S Dickson Cycling

06/03/2023

Start/Finish Point : Ayr College Car Park
55°27'35.7"N 4°37'18.9"W (55.459902, -4.621919)
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Distance: Approx. 4.5 km
Time: Approx 1.0 to 1.5 Hours

Starting at Ayr College Car Park we walk eastwards along the north bank of the River Ayr to the A77 and back along the south bank. Whilst this filmed walk went along the north bank of the river first, the walk can obviously done in the opposite way. There are also a couple of different ways to walk over the golf course adding/subtracting a small amount to the distance of the walk.

This walk can be very muddy at time and strong waterproof footwear is recommended. There are a few climbs but they are not particularily long or taxing.

23/10/2022

Really enjoyed the Sunday Walk with Active Travel Hub Ayr today along the River Ayr.

A bit muddy but managed to stay realtively dry which is always a bonus.

12/02/2021

Recovery Workout 35 mins from TrainingPeaks on Lady Liberty from Zwift

Pretty brutal first 20 mins (for me) with mostly mid teen % climb. Oucha!

Pretty brutal first 20 mins (for me) with mostly mid teen % climb. Oucha!

11/02/2021

Recovery Workout 30 mins with TrainingPeaks on Astoria Line 8 from Zwift

The “story of Astoria” is fairly moderate but lots of small but energy sapping hills.

The “story of Astoria” is fairly moderate but lots of small but energy sapping hills.

10/02/2021

Recovery Workout 30 mins with TrainingPeaks mins on Zwift Hilly Route.

Slow and steady. Only 30 mins and 12k but felt better than yesterday.

Slow and steady. Only 30 mins and 12k but felt better than yesterday.

09/02/2021

Recovery Workout 30 mins on on Whole Lotta Lava on

Doing small rides and walks for a couple of weeks to get back into this. That was sore due to not being on in a few weeks. Sore but a good kind of sore as Oor Rosco would say!

Only doing wee small rides and walks for a couple of weeks to get me back into this. That was amazingly sore due to not being on in a few weeks. Feels good though. Sore but a good kind of sore as Oor Rosco would say!!!

12/01/2021

Recovery Workout Wk1 Day2 from TrainingPeaks on Serpentine 8 on Zwift

Glad that’s over. Happy to do that route and cross it off as I’ll never do it again. All on that tediously boring slow dirt track which probably takes off about 10kph of your speed. Only track in Watopia I know that at a 3% downhill gradient you can stop pedalling and almost come to a halt immediately as if you were going uphill. Tedious in the extreme. Also not helped by a 7.5km lead in which I hadn’t noticed originally.

Glad that’s over. Happy to do that route and cross it off as I’ll never do it again. All on that tediously boring slow dirt track which probably takes off about 10kph of your speed. Only track in Watopia I know that at a 3% downhill gradient you can stop pedalling and almost come to a halt immed...

11/01/2021

Recovery Workout Wk1 Day1 with on Ocean Lava Cliffside Route from

This is definitely going to be a bit of a long road. Fitness and endurance disappears so quickly and is so hard to get back.

This is definitely going to be a bit of a long road. Fitness and endurance disappears so quickly and is so hard to get back.

05/01/2021

Low impact (physically distanced) walk around the Howard Park, Kilmarnock lasting 30-40 minutes.

05/01/2021

Clear winter days are a glorious time to cycle, but its best to head out with a few precautions.

05/01/2021

Recovery Workout 1 with TrainingPeaks on Beach Island Loop on Zwift

First ride in a month or so after heart attack diagnosis. Taking it easy and trying to build back up again. Might be a bit of a long road. Lost so much endurance.

First ride in a month or so after heart attack diagnosis. Taking it easy and trying to build back up again.