Target rides - 1 x 30, 1 x 70, 1 x 80, 1 x 40
Actual rides - 1 x 24 (very hilly - the dreaded Orthwaite road!)
1 x 70 (with David)
1 x 78 - a real slog on my own!
1 x 44 (with the gang)
1 x 70 (with David)
1 x 78 - a real slog on my own!
1 x 44 (with the gang)
This was my last week of training before I packed up my bike for transporting to Land's End. It was bank holiday weekend too, so I thought other folk would be busy and I'd be riding solo again. However, I had a lovely flat (ish) ride with David in the sunshine on Friday, where we discussed saddles, shorts and bum cream for far too long. On Sunday I pushed myself hard and did a 78 mile ride (didn't quite make it to 80, but I was pretty fed up by the end!) but with 5400ft of ascent, and it wasn't a lot of fun on my own. Then, on the bank holiday Monday, a gang of the friends I did the coast-to-coast with teamed up for a gentle but great fun ride, exactly one year to the day since we finished our ride last year. It was a very fitting end to my training programme to be with Debbie and this lot, but I'm tired and very glad the training is all over!
There'll be a support vehicle with us on the ride, and the crew are competent at fixing most mechanical problems. However, we are told we MUST be able to fix our own punctures at the roadside. I was planning to cross this bridge when it happened, but I've never had a puncture! Not entirely luck - kevlar-lined tyres. But up to now, my puncture repair kit has consisted of a mobile phone to call Bob! But I knew I couldn't put it off any longer and this weekend, I put brand new tyres on all by myself (well, almost!). Discovered that the mini pump I've been carrying all this time is broken, and still very much hoping that there'll be a knight in shining armour close by if I do get a puncture, but a bit more confident I could 'have a go'.
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| A very fitting end to a long & successful training programme. |
One week to go!!
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| Cycle training stops - drinking training begins! |
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| Front wheel recognition test - passed! |
Congratulations on completing the hardest part, Jane! Now you can enjoy the fruits of your diligent efforts. Of course it will be hard... if it weren't, everyone would do it. But you will be so excited to be with your group, all working toward the same goal. Have fun... loads of it. You deserve it!
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