Afternoon Ride: Ride to the 'Pool'

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steevc just finished a 15.68km ride, that lasted for 57 minutes.
This ride helped steevc burn 601.0 calories.

Description from Strava:
I am without a car this weekend, but did not want to just stay at home. This morning I was timekeeping at parkrun. It was a nice morning for it and I managed to log all the times without slipping up.

I had been wanting to see Deadpool & Wolverine. It was on at the Letchworth Broadway, so I got the bike out to get there. I have been wanting to use the bike more and decided it was time for a new helmet as mine is worn out.

I went to Trisports who do some fancy bikes. They will not be the cheapest for accessories, but I would rather buy from a local business. The guy who served me knew his stuff and did not pressure to me to go for one of the more expensive models. I also bought some new handlebar grips as mine have had it.

Then it was a short ride to the cinema. As I use their loyalty scheme I got a cheap ticket, but they need to get their site working better as it would not let me download it or get an email. I took a screenshot of the details that was enough.

The film is great fun if you do not mind lots of violence and coarse humour. There are so many in-jokes and references in there and I will have missed some. You may know that Wolverine died in Logan, but it is all about the 'multiverse' with Marvel these days, so anyone can come back. It includes the Time Variance Authority who featured in Loki and a few characters from old Marvel movies come back, with the original actors. If you like the other Deadpool movies then you will enjoy this one.

The ride home was fine and had more downhill than on the way there. A lot of it was off-road on cycle paths. On the way there I saw my friend Jon who was on his way back from a much longer ride. He does triathlons, so is always training.

I plan to run in the morning and will probably be in the pool again, so I will cover all the triathlon disciplines this weekend. Our pool will be cleaner than the Seine.

Ride free!

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About the Athlete: Older guy trying to keep fit, but still hope to go quicker.

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Riding a bicycle once in a while even when cars are available is healthy for the body, most especially when one doesn't really have an exercise routine.. the helmet is cool as well.

And about the movie, of course Ryan Reynolds always has some crazily in-depth jokes. I anticipate the movie. The thriller I watched here just arose the hunger to go watch it

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The English did well in the Olympic triathlon, be careful it is an expensive sport to get into.
!LOL
!PIZZA

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I have no plans to get into triathlon. Running is enough for me, but I can do other activities for fun. Swimming a few lengths in our little pool is a different workout and there are lots of places I can explore by bike.

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I’m glad you went through the weekend without a car. It is sometimes needed because riding the bicycle will help your body to stretch and also exercise the body

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... but I would rather buy from a local business.

Same. We have a locally owned small mom and pop grocery store and a large national chain store in our small town of 5,000-ish people. I advocate for my family to buy from the local grocery store vs. the national chain. Are the prices higher at the local store? Yes, but we are supporting our neighbors when we buy from them vs. buying from a national chain. I think it's the right thing to do.

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Exactly. The big companies will care less about the community. I'm fortunate in being able to pay a little more.

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