Said goodbyes to Sarah and family and set off with Mum and Dad.
A very fast day with easy long hills both up and down. This has meant that I have been able to keep an average speed of 14mph all day. A top speed of 39.5mph (in a 30 zone) was a highlight of the day. Met up with Mum and Dad in a retail car park in Telford, not the most picturesque but it had sandwiches so it did the job.
John and Bill joined Mum and Dad to cheer me past Nantwich which was great and meant that with spirits high I could keep going that little bit more.
My knees began to hurt at about 90 miles and I had to admit defeat just south of Warrington on 106 miles. A day of looking at the front wheel all the way, head down all the way.
Finished a brilliant evening at Cath and John's in Nantwich with 2 portions of spagetti before bed.
Liking the updates - and the photos!
ReplyDeleteSounds like it's every bit as hard as we'd expect it to be?!
Two questions for you if you haven't had any from the kids yet:
(a) what bit of you hurts the most?
(b) from how far away can your support team smell your imminent arrival at the end of the day?
Looking forward to the next installment.
Keep it up!
Paul & Bridget