Jon's Cycling & Sailing Blog
Mostly Cycles Routes Around West Bergholt & Sailing Around Brightlingsea.

(Click on any routemap to see it full size including profile plot in a new window. Each is around 300-400k)

October 2008

Month Mileage - 264.5 miles
Total Annual Mileage - 2,783 miles
Misc (to Station, Gym etc.) Mileage - 26.9 miles

29th October - Wormingford

10.5 miles - 'Lunchtime loop' [SS,JS]

29th September - Sailing - St Oysth Creek & Cindery Island

5.1 miles. Blooming freezing (i.e. break the ice off the cover!) Crystal clear morning with little wind.
Saw lots of interesting bird life including a Kingfisher! [ACS,RAS,SPS,JS]

27th - Burnt Dick & Nayland

12 miles - Chilly ride round with Robert on Tandem [RAS,JS]

26th October - Thorpeness & Sizewell

10.2 miles - 350ft Ascent. Tremendously soggy (but great fun!) off-road ride. [JCh,JS]

24th October - Mount Bures

16.2 miles - 614ft Ascent. Ride over to mini beer festival at Thatcher's Arms Mount Bures.
Clear, but nippy evening after a damp ady - chased a badger for a bit on the way home. [SS,VM,JS]

19th October - Lawford & Langham

24.4 miles - 864ft Ascent. Early morning ride. Quite nippy to start off with and a bit hilly too! [SS,JS]

19th October - Sudbury

26.9 miles - 1,159ft Ascent (same route as 02/02/08).
Early morning ride. Beautiful misty morning and sun rise over the Stour valley [JS]

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16th& 17th October - Wormingford

10.5 miles - 'Lunchtime loop' [JS]

14th October - Shrub End

7.4 miles - 399ft Ascent. Ride over to work meeting.
Much more direct than going by car would have been! [JS]

13th October - Wormingford

10.5 miles - 'Lunchtime loop' [JS]

11th October - Bildeston

34.4 miles - 1,627ft Ascent. Ride over to my brother's for the day with Robert on the tandem.
A beautiful autumnal day ! [RAS,JS]

6th, 7th, & 10th - Wormingford

10.5 miles - 'Lunchtime loop' (Bloomin' windy on 10th!) [JS]

4th October - Robert's Training Loop

5.81 miles - Robert's 'Personal Challenge' training loop.
Much quicker - knocked 2 minutes off his previous time! [RAS,JS]

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Last updated - 4 November, 2008