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Causes Of Left Lower Stomach Itchy Skin
Can mono cause high liver enzymes, itchy skin (no rash), gallbaldder thickening, pain in lower abdomen and upper lower back and anxiety? This sysptoms started 2 months postpartum.
Partly: See your doctor for work up to get the exact answer. ...Read more
Upper Abdomen (Definition)
Draw a transverse line through the umbilicus and the upper abdomen includes every part of the belly above this line and below the ...Read more
I have been having itchy skin on the back of my neck and stomach. What could be the causes?
Allergy?: Could be an allergy to something you applied to those areas of skin, or to something you ate or inhaled, or to a medication, or to a new detergent or fabric softener. Many times the cause is difficult to find. Try a long-acting antihistamine like allegra; if that doesn't work, let your doctor or a dermatologist examine you. ...Read more
Is there any STD that cause joint pain, loose stool, abdominal pain, itchy skin?
Some may: Hiv can, sometimes gonorrhea can cause some of those symptoms. ...Read more
Easy bruising yellow skin vomiting, burping, tender abdomen, abdominal pain upper and lower nausea dizziness hiccups and itchy skin. Not feeling good
Get seen now!: Yellow skin is a sign of jaundice due to liver failure. The cause may be obstruction of the bile duct by gallstones, hepatitis, or other diseases, all of which are serious if they cause jaundice. Many of these are treatable, so get seen now and find out what is going on. ...Read more
Have dull upper right abdominal pain which I feel every half an hour or so. And Itchy skin. Thanks so much?
Gallbladder: Sounds like the possibility of a gallbladder issue, stones or inflammation. Definitely important to have an examination and likely some blood tests and an ultrasound. ...Read more
I had abdominal pain, slight feeling that my whole body is trembling and frequent itchy skin immediately after eating what should I do???
Allergy?: If your symptoms of abdominal pain, itchy skin and shaking is related to a specific type of food ingestion, this could be an allergy to that food. It would be unusual for these symptoms to occur after eating in general. ...Read more
I have extremely itchy skin can't sleep at night at all really small spots mostly on my back stomach near my vagina and thighs I honestly don't know nei?
Night itching: You may have an infestation of itch mite. They usually are very active at night and cause intense itching at night. See your doctor or dermatologist for special prescriptions and help. Meanwhile try painting tincture of iodine all over spotted area and repeat three times per night. ...Read more
Yellow bruising mostly on arms. Yellow watery diareha. Seeing the color yellow. Some abdomen discomfort. Itchy skin?
Yellow: The cause can be something as simple as eating a lot of foods high in vitamin a (carrots, yellow peppers) or as serious as hepatitis or liver cancer. See your doctor for an evaluation of your liver. ...Read more
Stomach pain, acid stomach, brown and red itchy skin rashes, everytime I eat something with acid it will bother me at night during my sleep. Help!
See your doctor: It looks like you have 2 problems, stomach pain and skin rashes. You might have acid reflux / gastritis or peptic ulcer diseases. You can try otc antacid or acid reduction meds like zantac (ranitidine) in the meantime but you need to be seen and evaluated to have it treated correctly. Also it's almost impossible to know what your skin rashes might be if we don't see it. Your local doctor can help. ...Read more
What to do if I have dull stomach ache, rumblings, foul smelling gas and itchy skin over whole body?
See your doctor: It can be a reaction to something you ate, better get seen, meanwhile, OTC antihistamines, and anything OTC for indigestion would help, goodluck ...Read more
What to do if I have a dull stomach ache, rumblings, foul smelling gas and itchy skin over whole body?
Doctor visit: These could be the signs of serios disease with your liver and an medical evaluation is in order. ...Read more
I have very itchy skin all over my body. Mainly legs and stomach areas. There are no bumps or rashes anywhere. Mainly happens when showering/sleeping?
Itching: Generalized itching without associated rash is often due to very dry skin. After showering, rub in a moisturizing substance like keri lotion to restore oils to your skin. Other causes could be diabetes, prickly heat, thyroid disorder or certain malignancies like lymphoma. A dermatologist could advise you and order any appropriate tests. ...Read more
Sister has red itchy skin 2 days after school trip through woods. What is it and what should we do to rid of it? On arms, stomach and legs mostly.
Probably: Probably poison ivy. Please see your dermatologist for evaluation and to discuss treatment options. ...Read more
I have hives, itchy skin. My stomach feels really weird. It burns and aches. And my stool is pale? Really gross I know! I have head aches as well...
See a doctor: You may have something wrong with your liver and should see a doctor as soon as possible. ...Read more
I sometimes vomit about 20-30 minutes after a meal, as well ad dry itchy skin on my stomach, back, and upper leg area, what could it be?
GI Issue: Your complaints may not be related. Rashes are essentailly impossible to diagnose over a computer. The vomitting after meals could be acid reflux disease, or an ulcer like condition. You should see a dr. For both conditions to get a proper evaluation and diagnosis to better treat you. Good luck. ...Read more
Been having fatty floating yellow poop for months. Blood & feces test all came back normal. Stomach is always bloated & itchy skin and fatigued. Help!
IBS/Diet: I suggest a GI consultation and also a stool analysis. Floating stools with color suggests fat in BM and or GI inflammation with mucous formation. You will need blood testing for thyroid, liver and pancreatic/liver function evaluation. ...Read more
My stool has been orange about 4 weeks. I don't have abdominal pain. No fatigue, just itchy skin sometimes. And I don't have jaundice, what is wrong?
Acholic stools: Are frequently associated with gall bladder disease? Your young, & don't seem to have any other symptoms listed- Do you eat a lot of carrots? - yours are not clay colored?? ...Read more
If I have upper right abdominal pain and itchy skin, and my doctor ordered a liver fiction test panel as well as an ultrasound; will these show an autoimmune hepatitis?
They will: Provide evidence for or against the diagnosis, either helping to confirm it or ruling it out. ...Read more
Could it be lukemia? Itchy skin rash thst burns more during hot shower, fatigue, full stomach, infections, high WBC count,
More information: The symptoms of leukemia can include, fevers, fatigue, easy bruising, nose bleeds or gum bleeding, enlarged lymph nodes, recurrent infections, headaches and sometimes a rash. A high WBC count can be caused by leukemia, but those wbcs will look abnormal (called blasts = leukemia cells). Your CBC might also show anemia and low platelets. A bone marrow is the gold standard if your doc is concerned. ...Read more
I have strong stomach pain dark urine and mild itchy skin could I have pancreatic cancer. I'm in er as I type I'm just very nervous?
Stay strong: I am sorry to hear this. I am sure you are nervous. It sounds like you are having some symptoms related to the pancreatic cancer and involvement of maybe the liver as well? I am sure they will be able to help you in the ER and then triage you to the correct place for treatment. Stay strong and try to relax, which I know is easier said than done. ...Read more
Chronic generalised itchy skin, weight loss, Lumps under arms, Swollen stomach, Pale or jaundice, Chronic sweats?
See a Dr. In person: You definitely sound like you need to have an in-person visit with your physician for a physical and lab tests. Don't put it off, do it today. ...Read more
Very itchy skin feels like stings and they look like tiny pimples red and turn brown after itched all over my body everywhere chest stomach hands legs?
Need eval: This can't be diagnosed with the information that is available. A history, physical examination & other studies may be needed to determine cause/causes. ...Read more
I have loss of muscle I have burning pains in my back stomach and legs itchy skin burning throat mucousy stools rashes appearing on body any ideas plz?
See a doctor: You describe so many symptoms that it very difficult to tell what is going on, especially without some type of time frame (i.e. How long these symptoms have been going on?) Rashes appearing on your body could be a sign of a serious reaction to something. You should be evaluated by a doctor. Seeing a rash is usually the most important diagnostic technique. ...Read more
Muscle loss burning in legs stomach and back itchy skin white tongue weight loss sore throat IBS is it candida?
It could be candida or it could be something else. Please see your doctor as soon as you can get in.
If you have to wait to long for an appointment please go to the nearest Emergency Room and they will help you. ...Read more
My husband is alcoholic and in pain in stoumach when he drinks he also has itchy skin but no rash could this b liver failure?
Could be: It might just be alcoholic hepatitis, but it could also be cirrhosis. Alcoholics also commonly get gastritis, or inflammation of the lining of the stomach, so that could be involved as well. The itchy skin does suggest a liver problem. Is he jaundiced (yellow)? He needs help! Please have him see a doctor. ...Read more
I've been having cramps on my lower left side, dizziness, nausea, intense itchy skin mainly with weather change &BAD head aches. What's wrong with me?
