As per title, did my first commute today. 8.5 miles each way.
Left the house at 6am, giving plenty of time to make my connection. Average speed of around 14mph into town, changed my shirt and pants, and waited on the bus. Was a bit sweaty, but cooled down pretty quickly.
Coming home was a different story! I was completely knackered after a few miles. THe first part is all downhill, and the traffic was horrendous, so started off slowly, but as soon as I hit any sort of incline, or even flat stretch, I felt like my legs had gone. My rucksack felt way heavier that it did this morning, and that was without the D-lock that I left at the station. I only real had spare clothes and some small essentials. Weird. And annoying! I also made a couple of silly mistakes, like not getting in the right lane quick enough, or signalling my intentions when coming up to roadworks etc. I blame the fatigue for that!
Speed on the way home was 10mph. Not sure if I didn't fuel up well enough towards the end of work (I had a Snickers and High5 drink on the ride), or if it's the temperature that slowed me down. Must have been 18c when I got on the bike. I felt fine all day at work, felt more alert that normal, but my legs weren't saying anything offensive.
Left the house at 6am, giving plenty of time to make my connection. Average speed of around 14mph into town, changed my shirt and pants, and waited on the bus. Was a bit sweaty, but cooled down pretty quickly.
Coming home was a different story! I was completely knackered after a few miles. THe first part is all downhill, and the traffic was horrendous, so started off slowly, but as soon as I hit any sort of incline, or even flat stretch, I felt like my legs had gone. My rucksack felt way heavier that it did this morning, and that was without the D-lock that I left at the station. I only real had spare clothes and some small essentials. Weird. And annoying! I also made a couple of silly mistakes, like not getting in the right lane quick enough, or signalling my intentions when coming up to roadworks etc. I blame the fatigue for that!
Speed on the way home was 10mph. Not sure if I didn't fuel up well enough towards the end of work (I had a Snickers and High5 drink on the ride), or if it's the temperature that slowed me down. Must have been 18c when I got on the bike. I felt fine all day at work, felt more alert that normal, but my legs weren't saying anything offensive.