Sunday, April 20, 2008

Ride like the wind

Or, alternatively, into it.

Schedule: 1h30 bike with 30 mins @ race pace

Actual: 1h47 bike, 30 minutes (or more) of sustained effort although "race pace" was at the discretion of the wind!

Went out with half formed ideas of a route, didn't quite do what I intended but at least made it a loop and didn't end up converging on the same junction several times from different directions! Just shy of 30 miles via Intwood, East Carleton, Hethel, Ashwellthorpe (circuitously :), Tacolneston mast, back of Spooner Row, in to Wymondham from the Silfield side, then Browick Rd, Ketteringham and back via East Carleton. Good to be out, the weather was crap this morning but it was worth waiting as now the sun is shining and apart from the wind it's gorgeous.

Pace was good, average 16.9mpg with a max 0f 30 (downhill near East Carleton), and a few bits where I was cranking out 20mph+ continuously. Very tough at times with the wind, but I just pushed on. Still feel like I need to sort out my saddle - wonder if it's slipped a bit over time?

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