June 2026 Stats

| Richard

June continued my normal exercise regime with a combination of rides on ROUVY as well as getting some of my usual  John Hallas’ Weekly Challenges on FulGaz done.  On ROUVY, I was doing their challenges and an occasional Sunday morning group ride.

There was a change of plans with me heading off to Cyprus for along weekend in the sun rather than going to Dublin for something work-related.

I still need to actually go ahead and arrange a partial knee replacement, which we’ll do later this year maybe, if I can resolve when I won’t be travelling.

I also decided to try again with some Apple Fitness+ workouts, concentrating on upper body and core, as my legs get plenty of workouts already!

So, here are June’s stats which again needed a significantly increased screen resolution to fit them all in:

June 2026 Statistics

June 2026 Statistics

Activities: 75 Distance: 526.69 km Time: 18:03:33 Calories: 14,319

Turning to my weight, at the end of May I weighed 92.7kg and at the end of June I also weighed 92.7kg, so no change over last month.

Body fat percentage was down from 28.1% to 27.5%, which is nice.

May 2026 Stats

| Richard

May was a further continuation of my normal exercise regime with a combination of rides on ROUVY as well as getting some of my usual  John Hallas’ Weekly Challenges on FulGaz done.  On ROUVY, I was mainly going their Giro d’Italia-themed challenges, such as the Maglia Bianca (completed) and Maglia Rosa (nearly done) ones and a Together Around the World challenge to honour Amy & Kyle Hudson’s world record attempt and who are currently in Singapore.

We also watched the Giro d’Italia highlights on SBS On Demand which was nice as it’s free to air in Australia and not the absolute rip-off of £31 per month on TNT Sports on HBO Max which bundles a load of other crap in there, like football and rugby that I have zero interest in watching.  If they had a dedicated cycling bundle at a much lower cost I’d be interested.

I still need to actually go ahead and arrange a partial knee replacement, which we’ll do in the early summer, if I can get some answers to some queries I’ve raised…

So, here are May’s stats which again needed a significantly increased screen resolution to fit them all in:

May 2026 Statistics

May 2026 Statistics

Activities: 88 Distance: 684.02 km Time: 24:01:11 Calories: 19,876

Turning to my weight, at the end of April I weighed 92.1kg and at the end of May I weighed 92.7kg, which is up again by the 0.6kg I lost last month.

Body fat percentage was up from 27.4% to 28.1%, which is not nice.

Multiple Personality Disorder

| Richard Morris

So there have been some changes this week.

When we bought the car in 2024 we put on a personalised number plate: AF17 BOD, to ‘spell out’ A FIT BOD, but we’ve recently had a change of plan and instead decided to register another one with Alison’s initials, AJM. So I got in touch with the DVLA and asked them if they could release a plate for me, which they did: ST24 AJM.  ST because it’s on a Focus ST, 2024 because of its age, and AJM for Alison’s initials.

Because we are planning to sell the existing persona numberplate, we had to first apply online to remove it and put it onto a retention certificate, a process which takes less than 5 minutes.

We were given the car’s allocated registration, RY24 YEK, and given both a certificate number for AF17 BOD so we could assign that one immediately to another vehicle if we wished and a certificate to allow us to get some new numberplate made up, but not the new V% certificate number.

In order to assign our new personal registration to the car, we now needed the V5 number for RY24 YEK, which they post to you and don’t give it to you online or by email. So for the intervening period, to ensure the car was legal and insured, I had to put some new numberplate on and change the insurance, both of which are ‘wasted’ costs.

The V5 then arrived on the Friday, so I was able to immediately go online, assign the ST24 AJM registration number to the ST, slap on some new ‘plates that I’d already had made up, and change the insurance again! Fortunately the DVLA handles the tax/road fund licence so that automatically transferred across.

So in the space of a week, the ST has carried three different registrations!

 

 

 

MoT Time Again

| Richard

So then. The MoT test.

Blue Rex was last MoT’d in July 2024 but as it wasn’t getting much use last autumn or winter, I decided to delay getting it done until now, mainly due to having it ready for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – Guildford & Surrey Hills (again this year, it should be the most popular ride in the world, even ahead of the London one that we used to ride in).

I took it to my usual place where they’re very thorough, so although it passed again, it had an advisory as the braided steel covering on the rear brake hose has worn where I have struggled to get it onto the too-short R&G paddock stand.

