Another afternoon off work, another fondo. I did the Upper Westbound route but took the long way going upward, through Isley Walton.
I turned back at the roundabout near Sudbury, thinking that if I took the even-longer way back through Weston, Ashton and Shardlow I’d probably end up on the requisite 100km. And I was right. Back on 64.82 miles.
Encountered a bit of drizzle near Swarkestone Bridge, which wasn’t forecast – but it only lasted 20 minutes or so. The roads were pretty wet anyway.
I listened to Adrian Chiles’ show on 5 Live as I usually do. Toward the end of his show, Adrian started to introduce a guest that he was clearly very excited to have on his show. Who could this be? I wondered. It was none other than Rush bass supremo Geddy Lee! Promoting his new book, of course.
Back on 64.82, which puts me within a Twycrosser of hitting a new annual distance record. 276 done this month, I’ll aim for 400. Nice and easy with more than two weeks left.