Day 114 - Breathless

Having had 2 weeks without a pedal it felt good to be back in the saddle this morning for my ritual power circuit of Seaton. My legs had certainly welcomed the break as the familiar aching of two plus weeks ago was no where to be felt and I made good progress up and over my three hills. As such, I was able to set a fast pace and what then started to surprise me was how breathless I was getting. Where previously a lack of stamina in the legs had probably held me back, I was now reaching a lung capacity issue ... progress! Not only that, my final stats showed that in spite of the hills, which only a month or so ago had ground me to a halt, I achieved a new average speed PB of 12.5 Mph over the 6.6 mile circuit .. impressive!

As with most mornings, I don't necessarily have my circuit totally pre-planned. I normally have in mind the hills I want to take and the rest is open to a last minute decision depending on how much more I feel I can take and how much time I have left. So after making such good progress on the three hills I dropped down to the sea front where I move my steed into top gear for probably the fastest flat ride I've had, surprised even to find myself looking for another gear! We now, I thought, had time to head out along the estuary through Axmouth and Colyford, to complete a very pleasant sub 7 mile circuit in a shade over 30 minutes. It would have been interesting to see what I could have done with more time.

Stats: 6.66 mi, 32m 02s, Avg 12.5 mph, Max 28.4, 355 kcal