Better make it a longer ride then...

Annoyingly I'm going to manage a single ride this week. Normally I do a Monday and a Thursday/Friday, which spreads across the week OK. It does leave a bit of a gap in the middle, so I should find something to do Wednesday. Wii Fit
perhaps...

Anyway, this week I couldn't do Monday and knew that my only chance for a ride was going to be today. So I picked the longest route I've done so far.

13.95 miles
1hr 9 mins (includes a stop to let a tractor reverse out of a field!)
12.02mph average
640ft climbed

You can see the route here: http://bit.ly/19zsIX

I didn't feel that great on parts of the ride it must be said. I struggled for the first half, which was odd. It felt at times like the road was sapping my strength -- like the road was sticky and it was an effort to make progress. The second half felt better though.

Doing this type of ride, on the road, on my MTB is making me pine for my new road bike though. Only 6 weeks left to wait...

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