A gorgeous, bright morning today - sadly two attributes definitely lacking from the ignorant, leatherfaced bawbag who saw fit to pull out, and subsequently pretty much park his greasy chelsea tractor in front of me in whilst in the car - causing me to brake down from maybe 45 mph to a near standstill. Gobshite somehow seemed to think the fault lay with me, as he continued to vacuously drift around the carriageway at questionably low speeds..
On to a glorious bike section and right at the beginning I got passed on the cycle path by a teenage girl; bizarrely on the left where there was scant room between me and the road, with loads of room remaining on the right. After passing she cut across in front of me and hovered for a while making no headway, before we crested the hill and I left her behind.
Many pleasant interactions with happy, friendly people on the tow path and some magnificent sights to behold courtesy of the myriad yoga leggings..
A quick stop at the monkey bars for a dangle; shared briefly with the woman and and her personal trainer I've encountered a few times in the past.
On to town in good time and a quick trip to the butchers for the usual before making my way up the tow path to work.
Today's journey was buoyed by a bit of a tailwind and was comfortable in the zipped baselayer; even if I lost feeling in my fingertips and had to wait until mile 4-5 for it to return... trying to stave off using the gloves for as long as possible in an effort to toughen myself up a bit as I'm very conscious that by seasonal terms it's still very warm at 8-9 degrees.
An absolutely fantastic ride thanks to the lovely weather and by extension the great mood everyone was in (chelsea tractor knobhead notwithstanding) after weeks of gloom. This morning's journey has really lifted my mood following a weekend of dark, solitary malaise.
On to a glorious bike section and right at the beginning I got passed on the cycle path by a teenage girl; bizarrely on the left where there was scant room between me and the road, with loads of room remaining on the right. After passing she cut across in front of me and hovered for a while making no headway, before we crested the hill and I left her behind.
Many pleasant interactions with happy, friendly people on the tow path and some magnificent sights to behold courtesy of the myriad yoga leggings..
A quick stop at the monkey bars for a dangle; shared briefly with the woman and and her personal trainer I've encountered a few times in the past.
On to town in good time and a quick trip to the butchers for the usual before making my way up the tow path to work.
Today's journey was buoyed by a bit of a tailwind and was comfortable in the zipped baselayer; even if I lost feeling in my fingertips and had to wait until mile 4-5 for it to return... trying to stave off using the gloves for as long as possible in an effort to toughen myself up a bit as I'm very conscious that by seasonal terms it's still very warm at 8-9 degrees.
An absolutely fantastic ride thanks to the lovely weather and by extension the great mood everyone was in (chelsea tractor knobhead notwithstanding) after weeks of gloom. This morning's journey has really lifted my mood following a weekend of dark, solitary malaise.
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