PMS vs. Migraines?: Now, tell me....itchiness, lower left crampiness and such happening in the face of weather changes or are the headaches doing that? Do you have headaches with nausea and dizziness WITHOUT abdominal symptoms ever and do they occur with or before weather changes? If so, then, you may have an entity known as barometric headaches....treated relatively the same as migraines but they can be challenging. ...Read more
Five days ago I had red itchy skin from using duac cream for acne. I am fine now but I have an enlarged lymph node inferior to my left ear. P. Causes?
Prob. Infection: True true and unrelated. We all have lymph nodes throughout our bodies. Far and away the most common reason that they swell is that you have an infection in that area of your body-I.e. your skin, ear, throat, arm, etc. Nearby. Sometimes viral, sometimes bacterial, rarely fungal. If you're basically healthy you'll heal yourself. Otherwise see your doc. If get more nodes could be nasty. ...Read more
Causes of smelly, itchy skin odor?
See below: Usually a fungal or bacterial infection.Get a more detailed answer ›
What could cause red itchy skin everywhere?
Allergy: This could represent allergic reaction to food, medication, infection or external reaction. A careful history and exam are necessary to offer approriate treatment. ...Read more
Itchy Rash (Definition)
Most itchy rashes are called eczema or dermatitis. Both are due to ...Read more


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Ström Architects has planning permission for a 160m² holiday home in the New Forest National Park in
Hampshire, UK.
The two-storey retreat has a raised building above the seasonally damp ground together with a platform which includes a terrace and outdoor and indoor fireplaces.
The design also features a prefabricated timber structure for speedy construction and larch cladding which
is expected to weather to a silvery grey colour.
The New Forest is one of Britain's most popular parks and has a mix of woodland and heath with animals such as ponies and deer roaming free.
It is also a popular spot for
holidaymakers setting off for the Isle of Wight, which host some of Britain's
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I am in the middle of a huge spring clean and a starting to see how much makeup I actually have laying around the house! so in an attempt to de-clutter some of my many drawers I have decided to have a blog sale. I know there are people who disagree with them but I have bagged some great things from blog sales over the years and I will sanitize any lightly used items before shipping them out, plus lets face it- who used a blush with anything other than a brush? most of the new items are a result of me being backups of things that don't get used, or buying things I already have (Shameful! I know!) and for those of you wondering why I don't just do a giveaway, i'm planning a very exciting big one ones I reach 50,000 subscribers with some of my all time fav products.
Blog sale rules:
- First come, first served.
- Please leave me your Paypal address in the comments and pay within 24 hours.
- Please send payment to email@example.com on paypal, and be sure to mark the payment as a gift so to avoid those Paypal charges.
- Postage is £2.50 for small items & an additional 50p per extra item.
- UK only.
- Please search for swatches before buying, I will not be held responsible if something does not look the same on you.
- All items will be shipped next week.
Benefit they're real push up liner- £12 (brand new)
Benefit they're real remover- £10 brand new
Revlon Matte Balm in elusive (LOVE this shade so I got a back up, but I have so many of these types of products) -£4 brand new
Clarins instant light lip perfector in shade 01- £9 brand new
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Nuxe lip balm- |£5 brand new (This is amazing!)
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Benefit lolitint used 3 times tops (does not look good on my skintone) £11
NARS blush in boys don't cry (LE) used twice till I realised I have about 8 other blushes this shade- £13
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In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let stand for 5 minutes. In a separate large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and lard. Knead thoroughly, and then add the yeast mixture and continue to knead until it has reached a dough consistency.
Cover dough with a clean kitchen towel and set in a warm dark place to let rise for 45 minutes.
Divide dough in half and knead again to remove any air pockets. Place each half in a separate aluminum pan and press the dough down.
Push the coals and ashes of the fire to one side, but do not put fire out. Place the aluminum pans on the clean ground of the open fire oven, and bake for 45 minutes.
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Polynomial operations are basic math operations performed with polynomials instead of integers. A polynomial is an algebraic expression with more than one term. While there are algebraic polynomial operations, simple operations such as addition, multiplication, subtraction and division are also examples of polynomial operations.Continue Reading
Adding polynomials is a matter of combining like terms. If a polynomial includes the terms 3x and 4x they are like terms and add together to form 7x. Similarly, 2xy and 3xy add to form 5xy. However, it is not possible to combine the terms 4x and 2xy as they are not like terms. To subtract one polynomial from a second the signs of each term of the subtracted polynomial are changed and the two polynomials are added.
To multiply polynomials, multiply every term in the first polynomial by every term in the second polynomial. Once the multiplication process is completed, it is necessary to combine terms to form a final answer. Multiplication with large polynomials becomes highly tedious.
Mathematicians also divide one polynomial by another. In the simplest of division problems, it is possible to factor the polynomials and eliminate one or more factors. In more complex division problems, the mathematician uses polynomial long division or synthetic division to find the answer.Learn more about Algebra


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Happy Halloween! I didn't dress up for anything this year… but next year, I'm thinking of being a sexy girl scout
Anyway, I checked my mail and the foot slave who bought my ped-egg foot dust payment had arrived!
Loser, I'm going to relist the foot dust and make you pay for it again! *LoL*
Ok, I'm off to the store to get some groceries so that I can make some french toast! YUM! If you didn't know… I'm a FABULOUS cook in the kitchen… I'm pretty much good at everything I do


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Payza as a Platform Service Now Includes Low-Cost Direct Credit/Debit Card Processing
MONTREAL, QC and NEW YORK, NY and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Feb 19, 2014) - Payza, one of the world's most versatile payment platforms for e-commerce, corporate disbursements and remittances, announced today that it is launching a new credit and debit payment service to U.S. merchants based on its highly successful fully featured Payza as a Platform. The platform is currently being used in nearly every country around the world by over 75,000 merchants. The service offers highly competitive pricing, and has a wide range of payment methods; a host of tools, features, and reporting; outstanding security and strong merchant support.
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ESPY -- A community in Columbia County cancelled its annual carnival for the first time in more than 60 years. Firefighters said the flood of 2011 is to blame.
Robin Bogart and her four kids live across the street from the Espy Fire Company. She said her family enjoys the rides, games and food at the annual firemen's carnival near Bloomsburg.
"They just love it because we could walk over, they could have fun. The fish game was one of their favorite things," Bogart said.
The family was sad to find out the carnival was cancelled this year, for the first time in more than 60 years. That is because the Espy Fire Company got almost five feet of water in last September's flood.
"We don't have the manpower to get ready right now so it's disappointing but we had to do it," Jeffrey Dawson said.
The carnival is the fire company's biggest fundraiser each year, and was supposed to be held earlier this month. Because of the flood, the volunteer company will miss out on thousands of dollars this year.
"It's given us through the years a nice income to work with to support the trucks and equipment," Howard Reinbold said.
The firefighters say all of this equipment was under four and a half feet of water. They are looking for volunteers to help clean up the grounds.
"Our plans are to clean, repair and sanitize the remaining stands," Reinbold said.
Robin Bogart and her kids were looking forward to the carnival, and are disappointed.
"It's something they enjoy and it's not real expensive. We don't have to spend the gas money, they could just walk across the street and have fun," Bogart said.
The fire company says it hopes to get the carnival grounds ready, and hold a smaller event like a chicken barbecue in August.


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No Frills is actually one notch below the store brand. Usually these are second quality foods, cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items. They have a distinctive white label with red and blue stripes on it, vaguely reminiscent of the Pathmark logo.
We used to buy No Frills a lot when I was a kid. Some of it actually wasn't all that bad. Some, things, however, like the bleach (which was only 3% sodium hypochlorite instead of the usual 5.25% that even the store brands would have,) was no good at all.
And, yes, before someone else says it, it is a lot like the food and beer and whatnot from Repo Man
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Mar 06,2008
by Bend Weekly News Sources
BEND, Ore. -- Members of the Oregon State Police Bend Area Command are conducting a compliance sweep of local sex offenders in the Deschutes County area where a total of 581 registered sex offenders reportedly reside. Of those 581 offenders, 45 were determined to be out of compliance with mandatory state registration requirements. The compliance sweep kicked off Friday, February 29, and is expected to continue through the middle of March.
Of the 45 offenders listed as out of compliance to date, 16 were found to have active arrest warrants already issued by the courts, seven were found to be in custody, and a total of 22 offenders are currently being investigated for charges relating to failing to register.
