Well it's been another cracking day! Weather turned a bit cloudier and cooler but a text to Derek established a 12.15 rendezvous to go over Cliesh round to Powmill and back over Knockhill.
Derek fessed up to 3 PB's on our Sunday afternoon ride which explains why I was left trailing in his wake. The roads were quiet, the wind was out of the East and my legs felt like lead. I couldn't understand why every pedal felt like I was wading through treacle but I soldiered on. The climb up Cliesh is one that we know well and Derek was in fine form leading the way and setting a cracking pace.
We were careful on the decent, seen too many folk crash on the way down and then set off to Powmill. The wind was behind and I was struggling to hold Derek's wheel. I shouted as something was rubbing and I thought my mudguards needed a tweak. I turned the bike up and spun the wheels, the front wheel took a second and although still rubbing it wasn't too bad. The back wheel didn't spin at all. I looked and realised that there was a huge collection of mud between the wheel and the mud guard. I found a stick and pushed a wedge of mud out and the wheel run free - what a donkey I was. Everything seemed a little easier after that.
Waved at a DCC rider heading out over Knockhill - say hello if you read this!
Made some sesame flatbread for lunch, did some work and then spent an hour doing circuits and abs work. So yesterday's session was a morning circuits with a 4 mile run later in the day.
Going to rest tomorrow and spend some time stretching.
I had my weekly weigh in today and I've now lost a stone since the turn of the year! Only another stone to go and even then I'll still be obese according to BMI!
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