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I headed home this weekend to get some miles in. Last weekend there was a sportive in Leicestershire which I missed, so I decided to adopt the route as my own.
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Rolled the first 20-ish miles with my dad, which lowered the pace a bit but really put a smile on my face. He rides 3-4 times a week, but usually only about 10 or maybe 15 miles. It was awesome to tempt him out for a longer ride.
The rest was fairly easy going, but psychologically difficult. I started the ride at the 42mile point on the attached map, because that's where I live, so heading out for the loop around markfield was tough - knowing that I was within 3 miles of home, but had many hills and miles left.
Finished in 4 hours 45 mins which I was pleased with, given the slow start and then stopping to read my map at almost every junction. I had a pint of my homebrewed beer as a treat when I finished. It was flippin' delicious.
:-)