Much cooler than yesterday, and we had some rain around midday – but still more than warm enough for minimal clothing and the roads were dry by the time I was able to leave work, at 4pm.
The rain was due back over in the form of thundery showers later in the evening (though as I type, they haven’t materialised yet) so I thought I’d keep it down to not much more than 20 miles. I did a shortish Twycrosser, coming up along Gibbet Lane.
By the time I got to Barton I’d decided it wasn’t going to rain anytime soon so I lengthened the ride a bit by detouring through Burgoland and Swepstone.
I brought the wrong pair of glasses with me somehow. Often on a short ride I’ll just grab a pair of old varifocals rather than my cycling glasses, but this time I brought reading glasses. I put them away in my jersey and made do with unassisted eyeballs, but I found I was able to read the bike computer and my watch, albeit with slight difficulty. And I didn’t mind the slightly unfocussed view of my surroundings. I did get a couple of small flies in my eyes though.
Listened to 5 Live, which marked the first anniversary of the Taleban taking over in Afghanistan, an event which to the BBC is only about girls being prevented from going to school. Also featured: Graeme Souness and his crime against humanity.
Back on 25.26, more on Wednesday I hope.