So I saw my physio again yesterday and got my MRI results and they are pretty positive – there’s some minor aggravation, but nothing (she assures me) that should stop me from doing the 100+ milers again eventually. I just have to keep increasing my distances, and doing the exercises. Allegedly.
“I’ve seen five people with cronky knees already today”, she told me. “And you aren’t one of them”. She also told me to keep cycling, whatever I do. So with a view to obeying orders, since it’s going to rain tomorrow anyway I decided to man up and go for a ride in the rain.
Dry enough when I set off on the hybrid in wet weather clothing including a helmet cover, and for a while I thought I’d got away with it. Cloudy, but warm and dry. But an hour later it was chucking down. I didn’t mind in the least though as I’d been warned and actively expected it. Made a nice change.
I set off in the general direction of Belton through Coleorton, but decided on a whim that I’d see if I could find the Cloud Trail – a flat cycle route from Worthington to Derby. I followed the signs but apparently not carefully enough as I didn’t find it, and ended up on a road between Worthington and Breedon that I hadn’t done before. A bit hilly. But a nice view of the church on the cliff edge at Breedon.
From there I pedalled off to Donington, where they were dismantling tents and clearing up after Download. Took a left to Melbourne and back the usual way from there. Quite a nice run out albeit a fair bit more climbing than I intended. And the hybrid certainly feels like a lumbering heavy old carthorse of a bike now.
Hosed it down with WD40 when I got back then gave it a wipe down with an old rag.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2460703228
22.26, 228 this month.
More on Thursday probably. I heard this morning that a prolonged spell of dry weather isn’t expected for weeks! But at least the next few days look OK at the moment.