20/4/2015
This ride was for 10 miles.
I have been ill, a real bad cold
that has got to my chest, I try to avoid colds as they always seem to go to my
chest, as a child I suffered from bronchitis and than asthma, as a result my
lungs are not the best in the world, but I am strong.
This ride was a struggle
especially as my bike is so heavy and the wheels so large, it’s like driving a
tracker in a long distance speedway race.
21/4/2015
10 Miles.
Due to time shortage finish work have to get
home for family time and still not a 100%.
First 5 miles – This was slow
going, weather was good, bum as usually sore, eyes runing not sure if its from
cold.
Second 5 - good.
24/4/2015
10 miles
Ok good - not so well –all I have to say
27/4/2015
26 miles.
Still recovering from sickness, fitness is not
so good.
1st -- 5 miles – Good
did this well. Get up early and off on the ride. Lots of rabbits, two playing
chase in the farmers field, one pricked its ears when I called good morning.
They are so use to the bikes. Some are small like babies others larger but no
not hares.
2nd –8 miles – Hard
going dropped gears to level 3 especially on hills, fitness seems to have
dropped off.
Finally 26 done – want down by
the river to finish the ride, watching the ducks.
29/4/2015 14 miles.
1 Mile short of agreed ride
1st phase over- Instructor up
miles to 30 plus for 2nd phase and restrictions on diet. Ohhps
3/5/2015 30 miles.
The morning started off raining,
pouring down, I did not think I would get out, at 9ish it stop so off I want,
thought I would see how it want but was looking for the 10 miles. But once out
the going was good want off and did 7 miles in the first stage, Ok this was
going well, the trees are looking green, two rabbits crossed my path, one small,
one larger. The farmer’s fields are starting to show green shoots of what ever
they have sown.
The next 10 miles, took a couple
of stops to drink water, if I have decided to do the long ride, I would have
brought some energy drink. Brought new cycling shorts, seem to be a bit more
comfortable, have cycling shorts over cycling trousers. Smiled to myself as I
saw a man who had placed a coat or something over his saddle, know the feeling.
Next 3 miles goes ok, I lost my
peddle as my legs start to tier, its getting busier on the cycle path, so glad
no body behind me as I lost control, lost my peddle and ended up on the other
side of the path. Trainer says I need the cycle shoes, but this ride for
charity is turning out to be costly and I do not really have the money. Still
it’s for charity.
20 miles done and I still have 10
more to do, my legs are starting to tier. Riding down the hill towards the next
hill, a jogger, two people with a dog and a cyclist coming down the opposite
hill on the wrong side, I had to stop. I wanted to cry my legs are hurting, I
did not want to stop would I get going again and I have still 10 miles to
target, and I had to stop.
Get going, a bird I have seen it
before A blackbird that looks as if he has had white paint thrown on his head,
unusually a blackbird yes with yellow beak, but a strange white head.
Lots of people about now, quite a
few men with small children, one has stopped to fix his daughters bike, saw him
on my last leg, teaching her to ride, and other man with a boy, he looked like
a cyclist, another with his son, resting at the side of the rode and yet
another.
Lots of dog walkers.
The last leg – Kept going I am
nearly there and do not want to re do this again tomorrow, want to tick box
this off on my weekly ride training sheet, I have come so far silly to stop
now. But my legs are starting to ache, by the last mile even coasting down the
hills and not peddling the legs are aching, I have a sore bum, sweaty, tired,
but yes, yes, yes I did it.
4/5/2015 2 miles.
I had hoped to do 10 miles to
day, but as I want out my legs had not really recovered from the ride
yesterday, my bum is very cut up and sore, so did a mile to the gym. Some upper
body and core and a mile back.
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