A hard slog up the long road to Glasgow. The road really did go on and on and on. It is the first day that I stuck on my headphones and listened to a book all the way (True Blood). It really did help and got me through a tough morning of leg pain and not a particularly interesting start to the day.
The route did improve and so did the scenery, the mountains in the distance threatened snow but the increasing temperature promised potential over heat problems. The cycle paths are good on the lead up to the city but then disappear when I needed them in the city centre. Dodging in and out of the potholes and avoiding the taxis was interesting if a little scary but the centre of Glasgow is worth it. Arrived with plenty of time to do a spot of shopping which was nice and got a Nero's coffee in before dinner in a nice Italian meal.
Check out the link below to see my full route and sad boring details of speed, heart rate and distance!!!!!
keep the comments coming people.
Also did I mention that yesterday a man gave me 20 pounds toward the sponsorship which was great.
It doesn't look that far on the map does it?
ReplyDeleteSo, preparation wise, if there were to be a next time, what would you do differently?
Hope the knees are holding outxxx