Actual Rides - 1 x 24
1 x 35
1 x 22
1 x 60 (with David)
1 x 34 (with Debbie, Mike and Copper)
Hours on Trainer - 1
My first 3 rides this week were all very hilly, but I was getting a little bothered that I'd not done any 'long' rides yet, even though my training programme didn't call for them for another week or so. So, on Saturday, Bob drove David and I to Dumfries, from where we cycled back through Annan, Gretna, Longtown and Carlisle. It was a beautifully scenic and pretty flat route (Sustrans Route 7), and mostly on lovely little quiet country lanes. Unfortunately, for the last 2 hours, we had a pretty vicious headwind, which brought on my Tourettes again, but otherwise, a really great and morale-boosting ride! Sunday saw me head for the coast with a bunch of others - again, very windy but great to be out with other folk.
When I talk to anyone these days, they ask me 2 questions. "How's the training going?" followed by "How's yer bum?". If you don't want to hear the answer to the last one, please look away now! I've tried all 3 saddles at my disposal so far. The one that came with my bike, which was rock hard and brought tears to my eyes within 10 miles! The one I took from my old hybrid bike, which was a bit wider and more padded, and lasted until I started clocking up some serious miles. And then an even wider, and much more padded 'commuter-style' saddle, but it turns out that wide and padded are not always great, especially on long hills, when you're pressed into the saddle long enough to cause a problem! So, we bit the bullet and bought a female-specific saddle, which I've used for over a week now. Early indications are that it's worth every penny!
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| My new best friend! |
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| Leaving Dumfries with David - you'll definitely see him coming! |
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| A very blustery Sunday morning with Mike, Copper and Debbie |
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