Todays ride was pretty much the same as always. However, in my haste to get out in the sunshine, I forgot one vital step in my pre-ride routine – I forgot to take my painkiller!
By the time I was half way through my ride, I could feel my lower spine nagging at me. I stopped at the Falkirk Wheel and checked my backpack but I hadn't got any with me so I carried out a few of my physio prescribed stretches.
A five minute rest, a drink, and I was feeling easier.
I pushed the bike up the hill to the top basin and got back in the saddle. The rest seemed to do the trick and I was feeling more comfortable as I headed on the homeward journey.
I was about to push the bike through the Falkirk Tunnel and the last ride popped into my head (singing whilst walking through the tunnel).
So, todays tune playing on my iPod was ‘Edge of Glory’ by Lady Gaga. I have eclectic taste, and with the iPod on shuffle, I can be humming along to a classical piece or singing along to Bon Jovi, Snow Patrol, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Fleetwood Mac, Taylor Swift or Frank Sinatra!
I may get out again on Thursday but I'm volunteering on Saturday for an event at the Helix, run by the local college.
It’s called ‘Tour De Helix’ and has lots of cycling events including; guided bike tours around the park and the Kelpies, an adult and children’s bike course, a ‘Bike Doctor’, and lots of science type stalls, all connected with cycling.
My role is to help with the guided cycle tours and take photos. It’s forecast to stay dry, so fingers crossed!
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. Ride home was more interesting because I didn't have a planned route and as a result there was a minor detour and some 'making it up as a I went along' but all drivers played nice and some were really helpful! (And I now know where the bike sheds are (one of the staff on duty is a cyclist and have the bike shed code for the other hospital when I have to attend there as well! 
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It finally came out!
