u/PlumPenguin

A mixture of putting on weight and moving house has led to me deciding to cycle work rather than using public transport so I’m looking to buy a new bike. It’ll be a 20 minute (3.5-4 miles) cycle each way along either roads or cycle paths, with one low incline but around mile long hill. I work 12 hour shifts 3/4 times a week.

Might occasionally use it to cycle around my local town/city to get to parkruns etc but can’t imagine anything more strenuous use wise than that. I’m reasonably fit too, tend to run 3/4 times a week

My first question is whether a road or hybrid bike would work best? I’ve used hybrid bikes before and the odd use of a road bike when borrowing from a friend. Second question is for some brand recommendations? Budget is around £600 but can stretch a bit higher if needed. My workplace cycle2work scheme has ended so likely to be paying outright.

Myself and my fiancé are getting married in August this year, and parkrun has played a big role in our relationship. For our wedding reception, the table names will be named after some of the parkrun we have completed together.

We’re trying to complete a map of these parkruns to display at the reception, but using google maps in a visually appealing way is finding difficult and ChatGPT is getting confused, does anyone have any suggestions on how to do it?? Or even make one for us?

Does any recommendations which of the above shoes are likely to be best for casual/everyday use? I often find myself walking in excess of 10km a day most days around my city, and would need them to be quite breathable/cool as my feet get so hot. I know the original cloud monsters built for running and the other two are redesigned to be more casual based off of the original.

I'm a 96kg man, running for 4 years. I currently run 2-3 times a week, generally one of these will be a tempo session. I'm currently running in Novablast 5's(around 300km in them) and Superblast 3's (around 50km in them) for most runs but I'm looking for a tempo shoe to add to my collection now too. Yesterday I managed a 5k in just over 28 minutes, though my pb a few years ago is 24 minutes, and am getting round a 10km in around an 65 minutes and half marathon in about 2 and a half hours.

I love running in the Superblast and did the 5k in them yesterday but don't want to use them for everything. I had a pair of the endorphin speed 4's which I enjoyed, and I've tried the 5s in a store but didn't really like the feel of them on a treadmill. Tried the NB rebel 5s as well, felt okay but maybe slightly soft in the heel. In the UK I've seen some good deals on the Superblast 2, would these be any good for tempo type sessions? Or are there any other alternatives worth trying out at all?

We’re renovating our garden by removing some astrotuff and replacing with real grass. I’ve removed the astroturf and laid most of the topsoil we’ll need- need a couple of extra bags which I can’t get until tomorrow! However our turf is being delivered today but the area it’s going isn’t quite ready so won’t be rolled until Saturday if not Sunday!

What’s the best way for me to store the turf until it’s ready to be rolled? I know it needs to be shaded so have made some space on the patio by the house/fence and will shift the bins to help cover the other side, but would taking it in the garage be better at all?