Tri-Bi-Cycle

My third bike ride of the week - I was tempted to go a bit further as that would take me though 100 miles for the week, but in the end opted not to overdo it with the Cabbage Patch on Sunday. Yes I wasn't expectign a fabulous time, but equally I didn't want to limp round, and I'd done a fair bit of training including a relatively hard run the night before.

Lindi had an oxtail casserole to cook so bailed, but I met up with Dave and Kath and we set off at a fairly gentle pace. The first climb hurt a bit, but other than that I found the route pretty easy. I did get a tad nervous about Box Hill with the clips in (I like the ability to just stick a foot out for balance if I wobble a bit, which I tend to do when going slower), but made it up there fine. My HR for the climb averaged 145bpm, so that's got to be good! Must give How Lane a go at some point.

Then it was cake and a good old natter, before heading back via Chipstead. Sadly I managed to hit reset on the Garmin while we were at the tea rooms, so the route's come out in two halves, but I could still post splits if anyone's interested. My HR averaged 122bpm, although of course this includes downhills and stuff. The time was relatively slow - there was a fair bit of slowing to regroup and stuff. All in all a very enjoyable ride though.

Today will be spent taking it easy - perhaps fitting in a swim or something.