I hit the road and soon found out that I was tired, really tired. I got to about 10 miles and decided to head home, I even yawned! I couldn't get the heart rate up and speed was a thing of the past. I managed 23 miles.
Here is the Endomondo workout.
Tuesday I tried again - fully kitted out in my new Lichfield City Club kit I rode for 1/2 mile, felt dreadful and went home!
Today was a different matter, I seemed to have enough sleep, I ate well last night (and drank too much) and when I woke I felt fine.
I threw on the new Lichfield CCC kit and hit the road. I was able to get the heart rate up and the speed was there again so I decided to do a hilly ride up into the hills around Alton Towers. It's pretty lumpy up there and it's easy to find gradients of 20% or more. I settled with a max gradient of 21% near Hollington and that was enough for me, it had me frothing at the mouth and gasping for air like a stranded fish!
The descent to Lower Tean is great, not too long but pretty fast and I recorded 43.9mph on it. Then it was up Leigh Bank, a blinkin steep hill (only 15%) followed by an undulating ride home.
I enjoyed today, it felt good to be riding in club kit again after a 12 year break and the weather was fine, dry and warm. Hopefully I'll get a few more in over the next week or so.
Here is the Endomondo workout for today.
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