I had a lovely ride today.
I had a bit of a wobble, last Tuesday, when the doctors rang and said I need to retake my annual blood test that I have as I have 1 kidney. Donated the other one. Function has dropped, still well within normal range etc, but I had a panic and took chocolate and crisps to food and immediately and made a plan to revive my fitness properly.
All November I have challenged myself to 5 Joe Wicks workouts and 3 bike rides and have hit my targets, since last Tuesday, eating clean, or at least on plan.
I am on a days holiday and the sun was shining so I did my Joe Wicks workout, with my weights then had half an hour before a nice ride in the sun. I rode yesterday, just 13 miles and it was excellent and thought that I would do that route again.
Got onto the Marriotts Way as it seemed like a plan. First couple of miles were rough, next couple better and by mile 5 I failed to turn off and went up the gravel road - that I never go up because hills and gravel are not my favourite- and carried on another mile and a half to the ‘concrete bridge’ where there are meeting points with the Northern Distributor Route (or the DNR as it’s known locally, I know, I can spell) cycle way.
Riding through Horsford woods is generally a bit puddly and getting up the hill to more of the DNR is generally interesting because of the traffic, but I turned off to St Faiths by road, for a change. No idea why, I never go that way as crossing the A140 is hard work. It takes me back to the DNR which I followed all the way to Postwick then rode through Thorpe Hamlet to the football ground.
Realising that I could do with just 9 miles for a half metric century, I decided on a lap of Whittlingham Broad before home, also on Norwich’s ‘pedal ways’. It was a bit chilly out but I think my fitness has come a ways. A 50km ride after nailing a Wicksy workout, is not too shabby.
I had an initial plan of 3000 for the year, as there was too much in the gym and not enough on the bike. I am up to 2934 miles, so confident. I thought I will push on through 5000km. I have 4 and a half weeks.
There might be a couple more half centuries yet but I have achieved my 60 annual points so I am delighted with that.
I left the gym. Their class times were incompatible with cycling.
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