Rarely have I ever cycled and not enjoyed it. Yesterday, however, was one such occasion. Despite a beautiful, hilly and carefully planned route during which we thoroughly enjoyed the first 40km, the homeward bound route was tough. After the trauma of cycling in winds strong enough to knock me over, we eventually made it home safe but exhausted. Desperately keen to replace these negative feelings about cycling, with my usual positive ones, I ventured out again today.
The wind had dropped from fresh (not recommended) to moderate (hard work but without the threat of being toppled over).
What a beautiful ride. A gentle 50km in spring-like temperatures. No hills, windy enough to be a little harder work than usual but an easy pace. One puncture, easily repaired. Made even easier when we stopped to change the tyre outside the house of a cyclist, whose track pump saved time and effort pumping up the replacement tyre. Thanks Rob!
Still feeling a little competitive, here’s the good news for this week:
Distance
Elevation
Despite the colds weather in Scotland and a weekend away from home, Ewan managed a very respectable 6th place.
Challenging Times 