It was very tempting to spend our Bank Holiday Monday tucked up in the warm and dry, but we have a training schedule to keep to and we only had to do 10 miles today, so we dragged ourselves away from the sofa, put on our waterproofs and pedalled on our way.
We opted for a flat 12 miles on the cycle path to Turf. I hadn't even made it to the bottom of our road before a huge gust of wind had knocked me sideways! The Quay was surprisingly busy given the weather and there were several cyclists and walkers out and about on the cycle path. Everyone we saw had a grin on their face, seemingly in defiance of the weather and coming out to enjoy their Bank Holiday weekend anyway. Good for them!
The wind was against us on the way to Turf and at times I felt like I was pedalling and going nowhere, but my cycle computer reassured me we were still doing 10mph. Not surprisingly we flew back home again - our speeds on average more than 5mph faster!
12 miles done and only 3 more training rides to go. Yikes!
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| A dark and blustery day at Turf |
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| A couple of hardy walkers brave the rain |
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| All the cows were standing up - they clearly hadn't realised it was raining! |
Sponsoring Us
For those who have been meaning to sponsor us and haven't got round to it yet, here's the link again:
http://www.justgiving.com/ourolympicodyssey
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(You can change the £5 to £1 or £10 to donate £1 or £10 respectively)
Thanks to everyone for all your support so far! We are really excited to be heading into the final week of preparations and can't wait to be on our way.
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