My first event is coming up very shortly, in fact in less than two weeks, so I reckoned I needed to do one last long run today, and then start to tone it down a bit in the build up to it.  I know it’s not one of the longer events, and does in fact bill itself as a “mini-sportive”, but I still want to do it the best I can.  So, I spent some time on bikely this morning creating myself a 60 mile loop. I set off a bit before 10:00am this morning. It was mild enough to get away with summer gloves, but I was still glad of all my layers as the wind wasn’t so nice. I do like having my fingers back though – it makes everything that bit easier – changing gear, getting food out, changing track on Marvin…

Cycling time: 3:55:26
Distance: 59.142 miles
Avs: 15.1 mph
ODO: 8559.9miles

As you can see – as it turns out, it wasn’t quite 60 miles after all. Not that it really matters, and I certainly wasn’t going to loop round Axbridge just to make up the difference. Actually, having said that, if I’d realised before I got home, I might have done *grin*. I’m pretty pleased with how it went though. I was a good girl and made sure to eat and drink throughout, just as if I was doing it for real. My average speed went up for the second half, having been only 14.9mph after 2 hours, probably because I started to have the wind behind me from time to time, which was nice, and definitely the right way ’round to have done it. It wasn’t a deeply exciting ride – very little wildlife, oddly dull weather – but uneventful is underrated I reckon!

I think it’s time to go and soak the muscles in a nice hot bath – my left knee was less than happy today, so it’s probably a good idea 🙂