My legs are suffering this week – from yoga, cycling, and some re-introduced hamstring exercises at the gym.  The backs of my thighs are killing me.  I’m sure it’ll be a good thing in the long run, but after all that, and the Gorge yesterday well, I wasn’t feeling up for much today.

I checked in with G last night to confirm today.  Nothing hilly, says I, as I did the Gorge today.  Fine, says she.  So I meet her this morning.  We’re meeting W she says.  Where does W live?  Shipham.  ‘Nuff said really!  Even once up there – which was never going to be fun with my legs feeling as they do – she tried to plan a hilly route and pass it off by saying we’d do it really slowly.  Like I ever do hills any other way!  I put my foot down – very bravely – and we ended up doing a much flatter route round Yatton and Claverham and Kingston Seymour.  Quite a convoluted route too, since we got lost at least once, and had to stop and look at the map several times.  Good thing I suggested we take it with us really 😉

Cycling time: 2:33:19
Distance: 35.43 miles
Avs: 13.8 mph
ODO: 2331 miles

I think the sell by date for wearing shorts was yesterday.  Shame I didn’t figure that out before we went out.  All the stopping and starting didn’t help either.  I got cold.  For the first time this winter, I lost my toes.  And bits of the rest of me weren’t feeling that great.  So, it was a slow run, for all of the above reasons.  Also I’ve been doing a lot lately and a tiny bit of me suspects I may be over-doing it…

I came home and had a long hot muscle-soaking bath.  Which is not only good for my knee, but also means I can feel my feet again 🙂  Now I’m going to go sit in a warm pub somewhere and have lunch – I do believe I’ve earnt it *grin*