As a result of ongoing investigations related to the 45 "out of compliance" offenders, an estimated 93 counts of the criminal charge of fail to register as a sex offender (ORS 181.595, 181.596, 181.597) have been identified. OSP currently operates and maintains a reporting database for the state's registered sex offenders. A list of offenders -- both on and off supervision -- can be obtained by calling OSP at (503) 378-3725, ext. 44429.


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52nd Crest CC Tandem Weekend
Mark Brooking's ride report from the recent Crest CC tandem-ride-as-excuse-for-pub-crawl weekend. It wasn't my first time on a trike, having trashed a couple of fixed-wheel, solid-tyred machines as a kid, but it was my first ever tandem ride of any sort. Cheers Mark!
Link: http://www.willesdencyclingclub.co.uk/%ef%bb%bf52nd-crest-cc-tandem-weekend/
Revolve 24hr – 4-person team – Isobar Compression
I'm getting very lazy with race reports so here's Jasmijn's blog about the Revolve 24hr. Basically it was quite similar to 24hr MTB enduros I'd raced in Oz without all the crashing and dirt. Think 6 x 25mi TTs spread over a 24hr time period. We were racing for custom compression-wear company Isobar Compression (I'm wearing their bespoke calf-guards in the picture above) so big thanks to them for the kit and allowing us to race and to Jas for pulling the team together and winning us the bubbly 🙂
We spotted @JasmijnMuller1 with the @isobarcompress team & caught up with her progress! #R242016 pic.twitter.com/pjxNkZyxko
— Revolve24 (@revolve24) September 11, 2016
Team Isobar Compression:
So proud of @isobarcompress @JasmijnMuller1 @buckleydpaul @firsthippy @AlanMurchison who are smashing it @revolve24 ! Come Team Isobar!!
— Isobar Compression (@isobarcompress) September 11, 2016
Transcontinental Race TCRNo4 Part 8
In Hotel Macedonia near Lake Dojran desperate for sleep and once again I wake up before my alarm! Seriously brain, seriously?! I'd bought food from next door's market, eaten some before sleeping and packed the rest onto the bike before leaving the hotel. I'm sure the hotel boss was still talking… Even with all the food, I find it hard to resist stopping at a nearby bakery for some more before crossing the border into Greece. Buy lots of stuff and hand the woman a note for 200 Denar. It's too much and I tell her to keep the change, since I'm crossing the border in a matter of minutes. She insists on giving me even more food though to make up the difference so I'm fully loaded as I ride into yet another country I've never been to before.
The email I'd sent to myself to remind me what to ask for at hotel reception desks:
Checkout time?
Later checkout possible?
"4hr sleep, cleaned some grit out of some crevices, ate some more junk. Now in Greece. Warmer.
Country roads and warmth. Probably why I was struggling to stay awake hours ago – it's warm and humid so possibly contributed to grogginess on the bike. There's big mountains all around me but for now it's flat and reasonable progress is being made. The roads in Greece are much smoother and the little agricultural villages remind me of where I grew up.
Once again I'm struggling to remember this section of the ride but eventually it gets dark and I remember stopping at a service station asking for coffee. He says "we only have Greek coffee" and I look at him puzzled, "frappe", he says. I ask "cold, blended, ice?" "Yes". "Awesome!" I think. "Yes, please!". Finally getting the hang of multi-tasking re: toilet stops, I ask but no luck here. Asking how much for the coffee he says "it's free". Puzzled, I ask him again, in case he meant 'three' or something but he insists it's free. I ask why but it gets lost in translation – something about the service station providing. I want water too and he says "go for it!". Wow, free too. Score! Thanks Avin services.
"Dozies already. Not good. Potholes playing havoc with right sitbone.
"As wrecked as I am, can still bust out a kilowatt when dog pack gets jump starting in the road.
Rolling up to a small but busier town than the others I've been through I approach a couple of places looking for food. Eventually a guy tells me to head down a side street, so I do and find a cafe-style place with people sitting outside. Not quite knowing who's running the place I ask if they're serving food and a guy says "Deutsch?". "No Deutsch, English?" I reply. "No English. Deutsch?" he says again. Hmm, this isn't getting me far so I think back to my cycle touring around Germany and say (excuse my spelling, this was all done verbally) "Essen? Dranken?" and he responds with some German. I say "souvlaki?" and he runs through a load of options. I kind of recognise some stuff like "kase" and "zwiebel" but in the end I get lost in his German and think for a bit… "Allez!" I almost yell at him, happily, remembering how I used to order kebabs in Berlin. We do some more of this weird 'bad German' talking and eventually the woman who was running the place cooks me two souvlakis and I grab some drinks. The German speaking local guy sits me down with his friends outside and we start talking. It turns out he does know some English and we have a stilted but entertaining conversation about where I'm from, how far I've come, where I'm going, how he comes to speak German, the viaduct and castle down the road in Kavala I need to take photos of, the dogs roaming around, cars, all manner of things. They're amazed about the distances I'm riding. Emanuale (I don't know how to spell his name but it's like Emanuel with an "ee" sound at the end) shows me a knee scar he got while working in Germany and says he can't ride and he asks me how far I think his somewhat rotund mate could ride in a day. I give an obviously polite answer but we all laugh at him. Emmanuale buys me a drink as we chat. It's a lovely night and I forget about the race for a bit but eventually have to carry on so we shake hands and say our goodbyes and I ride off, taking in the sight of the Kavala aqueduct and castle but sorry mate, no photos.
"My data limit hit?!
"Made up for freebies by paying 5euro for can of red bull which I don't like, at riverfront bar Ocean
#TCRNo4 #firstworldproblems"
My plan to ride through to the finish in Turkey is really falling apart now. I'm getting the dozies again already so I stop in an oceanfront bar called Ocean (clever eh?) and pay 5 euro for a can of Red Bull. At least being overcharged in a posh joint means I don't feel guilty about ruining their toilets… mwuahahahaaaaa 😉
Another few hours along the E90 and once again I can't keep my eyes open so I pull out the bivvy and lay down in a bus stop, not bothering to set my alarm – I'm done with being tired, and having no internet again, the race for a place isn't a factor for me now. It's just about getting to the finish.
Perhaps 3hrs later a slow moving car wakes me up and since I was clearly visible from the road and didn't want to upset cops or have my bike nicked I got all my stuff together and pushed on into the sunrise, stopping at a service station for more food. While there, I watched a bit of beach volleyball on their TV and realised that the Olympics were on – amazing how unimportant that huge sporting event becomes when you're in the middle of something like TCR. "Pfft, those Olympians have got nothing on us" I think to myself, whilst appreciating the slow motion replay of someone pulling their underpants out of their butt crack.
"Couldn't keep eyes open. Bivvy ~3hr at bus stop. Riding into sunrise now, eating chocolate and nuts. Had to go back to dbl shorts
"Hmm ride another 400k or watch slow motion beach volleyball replays in garage!?
"Fuck. Punishment for wasting last night. Massive head wind.
"Actually I was headed north. Now East is gusting cross tail. GUSTING. almost lost it off the road a few times so strong in places.
"Might try reroute over hills instead. Either way it'll cost me ages.
#TCRNo4 #stillkickingyourdickin"
"Actually over hills spears to be another country. Bulgaria is closer than I thought.
"Sun's up. Wind is down. Good.
As you can probably tell from the tweets, it was a bit windy on the Greek coast! I saw some of the videos other riders posted and they copped it even worse in Croatia. I'm 90kg and even I was thinking about climbing over some hills to get away from the crazy wind. Pushed on though, worried about possible border crossing and/or routing issues if I did head into Bulgaria.
Pretty sure I stopped at a supermarket in Alexandroupoli for drinks as it was heating up in the afternoon. Further along the road, becoming aware of the crossing into Turkey without having had a Greek beer I stopped at a roadside bar with cafe caravan outside and had said Greek beer and final suvo. It took ages to arrive so I had to use my fantastic self-control to resist a second beer.
Less than 200k remain.
Somewhere in here there's a climb up a famous old road (Via Egnatia) and a service station toilet stop and water refill with a grumpy man complaining about me only have 20EU notes. The road gets wider, busier and heads north, away from the coast a bit until, what the?! I'm heading onto a motorway! The E2 or A2 or something. Whilst concentrating on nailing an endless chain of swearing, I quickly jump the barrier and head back to the previous junction where I try and fail to navigate into Turkey with the Garmin (Garmin map fail) and my phone (Three SIM fail). Argh! So close, yet so far! I race back to a service station I'd passed earlier and shut off the tirade for just long enough to ask the proprietor how I could get into Turkey without using a motorway. She knows what I mean and her instructions are spot on so I retrace even further back to a small town, Ardani to find another road that eventually leads me parallel to the motorway and joins into the Kipoi border crossing. Phew!
