6 weeks of training...
Up at 6:30am to eat porridge. My eyes hurt.
The drive to Dan's was a little sketchy because the roads became worse the closer I got to Alvechurch. When I got there, I was surprised to discover that there was frozen snow everywhere! In Solihull it was merely frosty.
Dan had prepared handwarmers which were very welcome because my fingers kept trying to go numb during the first few miles. We got onto the canal [which was frozen] and tried to get up a decent pace in order to get warm. By the time we got to the bottom of the Lickeys I was sweating and my hands were fine. The climbs weren't too bad either, considering my back tyre was decidedly worn. Dan, however, was positively flying up the inclines, especially now he was equipped with brand new off-road tyres.
I managed to fall off my bike in the car park when I tried to ride on a sheet of ice.
Downhill was just fun. My back wheel kept trying to step out, my front wheel didn't want to turn.
I spent a lot of time going sideways.
We laughed a lot and took some photos.
It was one of the best rides I've done:
At home, I decided that I still had a bit of energy to burn so I jumped back on the bike and did another 6 miles around Solihull.
In the evening I did a decent weights session and then settled down in front of the box with a couple of beers.
Food
Rolled oats porridge made with soya milk with raisins and cranberries
Organic peanut butter on pitta bread
Lamb shank with mashed potatoes and green beans
Exercise
Cycling: 17.4 miles
Press-ups: 68
Tricep-dips: 68
Sit-ups: 68
Dumbell curls [14kg]: 8/8/8
Squats [32kg]: 8/8/8
Barbell curls [32kg]: 8/8/8
Overhead presses [31kg]: 10/8/8/
Booze
2 bottles of ale
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