Sunday 15 January 2012

Long shadows

What a beautiful crisp winters morning.  I went out with some "real cyclists" this morning and although I was promised a "steady ride", I knew it would push me and I'd need to keep up or would be dropped from the pack.  One poor guy was dropped within a few miles so I made sure I stayed in the peloton  (pack) which makes it easier as you are protected from the wind.  The winter sun created long shadows and fortunately we never headed straight into it or it would have been blinding.
However the temperature was about 2 degrees and there were several scary moments with some ice on the roads.  My fingers lost feeling despite wearing two pairs of gloves so today I'll be buying a new guaranteed to keep your hands warm pair.  I even managed to drop my drinks bottle and almost cause an accident so I'll make sure that won't happen again.  So 36 miles completed but the mileage will now step up!