I've been away for a while. It was that bloody flu jab, laid me out for a couple of weeks then an abortive trip to france to look at houses which just resulted in us agreeing to disagree.
Anyway I have been cycling on and off, more on than off and managing about 35 miles a week. many have said that I look thinner but they are only saying it to make themselves feel better. My gut just wont bloody shift although brother says it is only a matter of time. Anyone watching Frozen Planet? I am hoping it is going to be like the ice melt in that. Blocked up for ages then suddenly the dam breaks and here we go.
All that wind stuff seems to have gone away so I have to confess that maybe it just was the curry and beer from the night before! Sorry about that but it seemed logical at the time.
I did thirteen miles today. Just going past the Mounts on the Kingsbridge road at about 10 miles an hour and yet again I was passed by skinny gits on road bikes. Again I shouted Oi thanks for that guys, making me look slow (was truly hurting inside). ANYWAY.. I turned onto 5 mile lane that leads to Slapton and is downhill for the first half mile or so. I got up to about 25 and suddenly I could see them, maybe 500 yards away. So I got in the position, clicked on to 3/7 and suddenly I was catching the skinny, fit, smug, supercilious, allinonesuitwearing,bastards. So I gave it what for in that gear and just got withing sniffing distance of the last riders saddle(about 20 yards) when....disaster.
The bloody road started going up. From a ten yard gap they started pulling away. That was it, I was shot, buggered, knackered, tired, screwed, shagged, wasted, and that word that begins with f......calm down I meant finished. Took me nearly three miles to get back in the groove.
I didnt see them again until I hit Slapton line and they were coming past me going towards Dartmouth. By then they had already been to Torcross and back. Oh well!!
Anyway the point of the story. Its about ten miles from us to Torcross. Today I did my best time, averaging more than ten miles an hour. So was pretty pleased with myself to be honest.
Blood Pressure is down so have to be careful with tablets. Bloody brilliant how little medication you need as you get fitter.
Off travelling this week, London on Mon, Tue, Wed then Rochdale Wed night, Cardiff Thu night then back for a cycle on Friday.
Keep well and thanks for reading
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