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Before I get back into work mode, thought it'd be great to ramp up my cycling, so with the aid of one of my favourite iPhone apps BikeBrain Lite… I started the week, Sunday 2012-01-01 with a great ride down past the Sturt River Linear bikeway - just the thing needed to clear out the cobwebs from the previous night's activities. Day 2 didn't according to plan, shortly after setting out at the Athelstone end of the River Torrens Linear Park bikeway, I happened  along a group of joggers who didn't wish to share the path which unfortunately resulted in some "nice" battle scars… After having an unplanned rest-day 3, Tues. 2012-01-03, started moderately early in the morning with a ride down to Glenelg from Hallett Cove to meet friend, fellow trainer & this morning's riding partner.     Yesterday, Thursday 2012-01005, saw a more leisurely ride part way along the Encounter bikeway along with friends and their kids. Great scenery and a great ...

Thoroughly enjoyed another great ride yesterday from Glenelg North (aka "the Coast") along the length of Adelaide's River Torrens Linear Path bike track through the city and up to Athelstone (aka "the Hills).  Mind you I was rather surprised I had the cross the river on this bridge - an un-nerving feeling travelling across this with your bike…  The hills and the headwind slowed me down a bit but thoroughly enjoyable...    … til next ride share the road :)

Had another great ride this morning… getting back into the swing of things after "knee incident".  Really loving this iPhone app "BikeBrainLite"  

OK, so I haven't really posted much this year, as it sorta got messy late January when whilst out enjoying my Sunday morning bike rides, a motorist decided to lend a "not-so-helping hand" and gave me nudge which resulted in road vs. me = road won…   It would've been nice if they'd stop to make sure I was still breathing…. Thankfully some other cyclists came to my aid who checked me out just to make sure I roughly knew where I was… Apart from some major skin scraps on my left side, I had also damaged my left knee. To cut cut a long storey short, I had minor knee surgery just over 1 month ago and improving every day, with returning to cycling 2 weeks taking it fairly easy. I returned to my Sunday morning bike rides once again, although mainly been sticking to bike tracks.   Last Sunday I ventured out with my new iPhone along with an "app" to map out and give me some stats on my rides.  Up until now, I sort of guessed how far I had ridden ...