There's no way to keep up any speed on Mile End Road as there's a red light every often
Not sure, I've held 25mph with effort for a fair way but I bloody well feel it, over that is well into that oxygen debt thingy, and I like a sprint up the London Bridge from the North side, get to 30mph there
More news today, after a year of being king of the route, more oddity, another bloke passes at speed, after I go, now it's Wed and I'm a bit peaky, catch him waiting at the next lights, blokes a heroic looking sort, big and very muscley legs, I notice he's on big ring and smallest cog, I open my mouth to ask him why, lights change and off he goes like a rocket in said gear combo, after him I go, rattling through gears and giving it 100%, we're up to 29mph and still accelerating when i realise its a red light and he ain't stopping, I slide to a rapid halt doubtless doing the rear tyre no good at all, he acclerates away into the distance
he must have been someone very good doing that on purpose, I'm starting to think the Olympic team really are practicing on Mile End Road in the rush hour
and sure nuff, on the way home into a stiff headwind with tired legs (already, dreading Thu and Fri) and a chap in longs and a LS top, big and powerful looking again, drafts me for a bit and then smoothly passes me and rides off, I tried and failed utterly to keep up with him this time
Later I shamelessly drafted someone through Leytonstone doing 14mph, and was glad to do it
knackered
I think I'm going to seriously have to consider some rest days before the Dun Run, I think I've overeached myself, months and months of never being passed other than by RLJ and suddenly three seperate faster blokes in two days
Not sure, I've held 25mph with effort for a fair way but I bloody well feel it, over that is well into that oxygen debt thingy, and I like a sprint up the London Bridge from the North side, get to 30mph there
More news today, after a year of being king of the route, more oddity, another bloke passes at speed, after I go, now it's Wed and I'm a bit peaky, catch him waiting at the next lights, blokes a heroic looking sort, big and very muscley legs, I notice he's on big ring and smallest cog, I open my mouth to ask him why, lights change and off he goes like a rocket in said gear combo, after him I go, rattling through gears and giving it 100%, we're up to 29mph and still accelerating when i realise its a red light and he ain't stopping, I slide to a rapid halt doubtless doing the rear tyre no good at all, he acclerates away into the distance
he must have been someone very good doing that on purpose, I'm starting to think the Olympic team really are practicing on Mile End Road in the rush hour
and sure nuff, on the way home into a stiff headwind with tired legs (already, dreading Thu and Fri) and a chap in longs and a LS top, big and powerful looking again, drafts me for a bit and then smoothly passes me and rides off, I tried and failed utterly to keep up with him this time
Later I shamelessly drafted someone through Leytonstone doing 14mph, and was glad to do it
knackered
I think I'm going to seriously have to consider some rest days before the Dun Run, I think I've overeached myself, months and months of never being passed other than by RLJ and suddenly three seperate faster blokes in two days
