And it spent a great deal of today’s ride shouting it in my face! I really don’t like wind. It’s so sapping. Unlike hills, which are generally quiet, and which, with some decent music and scenery, you can sort of distract yourself away from, wind is noisily there, literally in your face, and impossible to ignore. Maybe that’s why it’s so draining? Whatever the reason, there’s definitely been more than enough of it around lately, and as I believe I’ve mentioned before, I’ve had enough already! 🙁
Anyway, being as I have an event on Sunday, the plan was to take it fairly easy today. No big hills, just a couple of hours around the usual kind of route, basically a more attractive alternative to being in the gym. GW invited me to pop in for coffee whilst I was out, which turned it into a sociable affair too. I won’t bore you with the precise route – as you’ve heard it all before – suffice to say it was circuitous and fairly Level :).
As it turns out the weather was very similar to that which is forecast for Sunday – occasional light rain with nasty wind. Lovely. Ah well, good practice right? Though Sunday may be warmer, according to the BBC. I hope so because today it was also a tad chilly, especially when setting off again after coffee. Like GB‘s principles, if I don’t like one forecast I can always find another one I like better *grin*.
For some reason I was going pretty fast today. And not just when the wind was finally behind me! Maybe just to keep warm? One of those days when you feel like you’re going fast and find that the computer actually agrees with you. I felt like I was flying along, and I was :).
Cycling time: 2:06:10 hrs
Distance: 34.89 miles
Avs: 16.5 mph
ODO: 8463 miles
See? Told you – pretty fast :). Not as fast as the BW will be on Sunday no doubt, but fast enough to put me in a pretty good frame of mind as I get myself ready for it.
Next week the final work will be done on the bike. New bottom bracket, new narrower handlebars, and a set of Pro-lite Bracciano wheels (finally back in stock) with Schwalbe Ultremo Evolution blue-striped tyres. It’ll be practically like having a new bike, and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ll have 10 days or so to run it in before the Dragon, which I hope is enough…and let’s face it, it’ll have to be. I’ll also be picking up eldest’s new road bike, so soon he’ll be out on the road with me. Be afraid, be very afraid… I think we’ll call him MiniMe *grin*. That should take the sting out of it when, in a few months’ time, he starts leaving us in the dust…
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