outdoors

This was identical in route to yesterday, but in the opposite direction. For this one I went for a more tempo pace, and sweated my backside off in the heat. Lovely weather, but no wind meant this one was a very sweaty affair. Nothing that exciting happened. Which I guess is a good thing?

This was the first time I got back into doing a solid ~20 minute effort after 2 week’s off the bike. At least I think it was, because I’m writing this about a week later. I have been lazy with my updates lately, because of time commitments and lack of desire. Overall, a challenging ride.

A short write up because I missed this one at the time and it’s now a lot later – nearly a week. This ride was basically ‘just a bike ride’. Nothing major to report on this one. I do remember finding some new roads I’ve never visited before, but am in no hurry to go … Read more

The wind is picking back up, and whilst the temperature remains fairly high here, it feels like a storm is coming. I’ve been away for a couple of days down in Birmingham where the temperatures were 29c, dropping to 24c in the evening. Thankfully, it’s cooler here. 20c apparently for this ride, and with the … Read more

I knew I’d see a dip in form being off the bike for two weeks, and it was so noticeable today. I’d say that prior to injury, I was probably at, or very close to my all time highest fitness level. There was a period a couple of years back where I seemed to be … Read more