So yesterday morning, reasonably sunny and little wind I was feeling great and left home at 7.30am with the hope of beating my PB for my 18.4 mile commute, ended up smashing it but a few miles from the finish setting myself a new goalof doing it in under and hour. Sprinted (and almost did myself in) the last mile or so to finish 59 mins 54 seconds! (previous best was 1hr 6 minutes 32 seconds).
So after an easy and shortened lunch time loop of 12 miles I was a little achey and planning a nice easy slow ride home (more downhill sections and a sub 1 hour is easy... ish).
Then after all the nice downhill bits with a strong ish head wind I had a nice slow finishing 8 miles planned, but I hear a cheery hi, hows it going? as a roadie pulls alongside, the first cyclist I have ever met going he same way. My pace was beginning to slow as I was day dreaming but he carried on chatting and before I knew it I was going his pace. Lovely guy, frequents this site apparently (forgot his tag though
) he was riding a blue Willier and rides with "in-gear VC". When he peeled off at the channel tunnel I checked the pace and was on for another PB as he had helped through the bits I usually go slowly on. So I pushed the lastfew miles and got home beating my previous PB for home leg by 50 seconds doing it in 47mins 20 seconds.
So thanks to you whoever you are I had a double PB time AND my legs hurt like bugger today.... but feel great!
So after an easy and shortened lunch time loop of 12 miles I was a little achey and planning a nice easy slow ride home (more downhill sections and a sub 1 hour is easy... ish).
Then after all the nice downhill bits with a strong ish head wind I had a nice slow finishing 8 miles planned, but I hear a cheery hi, hows it going? as a roadie pulls alongside, the first cyclist I have ever met going he same way. My pace was beginning to slow as I was day dreaming but he carried on chatting and before I knew it I was going his pace. Lovely guy, frequents this site apparently (forgot his tag though
) he was riding a blue Willier and rides with "in-gear VC". When he peeled off at the channel tunnel I checked the pace and was on for another PB as he had helped through the bits I usually go slowly on. So I pushed the lastfew miles and got home beating my previous PB for home leg by 50 seconds doing it in 47mins 20 seconds. So thanks to you whoever you are I had a double PB time AND my legs hurt like bugger today.... but feel great!
