16th May – MTB spin early in the morning. 1 hour 14 mins, 852 claroies, 129 Average heart rate. 12.1 miles, 56 minutes moving time. Wessex Water had closed part of the Fosse Way, so had to take a diversion.
13th May – about 90 minutes (forgot to switch off heart monitor), 1385 calories (some sat at my desk!), 127 Average HR. 21.5 miles round Sherston, Sopworth and Leighterton with a stop at Veloton for a DEDOMP and more discussion about which bike to get!! Five Personal Records on Strava for this ride, not bad really and all on my trusty Cannondale.
12th May – 53 mins, 530 calories, 121 Avg HR. Gym session, hard hilly 20 minutes on the spin bike, then lots of core, upper body weights and stretching.
5th May – Not quite training, but a second ride for the day with the boys and Fi, and some friends, en route to the Rose and Crown at Lea. 15.7 miles on the way, plus another 3-ish miles on the way back.
5th May – 1 hour 32 mins, 1054 calories, 129 Avg HR. Early morning Deer Park spin, 16.2 miles.
2nd May – 2 hours 46 mins, 1804 calories, 126 Avg HR. Second ride on a carbon bike, this time the Verenti Insight. The ride was longer than expected at 33.3 miles and 1,554 feet of climbing on the edge of the Severn escarpment.