Just had a pleasant bike ride along the walkway to Castle Eden!!!!

Sure I was ripped off in the Castle Eden Inn though....£7.30 for a half of Fosters and a bottle of Peroni!!!!

But that never spoilt the day....a cracking few hours!!!!

Was yours the half fosters

Run it regularly, it's my bad weather track cos if it's pissing down you hardly get wet!

You wouldn't of been marra ! one of the most expensive pubs around here, their real ale is £3.50 a pint, though I am sure Chessington will laugh at that , very few local people use it, except the rich locals of Castle Eden maybe.

It is handy though for a pint after walking or cycling up the walkway, especially when warm enough to sit outside.

Do you fook! I walk up there almost every day and never seen you

I pay £3.80 in my local Ronnie so Hartlepool definitely catching up.

£5.60 for a pint of peroni after work today mind

Still generally a big North/South price difference but increasingly it is becoming, what type of pub you drink in , what you drink, where you live, what you earn,regardless of geography. You can pay £5 for a pint of real ale in Leeds or Newcastle in a trendy Craft beer establishment or less than £4 for a pint of Fullers in a traditional London pub. I think if I lived in London, it would be Fullers, Sam Smiths or Wetherspoons only

I do that route quite regular but turn off at Hesledon then down the Coast Road then round the Headland then over the Marina past the domes along to the blue lagoon car park then past the golf course then back to the town centre.
A good 20 miler to test u fitness out.


Cycling not running.

Kin'ell KPG....I've only got a Riggy-Up!!!!

PS....I wouldn't mind doing that route with you!!!!

PPS....we'll get Parmo out aswell!!!!

walked up there today, and I can confirm that a pint of Pennine , Hair of the dog and Blackhill, Three quarter in the Inn was £3.40 and £3.50 respectively.

That's cheap come and drink with me in Cambridge cheapest pint is £4 normally a £5

£4.15 for a Peroni in the Tall ships today.

Aye! but your'e out of the recession down sarf , you can afford it

You think that's being ripped off!

Try £9.60 for fish and chips in Hastings yesterday !

Fish and Chips in Brighton cos me more than that about 4 years ago....I think I posted about it at the time!!!!

Me n Mutley doin that 20 mile bike ride on thursday at 10:30am.
Starting off from the Water Board/ Lion Flats in Lancaster Rd if anyone wants to join us.
Then a few deserved beers after.

Do I need a bike?

Only if its got a drinks holder to put u bottle of milk in or u mite dehydrate.

Ran it 9 times (various distances but all starting at Ocean Rd) since January , join MapmyRun and stalk me. Would you even recognise me five stone down?

Mr Elvis how did you start if you don't mind me asking?

I'm as unfit as I've ever been in my life right now and want to get in better shape, how did you begin five stones ago? You obviously didn't just one day run miles how do you build it up? I'm not saying I'm likely to achieve anything near what you have but a start would be nice!

(I have three more pint cans of Stella in the fridge and I will drink them before bed but tomorrow is Monday!!)

Loads of good diets on the internet.
If u can get past a few hunger pains for the first week youve done the hardest part.
As for exercise.
5 mins of AB exercises everyday will burn off loads of calories.
Loads of them ab exercises on you tube.

Personally i cant be arsed with that running just do plenty of swimming n cycling.

I'll wave yers off from the window


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Hello Phil ! gotcha ! bit of banter m8, I will be keeping an eye out for you from now on, would recognise that face anywhere will pass up on the stalking though.

Great bants. You most definitely got him. I could feel the anger and irritation from here. Not.

I used to run it regularly when I lived in Castle Eden great cover against rain for a mile or so before coast road bridge but can get wet in winter. Can be windy east of Hesleden and uninspired Shotton Industrial Estate to Haswell Plough. Good gentle incline run / walk or cycle though.

Started in 2014 with Couch-to-5k (Paul Gough Physio had it online..probably still out there!)

Built up to 5k literally running a lamppost, walking a lamppost.

After 3 week did first 5k Parkrun (31 minutes with Lord Smythe!)

Did Parkruns for a few weeks improving PB's every week. (my PB is 22;22)

Tried a few 10ks..got away with them (I've just ran Gateshead 10k in 50 minutes...first one I ever did was 1 hr 06)

Onto my third GNR this year, both my previous ones have been 2hrs-odd...I've targeted 1;55 this time around.

Ran my first ever Marathon last month (Brathay, Windermere) in 4hrs 25 mins.

You could easily do it...honestly, If I can (starting at 49 year old), you can.

That shedualed bike ride for tomoro has bad to be cancelled for a later date.
Due to Mutters moving house.
Sorry to any Bunkerites who were planning to join us but moving house comes first.
But will be rearanged for a later date.

Bastad, he been evicted again?

Actually i`m pleased, was going to come but some fecker stole my bike and new one not coming until Friday, reinforced to withstand the clemmage

Even I'm managing the running lark. And I don't even like running, never have. But I have lost about 8kg in 3 months and ran to Hart and back this morning before work. Three months ago I didn't even like driving up Hart Lane cos the hill was too big and the first run I did in April was less than 1k at the end of which I couldn't stand up.

P.S. That run / walk malarkey is for the birds

I find it really hard to run on the road having a dodgy ankle and done my acl twice on same leg. I turned my angle again the other month and couldn't walk for two days.

I did the full route to Haswell yesterday afternoon.
Quite a scenic route.
Was surprised at the ammount of beutiful women walking the dogs in the Castle Eden area.

Back to the thread title. Are you really allowed to run or cycle on a Walkway? I.m surprised the Health and Safety Gestapo haven't stamped down on this!!!!!

Thought you weren`t going

Chat up line that worked twice for me years ago, "That`s a lovely dog, what`s his/her phone number"

And do they like warm milk!

It was the 20 mile route that was cancelled.
So just did that 19 mile route instead.

One o them women looked lime Adam Johnsons X.

Underage?

Get yourself on Seaton front just over the bridge. Full of women with dogs


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What does a lime Adam Johnson look like?


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light green.

Well me Mutley n Rico finally did that bike ride.
But it got cut from 20 miles to 15 due to Mutley insisting we needed a 70 minute rest at the Pot House on the Headland.
A good afternoon but next time we gunna do the full route.
Then a few beers after o bviously.

I'm knackered....can't keep my eyes open so I'm in bed now!!!!
But yeah a decent ride out!!!!

Room for another on this ride?

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Didn't see a single person there this morning, never mind fit birds.

Can you take cars on this route?

Yes.
But only them 3 wheelers!

We will post on here when we do the next one.
Probably in two weeks.
Everone welcome to join in Mr Thornley.