Went out at 2:35-ish on the Boardman and did exactly the ride I’d planned, for once. Although the Twycross route is a bit of a Saturday tradition, it’s nice to do something a bit different for a change. This particular ride involved a new stretch, between Melbourne and Wilson which is not a super-quiet road but does have a lovely view of the landscape for miles to the north. That particular part of the ride, just south of the race track was particularly enjoyable as I had a powerful tail wind.
I didn’t find the wind too bothersome overall. Only a very small part of the route involved cycling straight into it. But the bright sunshine promised by the BBC forecast never materialised, sadly. In fact things became a bit gloomy around 4pm. But it didn’t rain and the roads were nice & dry all afternoon despite a bit of rain this morning.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2202014423
Noticed another expired mouse in the garage. Got to say these simple plastic traps really work well – nice clean kill every time. I think that’s 18 now.
Used my Garmin Foretrex to record the track – it’s not the most convenient device to use for a shortish run like this but it had been so long since I last used it that I thought it deserved a run out.
Nothing but flippin’ rugby on 5 Live this afternoon so I listened to Gilles Peterson on 6 Music, and that was a nice change as well.
Knees held up pretty well over 22.58 miles – quite pleased and quietly confident things are going the right way, albeit slowly. Maybe a 25-miler next weekend, weather permitting.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2202014423
Curiously the elevation recorded by the track as uploaded to Strava – 939ft – is significantly less than the Strava route planner claimed.
That’s 85 miles this month, 120 to target.