August 2013

For the first Sunday in ages both Stephen, my training partner from Weston Wheelers, and I are able to make it out on a Sunday morning.  We meet up outside the pub as normal at 8am and as planned head out over the Somerset Levels to Wells.  It was great to catch up and despite the wind which is quite strong we as always push on at a pace which is a little higher than planned.  It is great to be spinning along and catching up.  We stop at Cafe No1 in Wells for the usual high quality coffee and carrot cake.

On the way back the wind has picked up off the Bristol Channel but we kept on pushing at a good tempo.  Stephen's legs were feeling the almost 8 weeks off the bike but I was feeling great, pain free and fresh which was a bit of a change from my past few rides.

Having said goodbye near our meeting point I headed home through Lympsham just to add a few extra km to the ride and finished up with 83km for the morning.

Ride data here

Lucy was on a sleep in last night so I set the alarm early and planned a ride before work.  My first conference call of the day was at 8am so having had some breakfast I set off out onto the levels just after 6am.  It was foggy so I needed my lights for the first time in ages but kind of fell back in love with being on my bike, it was so quiet and peaceful that it cleared my mind and relaxed me.  Ride data here.  So with 37 and a half km under my belt for the morning I had decided I would go out after work and run with the fact that I was really enjoying myself. Lucy had been planning to go out so a combination of a little procrastination on her part and the rescheduling to join me we went out after work.  Another session on the levels, this one much longer we had a great ride which we kept extending a little where possible led to  just over 71km and a finish under lights just after sunset.  Cracking ride and a definite good session for Lucy as she is starting to both increase her distance and up her average speed.  108km for the day for me.

Ride data for the evening ride here

Took Lucy out today for a ride which whilst not as intensive as planned was a good ride.  2 hours plus riding and just short of 50km, A lot less than we will be doing in a month but still significantly better than nothing.

Ride Data here