Well today was my legs taking payback for the agro I gave them over the weekend dragging the Hybrid around the Wiltshire countryside :-(
They have been aching ALL day...I managed to get out for a lunchtime walk, I thought the light exercise would ease them a little.
I wanted to find the elusive 0.05 of a mile to make the walk a nice round 3 miles, I headed of in the normal way and when I got to Warwick police station I carried on down the main road...It all seemed sensible on paper head down the road take the first right and head up the main street, some how I missed the right and ended up in a new area...I was lost!
I have spent 4 days a week in Warwick for nearly 8 years and I don't know the place at all!!!
I ended up heading towards the castle, then I found familiar territory, I bought a ham salad baguette and a couple of bacon wraps from Gregg's bakers (I have been famished all day to), I ate lunch on my way back to work....I ended up doing 3.66 miles in 55 minutes, route here...
I wonder if I could do 4 miles in the hour?
When I got back home I ate tea, not so famished now.....The intention was to give the Merida a once over (The last time I used it it was dry but the road was salted), I had a quick look at it and its clean and no sign of corrosion on the chain/sprockets (I will give it a clean at the weekend)
During the day I have had a nice email conversation with Joby, he has suggested a slight alternative route in Wales avoiding some A55 action....I have amended the route to suit NCR5 Day4, he has also agreed to meet up with us along the way :-)
I just hope I remember to make all the phone calls I need to along the way!
I have bought in to another challenge ride.......This time I'm dragging my son into it as well ;-)
Hyde Park Corner to Yatton Keynell a mere 97 miles on 13th June 2010. We are planning to get out on the bikes together one evening a week to get him up to speed. I am quite looking forwards to it :-)
Looks like I may have a busy summer ahead!
5 comments:
Your NCR5 pedal is starting to look like the Dallaglio Cycle Slam. You doing the whole route with various bloggers joining you for bits of it along the way!
@Clive...It will be interesting to read everybody else's perspective :-)
I am actually really looking forwards to it now...and I wont be with any body long enough (Except Red bikes) to piss them off :-)
Oh no!!
I've just booked a campsite at Prestatyn. I can't open the RidewithGps site at work because my browswers too old so I can't see the new route.
Does the route still go through Prestatyn?
John can you email me a copy of the GPX file please?
@Red...No worries mate....I haven't change the route that much!!!!
I will email you the gpx now...
gpx and tcx sent :-)
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