Joined a group of
friends riding down to the coast and back on Saturday. It’s closer than you might think and I was
surprised to have to tag on extra miles when I was getting closer to home in
order to get the distance up to the 100 mile mark which I have to get use to.
I do a lot of my
training on my own so it’s really nice to ride with others every now and again
as once on the quiet back roads that we tend to use we can chat about life
whilst churning through the miles which makes the time go quicker and the whole
thing becomes a social event rather than training.
Several of the group I
ride with are involved in organising the Farnham Festival Of Cycling ( https://www.farnhamfestivalofcycling.org/
) which was a great success at its launch last year and has been significantly
beefed up for 2017. I helped out with the
marshalling of the hill climb last time and have volunteered my services again
this year for anything I can assist with on the day.
I have been meaning to
get out on what is referred to as a “recovery ride” the day after one of my big
training rides but the body and mind have both found reasons not to so far,
until yesterday. My brother very kindly
helped in dragging me out for a ride Sunday and it was so nice that our planned
20ish miles became 40 miles.
We stuck to the “recovery”
plan which basically means not pushing / working to full potential which I
think is how the distance got extended so much but I was certainly aware of
things getting harder after 30 miles so I have a lot more training to put in to
be ready for the 9 consecutive 100 mile plus days!
All in all a great
weekend of cycling and I really enjoyed getting out and sharing the time on the
bike with those who put up with me, thank you one and all.
Thanks Bro. I very much enjoyed the recovery ride, I look forward to more to come.
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