preferred ride 😊

Thank you. We have been out and about lots but it’s the first time in ages since we picked up the camera. Thanks for tuning in. More to come soon. 👍😄

It was so nice. Not a cloud in the sky!

Thank you. Two more videos coming in the next few days 😊Great to be back

This makes me so happy! This is exactly why I want to share my videos and my experiences. You can do it and don’t let the decent get into your head. It feels like a long time descending but it’s not as far as it feels coming back up. Enjoy it!

@@jennycycles keep up the videos… this is honestly the best one I’ve watched about it. Any advice for Cap De Formenter lighthouse spin? Planning on doing it two days after SC 🤞

It’s a much easier ride in terms of the amount of climbing you have to do. The first climb at the start is really nice and not too long. You then decent from that climb down the other side with some hair pins but coming back up them is ok. The gradients are not too steep. Then there is a lovely flatter section out. This sections is great for a wee recovery on the way back before climbing back up to the start. From the flatter section there are some wee climbs but very gradual. It’s a beautiful ride and you can take your time. Lots of lovely view points along the route if you need to have a rest if needed. Thanks for the feedback. That’s great to hear 😊

@@jennycycles brilliant advice again 🙏 Is the mirador Ed colomer view point worth stopping at? It looks amazing on TH-cam - th-cam.com/video/yNh7TBPucVI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7O0ylhCNRQ9Q1O4E Love your accent, I live near Belfast so it actually sounds quite familiar. Just added u on Strava & Insta in case u were wondering- Ryan Gray.

Thanks. I will have to explore that area more.

​@@jennycycleswent there today - the Drake's bothy route is fine, the route you did has lots of fallen stuff ( and mud!)

@@ianbradbury6416oh no! We have had some very windy days. Nothing worse than trying to lift a bike over and under trees 😅