I’m getting behind again…too busy actually doing things to write about them I guess!  However right now I haven’t got the energy left to do anything so maybe I can catch up a bit.

On Friday the weather was lovely.  I felt like I should ride, and not waste it, so I knew I would, but I was feeling a bit less than enthusiastic about riding on my own again.  Then Mim rang…and suddenly things were looking up.  She was riding into Bristol, so did I fancy keeping her company for a bit?  Mostly certainly. Very serendiptous :).  So I ended up with a ride that was the best of both worlds.  Half a ride of hills and conversation, half a ride of flat, fast, and headspace.  All in the the lovely sunshine, with no wind whatsoever, other than that which we generated ourselves.

Since it wasn’t going to be a long ride, I opted for quality rather than quantity.  Which essentially just means doing a few hills.  We went up Shipham Hill, up to Charterhouse, and down Burrington Combe to Langford where we parted company.  I then went off to Sandford, up Winscombe Hill, and down the bypass to home again.  By the time I got home I was feeling infinitely better .  And, according to the wonders of Strava, even though I wasn’t feeling great out there, I did my best times up those hills this year, and my fastest ever down the Combe.  Cool :).

Cycling time: 1:17 hrs.
Distance: 19.2 miles.
Avs: 14.8 mph.
ODO: 2686.1 miles.