I left work scandalously early. But then again I started unusually early, and I did put in half an hour after I got back – so you could argue that today’s run out on the Planet X took place on an elongated late lunch break.
I actually felt really low on energy and mojo. I haven’t got over that virus yet and I had half a mind to have an afternoon nap instead of a bike ride. But I thought I’d see how I got on, and if I ended up just doing 10 or 11 miles, so be it. I’d really have liked to have done 33, to take the monthly total so far through the 250 mile mark. But I didn’t.
Decided to do a Twycross for cosy familiarity, although I only settled on that a few hundred metres after I’d set off. Went north along Ashby Rd and through Packington initially rather than through Heather and Swepstone, for a change. But I turned off to Sibson from Sheepy rather than pressing on to Ratcliffe.
I went an unusual way between Upton and Shenton. With the benefit of hindsight (and a map) a bit pointless, as it just runs south of Shenton Lane which would have been a better choice. But I was sort of busking it at that point. And I would have sworn that I’d never been that way before, except that Strava subsequently awarded me my third fastest time for a segment along there.
Stopped north of Bosworth to take a pic of the alpaca that lives along there. I did my best to beckon it over for a selfie but it was utterly indifferent.
Took the correct right turn this time north of Bosworth to avoid Heather Lane.
Listened to another chapter of the Beatles biography by Mark Lewisohn, covering the end of their time in Hamburg and return to Liverpool. Then 5 Live and an interview with someone from Labour who confirmed that if elected, they’d try to get a deal from the EU to leave, then campaign to remain. So it would literally be in their best interest to get the worst possible deal, which of course they would. I must stop listening to the news, it makes steam come out of my ears sometimes these days and it’s not conducive to relaxing cycling.
Good weather, a bit cloudy but sunny later on, warm enough and a gentle breeze.
28.05 miles, 245 this month.