Well as I said I have started to train and on Sunday 18th August. I managed to do the Strathaven 50 mile cycle. The weather was wet and windy. Bad part was that the wind was mostly a head wind which was good for going up hills......NOT. Never mind as per usual (did this last year) the cakes at each of the stops (only stopped at the 30 mile pit stop) were excellent.
The good news well for me anyway was that I never came off my bike, had some scary moments. The route itself is great. The roads were very quite and virtually all back roads that took us through some lovely wee villages. Being that I do not do descents and corners meant I that my time was poor compared to last year. I was closer to 3hrs 20mins. The fear set in in some of the descents............need to get that sorted. This was not a race and very much a social ride (even though there were some treating it as a race). With the fee of £20 I would recommend this sportive to any cyclist no matter their ability. On a another note on the same day there was a 15 mile family cycle.
The blog started with the training for IMUK 2014, but since then I have progressed and done other events. If only Emma could see what I have accomplished.
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