Hadn’t been out on a bike for a few days so I was very much looking forward to downing tools early this afternoon and getting 40 miles or so in. Bright, dry, mild (about 8C) but the wind from the west was pretty stiff.
I decided on the Lower Westbound Route and did that, except that I went up to Ashby and through Packington on the way out west. Also, bizarrely, I took the wrong turn from Measham, through Oakthorpe and Dinisthorpe. I’ve done this once before – deliberately, and decided I wasn’t going to do it again. But I have done it again, out of absent-mindedness.
Got as far as King’s Bromley, then turned back. The wind was supposed to have dissipated a bit by this time, meaning I’d only have a weak tailwind on the way home. But I don’t think it had, or not by much. It definitely gave me a decent push along the flat bit from Bromley to Croxall.
Really nice out there – makes a big difference having dry, mild conditions. A few puddles and wet patches on the road, but not much. Nice to have a bit more daylight in the afternoon as well.
Back on 44.85 miles which takes me over target for the month (the 2024 target is 4550).