2013

March - part 2

I do not believe it, the Clumber Park Duathlon has been postponed! This time due to heavy snow and it's the end of March? The only thing to do was go into Wyre Forest and do a steady (if a bit slippy) long run with the dog and a few of my TRiKS friends. It was actually a fab run and the hot chocolate and cake afterwards were great.

It is now Easter and the temperatures are still around freezing! What is going on? Mark and I travelled to Belgium this weekend, with my brother and his wife, to take part in the Flanders sportive ride - which is run over the same course as the pro race the next day. This was one of the best rides I have ever done but how hard is it riding on cobbles? There were thousands of other riders all trying to stay upright on the steep climbs (a lot didn't make it) - I absolutely loved it!  The next day we watched the pro's race - I do not know how they ride so fast up those climbs. The atmosphere was just crazy - the Belgians are mad cycling fans and most of the country had come to watch. Cancellara's win was awesome! Too many chips with mayonnaise though so back home now and back to training and hopefully my first triathlon next month......