myself and my good friend, james reid, set off at 6 am sharp in a batch. the pace was hot in the beginning with james and i just realxing at the back while the big boys faught out front. it was so fun in the beginning because james and i were commentating on the bunch we were in and havung such a jol. as soon as our heart rates exceeded 80% while still in the group we dropped off and waited for the next group. this was a base ride for me and i was taking it easy and riding slow.
group after group pasted us while we kept our hr down. i stopped to help a few cyclists with mechanical issues and slowed to chat with some mates whom we saw.
i really enjoyed this ride with james and hope to have many more with him. we bonded for 5 hrs talking absolute rubbish and playing around in the single track.
my official time was 4:52 wihich was a little faster than what my coach asked for, Johann Wykerd, but we had a jol and that was the main thing.
this last week it was raining alot and i went for two rides in the rain( one of them i punctured which wasnt pleasant but got on with it.) i also gave blood on tuesday which meant i skippe dmy training on tuesday. riding in the rain is the so refreshing and enjoyable.these rain rides are the ultimate training rides and are so fun to talk about to your mates the next day at school.
keep it real and will write soon
