The plan was to have another day off cycling today, and do 50 or 60 miles tomorrow. But the forecast changed to rain and 40mph winds for tomorrow, so since this afternoon was relatively dry, I left work early with thoughts of doing 25 or so. I took the hybrid.
Unsurprisingly, there’s a lot of standing water around, though it hasn’t rained today. I did a sort of sub-Twycross. I’d had enough of the strong sidewind by the time I got near Twycross. I’d literally been blown sideways onto the grass verge at one point. So I took a left at Little Twycross, after which it became a tailwind and I started to enjoy myself a bit. So I extended my ride by continuing across to Ibstock to hang onto the tailwind for a while, and came home that way. Back just after sunset.
About a second after I took this pic at the “unmanned unodourised gas station” just outside Twycross, a gust of wind blew a glove from where I’d perched it on the bike, through the gate. So I had to defy the “no unauthorised persons” sign and climb over to retrieve it.
21.81, which takes me to within 7 miles of this months “adjusted” target, which is 299. But I hope I can do another 60 or so at least. The weather forecast looks hostile, however.