with my mate Mr Blanchard been at his bungalow in between mablethorpe and louth a weekend jaunt seamed like a good idea.
Saturday morning 9am packed the panniers and in the drizzle set of for a testing 75 mile ride via dinnington,ranskill,gainsbrough,market raisen,louth and arriving at great carlton at 7pm,a welcome bath and out for dinner,the kings head rabbit stew (cream sauce)and a kind donation of £20 from the land lady plus a couple o quid from an old lady in the bar,every little helps,slept like a rock
Sunday morning breakfast done on the road for return trip,legs very tender would they last all the way home?tea and date cake at ludford cafe and feeling a little better,push on to market raisen legs stiffening but the wind prevailing did help up to caedby corner were i treat of a chip butty was in order.from here it was still 45 miles home and legs wanted to stay put,push on from what was to be my last stop.very little open at this time of year Sunday afternoons,legs just kept going plod plod plod.surprisingly just kept pushing the pedals thighs rock hard now and feet like ice,bawtry,tickhill,maltby home ground bawtry road was a welcome down hill tinsley and attercliff back to the yard 150 mile done .time for a nice hot bath dinner and bed.what a good result.
Monday morning i certainly do not feel any worse than i did Sunday morning
It must be 30 years since Ive done 70 plus miles back to back and that makes me feel brilliant and it may shut up the doubters out there jogle ready
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