Four separate passport checks ("where's your luggage?" "I'm sitting on it!") and I'm in Turkey! The road is big, flat, smooth, fast, busy and half under construction so it's a battle at some points to not end up down a 3ft ditch where the other lane should be. Everyone dot-watching assumes I'm stopping for kebabs at every service station but I'm actually filling up my bottles! It's so hot (40degC+ I heard) that I'm drinking everything I have between each service station. I'd arrive, eat an ice cream and drink two cans plus fill my bottles with energy drink or water and carry on, repeating the refill just down the road.
100k to go and I'm riding up the final 'big' climb on the profile. A couple of bodged gypsy-looking 'bangers' pass me. Basically two people on a tray atop four wheels with a small engine banging away propelling it. No exhaust manifold, muffler, etc so they're loud as! Bangbangbangbang! they trundle past me half in the shoulder, not going much faster than I am up the hill. I fly down the descent and almost lose it with gusting cross winds. "Don't crash less than 100k from the finish you idiot!". It's fun but sketchy.
The road is heading south now and I enjoy zooming into a sunset on the coast with a tailwind. I can taste the finish and so I'm riding quite hard, listening to some banging tunes while passing through Gallipoli (where I've been before for a dawn memorial service for WWI).
As I'm riding through a town (I don't remember which) I see a person on the side of the road doing starjumps and cheering. I think to myself "oh, that's nice, one of the crew or one of the finished racers has come out to cheer me home, how cool". As I pass by though I have to do a double take… it's my missus! I knew I recognised that starjump! She'd flown to Turkey to surprise me!
I didn't know what to do! Shit, should I stop? Hell no! I was on a mission. She would have to wait. Ha! Soz! This point was the closest I got to experience what humans call 'emotion' and if it was physically possible for my soulless husk to shed a tear, it would've been around now.
My coach, bike fitter and very good buddy Scherrit Knoesen was down the road a little bit further yelling at me to "GO!" so I did, I pushed on even harder, now really excited to finally get to the finish and celebrate with my fiancée and good mate. How awesome of them to travel out!
But then I entered the parallel dimension. I swear I was riding at 30-40kph and yet the distance to go was seemingly stuck at 30k no matter how long I pedaled. I was zooming in and out of the Garmin and trying to pinpoint a bit of coast to see if I did in fact get closer to it over time. I did. Shit, I was moving. So, why is this taking so long?! The road was rolling, dogs were barking and chasing me down, I was having a mental breakdown now, "faaaaaark, make it stop!" I was screaming. But every time I looked down I'd seemingly not gone any further, so then I'd yell another tirade of self-pity and then the dogs would hear me yelling and chase me. I'd have to sprint away from them and be quiet for a while. Repeat that scenario for about 20 years and you'll go some way to replicating how the last 50k felt for me. I was worried about which ferry to take but heading into Eceabat there was no frickin' way I was going further to the other town! I was so frustrated with the riding I was thinking "what if I just cycled in front of that bus?". Proper mental breakdown! All of a sudden the ferry signs reveal a ferry and I zip over to the ticket booth frantically asking about getting on. I get a ticket and he says I've got time. Boom!
"On ferry. Swear that last 40k took longer than I've been alive. Bastard of a day. Don't care. Almost done.
On the 11pm ferry I grabbed some food – a sandwich, some crisps and some drinks and trying not to fall down the metal stairs I sit down near the bike and eat, relaxing, knowing I've finished the Transcontinental #4. I was near the front and with the GPS on, hoon out of the ferry port and I'm suddenly at Saat Kulesi, the clock tower! There's a whole bunch of other finishers and organisers cheering me in and the welcome faces of Mal and Scherrit. James Hayden was there, a man of his word, with a beer for me!
There's some paperwork to be done (Leo or Kate signing my life away), the tracker is unceremoniously detached from the bike, a bunch of dotwatchers go wild across the planet 🙂
I'd finished! That was enough for me. Just a smidge over my expected finish time but close enough to be irrelevant. Handy, because it matched perfectly with Mal and Scherrit's flight bookings from 6 months before! Cheeky gits. Proceed to spend a week with M&S, eating, drinking all forms of coffee available and buying (and drinking) beer for (and with) further arrivees. What an event! I think I threatened Mike with physical harm at the finish before hugging him. (That's not Mike below, by the way)…
"Not often you start a race with short fingernails and finish with them needing a trim.
#TCRNo4 #finished"
"Lying in bed now. Kit was covered in salt. Let the Cramping begin!
"SitRep: Day: unknown, Time: morning, Bottom: sore, Mouth: dry, Eyes: furry, Palms: numb, Toes: numb, Lips: replacement required
Transcontinental Race TCRNo4 Part 7
Hotel S, Berane, Montenegro, around 6 in the morning I left, saying bye to 212 crew, and rode a few kay down the road before promptly returning to the hotel after realising the manager hadn't taken any money for the room last night. Doh! He was nowhere to be found so I gave a 50EU note to Andy and he said he'd pay the guy and give me the change when we crossed paths later. But, downstairs again, I worried that this might be considered using 'outside assistance' and might be a rule breach so I ran back up the stairs took the money back and then went over the road for coffee and some water and got some change. Leaving a little more Euros than the room rate wrapped around my key on the reception desk I hoped all would be well and finally I left Berane! What a mess!
"Nothing like a gravel climb before breakfast. Thanks again GARMIN.
"Rain and out of saddle climbing has taken toll on hands
"Left toenail going to come off
"Foggy, damp, long climb.
"Gears rough. Cleaned jockey wheel before climb. Weight weenie. Then ate some 7-Day croissants. Not so weight weenie. Made no difference so will clean chain later."
(It's now September IRL) A few weeks later and I'm struggling to recall details, at least of this section of the race. Reading my tweets I remember a very long climb into fog. Gnarly, thick fog. Visibility in places must've been down to 10s of metres only!
"Another unexpected border! I literally have no idea which country I'm in.
After commenting to the border guard about the fog (it's always like this, apparently) I take the winding descent pretty easy until the vis improves and all of a sudden it's warmer, clearer and I'm smiling. Be-cause. Down-hiiiiiiiiiillllllll. Experience my first dog 'attack' from a little mutt sat in the middle of the road until I got closer and he barks and runs at me. Avoid incident but from now on I'll pay more attention to them.
"Kosovo likes cars. Wowsers. Worse driving than Montenegro too which is well done. 1st dog to try attack. Lots of dead ones.
I seem to be on a constant downhill so I'm quite enjoying Kosovo. The driving is atrocious though with lots of close passes and dodgy overtaking moves. "Sure mate, I don't mind you aiming your 2000kg weapon at me so you can drive to lunch 10s quicker". Somewhere on this highway the 212 crew pass me and head off the road. I can't recall if that was before or after I stop at a roadside cafe for a coffee and a beer… and a crap… and oh why not, I'll have another coffee. The young kid gave me some jaffa cakes with my coffee which was a nice touch. Calories are king in the world of ultra racing! Free calories are king-er, obviously.
"My rear light was full of water and my phone camera is fogged up but now down low I'm hoping to dry out a bit. Tweeting bcoz WiFi.
Resuming, there's huge tailbacks / traffic jams along the highway. One was caused by a truck that had run off the road and attending emergency services, the other way just a TONNE of traffic in a town, probably because I was nearing another border – Macedonia. The rain I'd copped in Montenegro had caused big floods here (1 month rainfall in 1 day?!) and I guess people were rushing around looking for supplies or trying to get in/out of the country? I can't imagine it's like this normally but you never know. Lots of dickheads driving black drug dealer V8 BMWs and Audis with Swiss plates. People suggested it was locals using Swiss plates as a status thing but feel free to correct their opinion on that?
"Crazy traffic here. Carnage.
"Currently trying to solve lostness with kebab. Might have it sussed. Arse appreciated Kosovo's flat, smooth roads!
#arsenal #TCRNo4"
After some circling around, some gravel roads, a near mental meltdown, a dodgy kebab stop and some adjusted mapping I'm breaking through to the other side, specifically Macedonia, via the sketchy E65 highway (which I'd tried to route around after chatting with 2-time racer Ishmael). It's a fun but dangerous shoulder-free 70kph highway full of trucks doing 100kph 🙂
I vaguely remember riding through a city which must've been Skopje and soon after I was in a seeming no-mans-land again. It was crappier roads and small villages. I wanted the fast descents back.
