Without any extra days off from work for me this Easter, we've made sure we've had a lovely family break! Sam & I had a good ride on Saturday, tracking just under 57 miles & we were both really pleased with our speeds on the flats which we were holding for good stretches at 18-20 mph. I had a minor mishap at the bottom of Tarrant Rawston hill - it's quite a steep one, so i decided to pop myself down into 1st & give it a good spin up - unfortunately i gear-shifted into less than 1st & off came the chain & got stuck & everything jammed - with the joy of cleats the only way was down & my knee took the first hit!! Sam gave me a hand & we were soon sorted, although starting on a steep hill up is never easy with cleats, but off we went & soon we were back in the groove! Cheers, Sam!
Yesterday we headed off with picnics packed for a glorious day at Durdle Door & beyond!
The cliffs to the west of Durdle Door undulate steeply to a number of peeks & troughs & we climbed & scrambled up and down all the way to a spear-like Obelisk where we stopped for lunch - just under 2 miles walk & then back we came for a further couple of miles, intermingled with a game of stones vs barbed wire fence from 10 yards (Luke won, of course!) for a refreshing ice cream! Great Trip - good for the calves up & down them steep hills!
Jack & I headed out, once home for a nice 12 miler. Jack's asthma's being playing up abit, so this was a good outing for him after the walking of earlier - we both enjoyed the ride, although the uphill cattle grid near Holt Wood is never a joy!! Thanks, Jack!
Back to work tomorrow & forecast isn't great for the week. The Cycle Slam Send Off Party is on Thursday night up at Olympia in London, so that should be a good crack & then I need to step it up abit for the next 2 weekends as the big day approaches!
Great news on Saturday with an email to say that Land Rover's £1,000 sponsorship has been confirmed! Many thanks to Richard Harris at Land Rover UK for sorting this & great news for both my fund and the overall Slam sponsorship!
Finally hat's off to fellow slammer Martin Young who completed his own mini-slam over Easter - doing 200 miles over the 4 days including the route of a sportive that Sam & I did in the New Forest last year - good on ya, pal!
Cheers
Andy
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