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@stompy
87kg this morning.
95kg this time last year
90kg just before Dunwich.
As for climbing technique - I hate getting out of the saddle 'cos it really hurts my thighs, but I've defo been doing it wrong because I think I'm leaning far to forward. Right over my handlebars with the weight on my arms rather than over my legs and through the cranks.
What's worrying me about tomorrow's ride is that I'll be able to manage the ascents on the way out of London, but then I'll be burned out for the bigger hills later on.
If you've ridden with me before you'll know that I'm okay on the flats, a little wobbly on the descents but when the road starts going up I slow down like I've hit a brick wall and get insanely jealous when you all go spinning cheerfully past (Lucky7 annd JayDub - you know who you are!)
On the way back from the Catford Hill Climb I thought that my bottom bracket was borked. I'd mash myself up a hill and at the top when it flattened out it felt like my cranks were glued up and I couldn't get any speed up for about 5 or 10 revs but then the blood would reach my muscles and I would be able to get going again.
Thing is I know I'm crap at hills. And I know that the only way to get better at them is to ride them. Riding in a group really motivates me to push myself rather than just give up and walk, so I'd like to thank you all in advance.
See you tomorrow.