Anyway, it passed, with a recorded mileage of 20,024 which is up a massive 106 miles since last time. That’s an average of 5 miles a month…

April 2026 Stats

| Richard

April was a further continuation of my normal exercise regime with a combination of rides on ROUVY as well as getting some of my usual  John Hallas’ Weekly Challenges on FulGaz done.

I still need to actually go ahead and arrange a partial knee replacement, which we’ll do in the early summer, if I can get some answers to some queries I’ve raised…

The gaps were due to a long weekend on the R1250RT in Cornwall and a family wedding and yet another grandchild – my 12th – last weekend.

So, here are April’s stats which again needed a significantly increased screen resolution to fit them all in:

April 2026 Statistics

April 2026 Statistics

Activities: 66 Distance: 622.78 km Time: 17:29:45 Calories: 16,211

Turning to my weight, at the end of March I weighed 92.7kg and at the end of April I weighed 92.1kg, which is down by 0.6kg despite the holidays.

Body fat percentage was up from 27.3% to 27.4%, which is less nice.

March 2026 Stats and Selfies

| Richard

So March continued my normal exercise regime with a combination of rides on ROUVY as well as getting some of my usual  John Hallas’ Weekly Challenges on FulGaz done.  I’ve also recently enabled the warm-up and cool-down features on ROUVY to actually record the distance I’m cycling before and after each structured ride.

I still need to actually go ahead and arrange a partial knee replacement, which we’ll do in the early summer…

So, here are March’s stats which might look slightly different to usual again as I had to significantly increase screen resolution to fit them all in:

March 2026 Statistics

March 2026 Statistics

Activities: 71 Distance: 730.31 km Time: 27:08:18 Calories: 25,576

Turning to my weight, at the end of February I weighed 91.7kg and at the end of March I weighed 92.7kg, which is up by 1kg. I blame the holiday in Corralejo…

Body fat percentage was down from 27.7% to 27.3%, which is nice.

We had another holiday in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, at the end of March so I again hired a Specialized Allez Elite from Easy Riders Bike Centre and went for a morning ride each day from the villas at Bahiazul along the FV-1 to Tamaragua and/or the FV-104 between the shore and the famous dunes.

In total, I managed 206km whilst we were there (plus some walking/hiking).

I continued doing my little selfie videos to annoy friends on Facebook, so here’s a collection, all shot on my Apple iPhone 17 Pro.

Bahiazul Resort Fuerteventura: https://www.bahiazul.com/en/

Easy Riders Bike Center: https://www.easyriders-bikecenter.com/e/index.php

February 2026 Stats

| Richard Morris

After the hideousness of the 40 days of January 2026 things improved with a much quicker February.

I continued my normal exercise regime with a combination of rides on ROUVY as well as getting some of my usual  John Hallas’ Weekly Challenges on FulGaz done.  I’ve also recently enabled the warm-up and cool-down features on ROUVY to actually record the distance I’m cycling before and after each structured ride.

On FulGaz, I also completed their “Tour d’Australia” challenge with a couple of nasty, longer rides thrown into the mix.

I finished February with another consultation about my knee and a recommendation to go ahead with a partial knee replacement, which we’ll do in the early summer…

So, here are February’s stats which might look slightly different to usual again as I had to significantly increase screen resolution to fit them all in:

February 2026 Statistics

February 2026 Statistics

Activities: 63 Distance: 575.65 km Time: 16:34:43 Calories: 17,096

Turning to my weight, at the end of January I weighed 92.1kg and at the end of February I weighed 91.7kg, which is down by 0.4kg.

Body fat percentage was down from 28.2% to 27.7%, which is nice.

January 2026 Stats

| Richard

Well January 2026 went like every other January: long, wet, dull, and about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit.

Anyway, here are January 2026’s statistics, with work being somewhat slower and Alison being away for a few days for a family funeral.

So I continued my normal exercise regime with a combination of rides on ROUVY as well as getting some of my usual  John Hallas’ Weekly Challenges on FulGaz done.  I’ve also recently enabled the warm-up and cool-down features on ROUVY to actually record the distance I’m cycling before and after each structured ride.

So, here are January’s stats which might look slightly different to usual as I had to change screen resolution to fit them all in:

January 2026 Statistics

January 2026 Statistics

Activities: 80 Distance: 743.09 km Time: 22:04:56 Calories: 21,188

Turning to my weight, at the end of December I weighed 91.9kg and at the end of January I weighed 92.1kg, which is up by 0.2kg as I’m still wading through alllllllll the chocolate.

Body fat percentage was up from 27.3% to 28.2%, which is understandable.