So, the tale of not much training continues... been busy up a tree in Wales... did some walking...
So, as for real training:
Tues 28/8 : Plan - Long bike
Actual - Friends came over to see ailing BAT... went for walk / den building on the common with kids... turned into lunch... turned into all day. In a really foul mood re missed bike, as it was a lovely day... forced self out for dusk run to try and shake mood off... 6.07 km in 35:20
Wed 29/8 : Domestic stuff; rest
Thurs 30/8 : Threw bike in the back of car, and ferried eldest over to Guildford for netball camp. Curse you, Accuweather!!! (note to self - it is probably best to look at the forecast for where you are going rather than where you live, even if they are not far apart..)
Plan - bike to Boxhill, taking in loads of climbing
Actual - pissing down with rain; brakes ineffective; scared of slippery descents on Surrey lanes, so did a flat (a paltry 429m of hill) 64km in 2:15:52 instead. An exercise in cautious riding in the wet - also very gusty wind - scary on my fancy wheels. Loads of roadworks, but nice new tarmac going down in a lot of places. Really need to man up - but kept hearing my 11 year old's parting comment: "Please don't crash your bike, mummy - or there will be no one able to look after us".... she has very limited confidence in my abilities (when she went on a school trip to France, she tried to persuade me not to cross the road for 5 days in case I got run over..)
Anyway, nice to be out on the bike, but slow and a bit pathetic....