First real ride since before december (taking a utility bike out to get a load of spices while I was in Oxford doesn't count). Following a fortnight of semi-intensive (for me!) home-trainer sessions today was the biggie, 100kms to get to the club restaurant meet and back to the car (I didn't want to ride with them because speed, fitness and my growing hatred of riding in groups). Out was good, 51kms fairly easy (350m climbing but more than that descending) pushed along by a 35km/h tailwind. I had time in hand to chill out in the sunny gale and recharge the telephone. The meal was a bit under par, we've been using this restaurant for at least a couple of decades but standards have gone down with new ownership, the pres is going to look for somewhere else for nesxt year.
The return was always going to be a bit of a grovel. So, no surprises, that's how it turned out. More climbing than descending and that wind now straight in the face (but it did calm a bit in the middle of the afternoon so not all misery). A different route too, to avoid boredom. 56kms but not so disastrous time wise although a lot more in the time not moving category due to photos, map-reading, cereal bars and a couple of very painful toes.
2h40 for the morning's run (which should have been quicker but no need and saving the energy a bit for later, also photos and mapreading a bit). 3h20 for the afternoon which I would consider pretty good in the circumstances. But only 20mins in the non-moving box in the morning and 40mins in the afternoon, which does tell a bit of a tale.
Just for the record, I had prepared routes on RWGPS for the phone app. Unfortunately I appear to have deleted the connection identity and password. Fortunately I had also downloaded the relevant maps onto Organic Maps, which was my saviour, given that I knew pretty much where I wanted to go. The eTrex is just serving as a speed and distance recorder at present!
