I only went one way today re the Sunday ride to Martinborough. The owners of the strawhouse wanted to trade some sheep shit (ironical given the manure came from a Martinborough farm in the first place) so gave me a lift home. This worked for today, as I wanted to get some gardening in, mow the lawn etc. I think the up side too is that I'll be able to go to the rpm tomorrow realtively "fresh". Mr AK, I'll be back - in the front row!
So, only a 50% ride today = 30km. I rode into a headwind most of the way. It took me hour and a quarter or so. So total distance for the weekend would be 50km which is lower than I normally aim for. I think though if I can increase on the frequency, thats equally important too re "conditioning".
I'm not sure what time I'm aiming for the Martinborough fun ride, but I think realistically its going to take me over 2.5 hours.
I think I used my gears more effectively. I couldn't tell you what number combinations, but I was able to take the "hills" better. Although the memory trigger of falling off the hill last week was triggered a couple of times. A key thing for the hills is not only the right gear, but the pedal thing re keeping the cadence going. I think I'm improving re that too.
Seven weeks to go.
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