Westside x Tararua/Whare Wall route

I managed to go for an earlyish ride today.  I really enjoyed it.  It was the Westside route - but I extended it out by a few kms, which took me up a road that you can take to get entry to the Tararuas - the Whare Wall entry.  It's pretty much the perfect route (re very few cars and flat strectches) to practice "speed" work.  That's what the training book reccommends.  And it makes sense. If you want to become a better runner then you include sprints in your training. Not just long distances.  Not that I would know about running!  Anyway, it took me about an hour or so.  I can't (yet) do sprints that make me sweat on the bike, the same way as RPM can (sometimes). So, its something to work on.

It was beautiful weather and riding conditions on my ride this morning.  Now it is raining and feels like winter.  I'm even conemplating lighting the fire!  Supposed to be fine tomorrow. - Plan to ride to Martinborough. 

My new helmet didn't actually feel like it was the lightest helmet in NZ.  It actually feels about the same weight as my other helmet. Although apart from looking good (the helmet :-)) I'm sure it is safer.
I will post photos of my recent "bike" purchases.  Just not today! 

Here's a "nice" quote I found today from someone called Marieanne Williamson - although I'm sure that first line is from "someone else":

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Some cool cycling videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIl5RxhLZ5U&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CbQOLqZ8IA&feature=fvwp&NR=1
And a cool You Tube clip - that has a lot of my favourite lines in :-) and of course Lance Armstrong!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6xLYt265ZM&NR=1&feature=fvwp