Early evening now and Matthew Falconer's distinctive kit (with him in it, I wasn't hallucinating that much!) rode past while I was drinking a beer outside a little shop. Spot the difference in priorities!
"These roads are shit. SLOM. Tell the missus I'm alive but phone doesn't work in M countries. Kebab not good idea BTW
"Totally can't be arsed with this any more.
#slump #TCRNo4"
"Stopped at first hotel restaurant i saw after off-road crap. Think the steerer bung loose again. Cracking noise every potholes."
"I was level pegging with Michael Wacker for first few controls. I didn't think I'd wasted that much time until now but he's 100k ahead."
I was having a shit time of it now, on the crappy concrete of the R1102 getting bashed and bruised and feeling a bit sick. Fed up with everything and clearly annoyed at my lack of progress towards the bunch of riders in front of me, I stopped for a lackluster sit-down meal and mental reset at a hotel restaurant somewhere. Yes, stopping is counter intuitive to chasing people but I was beginning not to care any more.
"Slower the restaurant service, the more keen I am to get moving. Typical. Time to neck all my painkillers and ProPlus at once and finish?"
Moving on and I stopped at a service station off a side road in some small town where I sat and ate an ice cream and had a chat with a local bloke who was hanging around with a couple of friends keeping the girl in the servo company. We had a long chat about Macedonia and mafia, corruption, politics, the roads ahead, Greece, travel, etc. and eventually I decided I should probably get moving again.
"Another rider just passed me. Meh. Where did he come from? He left servo before me, had puncture but I didn't pass him. Are people using this motorway?? dafuq
I'm clearly getting frustrated now with people on betters roads than I am, going faster than me. Just when you think it can't get any worse… the now infamous R1102 / R1105 rocky riverside rumble! The road stopped and turned into a rocky, off-road, access path presumably for the nearby train line. I'm too scared to look at Strava to see how long it took but I was walking a lot, trying not to let my stupid Speedplay cleats fill up with mud or stones. There were puddles of unknown depth across the entire "road" so I was sort of tip-toeing around them through the scrub. It was ridiculous.
After seemingly hours of slipping and sliding I finally saw tarmac and went mental, screaming at the trail, screaming for joy at seeing a proper road, all of which was looked on with interest by the border police parked up nearby. They asked what I was doing and I said "trying to get the fuck out of here". I didn't know they were border police yet and to be honest, when I found out I didn't care. They asked why I'd ridden past them four hours ago and I said "that wasn't me, there's 200 of us in a race towards Turkey". They asked for my passport, saw the state of me, looked at the state of my bike and I detected some sympathy when they gave me some navigation tips and wished me well on my way. I pulled into a service station further up the road and tried to clean the mud off everything with a bottle I'd scabbed out of a bin. I did the best I could without a mobile pressure washer so at least I wasn't grinding more paint off the bike and I could now clip in again with clean(er) cleats. Buying a pile of food, the guy serving said one of our lot had camped in the trees "just there" pointing around the side. I guessed it was one of the French riders ahead of me.
"Another couple of hours lost trudging through R1102 riverside quagmire. 'Road' race, they said… Was going to ride through to finish but that took so long and I'm so covered in grit I'll prob try find hotel."
"Bailing. Too dangerous. Need sleep and everything needs clean before ground to pulp."
"Got half day hotel near lake something. Near Greek border. Shower sleep resume. Might still make 12 day goal. 10 was always a stretch."
"Clearly underestimated the cumulative sleep dep and fatigue. Barely made it 25hrs of grovelling. Learning a lot though.
My grand plan to ride through to the finish without sleep had the wheels come off very rapidly. I guess I'd already pushed myself too far and found my sleep deprivation limits now. I just couldn't keep my eyes upon so I rerouted and headed towards Lake Dojran, where there was a town with at least one hotel. I was being chaffed by grit in my shorts so justified the shower and sleep quite easily. The first hotel I tried appeared empty but after waiting 5 minutes had no room for me. The second hotel, Hotel Macedonia, was similar. Initially the girl on the desk said no rooms were available (even though the place looked empty) but I basically wasn't going to take no for an answer so kept talking at her until she called another woman down. This woman spoke more English, in fact she wouldn't shut up! 🙂 We made a deal for a room and I was about ready to head up when she had a brilliant idea and went off talking for another 5 minutes. "Do you need TV?" "No." "Do you need aircon?" "No." "Do you need a double bed?" "No." "We have a room without a TV, without aircon and without a double bed. Perhaps you can use this room and we can make the price…" The calculator comes out again and she tells me a price that's maybe half of the "very expensive" price I've already paid for the double room. She talks and talks about it and unrelated stuff and in the end we swap some local bank notes and I think I've paid the equivalent of 10 Euros for a small room. So long as it had a shower and bed I didn't care. More talking from her. I think about getting the guy washing the hotel's front porch to hose my bike down but worry about him washing any remaining grease out of the BB so decide against it. The bike goes into an empty dining room downstairs (for once I couldn't be bothered arguing about it going in the room) and I go upstairs to shower and sleep.
Transcontinental Race TCRNo4 Part 6
Rolling up to the front of the Bosnia->Montenegro border crossing queue I ask if there's food anywhere down the road and the border guard says there's a petrol station. Through the border and into Montenegro I roll and sure enough a few kilometres down the road is a servo where I do some non-English haggling and swap some foreign currency (Bosnian Marks, I think) with a random selection of food and drink that I point at until the guy says I'm done.
It gets dark and I'm now in a rain jacket heading into a storm. It's an amazing storm – like the huge 180 degree view we'd get out the back verandah in Mildura but because I'm still up high I'm watching it over some huge mountains. It was so cool I stopped to take video but of course you never get any of the really big lightning strikes on video and it removes all the scale of the event. Just trust me, it was fucking amazing!
"Fucking rain. Fucking wind. Fucking GPS. Fucking Speedplay. Argh!"
Fast forward an hour maybe and I'm less amazed, now I'm soaked, running for shelter under some kind of ledge, wondering where the hell I'm supposed to be going. Two local guys have stopped their car and are under the ledge too. I'm wary, thinking I'm about to get mugged or something, because why the hell did they just get out of a dry car and run through the mud under a ledge?!, but we have a very stilted chat and I show them mine while they show me theirs… I'm talking about phones and GPSs! One of them tells me it's raining for two days while I show him my GPS and repeat "Ploozeeen". Eventually they say "ahhh Plooshunay" or similar. Ok, so that's how it's pronounced. They can't believe I'm riding there. Given the conditions, neither can I really, but I had no idea how long it would take and I'd not even considered staying in town. So I plod on. I didn't know it but lots of other riders had taken a risky border crossing that saved this big detour – if they didn't get turned away…
The rain is torrential, the road is swimming, rocks are falling from the sides of the road where it was cut out of the hillside, toads are bouncing across the road, it's end of days. If you've read any of my stories you know I have a habit of attracting ridiculous weather but this was stupid heavy rain and it just didn't quit, some of the worst I'd ridden in. I didn't find out until later but there was apparently a month of rain in a day and the resultant floods killed 21 people in Macedonia. I had my headphones in and should've put them away but I was too busy trying to get this over and done with. I remember a truck coming the other way and being hit in the face with a HUGE bow wave off it. It hit with enough force to knock the head phones out of my ears. I was having a great time #sarcasm. It seemed to go on forever. I couldn't even make time up on the descent into town because I couldn't see the road and every now and then I'd just hit a huge pothole. It wasn't worth the risk of piling into one at full clip so I nursed it all the way into Pluzine. I was so happy to find the hostel, the promise of a warm shower, a bed (it was now 3am) and some food (I'd been running on empty for a while). Cue horror slow reveal as it dawns on me that the hostel isn't open, nothing is open. Pluzine is totally dead. No shower, no food, no bed. Shit. I see a note to stamp my brevet card front and back so I do. As I'm doing this a French guy rolls up and I explain the situation to him. We roll around town together looking for anything open – nothing. It becomes clear we either continue or bivvy here somewhere. I get onto the town's wifi (my Three SIM wasn't working) and examine the surrounds – nothing nearby. I'm not going to attempt the 40k climbing parcours at 3am with no food or drink and no prospect of getting any food or drink for another x hours so I leave the French guy to find a bivvy spot and wander around some more looking for my own. I see what looks like a slow police chase. Eventually the two cars and the police car reappear, driving back into town quite slowly. I wave down the police car and ask the driver if he knows of any place to stay. I also question the 'police chase' I thought was happening but he explains they're friends and have been at a party. All three guys from the cars are looking at phones and calling people trying to find me a room. How cool are they?! Unfortunately nothing results, but they have an idea and point to a nearby building. "That's an apartment. It usually has a receptionist but it's 3:30am so no one will be there. The door will be open though. You can go and sleep in the lobby". Um, ok, they'll be ok? "Yeah, just, err, yeah it will be fine".
