I’ve not been on the bike since Tuesday, and if how I felt today is anything to go by, then the gym counts as resting. So you can all stop telling me to rest! *grin*.
Today was an ACG ride. A sunny, warm, relatively wind free, Saturday morning saw 4 of us gather in the Square at 9:30am. IH, the MD (finally back with us) and our newest fully paid up member, GH. 4 is a good number. I can easily count to four, which makes keeping track of everyone easier. Aren’t I clever? ;).
Considering the weather, and the summer holidays and the fact that no-one else had come up with a route, it was time to do my seaside loop, and hope that Weston hadn’t woken up too much by the time we went through it. Well, it’s not an early rising town, so it was a calculated risk that paid off. Judging by the aroma, the residents, temporary or otherwise, were too busy eating doughnuts to be bothered by us. Makes a change from the usual smell of breakfast bacon ;). Anyway, It’s a really nice route. The odd hill, lots of nice country flat, and pretty quiet roads. Oh, and of course the seaside! I’m used to it, the ACG aren’t and seemed to like it, which is good.
I had legs like coiled springs today. Totally irrepressible. I’m sure if the usual crowd had been there I’d have been put firmly back in my place, but today the one first up the hills was me. Every hill. We had coffee at the New Castle Inn in Kewstoke, after the kicker of a hill up past the Commodore, and I even pushed it all the way up there, though it did take me a minute or so to get my breath back when we stopped. I think I’ve been watching too much Tour de France! Nothing a large Americano couldn’t fix though *grin*.
I did do my best to hang back, I did, really honestly, as I do know what G stands for, but it just wasn’t happening. Not when I was doing that well going uphill. Me, dropping people? Go figure! It’s just so much fun pushing it when you can :). And on the flat I was flying… Me and my bike were definitely in the zone and I think it’s safe to say the cycling addict got her fix *grin*.
It was just one of those days that a bicycle is made for. And it would be rude not to make the most of it. Sorry guys! 🙂
Cycling time:1:59:59 hrs
Distance: 33.61 miles
Avs: 17.0 mph
ODO: 9606 miles