I left work early and deployed the X at about 4pm on a lovely spring afternoon. Slightly blowy but sunny and mild. I hadn’t had time to plan a route but wanted to do a Twycrosser of roughly 25 miles’ distance, since I hadn’t done one at the weekend.
I did a medium-length one going through Ratcliffe and Sibson again, but decided to take Shenton Lane to Bosworth on an impulse. I thought this might add a mile or two to my ride but actually, just having checked on the Strava route planner, it only added about half a mile. However I ended up on 27.12 miles, a couple more than I intended but once again, the knees did OK. Very nice ride out. Nice to have been able to revisit some old haunts in the last week or two.
A young deer shot across the road a few metres in front of me as I approached Heather from the south. It was out of one hedge and into the other in about half a second, but I’m sure it was a deer though it was quite small and seemed to have stubby legs.
So – 246 done this month. I might just hit 300 before April kicks in.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2240167689
Had a rethink-ette about doing the same 60-70 miles from the Norfolk route. Maybe better to devise a route where I have an early return option, just in case. Also want to make sure I have a pub stop near the half-way point.