Life is not a Practice

Today Jon and I were at the Eurobike and I got a really cool "mobile phone holder" for my race bike. So I had to go out and test it as soon as I got home.



26km with 365 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=yiobacmiixzazobv

The standard "after work" tour just to be sure that the race bike was working adter everything had been tuned by Jon.

22km with 300 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=zvflblcbuoisrqru

Caro, Moni L. and I on our mountain bikes. All day and half a plan. Turned in to a fantastic day with lots of great views and a brilliant trail. And of course tasty cake and refreshing beer.



We not only climbed to the Bildstöckle; we also climbed the old Joch Pass and came home past the Stuibental Alm. Being fit is fun.



56km and 1557 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=pxppghuvozuvkogm

My photos are at https://goo.gl/photos/6ddzpfM69G3NzYWv6

Rhiannon had sent me some money by Moneygram and the Internet side said that the next place that does that is in Kaufbeuren so I cycled the 30kms there. The guy in the shop was an unfriendly, arrogant idiot who lied to me and said he couldn't pay it out as he had not had the system at least a year.

So I cycled to Mindelheim where the guy was more than helpful. He only has the system 5 months but it was no problem for him.



I used some of the money for a "Döner Teller" and used the free wifi that is powered by our company.



Then I cycled home - via a colleagues house to scrounge more water. Five hours cycling in 30°C needs a lot of water :-)

125km and 1165 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=vosqbrtziisucxzc

Racing bike after work.



26km and 390 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=arrpovdrfppeiewn

A sunday tour through the drizzle and low clouds to the Usser Alp above Tannheim.



58 km and 1174 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=tltqhxsggvpahjek



My photos at https://goo.gl/photos/jqxzCujyshAs3j4z6

Rain forecast for the afternoon so a quick morning ride.

27km and 392 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=tzuiwlvkxihkccaa

We were planning on cycling the Jägersteig today but it was raining in the morning and in the mountains there was also lightning and hail so we headed off in the rain heading the other way towards the blue sky.



We made up the route situatively on the way and the result was a stunning tour with a bit of everything.



73km and 1923 meters of climbing. The 700 meter climb up to the Grüntenhütte and beyond was just as steep as it looks.



Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=qgslhptzrgcekquy

My pictures are at https://goo.gl/photos/jqxzCujyshAs3j4z6

The following is a section from the panorama at http://gruenten.panomax.de (15. Aug. 2016 14:40) showing me taking the photo above.

Warm and sunny for the first time this week so I cycled to Memmingen and enjoyed a cheeseburger in the town square.



123km with 1513 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=pqtjykyoghcgnqgl

Cycled back through Ottobeuren where I took this picture



Photos at https://goo.gl/photos/jqxzCujyshAs3j4z6

After a weekend of cycling, i was planning a lazy evening. But! A colleague had brought some cake with her and I had a tasty sauce on my dinner so I was almost 400 calories over my plan for the day.



I nearly convinced myself that it did not matter because I had burned so many calories at the weekend but I knew that those were the sort of thoughts that would have me back at 100kg in no time.

So I did a quick trip around the lake and added the climb up to Mittelberg to get all the needed calories.

25km and 402 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=rklhngwfvqoyldrf