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I missed the start of the season, was hoping to have magically become fitter, but I passed the start of the Hounslow Wheelers 10 on my way home and had a chat with the unofficial timekeeper. I set off on the outward bound leg of the course to continue on my way and it reinforced just how much faster these guys are. The front two riders on the return leg were going faster uphill than I was going down with the wind behind me.
So, into the drops this morning to try and stretch out my position and not a bad thing with that head wind. I tried to ignore the other riders and tell myself that 15mph was OK for my 25 mile pace and also tried not to recall the advice on the Hounslow Wheelers site for newbies that can't cut the pace to join the LCC instead. But where the hell does all the snot come from?