So, that was my home for a few hours! I found a toilet downstairs so cleaned and dried myself as best I could. I didn't drink any water – I'm not sure if that was a good idea or not but I remember Paul saying he was on bottled water only for the duration after he got sick during last year's race. To be honest, I think I'd come into contact with quite enough water for one night!
I woke a little cold a few times but stayed there until the sun was up and I heard the doors open or close. Someone had come or gone so that was my queue to "exit, stage left". Packed up and by the time I was out to the main road the market was open. My god, I bought everything they had! I sat outside and drank and shoveled glorious food into my face! Made about four trips back into the supermarket to put wrappers and empty bottles into the poor checkout chick's bin! Crappy pre-packed 7-Day croissants never tasted so good!
After the binge fest I stabbed at the Garmin to load the GPX course for the required Durmitor parcours. Nothing. The SD card in my Garmin was totally blank. FUCK! I pulled opened the rubber rain cover (insert LOL here) and removed a very soggy SD card. Bugger. This is why you: 1. Never trust a Garmin! 2. Always pack more than one GPS. Not only did I have a backup Garmin Etrex hiding in my saddle bag, I also had a spare SD card that would work in the Edge 1000 or the Etrex. There were also two GPS mapping apps on my phone. Firing up the Sony Z3 Compact mobile phone (also IP68 rated but clearly more waterproof than the Garmin Edge 1000) I used RideWithGPS to navigate the parcours, while leaving the Garmin SD slot open to dry out.
The French guy from last night and another rider were filling up at a service station and we all started the parcours together but they dropped me and disappeared almost immediately – guess they'd eaten last night whereas I was still digesting a kilo of recently inserted food. This 40k parcours was a really slow grind fest. I just looked at Strava – it took me almost 5 hours! 5 hours to ride 40k! Unlike Josh Rea's ecstatic ride (see youtube), I just remember it being miserable – slow, windy as, with rain coming at me sideways and lashing my face. Sean Kelly would've approved.
"Anyone else referring to their Chamois cream as 'my precious '?
Stopped to put on long finger gloves for the descent and thought I'd test out the Gore overmitts I'd bought along (supposedly for the Alps). They worked alright but I didn't really need them. Finally saw signs for Zabljak and after stopping to collect Snickers that had been ejected after hitting a pothole, I was at CP4 the Hostel Highlander. I didn't really know what was going on – Leo was there, someone took photos of my cold, water-shriveled hands, I plugged some stuff in to charge, the lovely owner gave me a towel and a bathroom to shower in and a coffee. I ate something, showered and was going to walk down the street while debating whether or not to stay or go. The weather had eased off and after my warming shower I felt OK again. I decided I would knock off another 120k and ride on to Berane. I should arrive just after dark (although I had contingency if I was later) and would have a sleep in a hotel. Hotel S, to be precise, which I booked from the hostel.
I rode over to a nearby restaurant and pretty much ordered one of everything. I'm clearly starting to get the hang of this multi-day ultra-racing.
Montenegro, when it's not tipping down with rain is stunning. I enjoyed a long, long descent through misty, lush valleys. It was proper Jurassic Park, Lost World stuff. Really beautiful.
With perhaps 30k to go before Berane, the terrible 2-up of 212 crew flew by. James and Andy's technique was: 'breakfast, smash it, lunch, smash it, dinner and hotel then repeat' so they were having a much faster but more sociable time of this than I was as they leap-frogged riders every day. They were staying in the same hotel so when I got in, I showered and then we wandered out for dinner and a couple of brews at a nearby restaurant. Thanks for the company lads!
"Hardest couple of days on a bike.
2016-08-29 VC10 F11/10 10mi TT
Second fastest 10mi TT I've ever done but it was pretty 'meh' for me. I rolled in to the HQ a bit disappointed with my inability to push myself. After Sat's club record ride and Sunday's BBQ/boozefest it does make sense. Was about 20-30W down on Sat's ride which was 10-20W down on my 10mi power PB. It wasn't "windy" but it was windier today than my race on Sat and the more complicated turns had me worried about going off course so I took them very easy and lost a lot of time doing so. If I wasn't so lazy I would've recce'd the course yesterday instead of beer tasting all the beers. Oh well, at least having ridden the F11/10 now, finally, I can adjust for next time.
Julian Jenkinson Memorial TT – 27th Aug 2016, UTAG 10mi
19:54, 26s PB and new Willesden CC club record. I now have all the senior male club records. I'm not sure whether I should now buy a trike, buy a tandem or have a sex change to get the rest…
On the day I really had no idea how my legs were going to handle the >300W ~20min workload of a 10mi TT when they'd been sitting far below that for 4000k of Transcon Race No4. Turns out, they were pretty bloody good!
We were there early, accidentally parked in a pub (yeah, accidentally), moved to the HQ, couldn't find a parking spot so went back to the pub! Bought some drinks so they didn't get the hump with us, changed and warmed up in the carpark.
The start was a bit funny with a holding pen up the road so only four riders were near the actual starter. Thanks to the bloke and presumably his son for the well wishes. The start was a bit funny with my countdown going 30s… 10s… 7s… and I'd usually start at the 5 but "oh so sorry! 2..1". I said "don't worry", smacked the Garmin's Start button and took off.
The road was lovely, it was warm, there didn't appear to be much wind. I was sitting above where I'd planned but it felt ok so I just backed off a little and waited for the inevitable post-TCR meltdown. They had mile markers out, which I love and these seemed to be ticking by with no real trouble. At the turn I sat up and slowed right down, simply because I didn't know the course and a wrong turn would be a total disaster. I think I was on 30.5mph avg. before the turn and maybe 28-29mph after it.
Expected there to be a huge headwind now since the ride out was so 'easy' I was excited to find I was actually rolling faster! "Wow, I could actually get the club record in this race" I thought to myself. I was starting to tie up though and my power tanked. I lifted it to just above my threshold thinking "if I can hold here, it might be enough to still be on for the final club record". My average speed was right around record pace – 30.2mph. Trying desperately to lift in the final mile I was wheezing something shocking, just not able to breathe enough even if the legs were able to produce power. All of a sudden I spied the slip road and chequered flag, lifted once again, crossed the line and in huge oxygen debt stabbed at the Garmin. No idea if I'd got it I was pretty sure it was at least a PB and maybe my first 19min 10mi so the record was going to be close but might have to wait for the F11/10 race on Monday.
Back to the missus at the car I was feeling pretty caned (yet could still push 400W+ up the hill back to the HQ two minutes after the finish so clearly the legs work, I just need to be able to breathe). Inside the HQ we walked to the results screen… 19:54! *fist pump* "Yes, beat it by one second!" I said. I then suddenly had a horrible thought, what if I'd read the record wrong, so quickly checked the Willesden CC Records page and found Meurig's 2009 record was actually 19:56. I must've made 19:55 my goal to beat the record and then thought that was the record. Either way, pending official results, I should have it. Pretty happy to now have all available senior male records for the club – 10, 15, 25, 20, 50, 100, 12hr and 24hr.
Transcontinental Race TCRNo4 Part 5
Woke in Motel Kiwi to the sound of rolling thunder. Looking out the window at lightning strikes, the storm was only a couple of kays away. Big thunderstorm, all up in my locale – yay. The woman running the motel is very nice (I was worried about just letting myself into the room last night but no drama). I have an omelette breakfast and then find a market to restock for onward travel. It's tipping down so I spend extra time wandering the market.
Oh, last night, back in Croatia? I was in a bad patch. I think I might've tried to sleep in a bus stop and had some crazy semi-conscious dream about orange, something orange, I don't know but orange was important. I couldn't work out if I was in the race or not, what I was meant to be doing, it was all very trippy. Michael Wacker came along and we rode together for a bit chatting about TABR and it took my mind off the weirdness – thanks dude. He split off for water and soon after I was cheered down by some locals at a bar who I thought were TCR fans. They immediately forced a beer onto me and when I insisted more beer was no good because I needed to stay awake, they went and raided the bar fridge and handed me loads of cans of juice! Legends! I didn't get a pic for my 'beer in every country' mission though, sorry fans, it all happened a bit fast.
