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Back from the Suburban Breakout ride. I was imagining a fairly straight forward 100k but it turned into a bit of an adventure. Another late start due to getting on the wrong train at Kings Cross. Should have been 11a instead of 11b. Half an hour where I could have been having tea and cake. Then I went the wrong way round the loop. After which I went majorly off route. Only realised when I couldn't find the control. Spent ages going round in circles round Hatfield. Eventually got stopped by the police going down a slip road the wrong way. That could have been nasty! Tried again and ended up on a dual carriageway which had virtually no shoulder so I stopped and threw my bike over a hedge as I noticed a small road on the other side. Got pretty scratched pushing my way through the hawthorne. Eventually got back on route only to find semi familiar faces coming the other way. Which is when I realised I'd gone the wrong way round.
Still, was a gorgeous day and just about made it in time and got 1 fixed wheel challenge point.
Last night I had this odd gut feeling that I shouldn't do the ride. There was no reason just a feeling. Strange eh.
Oh yeah. Have to learn to use that GPS thingy properly.