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Jingle_Jangle
Finally dragged my sorry arse out and onto the bike. I set off determined not to be too hard on myself if I wasn't going well and had a nice route planned with some lanes and a little climb. The only bike I have up and running atm is my steamroller (~72") so bike choice was easy.
Set off feeling decent, got out into the lanes and though the wind was a bit nasty at times it was lovely - nice temperature and well behaved drivers. It's been a while since I've ridden more than ~45km (even that's been a while, really) so as the distance started to accumulate my legs tired. Speed dropped a fair bit in the smaller lanes and I had to stop for a break on the climb, but overall I'm really happy with the pace. More importantly, I'm chuffed that I actually went out on the bike, enjoyed myself and didn't hurt my knees.
Highlights: being overtaken by a mtb on the most gentle of gentle descents; rich people's expensive car festival of richness in Wilmslow
https://www.strava.com/activities/723315520