I continue to tap it out over Bosnia all day, quite enjoying the scenery – small roads, pleasant climbs (yeah I know, I've gone sick in the head) and nice views.
"Almost stacked descent just before. Bunny hop edge into loose Fun, not."
"Finally caved and put Voltaren on my knees."
"Cicadas, like being home. These ones have an odd accent though 😉"
"Trebinje. Fighting the wind!! Fire in town so heat and smoke in road, then car crash, then bought water.
Trebinje, the last town before Montenegro was on fire. Literally on fire. There was a big blaze in the town (lightning strikes seemed to have started some other fires in the hills) that was being whipped up by crazy strong winds. It was hundreds of metres away but the smoke over the road was too thick to see through and the heat! It was like I was standing right next to the fire! Damn! Lucky I got out of there quick.
I spotted a market (with a tiny little kitty outside) and refilled bottles after some confusion about currency (I'd basically lost track of which money worked in which country). Stupidly forgot to buy any food because I thought I was out of cash.
The climbing went on for ages. It was stunning but I'd run out of food and water and had no idea what was available near or over the border. There was a car parked at a lay-by with a woman and child standing next to it so I asked "are there any food places ahead?" as I rolled by, but she said she doesn't travel this way normally and didn't know. About 5-10 minutes later the same car drives alongside me and there's now a guy driving. "Do you want some biscuits?" he says. "I'd love some, cheers" I reply, trying my hardest not to look too desperate but relieved to have some food for sure. He hands a packet of savoury biscuits through the window and drives off. "Awesome!" I think, scoffing half the packet. Shortly after, the border to Montenegro appears and I roll by the line of stationary cars. Noticing the car that gave me the biscuits, I swung a u-ey and asked the guy if he wanted money for the biccies, since I had loads of currencies on me. He said "no, no, no, it's fine mate" or similar and I noticed his accent and asked where he was from. He says "Albania… but I live in London". "London?! Whereabouts?" I ask. "Ealing Broadway" he replies. I crack up, "NO WAY! That's where I live!" So, we have a chat about the coincidence and how he's only on this route because his GPS was being funny and the fact that an Albanian guy who drinks in my local London pub has just handed an Australian some biscuits in Bosnia. He offers me some other stuff and I accept a refill of water and then wave them goodbye before crossing the border into another new country for me – Montenegro!
Transcontinental Race TCRNo4 Part 4
Leave the CP3 hotel and quickly pull into a small outdoor bar to buy food – they have just fruit sweets and some hipster quinoa bars or some shite so I buy it all and carry on. Someone (I can only see a headlight) coming the opposite way yells "Hi hippy" and I say "Hi.. err.. who is that?" and they say "James!". What the? I'd read on Twitter that he'd scratched quite early due to lung issues. Was it the same James? Was he carrying on? Had he just traveled to the CP to wave at other riders? I trundled on – if it was @skinny and he was back in the race it wouldn't be too long before he passed me – younger, lighter, faster and not stopping for beers or to tape his butt cheeks gives him a small advantage 😉
Giau – no photos, no smartarse tweets, just me climbing extremely slowly nursing sore knees up a partially illuminated mountain. No nice scenery to make the climb worth it, nothing but gradient.
"Knee tender after lots of standing climbing so taking this very easy. Had fill of bread soup and pasta at hotel. Back to just bibs
I can generally climb anything, I'm just not fast about it but with the Giau I was in and out of the saddle, stopping to eat and drink, stopping to adjust shorts, messing with lights, all manner of stuff. I saw Michael Wacker and another rider descending. Michael told me to enjoy the tea so I assumed there were TCR guys up top. After hours of hard graft I made the top and it was deserted. I rode around the carpark and probably disturbed some doggers who, when queried about the TCR, had no idea what I was talking about. I checked my course notes and decided I didn't need to do any validation here and should descend. Changed to warmer clothes, tightened headset AGAIN and then slowly rolled away. James caught me around here. I was pretty shelled but at least heading down wasn't more bloody climbing. Must've taken my glasses off (I carried two pairs – sunglasses and clear glasses for night) because I was hit right in the eyeball by a bug and rode the last part of the climb with one eye closed. On the last corner the back wheel hit a rock and I almost overshot the bend, sideways. Fun times. At the village I thought I might be able to get a coffee from the bar I'd seen hours ago but of course it was now closed – never get your hopes up for anything during these races!
"In lots of pain after Giau. Met James on climb out of town. He'll storm the field. Back on 2 knicks but not working. Need scissors."
James and I now rode side by side up a smaller climb since we both had a similar route that would now take us south towards Udine and the coast. I asked him all about what happened and we chatted about the race and I dunno, general shit to take our minds off the slog. I remember really needing a poo. We descended for ages and I was constantly looking for a bar to get a coffee and use their toilets but nothing was open. After a while we hit another climb and I couldn't be bothered keeping up. He was going to find a bivvy spot soon but I was going to push on into the morning and was still looking for a toilet. I never found one and had to 'go bush'. I made a mental note to restock my zip lock of emergency toilet paper at the next possible opportunity.
In the early hours I found a coffee bar that was doing a decent trade in croissants and espresso. Heaven.
"So tired. Was going to ride through and get hotel but might just pass out in bivvy. Need to wash kit though. Sweaty from south.
I stop in Pordenone and scope a bunch of hotels. Finally lock in Hotel Minerva who turn out to be great. They have a half day rate, I eat their food, borrow their charger and scissors and get some sleep. I also wash my bibs which causes some controversy on Twitter but they dried under the aircon before I left so no big deal. I used the scissors, not on my pubes this time, but on yet another type of tape I'd brought for emergencies.
"Who else brought 5 kinds of tape on
It was special arse tape, designed to move in all directions and be placed over blisters and saddle damage. I'd bought it before my LEJOG record attempt in 2014 but never tried it. I don't know why I didn't apply it sooner. It seemed to help the next day as I cycled along the SS13 towards another place I'd been before, Udine. The flatter roads again having me tweeting random stuff while riding along – I'd started out just wanting to take notes for myself but I seemed to get a lot of interest so kept it up when I could.
Borders are coming thick and fast now. Slovenia and before I know it I'm in Croatia, a country I've never visited before.
Slovenia was a rolling flat, fast, truck route whereas it's a long descent into Croatia and I quickly find myself in the 'burbs. Actually on mountainside with crappy roads and no idea where I'm going. The lights of the big city disappear and I'm suddenly worried again about my navigation and chances of finding food at night. Stupidly I once again pass a few bars thinking "oh, there's bound to be a better place soon". Idiot.
"Past two bars. Now in nomansland. Might have to hunt and kill dinner
"16k and I finish another route file. Arbitrary goals are arbitrary
"Long section of dirt roadworks. Bar with guy singing trad music I presume. Sounds like Polish. BBQ smell
I find another bar in the hills but they are not serving food. They direct me, with no English, to where I might find food. I follow their directions (I think) and find a place doing pizza. Ooh, I get to use another new currency and I'm so glad I had the foresight to obtain all the currencies I could in advance of the race.
"Some arse just found 5k of unrideable fuking loose gravel after 13% climb. I hate this.
My route took me from the coast right back into the centre of Croatia and in doing so up a long, steep climb. But I had my mp3 player going and was super pumped to be clawing back time on the others. Then the road stopped and I was on the sketchiest gravel path I've ever ridden. I couldn't work out why the bike handled so badly but I think it was because it was basically round pebbles interspersed with little rock gardens that kicked the bike wheels all over the place. I lost it – mentally and control. At one stage I almost veered over the edge. Wait, edge? What the? I turn my lights over to the right and see tree tops! Where the hell am I?! It must end soon I convince myself as I ride 200m and then lose control again and again. I'm yelling at everything now, cursing my route. Dogs are barking somewhere. I think someone's coming out to see what the fuss is but I can't see anything just hear a car. Eventually I get onto tarmac again. I could've kissed it! I should've stayed on the E65 to Senj and then climbed.
So I rode through the night and in the early hours found a hotel. After a long non-English discussion with a cleaner someone else arrived and they wouldn't have me. Some guys going fishing at 6am were already on the piss and asking me if I wanted a drink! It was hard to tell them no but I had to press on.
