Another early exit from work, hadn’t thought much about where to go so I thought I’d just do the same reverse Twycross again. Much cooler today, cloudy and a little breezy. I wrapped up warmish with leggings on and three layers of jersey. It rained this morning and I thought there might be the odd puddle (there wasn’t) so I took the Boardman.
Quite enjoyable. But as I neared the turning point along Fenn Lanes, I decided to keep on keeping on and just go round the usual, mostly circular route. I extended it a mile or two by taking the Newton Burgoland / Swepstone route into Heather, rather than along Newton Road.
I forgot to bring the bike computer out of the house and was using a phone in my pocket to record the track, so I wasn’t sure how many miles I’d done as I arrived back at the garage. 34.79, a bit less than the 37 I’d intended but I was on a heavier bike, and in heavier clothing. So that’ll do.
Noticed as I pedalled along Fenn Lanes that a field on my right had about 12 light aircraft in it, including some brightly coloured biplanes, all visible through the trees and hedgerow at the side of the road. Google Maps tells me this is “Stoke Golding Airfield”. I’ve certainly never seen an aircraft take off or land there. Must be some sort of event happening there, in fact yep – just Googled it, and it’s the “Midland Air Festival”.
My knees were a wee bit tender but they didn’t suffer on the climbs. I think 36 or 37 is my limit for now.
Also, I hadn’t been through Newton Burgoland for a while. It’s been spruced up with some new signage on smart wooden posts, but a pub there that I’m fond of, the Belper Arms, looked to be closed for some reason – the car park was empty at 7:25.
Anyway. That’s me on 193 miles this month and 89 to do before June to reach my target.