Training, Planning and Running the DW Race

Recovered the bike from Nigel’s as planned, last night after work.

The mission was a simple re-run of the Sunday plan, Nigel and I head to the Wrekin and then split up and head to our respective homes from there.

It was quite tough, the wind was in our faces for the duration and I was also carrying additional weight in the form of a rucksack with my work stuff in. I did make it up that steep hill that had both of us walking last time. Nigel got further up but he still couldn’t quite get there.

Nigel on his lumbering mountain bike had the pace slowed down (not counting having to stop for a phone call he got from work) and by the time we made it to the Wrekin the average speed was 9mph. Once we split up and I was able to get my head down and just pounded out the speed.

I don’t actually know exactly how long it took me to get home. It was an hour and forty something minutes. I do know that the distance is 22miles going that route, and because I was very conscious of getting my average up I noted that the average speed was 12mph overall.