The "Tuesday Ride" amazingly happens every Tuesday and starts and finishes at Union Corner in Falmouth, Cornwall. Members of my club One & All Cycling meet there and complete the same route each week from 9 a.m. I try and work a late shift if possible to accomodate the ride but today I was not as organised as I should have been as I had to do th "school run" as my wife was working the eraly shift so effectively, I was not going to get to the start on time. As a result I drove to a later part of the course near Penarth, parked up, retrieved my bike from the car and waited for my friends to arrive. It was dry but very cold and because I had rushed around I had forgotten to pack my overshoes. Not a good idea on such a cold day!
David, David and Tony duly arrived and I tagged along. The pace was good and we kept it steady at what turned out to be just below my base heart rate. The thing I love about these rides is the steady tapping out of some miles whilst at the same time having a great deal of banter. I also enjoy the cafe stop which whilst not being conducive to training as invariably I buy an apricot flapjack with my Espesso coffee it still means we get some further banter going. Today was no different and we stopped off at the regular haunt at Godrevy.
The cycle back was into a head wind and due to me arriving late, I had to peel off early to return to my car. So, instead of 42 miles I only did 30.
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