Setback and New Goal!

With huge help from son Ben at the weekend I now should be able to post blogs with confidence.

This morning I returned from a short ride to hell! I'm trying to prepare for the weekends Brickhill Challenge organised by my club The North Bucks R C. Some hope for a result having just come off the back of 3 weeks of chest infection and flu. Last time I suggested that a 50 miler was on the cards and sure enough on Friday 22nd January I managed to ride to Waterperry and back coving 55 miles in reasonable comfort. Sunday 24th saw me out again and this time I tested a couple of the hills included in the Brickhill Challenge covering 22 miles at a steady pace. Monday, sore throat! Struggled to work until end of week but was too unwell, (aching legs and arms, cough and throat, all the usual winter woes) to get to school on friday. What followed was a week off indoors with no riding or other exercise. In fact Wednesday's ride this week was the first since Sunday 24th and todays nightmare was only the second. So much for the best laid plans! Performance this coming Sunday is no longer the consideration. Just finishing is now the goal!

Nearly forgot, ride today started with temperature a massive 0.5 centigrade. 10 minutes in it started to lightly drizzle. 20 minutes in this turned to light snow. By 45 minitues the snow was getting heavier and the old man in me kicked in and I turned and headed for home. For the next 30 minutes the snow was settling, building up on my clothes and gradually becoming a blizzard. I kid you not. Despite some top 2XU, Craft and Assoss clothing I got home after an hour and a half very cold. I've warmed up now.

Still looking forward to the weekend Brickhill Challenge though! Some of us never learn!