"Hotel in Gacka wouldn't have me but I got water and toilet from them. BAKERY!!!!! Omg!!!"
After the baked goods though I got dozy and just sat against some dude's fence. He appeared after maybe 15-20min but he wasn't upset or anything, motioned me to stay but I'd woken and moved on.
Found a bar and got some caffeine into my system. Very odd place, old couple already drinking and smoking at 8am. I climbed out of the park and was still struggling to stay awake.
Sveti Rok? Distances between towns were long, it was hot and monotonous riding.
Found a roadside restaurant and had lunch but could barely finish reading the menu. I ate and then went out and had a snooze lying on one of their outside bench seats. Back in and bought a coffee, used their toilet and filled bottles maybe.
"Contrast 40 heat, 8% slog, needing a poo, you know. Then opens into MASSIVE Valley and looong descent. Get driver thumbs up and portaloo!"
I'm in busy Knin. It's going off. I stop at bakery and get food and drink. Apparently they're celebrating the war ending (21 years ago?). People everywhere. Crazy town. As I climb away from the town people are beeping and cheering. It's encouragement though, not malicious like the idiots here. Rider #144 goes past at some stage – again. He passed in the morning and I guess I passed him at some stage but I've not been looking at the tracker so have no idea where anyone is. I ride into the night and eventually stop at Motel Kiwi in Bosnia. Guess that means I crossed another border?! Another first time in a country for me. There's no one around so I just write my name down and grab a key and sleep in the room after a shower.


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003 - Cut Man
"Choki, Choki, Choki"
Dr. Light originally
designed Cut Man as a timber felling robot but
after his successes with Rock (Mega Man), he decided
to give his star creation a little brother. Programmed
to act like a human at the age of nine, Cut Man
has a lot of energy and used it to leap around
the lab and slice random objects gaining the scorn
and interest of Dr. Wily. He was reprogrammed
by Dr. Wily not only to serve the doctor but gave
him a burning hatred of Rock.
Because of their similar designs
Cut Man is an even match for Mega Man in speed
and agility. His Rolling Cutter a blade Cut Man
detaches from head, has the special ability to
return to him when thrown. Even after his destruction
Cut Man had been resurrected by Dr. Wily many
times before and then permanently by Dr. Light.
Cut Man has matured a lot since then, he doesn't
hate Rock anymore but the two do share a friendly
sibling rivalry.
Though similar to Rock in many ways Cut Man lacks
his strength. Also the Rolling cutter is vulnerable
to being bent (through the Power Arm) or warped
by the awesome heat of Fire Storm.
004 - Guts Man
"Do you have the guts to take me on?"
he gets the undeserved reputation of being a dumb
brute, those that know Guts Man see he's only
brash and stubborn but no dummy. A nature reclamation
robot by trade Guts Man has phenomenal strength
and he likes to show it off by carrying boulders
and throwing them great distances. Dr. Wily took
note of this and knowing that Guts Man was prone
to temper tantrums he reprogrammed Guts Man into
a raging behemoth that became virtually unstoppable.
perennial favourite of Dr. Wily, Guts man has
seen countless revivals at the hands of the mad
doctor. However he was revived by Dr. Light and
was finally free of Dr. Wily. Ever protective
of his brothers and sisters Guts Man is always
there defend them, acting as the big brother of
the family. When not reclaiming nature or helping
Rock defeat the forces of Wily, Guts Man hits
the Karaoke bars.
A sophisticated network of hydraulics gives Guts
Man his strength, should any explosives (Hyper
Bomb) detonate nearby and damage him. His ability
to function will be diminished.
005 - Ice Man
"I'm a snow man with attitude."
for exploration in the still largely unexplored
continent of Antarctica one would assume that
Ice Man would have an aversion to heat. In actuality
Ice Man is a robotic heat sink designed to absorb
heat and generate cold temperatures of -200 degrees
centigrade as well as vast quantities of ice.
Ever the joker Ice Man usually uses his powers
to pull a few harmless pranks on his brothers.
However Dr. Wily had plans for Ice Man's cunning,
so when reprogrammed Ice Man's light hearted pranks
turned mean-spirited and malicious.
under Dr. Wily's influence Ice Man used innocent
humans as his person playthings often killing
them in terrifying ways until Mega Man destroyed
him twice. Ice Man's back to normal now thanks
to Dr. Light and has returned to his job of exploring
the Antarctic (despite his whining). Unknown to
anyone but himself but Ice Man has a crush on
Roll, so much that the Antarctic is dotted with
ice sculptures of her.
Having used his Ice Slasher ray, and since ice
is the solid of form of water (being an excellent
conductor of electricity). Ice Man is vulnerable
to an electric attack despite being insulated.
006 - Bomb Man
"When you're having a blast. Why stop?"
It doesn't take
a genius what Bomb Man was designed to do. Quite
simply to blow stuff up whether it be for demolition
or for strip mining, in fact explosions are all
Bomb Man talks and thinks about. He loves to show
off his work and his recklessness is legendary.
His bombs are set to a delayed detonation and
using his powerful legs he can jump away to avoid
them. However he forgets sometimes there are people
in the area when he's doing his demolition work.
Dr. Wily reprogrammed Bomb Man
to ignore humans and thus he started to demolish
buildings with humans inside without even realizing
it. Bomb Man was revived once for a soccer tournament.
Dr. Light however resurrected Bomb Man and since
then he's been more careful in his work and assists
Mega Man at times.
Many of Bomb Man's explosives are unstable and
combustible, a fire-based weapon can set if off
and explode severely damaging him.
007 - Fire Man
"If you get too close to me, you'll get burnt!"
Able to generate
temperatures at upwards up about 8,000 centigrade
Fire Man can vaporize any piece of garbage and
melt any metal into slag using the awesome power
of Fire Storm. A blast of fire so hot it ignites
the air around it. Dr. Light designed Fire Man
so the fire on top of his head burns brighter
depending his how much power was in his batteries
and Fire Man is very protective of it. He even
refuses to go outside if it were raining for fear
of the flame being extinguished.
When it's not raining Fire Man
enjoys the outdoors by going camping or participating
in soccer games, though with his explosive temper
Fire Man hates to lose and will burn anything
in rage if it happens. Though it's not to say
Fire Man is without compassion, before being reprogrammed
Dr. Wily (again) Fire Man came to Mega Man's side
in a battle against Crash Man.
Weakness: Because of the temperatures
Fire Man can generate he requires a clockwork
cooling system to protect him from overheating
and shutting down. Any drastic change in internal
temperature could upset the cooling system and
damage him.
008 - Elec Man
"My skills are electrifying!"
Of all the first
generation robot masters, arguably Elec Man is
the most powerful; designed to generate and absorb
massive amounts electricity making him a portable
generator/battery. If needed Elec Man can discharge
excess amounts of electricity in the form of the
Thunder Beam a weapon that could easily overload
most robots and even destroy Mega Man in three
direct hits at most. However damage could be minimal
if a robot was properly insulated thus Elec Man
hates non conductive materials like rubber and
is disdainful of robots constructed of such materials.
Though eager to complete his missions,
Elec Man tends to fool around a lot and tends
to act like a hyperactive child at times. So full
of energy he often jumps around in combat and
swiftly fires a Thunder Beam before an enemy can
move out of the way. When he's not attending to
his duties Elec Man plays his electric guitar
and has gotten quite skilled at it and he's also
a superb athlete that like many of his brothers
enjoys soccer.
Electrical conduits make up a large portion of
Elec Man's internal parts and because Elec Man
has thin armour. A bladed weapon like the Rolling
Cutter can destroy him in very few hits.


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Justin Timberlake covers 'Variety' + album news
Wednesday, 2 November 2016 23:02:00
Labels: Justin Timberlake , Magazines , News , Photoshoots , Snapshots
Labels: Justin Timberlake , Magazines , News , Photoshoots , Snapshots
As we already know, Justin Timberlake is working with Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, and Max Martin on his new album.
* Pharrell tells Variety that they have a solid six songs with serious replay value.
* JT will showcase his vulnerability on the record.
* It won't be too parallel from his last album.
On the album, he says:
"I wouldn't say [my new material] is the antithesis of '20/20,' but it does sound more singular. If '20/20' sounded like it literally surrounds your entire head, this stuff feels more like it just punches you between the eyes."Quotes mean nothing, especially since 'The 20/20 Experience' was a dud. As for the photoshoot, remember when his looks use to get compared to Ryan Phillippe back in the 90s? If you could see Ryan now, who is like 6 years older...
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