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#isleofwight

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Jon Roach

Free good fings:

1. We fixed the problem of the robot hoover going in circles. There was ten years of dust behind the drive wheel, which forced the wheel off the drive shaft and so it just spun around without gripping the shaft. Cleaned out the crud and it seated back on the shaft nicely.

2. Yesterday's South Island Randonnée was grand, steaming along the Military Road at 40kph in the wake of some much stronger people. I managed it for a bit and then backed off to save some legs for the Freshwater hills. Wish I hadn't, now!

3. The rest of my group got in a panic about missing the ferry so skipped the last control point. I did the last control, this completing the course, and got back to the ferry with a huge margin of two minutes to spare. To say my friends were surprised to see me... and I have the bragging rights for a whole year.

A robot hoover upside down on a table in bits and surrounded by hand tools.
Screenshot of the IOW Randonnée app showing all controls completed.
An inflatable cow wearing sunglasses and with a cycle helmet on the Cowes Chain Ferry.
#3GoodThings#cycling#IOWRandonee
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Shaun Cuff

While many people kick-start their day with a cup of caffeine: Breakfast Tea, Espresso perhaps, I prefer a cheeky cocktail — a shot of Serotonin, a dash of Dopamine, a twist of Endorphins, a splash of Endocannabinoids, and a kick of Adrenaline — all naturally released during and after a run.

I’m still nursing a bit of a hamstring niggle, but it’s heading in the right direction as I tentatively reintroduce some gentle speed work.

April looked like this:
Distance: 186km (115.58 miles)
Longest run: 10.96km (6.81 miles)
Average run: 7.68km (4.77 miles)
Average pace: 5:37/km (9:03/mile)
Fastest km: 4:50/km (7:47/mile)
VO₂ max: 45

#Exercise#Running#RunnersHigh
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Steve Bannister

I wrote up my latest mini-adventure sailing to, and staying overnight at Newtown Creek on the #IsleOfWight. Lot's of lessons learned but a great time had. #sailing

human-speed.com/blog/2025/04/1

www.human-speed.comNewtown Creek - a solo missionTime for a confession. It’s been a ridiculously long time since I took Lucice (our Sadler 26) out for a sail. The last time Elpie and I tried, we had a nightmare getting off the dock. Embarrassingly caught out by a strong ebb tide and Lucice’s reluctance to go backwards in a straight line to begin with. We decided not to continue. This time though, I was sensible, I waited for the slack water just before high tide, which would also give me the Solent current to carry me west to Newtown Creek once I exited the marina.
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