The first was my now traditional morning circuit with a variation, in that I decided to avoid the early hills. The unseasonable coolness of the air at 06:30 this morning hit me hard. In my summer gear, my muscles exposed to the elements, needed warming before moving into climbing mode, so I used an old, now rarely travelled, level route to cross Seaton Down and Harepath Roads and enter Colyford via the third of four roads serving the seaside town, Seaton Road. A quick loop of Colyford and a return to the seafront via Axmouth completed my circuit. Rain is expected later today, so in spite of the cool start, it was at least good to be dry.
The completion of this morning circuit marked the achievement of 600 miles covered in these last 5 months since my return to cycling, 200 of which I've travelled in July! My steed has done me proud and tomorrow, weather permitting, will receive its first deep clean; my chain oiling has been a little OTT and a degrease and frame clean is now a priority!
My second circuit was not planned, but a spur of the moment idea I had to visit Soanes Cycle shop in Colyton to check on their stock of AVP clothing odds and ends. You may recall my unsuccessful search for club jersey at the start of July, well they did say that while there were no jerseys, they had a few odds and ends. With me surprisingly still having surplus energy in the tank, I fancied a ride out somewhere and this seemed the perfect destination and with an opportunity to add to my growing cycling clothing collection, how could I resist. My long time triathlon friend warned me when I took up cycling, that this would be something I'd have to watch .. he was so right! While it was another enjoyable ride out to Colyton and a good deal warmer that earlier, the odds and ends of shorts and gilet were unfortunately designed for the larger framed cyclist than I and so I left empty handed. Thank goodness for the internet ;)
The promised rain is now falling but is expected to dry up before I head out again tomorrow morning.
Stats:
am: 9.56 mi, 46m:33s, Avg 12.3 mph, Max 26.1, 516 kcal
pm: 8.15 mi, 40m:17s, Avg 12.1 mph, Max 28.1, 446 kcal
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| Strava Ride version - trying a different app |
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