Training Has Started!
It's been a week since I announced I would be cycling across Mongolia and training has begun!
Training Day 1 - 15th Jan 2007- Pah it's easy!!
Kev brought the bike in for me, so Poppy and I rode 7km home from work...my opinion - it was a breeze! Well maybe not but it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be !
Training Day 2 - 16th Jan 2007 - Ouch!!
Met Poppy bright and early in Drummoyne, thinking we were going to ride directly in to work, however it was very early and I was wondering why we were meeting almost 2 hours before work. Anyway, what Poppy forgot to tell me was that we were going to go do the 8km Bay run before riding in to work!! So, what I thought was going to be a 7km downhill cruise in to work ended up being 15km with hills!! I survived tho although I did need to get off and walk up a couple of hills.
Jan 17th - struck down with a mystery illness! Or maybe a case of dodgy milk!!
Training Day 3 - 18th Jan 2007
Took lots of willpower to just have one free G&T at Cargo Bar and then head home on the bike, really enjoyed it and got home in about 20 minutes...not too bad! Oh and I bought cycling shorts - tragic I know but the seat on the bike is made of rock and 15km on that thing made me change my mind!! So, I bought a bright pink top with a grey stripe down the side, some short black cycling shorts and some normal grey shorts, so, I'm nicely co-ordinated but still look like a moron on the bike! Now don't I look glamorous (see below)!!
Training Day 4 - 18th Jan 2007
Rode home from work again and it's getting easier everyday, maybe because I now know what I'm doing with the gears?!! Think I will have to try and vary my route and try and ride further each day! AND still not sore - result!
Training Day 1 - 15th Jan 2007- Pah it's easy!!
Kev brought the bike in for me, so Poppy and I rode 7km home from work...my opinion - it was a breeze! Well maybe not but it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be !
Training Day 2 - 16th Jan 2007 - Ouch!!
Met Poppy bright and early in Drummoyne, thinking we were going to ride directly in to work, however it was very early and I was wondering why we were meeting almost 2 hours before work. Anyway, what Poppy forgot to tell me was that we were going to go do the 8km Bay run before riding in to work!! So, what I thought was going to be a 7km downhill cruise in to work ended up being 15km with hills!! I survived tho although I did need to get off and walk up a couple of hills.
Jan 17th - struck down with a mystery illness! Or maybe a case of dodgy milk!!
Training Day 3 - 18th Jan 2007
Took lots of willpower to just have one free G&T at Cargo Bar and then head home on the bike, really enjoyed it and got home in about 20 minutes...not too bad! Oh and I bought cycling shorts - tragic I know but the seat on the bike is made of rock and 15km on that thing made me change my mind!! So, I bought a bright pink top with a grey stripe down the side, some short black cycling shorts and some normal grey shorts, so, I'm nicely co-ordinated but still look like a moron on the bike! Now don't I look glamorous (see below)!!
Training Day 4 - 18th Jan 2007
Rode home from work again and it's getting easier everyday, maybe because I now know what I'm doing with the gears?!! Think I will have to try and vary my route and try and ride further each day! AND still not sore - result!
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