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08-11-2011, 04:46 PM

I'm getting fatter by the day! The weather has been appalling since Monday so I've been far too inactive.

Tonight, although the weather wasn't great I just couldn't sit in anymore. I put on my cycling duds and set off for a roll at 20.40pm.

Here's my 17.99mile route
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/45654924

With a slight tail wind I powered on to Lytham, which is up the coast a few miles away. The roads weren't busy so I didn't have to concentrate too much on anything apart from the job at hand, which was getting to my destination as quickly as I could. As I reached my destination the rain set in again. So I took a 10 minute rest stop, changed my jackets around and had a drink, stuck m'hat on and set off back along the coastal route to complete the loop.

The trip back was harder as there was a bit of a head wind and it was raining but I made it. 2 hrs later I hit home on an endorphin high and real glad that I hadn't just sat on my arse all night.

On the way back there were sections of the Blackpool Illuminations being tested. I made a little video to show y'all. S'cuse the heavy breathing and the shakiness - I was on a bike yanno!

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08-11-2011, 04:46 PM	#11
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	I'm getting fatter by the day! The weather has been appalling since Monday so I've been far too inactive. Tonight, although the weather wasn't great I just couldn't sit in anymore. I put on my cycling duds and set off for a roll at 20.40pm. Here's my 17.99mile route http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/45654924 With a slight tail wind I powered on to Lytham, which is up the coast a few miles away. The roads weren't busy so I didn't have to concentrate too much on anything apart from the job at hand, which was getting to my destination as quickly as I could. As I reached my destination the rain set in again. So I took a 10 minute rest stop, changed my jackets around and had a drink, stuck m'hat on and set off back along the coastal route to complete the loop. The trip back was harder as there was a bit of a head wind and it was raining but I made it. 2 hrs later I hit home on an endorphin high and real glad that I hadn't just sat on my arse all night. On the way back there were sections of the Blackpool Illuminations being tested. I made a little video to show y'all. S'cuse the heavy breathing and the shakiness - I was on a bike yanno!